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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2017
Applicant:

X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

John Zevenbergen, Saratoga, CA (US);

Robert Holmberg, Mountain View, CA (US);

Mark Fischer, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); B60Q 1/02 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example system includes a vehicle, a light projector connected to the vehicle, and a control system. The control system is configured to determine a planned operating region for the vehicle within an environment. The control system is also configured to determine that the planned operating region is within a threshold distance of an object within the environment and, in response, determine a caution region to illuminate with the light projector near the object. The control system is further configured to cause the light projector to project an indication of the caution region near the object. The projected indication remains fixed in relation to the object as the vehicle moves toward the planned operating region.


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