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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:
Sep. 01, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2016
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Scott Vincent Myers, Camarillo, CA (US);

Alexandru Mihai Gurghian, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ashley Elizabeth Micks, Mountain View, CA (US);

Alexandro Walsh, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00798 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06K 9/6267 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); B60R 2300/301 (2013.01); B60R 2300/307 (2013.01); B60R 2300/804 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for determining lane information includes receiving perception data from at least two sensors, the at least two sensors including a rear facing camera of a vehicle. The method includes determining, based on the perception data, a number of lanes on a roadway within a field of view captured by the perception data using a neural network. The method includes providing an indication of the number of lanes to an automated driving system or driving assistance system.


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