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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Samer Ibrahim, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jovan Milivoje Zagajac, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/44 (2018.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 4/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A request is received, from an onboard unit of a vehicle to a roadside unit in control of a gate protecting a gated area, for access rights to the gated area. Responsive to determining that the vehicle is authorized to enter, vehicle localization is performed to confirm that the vehicle has an unobstructed path to the gate. The vehicle localization is performed using one or more approaches. Responsive to confirming that the vehicle has an unobstructed path to the gate, direct the gate to open to allow the vehicle to proceed.