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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Manesh C. Nambiar, Pune, IN;
Rashmi Khanna, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/12 (2006.01); B60W 30/165 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/165 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06K 9/00355 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor of a vehicle receives an identification of a device coupled to an individual via a wireless communications protocol established between the device and the sensor. A computational device on the vehicle processes the identification to uniquely identify the individual. The computational device controls movements of the vehicle to maintain a computed distance at which the vehicle follows the individual.