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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. 06, 2023

Filed:

May. 12, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Xingping Chen, Troy, MI (US);

Jeremy Lerner, Southfield, MI (US);

Mohammad Abouali, Canton, MI (US);

Scott Huggins, Novi, MI (US);

Navid Tafaghodi Khajavi, Troy, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/06 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/06 (2013.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2552/53 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4045 (2020.02);
Abstract

While operating a vehicle, a candidate marker is detected via first image data from a first image sensor. Upon failing to identify the candidate marker, vehicle exterior lighting is actuated to illuminate the candidate marker. Then the candidate marker is determined to be one of a real marker or a projected marker based on determining whether the candidate marker is detected via second image data from the first image sensor. Upon determining the candidate marker is the real marker, the vehicle is operated based on the real marker.


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