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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sergio Angel Aguirre Contreras, Fremont, CA (US);
Carter William McEathron, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew Mark Stieber, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a vehicle and method for projecting a light pattern. The method comprises: projecting a light pattern to match a footprint of an object, wherein the object is associated with a vehicle and is moveable relative to the vehicle, and wherein the footprint is indicative of an area that the object is or will be occupying. The method further comprises modifying the projected light pattern based on a state of the object.