The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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:
Nov. 05, 2024

Filed:

May. 13, 2021
Applicant:

Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ruichi Yu, Mountain View, CA (US);

Kang Li, Sammamish, WA (US);

Tao Han, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Robert Cosgriff, San Francisco, CA (US);

Henrik Kretzschmar, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0251 (2013.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling a vehicle. For instance, using a camera, a first camera image including a first object may be captured. A first bounding box for the first object and a distance to the first object may be identified. A second camera image including a second object may be captured. A second bounding box for the second image and a distance to the second object may be identified. Whether the first object is the second object may be determined using a plurality of models to compare visual similarity of the two bounding boxes, to compare a three-dimensional location based on the distance to the first object and a three-dimensional location based on the distance to the second object, and to compare results from the first and second models. The vehicle may be controlled in an autonomous driving mode based on a result of the third model.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…