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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:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2022
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Roberto Ragusa, Rome, IT;

Remo Freddi, Ronciglione, IT;

Chiara Conti, Rome, IT;

Alessandra Asaro, Rome, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); G06V 20/584 (2022.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02);
Abstract

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for brake detection is provided. The present invention may include determining a first geometric ratio associated with a rear portion of a first vehicle, from a first image of the first vehicle. The present invention may also include determining a second geometric ratio associated with the rear portion of the first vehicle, from a second image of the first vehicle. The present invention may further include, in response to determining that the second geometric ratio is less than the first geometric ratio, detecting a braking action of the first vehicle.


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