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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.

Patent No.:

US 12752789 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2024

Voice activated lane change with driver monitoring system validatation

Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Wassef, Novi, MI (US);

Namal P. Kumara, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Paul A. Adam, Milford, MI (US);

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);

Attorney:

Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, LLP | IFL

Primary Examiner:

Long T Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); B60K 2360/1868 (2024.01); B60K 2360/188 (2024.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); B60W 2540/21 (2020.02); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02);
Abstract

In exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided that include one or more microphones of a vehicle that are configured to obtain a voice input from a user of the vehicle with a request for the vehicle to make a lane change maneuver; one or more additional sensors of the vehicle, the one or more additional sensors configured to obtain additional sensor data pertaining to the user; and a processor that is coupled to the one or more microphones and that is configured to at least facilitate verifying the request using the additional sensor data; and automatically controlling the lane change maneuver based on the request, via instructions provided by the processor, based on both the voice input and the verification.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Wassef, Andrew. (2026). Voice activated lane change with driver monitoring system validatation (U.S. Patent No. 12752789). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12752789

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