US 12,230,131 B2
Method and system for navigating a vehicle at intersections
Calil Austin, Hopkinsville, KY (US); and Diante Hall, Hopkinsville, KY (US)
Assigned to Safelight Corp, Hopkinsville, KY (US)
Appl. No. 17/768,789
Filed by SAFELIGHT CORP, Hopkinsville, KY (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 4, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/058783
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/091941, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/933,030, filed on Nov. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0005787 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/095 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.01)
CPC G08G 1/095 (2013.01) [B60R 1/12 (2013.01); G08G 1/0967 (2013.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.02); B60R 2001/1215 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for navigating a vehicle at an intersection with a malfunctioning traffic signal a location comprising:
a geofence extending a distance outwardly from said intersection location;
an electronic device associated with the vehicle, said electronic device comprising:
a processor communicably coupled with a memory;
a communication interface for projecting traffic signal information provided by the system and for transmitting and receiving location and speed data, wherein said communication interface includes means for displaying virtual traffic signals corresponding to traffic signals that would normally be displayed on the malfunctioning traffic signal; and
a sensor for capturing location data and speed, said sensor being communicably coupled to said processor and said communication interface;
a system for providing navigation assistance to said electronic device; and
a network connecting said system to said electronic device, said network communicating information that would normally be displayed on the malfunctioning traffic signal to the electronic device for display as the virtual traffic signals.