US 12,307,890 B2
Brain-computer interface enabled communication between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians
Saraswathi Sailaja Perumalla, Visakhapatnam (IN); Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata (IN); and Mahesh Malatesh Chitragar, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/823,759.
Prior Publication US 2024/0071220 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/096716 (2013.01) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 60/0015 (2020.02); G06F 3/015 (2013.01); G08G 1/096783 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4043 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4044 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4045 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for enabling communication between an autonomous vehicle and a nearby pedestrian, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of a brain-communication interface (BCI) device, brainwave signals generated by the nearby pedestrian, wherein the BCI device is adapted to receive brainwave signals from the nearby pedestrian and send the brainwave signals to the processor;
classifying, by the processor, the brainwave signals;
identifying, by the processor, the brainwave signals that are classified as relating to movement of the nearby pedestrian;
filtering, by the processor, the brainwave signals unrelated to the movement of the nearby pedestrian;
broadcasting the brainwave signals classified as relating to the movement of the nearby pedestrian to the autonomous vehicle; and
in response to broadcasting the brainwave signals classified as relating to the movement of the nearby pedestrian, displaying, by the processor, one or more driver actions being implemented by the autonomous vehicle to the nearby pedestrian.