	US 11,994,643 B2
	Systems and methods for detecting a sitting duck scenario
David Wagstaff, San Diego, CA (US); Samuel Thomas Kruse, San Diego, CA (US); and Jason Palmer, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to SmartDrive Systems, Inc., Westlake, TX (US)
Filed by SmartDrive Systems, Inc., Westlake, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/175,132.
Application 17/175,132 is a continuation of application No. 16/891,535, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 10,921,487.
Application 16/891,535 is a continuation of application No. 16/798,218, filed on Feb. 21, 2020, granted, now 10,684,390, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0263184 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01V 11/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC G01V 11/002 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01)]

11 Claims

1. A system configured for detecting a sitting duck scenario of a vehicle in operation on or near a road and providing notifications based on the detection, the vehicle being operated by a vehicle operator, the system comprising:

a remote computing server including one or more hardware processors, wherein the remote computing server is separate and discrete from the vehicle, wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured by machine-readable instructions to:

receive vehicle-specific information pertaining to the vehicle and to operation of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle-specific information includes a current location of the vehicle and speed information for the vehicle;

obtain road-specific information for one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle, wherein the road-specific information includes one or more of:

(i) one or more speed limits pertaining to the one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle,

(ii) one or more road types for the one or more roads near the current location of the vehicle, and/or

(iii) one or more types of geographical location information pertaining to the one or more roads;

make a first determination, by the one or more hardware processors, that the current location of the vehicle in operation is on or within a particular proximity of at least one road that has a speed limit matching or exceeding 40 mph, wherein the first determination is based on the current location of the vehicle and the obtained road-specific information;

make a second determination, by the one or more hardware processors, that the vehicle in operation has been stationary continuously for at least a specified duration, wherein the second determination is based on the vehicle-specific information;

make a third determination, by the one or more hardware processors, that the vehicle is not in one of a set of designated areas for stopping vehicles;

automatically detect, by the one or more hardware processors, an occurrence of a sitting duck event for the vehicle in operation responsive to a combination of at least three determinations, including the first determination, the second determination, and the third determination;

responsive to detection of the occurrence of the sitting duck event, perform the following:

(i) generate a first notification regarding the sitting duck event; and

(ii) provide one or more notifications to at least one of the vehicle operator and/or a remote user of the remote computing server, wherein providing the one or more notifications includes presenting the one or more notifications on one or more user interfaces associated with the vehicle operator and/or the remote user.