US 11,995,986 B2
Vehicular information systems and methods
Marco Gruteser, Princeton, NJ (US); and Suhas Mathur, Piscataway, NJ (US)
Assigned to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NY (US)
Filed by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,076.
Application 18/099,076 is a continuation of application No. 16/809,969, filed on Mar. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,663,916.
Application 16/809,969 is a continuation of application No. 16/030,149, filed on Jul. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,657,815, issued on May 19, 2020.
Application 16/030,149 is a continuation of application No. 15/424,442, filed on Feb. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,043,389, issued on Aug. 7, 2018.
Application 15/424,442 is a continuation of application No. 14/841,085, filed on Aug. 31, 2015, granted, now 9,564,052, issued on Feb. 7, 2017.
Application 14/841,085 is a continuation of application No. 13/942,274, granted, now 9,123,245, issued on Sep. 1, 2015, previously published as PCT/US2010/034729, filed on May 13, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/177,710, filed on May 13, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2023/0154329 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/14 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/141 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/004 (2013.01); G06V 20/586 (2022.01); G08G 1/01 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/0129 (2013.01); G08G 1/0141 (2013.01); G08G 1/14 (2013.01); G08G 1/143 (2013.01); G08G 1/147 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a sensor circuit mountable to a vehicle, the sensor circuit comprising:
one or more sensors that are configured to generate sensor information as the vehicle moves along a path, the sensor information indicating one or more spatial changes to regions laterally adjacent the vehicle and including sensed data usable to determine at least a first dimension of the one or more spatial changes; and
one or more processors configured to:
determine at least a second dimension of the one or more spatial changes based on a plurality of consecutive instances of sensed data gathered while the vehicle moves along the path, wherein the second dimension includes width of a first spatial change across the consecutive instances, determined at least in part based on a sampling rate associated with the sensor information and a speed of the vehicle;
translate the sensor information into detailed parking information showing parking availability for at least portions of the path based on the determined first and second dimensions; and
provide the parking information to one or more vehicles for visual output.