US 12,365,569 B2
Intelligent vehicle lift network with distributed sensors
Steven H. Taylor, Hanover, IN (US); Robert William Elliott, Madison, IN (US); and Gerry Lauderbaugh, Madison, IN (US)
Assigned to Vehicle Service Group, LLC, Madison, IN (US)
Filed by Vehicle Service Group, LLC, Madison, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 28, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/039,405.
Application 19/039,405 is a division of application No. 17/289,388, granted, now 12,227,400, previously published as PCT/US2019/060750, filed on Nov. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/758,279, filed on Nov. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2025/0171284 A1, May 29, 2025
Int. Cl. B66F 7/28 (2006.01); B66F 7/20 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC B66F 7/28 (2013.01) [B66F 7/20 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); G06V 2201/08 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An arrangement comprising a plurality of user sites and a lift automation system, the lift automation system comprising:
an identification server;
an image dataset that is stored and accessible by the identification server; and
an identification dataset that is stored and accessible by the identification server, wherein the identification dataset is configured to be used during image analysis to identify objects within an image;
wherein the identification server is in communication with the plurality of user sites, each user site configured to control a vehicle lift as a function of the identification dataset, and wherein the identification server is configured to:
perform an image analysis on the image dataset to produce a set of results that identify a set of objects within the image dataset;
create the identification dataset as a function of the image dataset and the set of results;
provide the identification dataset to a first user site of the plurality of user sites;
receive a positive identification from the first user site, wherein the positive identification comprises an image and a positive image descriptor associated with the image, wherein the positive image descriptor indicates the presence of an object of the set of objects within the image;
update the image dataset as a function of the positive identification;
after updating the image dataset, update the identification dataset as a function of the image dataset; and
after updating the identification dataset, provide the identification dataset to the plurality of user sites.