US 12,445,816 B2
Vehicle assistance in smart infrastructure node assist zone
Helen E. Kourous-Harrigan, Monroe, MI (US); Qi Chen, Canton, MI (US); Siddharth Agarwal, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Ankit Girish Vora, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Umair Ibrahim, San Jose, CA (US); and Patrick Carmody, Dexter, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/746,296.
Prior Publication US 2023/0379674 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/44 (2018.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/44 (2018.02) [H04W 4/022 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device for a vehicle comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor, the instructions comprising instructions to:
retrieve, prior to receiving messages from a smart infrastructure node (IX Node), data about the IX Node including (a) an IX Node assist zone defined based on an effective broadcast range of a radio of the IX Node, (b) an IX Node field of view area that is within the IX Node assist zone and that is defined by a field of view of one or more IX Node sensors, and (c) available services from the IX Node;
select a vehicle application for operation on a route while in the IX Node assist zone based on the IX Node field of view area, and the available services from the IX Node, and/or a type and accuracy of one or more IX Node sensors; and
operating the vehicle using the selected vehicle application.