Systems and methods for assessing vehicle operation in a direction of sunlight

US10870432B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• BLUEOWL, LLC · US

Inventors

• Aaron Scott Chan · San Jose, US
• Kenneth Jason Sanchez · San Francisco, US
• Harshit Agarwal · Madison, US
• Yue Liu · Plymouth, US
• Pravita Tolanavar · Champaign, US
• Yuhao Zhou · New York, US
• Yuetong Xing · Champaign, US
• Keely Renwick · O'Fallon, US
• Abhinav Rai · New Brunswick, US
• Shashwat Gupta · Champaign, US
• Utku Pamuksuz · Champaign, US
• Taylor Michael Thiel · Urbana, US
• Sanjiv Kumar · Erie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 28, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 22, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2556/50
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for assessing vehicle operation are provided. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may receive and analyze image data depicting an individual located within a vehicle. The electronic device may also access and compile certain data related to an environment of the vehicle, and specifically to the vehicle's position relative to the sun. According to embodiments, the electronic device may determine, based on the accessed data, whether the vehicle is traveling into a direction of the sun, and may generate and record an indication of the same.