Patents
US 11487284 B1: Driver re-engagement system
- Granted
- 2022-11-01
- Filed
- 2020-06-26 application 16913980
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
In a network of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles, an alert may be triggered when one of the vehicles switches from autonomous to manual mode. The alert may be communicated to nearby autonomous vehicles so that drivers of those vehicles may become aware of a potentially unpredictable manual driver nearby. Drivers of autonomous vehicles who may have become disengaged (e.g., sleeping, reading, talking, etc.) during autonomous driving may become re-engaged upon noticing the alert. A re-engaged driver may choose to switch his/her own vehicle from autonomous to manual mode in order to appropriately react to an unpredictable nearby manual driver. In additional or alternative embodiments, the alert may be triggered or intensified when indications of impairment of a nearby driver or malfunction of a nearby vehicle are detected.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221101.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 2,604 patents | US company or organization | Bloomington, IL | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Roberson | Normal, IL | 77 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Mark Fields | Phoenix, AZ | 287 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05D | Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables | G05D1/0061 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08G | Traffic control systems | G08G1/166 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60W | Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit | B60W50/0098 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROBERSON, STEVE signed 2017-05-23 FIELDS, BRIAN MARK signed 2017-05-24 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY BLOOMINGTON, IL | 53077/350 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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