Patents
US 12754558 B2: Characteristic estimation of a vehicle using slopes from images
- Granted
- 2026-10-06
- Filed
- 2024-04-29 application 18649320
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A computing system may include a processor. The computing system may include a memory having a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to obtain, from an imaging sensor, an image, determine isothermal lines on portions of the image that represent the sky, and determine a characteristic of a vehicle based on slopes of the isothermal lines.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-06 (ipgb20261006.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 4,290 patents | US company or organization | Plano, TX | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-06 |
| TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30,553 patents | Foreign company or organization | Toyota, JP | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-06 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xintong Deng | Ann Arbor, MI | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-06 | |
| Yufei Zhu | Ypsilanti, MI | 33 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-06 | |
| Taro Tsukada | Nagaizumi, JP | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-06 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05D | Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables | G05D1/49 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-06 |
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V20/17 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-06 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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