User guide system for a pedestrian path

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12586460-B2
Application number	US-202418677995-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2024
Priority date	May 30, 2024
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to guiding a user travelling along a path. In one embodiment, a method includes predicting, by a processor, a behavior of a user based on at least sensor data received by the processor. The user is travelling on a pedestrian path. The method further includes, in response to a predicted behavior, controlling a guide, by the processor, to output the guide along the pedestrian path to direct the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
predicting, by a processor, a behavior of a user based on at least sensor data received by the processor, the user travelling on a pedestrian path; in response to a predicted behavior, controlling a guide by the processor to output the guide along the pedestrian path to direct the user; and in response to the user being outside a safe zone, controlling by a processor, a physical barrier proximate to the user to erect the physical barrier proximate to the user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
predicting the behavior of the user based on historical information.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the user is outside the safe zone within the pedestrian path; and in response to the user being outside the safe zone, controlling the guide by the processor to output an alert.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the alert includes at least one of:
an audio alert; a visual alert; or a haptic alert.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the guide includes at least one of:
a physical barrier; a haptic system; an audio system; or a visual display.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to the predicted behavior, controlling the guide by the processor to output an alert.

7 . A system comprising:
a processor; and a memory storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
predict a behavior of a user based on at least sensor data, the user travelling on a pedestrian path;
in response to a predicted behavior, control a guide to output the guide along the pedestrian path to direct the user; and
in response to the user being outside a safe zone, control a physical barrier proximate to the user to erect the physical barrier proximate to the user.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the machine-readable instructions further include instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
predict the behavior of the user based on historical information.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the machine-readable instructions further include instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
determine whether the user is outside the safe zone within the pedestrian path; and in response to the user being outside the safe zone, control the guide to output an alert.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the alert includes at least one of:
an audio alert; a visual alert; or a haptic alert.

11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the guide includes at least one of:
a physical barrier; a haptic system; an audio system; or a visual display.

12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the machine-readable instructions further include instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
in response to the predicted behavior, control the guide to output an alert.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
predict a behavior of a user based on at least sensor data, the user travelling on a pedestrian path; in response to a predicted behavior, control a guide to output the guide along the pedestrian path to direct the user; and in response to the user being outside a safe zone, control a physical barrier proximate to the user to erect the physical barrier proximate to the user.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further include instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
predict the behavior of the user based on historical information.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further include instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
determine whether the user is outside the safe zone within the pedestrian path; and in response to the user being outside the safe zone, control the guide to output an alert.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the alert includes at least one of:
an audio alert; a visual alert; or a haptic alert.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the guide includes at least one of:
a physical barrier; a haptic system; an audio system; or a visual display.

Assignees

• Toyota Eng & Mfg North America
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gupta Rohit
• Austin Benjamin Piya

Classifications

• G08B3/00

  Audible signalling systems, e.g. audible personal calling systems · CPC title

• G08B5/00

  Visible signalling systems, e.g. visible personal calling systems or remote indication of seats occupied · CPC title

• G08B6/00

  Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems · CPC title

• G08B31/00

  Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data · CPC title

• G08B7/06

  using electric transmission {, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources} · CPC title