US Patent Issued to Magna Electronics on Dec. 23 for "Vehicle communication system using projected light" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,043, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Magna Electronics Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle communication system using projected light" was invented by Jonathan D. Conger (Berkley, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving assist system for a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors having respective fields of sensing exterior of the vehicle. A control includes a data processor that processes data captured by the sensors. The control, via processing of captured data, determines a path of travel for the vehicle. The control, via processing of captured data, determines presence of a pedestrian at or near or approaching the deter...