ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,734, issued on April 15, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).
"Encrypted LIDAR systems and methods" was invented by Michael T. Davis (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are systems and methods for providing an encrypted LIDAR system, which may be used in autonomous vehicles. Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide LIDAR systems and methods employing a cryptographically secure deterministic random bit generator (DRBG) to generate a secure pseudorandom key sequence. The secure pseudorandom key sequence can be encoded into light pulses emitted by the exemplary systems and methods. Subsequently, upon...