Read what the patent is all about: Detecting motion and assessing possible outcomes based on likely scenarios. The computer can only choose from scenarios that are programmed into it.
There are several examples of such computer behavior in airplanes today: TCAS, EGPWS, Predictive WindShear. In all of these, however, the final step - actually taking the corrective action - is left to the pilot. Adding an interface to the autopilot and autothrottles would be a straightforward step IF the regulators wanted to place that much trust in the computer algorithms.