Patents Assigned to Lytx, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10843645
    Abstract: A system for providing power includes a control and a switch. The control is configured to indicate providing parallel power to a vehicle mounted device. The switch is configured to connect power in parallel to the vehicle mounted device, where connecting power in parallel includes back current protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Lambert, Angel Valdes
  • Patent number: 10820292
    Abstract: A leader system for time synchronizing includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a time standard. The processor is configured to determine whether a time jump is necessary in response to the time standard; and in response to determining that the time jump is necessary: 1) cause pausing of a collection of sensor data; 2) provide an indication to unregister one or more follower devices from a leader device; and 3) time jump a leader device time in response to the time standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Peter, Larry Richardson
  • Patent number: 10785524
    Abstract: A system for telematics integration includes a video system configured to receive an event email notification from a telematics system. The telematics system was provided an email address for the event email notification. The video system is further configured to scrape the event email notification for event information and to determine whether event information satisfies criteria to generate trigger criteria for an event of interest. Then video system is further configured to, in the event that the event information satisfies the criteria to generate the trigger criteria, retrieve associated video from a video repository of the video system based at least in part on the trigger criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Rael Morris
  • Patent number: 10586404
    Abstract: A system for determining a load imbalance factor includes an input interface and processor. The interface is configure to receive sensor data from one or more sensors. The processor is configured to determine one or more vehicle tilts based at least in part on the sensor data; determine a load imbalance factor based at least in part on the one or more vehicle tilts; and provide the load imbalance factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10572542
    Abstract: A system for identifying a vehicle includes an input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive traffic from a vehicle bus. The processor is configured to determine a data fingerprint from the traffic; and determine an identifier for the vehicle from the fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Charles Conner
  • Patent number: 10545499
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product of controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle are provided. In an embodiment, a signal indicating a present state of the driver is received. A signal indicating a past state of the driver is received. A present effectiveness of the driver is determined based on the received signals. A target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system is determined based on the present effectiveness of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett Hoye
  • Patent number: 10520321
    Abstract: A system for scoring route safety includes and input interface and a processor. The input interface is to receive data associated with a route segment. The data includes a speed data. The processor is to determine a segment safety score using a speed distribution. The speed distribution is based at least in part on the speed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Muskan Kukreja
  • Patent number: 10445603
    Abstract: A system for capturing an image of a driver includes an input interface and a processor. The input interface is to receive sensor data associated with a vehicle. The processor is to determine whether to capture a driver image based at least in part on the sensor data and, in the event it is determined to capture the driver image, to indicate to capture the driver image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Quoc Chan Quach, Phillip Podlevsky
  • Patent number: 10445954
    Abstract: A system for drive event capturing based on geolocation comprises an interface and a processor. The interface receives driving data from one or more onboard sensors of a vehicle, and the processor is configured to capturing a drive event based on a geolocation of the vehicle. The capturing of the drive event includes causing storage of driving data associated with the drive event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Roni Tamari, Joshua Donald Botnen
  • Patent number: 10431089
    Abstract: A system for interacting with data of a vehicle history database includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive sensor data associated with one or more nearby vehicles. The processor is configured to determine vehicle data associated with the one or more nearby vehicles based at least in part on the sensor data; provide the vehicle data to a vehicle history database; receive vehicle history data associated with the one or more nearby vehicles from the vehicle history database; and indicate a feedback action based at least in part on the vehicle history data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10395540
    Abstract: A system for determining proximity events includes an input interface and a processor. The input interface is to receive a lane change information. The processor is to determine a proximity event based at least in part on the lane change information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriela Surpi, Timothy Edmonds
  • Patent number: 10311749
    Abstract: A system for determining a safety score comprising an input interface and a processor. An input interface configured to receive compliance events from a database of compliance events and to receive detected driving events from a database of detected driving events. A processor configured to filter the compliance events and the detected driving events to generate a filtered list and to determine a safety score based at least in part on the filtered list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Niki Kypri, Bryon Cook, Joshua Donald Botnen
  • Patent number: 10276212
    Abstract: A system for marking video comprises an input interface, a processor, and an output interface. The input interface is configured to receive event recorder data from an event data recorder and to receive an indication of an event of interest. The processor is configured to determine a start mark and an end mark for the event of interest. The output interface configured to provide the start mark and the end mark to a continuous video recorder of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Richardson
  • Patent number: 10262477
    Abstract: A system for determining road conditions includes an input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors. The processor is configured to determine vehicle maneuver data based at least in part on the sensor data; determine a road slipperiness value based at least in part on the vehicle maneuver data; and update an event detection threshold based at least in part on the road slipperiness value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10255528
    Abstract: A system for identifying an inappropriate driving behavior includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a first sensor data from a first vehicle sensor and receive a second sensor data from a second vehicle sensor. The processor is configured to combine the first sensor data and the second sensor data to determine a combined sensor data set, determine a lane departure behavior based at least in part on the combined sensor data set using a model, and store a bad behavior indication in a database system in response to the lane departure behavior indicating a bad behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10235655
    Abstract: A system and method for computer assisted event based reconstruction and forensic analysis of vehicle accidents is provided. The system comprises an event capture device that records audio, video, and other information that collectively comprise one or more events related to a vehicle accident. The event data, including the audio, video, and other related information, is provided to an evaluation server where it is stored in a database for forensic analysis of the events comprising the vehicle accident. Event data for a specific automobile accident event is analyzed and compared to similar types of automobile accident event data in order to forensically analyze the specific event and correlate causal relationships with key elements of the event data to determine the likely cause of the accident or the factors contributing to the accident. Correlation information is also stored at the evaluation server to provide historical data points about causal relationships and key elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Charlie Gunderson, Tom Lafleur, Doron Lurie, Bruce Moeller
  • Patent number: 10235770
    Abstract: A system for pothole detection comprises an input interface configured to receive sensor data and a pothole detector configured to determine a pothole based at least in part on the sensor data using a model, wherein the model is used to classify sensor data; and store pothole data associated with the pothole, wherein the pothole data comprises a pothole video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Hoye, Stephen Krotosky
  • Patent number: 10209708
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product of controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle are provided. In an embodiment, a signal indicating a present state of the driver is received. A signal indicating a past state of the driver is received. A present effectiveness of the driver is determined based on the received signals. A target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system is determined based on the present effectiveness of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett Hoye
  • Patent number: 10210771
    Abstract: A system for transferring data comprises an input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive event information from a vehicle event recorder including an event type for each event associated with the event information. The processor is configured to determine a historical coachable profile for event types associated with the event information and select a group of events to transfer based at least in part on the historical coachable profile for the event types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Gabriela Surpi
  • Patent number: 10173547
    Abstract: A system for drainage avoidance includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to power on. A wake up voltage is increased after a power on signal is received. The processor is configured to perform a boot sequence, determine whether the boot sequence completed successfully, and in the event the boot sequence completed successfully, provide a reset indication to reset the wake up voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig Denson