Patents Examined by Chico A Foxx
  • Patent number: 11975735
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device installed at a host vehicle configured to travel by drive source, the device includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and a display device. In a case in which predetermined travel assistance function is not in operation, the processor controls the display device such that a first display image is projected onto a display region, the first display image including information indicating drive state of the drive source and information corresponding to a travel state of the host vehicle, and in a case in which the predetermined travel assistance function is in operation, the processor controls the display device such that a second display image is projected onto the display region, the second display image omitting display of the drive information and including a symbol indicating the predetermined travel assistance function and information indicating an operation state of the predetermined travel assistance function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Hamabe, Keigo Hori, Takahiro Hirota, Yoshinori Murata
  • Patent number: 11975733
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for notifying an abnormality signal around a vehicle. The system includes: an external sound recognition module mounted on the outside of a vehicle or between the inside and outside of a vehicle, and configured to recognize a sound generated within a radius of a predetermined value or less from a point where the vehicle is located; a noise filtering module configured to filter out noise classified as a noise item; an abnormality signal detection module configured to identify the detailed sound information including the source, magnitude, and type of the detected sound, and to detect an auditory abnormality signal; and a notification module configured to notify each of the type, magnitude, and generation location of the auditory abnormality signal by means of any one or more of a visual signal and an auditory signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventor: Young Eon Kim
  • Patent number: 11978330
    Abstract: A sensing system for a floating pool system for detecting and alerting a user of disturbances and detecting various levels and releasing chemicals into a liquid medium. The system comprises a controller that can comprise a wireless communication module and at least one sensor, and a receiving device can be configured to receive a signal from the wireless communication module. The controller can comprise at least one tilt sensor that is generally in an open position and closes with a waking event. The controller sends a message to the receiving device when a waking event occurs, alerting the user to a disturbance and possibly dangerous situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventors: Clint Morris, Gary Morris
  • Patent number: 11972652
    Abstract: The secured storage receives an electronic device including but not limited to a tablet, smart phone, mobile computing device, or other computing device. The secured storage provides a charging system that charges the device. The system selectively charges the devices based upon identified rules. The lock of the secured storage secures the electronic device within the storage. The system maintains a log of the users who access the electronic devices. The system then control access by granting access to users and restricting access to users based upon usage history, behavior, or other criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TECH FRIENDS, INC.
    Inventors: Bobby L. Shipman, Jr., Bryan Taylor, Jason Cochran, Joshua L. Parrish, Mark Haney, Bobby L. Shipman, III
  • Patent number: 11967232
    Abstract: A traffic light information providing apparatus, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof may include: a storage configured to accumulate and store intersection traffic light information; and a processor configured to convert turn-on information of a traffic light of an intersection in front of a vehicle into a database in the storage during driving of the vehicle, and configured to pre-provide a user with traffic light information at the intersection or traffic light information at a crosswalk in a turning direction before or while passing through the intersection based on the converted database of the turn-on information of the intersection traffic light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hee An Yu
  • Patent number: 11958497
    Abstract: A guidance device according to the present invention is installed in a movable body, the guidance device includes: an output device including a display device; an input device that receives an operation performed by an occupant of the movable body for starting each of a plurality of driving assistance functions installed in the movable body; and a guidance control device that determines whether the movable body is in a stopping period or in a traveling period, and allows the display device to display a video for explaining any one of the plurality of driving assistance functions when the movable body is in the stopping period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Obara, Sunao Yamaguchi, Takuma Minemura, Yusuke Ishida, Kenta Maruyama
  • Patent number: 11958734
    Abstract: The invention concerns a bottle opener (101) for removing a cap (301) from a bottle (300). It comprises an image sensor (206) for capturing an image of the cap (301), a fulcrum surface (103) for contacting the cap and a hook (102,104) engageable under a flange (304) of the cap (301) for removing it from the bottle in response of a relative rotation of said bottle opener (101) with respect to the bottle (300) using the fulcrum surface (103) as a fulcrum. A removal detector (202, 204) is arranged to trigger a capture of an image by sensing a force between the fulcrum surface (103) and the hook (104) that exceeds a predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: WeCheer SA
    Inventors: Karim Choueiri, Khoi Quc Anh Luong, Aurèle De Bosset, Minh Ly, Tai Le Tan Huynh
  • Patent number: 11958496
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for recognizing an intention of a driver for a lane change assistant in an at least partially autonomous motor vehicle, a corresponding system, and a method and computer program. It is provided that steering of a driver does not directly cause lateral acceleration, as is currently the case, but rather serves the vehicle as an input medium for the intention of the driver to imminently initiate lateral acceleration, for example a turn-off procedure or a change of travel lane. As a result of the signal from the control element, a safe, drivable trajectory that will subsequently be traveled automatically by the vehicle is calculated. This may also include more complex driving maneuvers, such as a change of multiple travel lanes. As a result, driving is made more convenient and safer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Gläser, Monique Engel
  • Patent number: 11960954
    Abstract: The disclosed methods include: detecting smart data associated with a first tag comprised in the tag network; resolving the smart data to generate resolved data associated with a plurality of tags in the tag network including the first tag and a second tag; determining the second tag based on the resolved data; and extracting or determining, using the resolved data: first telemetric data associated with the first tag, first location data associated with the first tag, second telemetric data associated with the second tag, and second location data associated with the second tag. The methods also include formatting the first telemetric data, the first location data, the second telemetric data, and the second location data to generate an inventory map associated with the first mobile or stationary cargo and the second mobile or stationary cargo; and transmitting the inventory map to a display device configured to visualize the inventory map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Industrial Networks LLC
    Inventors: Jimmy Bill Finster, Jr., Stephen Gardiner Bourque
  • Patent number: 11948457
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a controller configured to control display of a crosswalk on a road on which a vehicle travels. The controller outputs information to be displayed on a display device such that a driver of the vehicle visually recognizes advance notification information that makes advance notification of the display of the crosswalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Kazuya Nishimura, Soutaro Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11940099
    Abstract: Aspects and embodiments relate to a gas flow alarm apparatus and gas flow alarm method. The apparatus comprises: a device configurable to introduce back pressure into a flow of gas, a supply sensor configured to determine whether gas flow to the device is enabled; a pressure sensor configured to determine whether a flow of gas through the device has developed back pressure; and logic circuitry in communication with the supply sensor and the pressure sensor configured to determine whether gas flow to the device is enabled and whether a flow of gas through the device has developed back pressure and, if not, to activate an alarm condition. Aspects and embodiments can provide a system which operates to warn a user against various adverse conditions in which a flow of therapeutic gas to a patient is required, yet not being provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: BPR Medical Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Johnson, Martin Cooper, Michael Brudenell, Richard Radford
  • Patent number: 11931308
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for providing adult entertainment. The method includes predefining, by a controller, one or more preset parameters corresponding to at least one predefined action of an adult toy. The method further includes recording, by the controller, a time-based metric for an input signal received from a user device. Furthermore, the method includes determining, by the controller, if the time-based metric matches one of the one or more preset parameters. Moreover, the method includes actuating, by the controller, on a successful match between the time-based metric and the one of the one or more preset parameters, the adult toy to perform a pre-defined action of the at least one predefined action, corresponding to the matched preset parameter to sexually stimulate a user of the adult toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: HYTTO PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Dan Liu, Jilin Qiu
  • Patent number: 11935396
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dynamic and/or adaptive signposting system (10), comprising at least one sensor (11a-e) that is designed to sense a physical variable relevant to the route guidance, at least one display device (13, 13a-c) that comprises a dynamic display (21), wherein the dynamic display (21) is designed to retain a displayed image in an unpowered state, a control unit (15) that is designed to ascertain a control signal on the basis of the physical variable relevant to the route guidance, wherein the control unit (15) is furthermore designed to actuate the at least one display device (13, 13a-c) by way of the control signal so as to display an image stored in full or in part beforehand on the dynamic display (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventor: Gregor Mayr
  • Patent number: 11932273
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to provide a steering indicator to a driver of a vehicle. It is determined whether a first obstacle is in a forward path of the vehicle and whether a second obstacle is present at a side of the vehicle. In response to (a) determining the first obstacle is in the forward path and (b) determining whether the second obstacle is present at the one or more sides of the vehicle, a suggested steering action indicator indicating one or more movements for the vehicle to avoid the first obstacle is provided to a user interface of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Wei Koh, Hervé Cecchi, Steven Goodin
  • Patent number: 11897734
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
  • Patent number: 11890902
    Abstract: A duplex Bluetooth transmission tire pressure system and a method thereof are provided. The system includes a Bluetooth tire pressure detector and a transceiver host, and the two can duplex Bluetooth transmit to each other, so that to complete locating and tire condition detecting. The transceiver host controls a locating program that controls the Bluetooth tire pressure detector to start or stop and limit the transmitting packet of the tire condition program of the Bluetooth tire pressure detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SYSGRATION LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Yu, Shih-Yao Lin
  • Patent number: 11884238
    Abstract: Techniques for interacting with authorized and unauthorized users by a door interface component are discussed herein. A vehicle computing device can implement the door interface component and/or an authentication component to control operation of a door of the vehicle or initiate a communication for assistance. For instance, the door interface component can include a button, that provides different visual indicators and functionality based on whether the user is authorized to enter the autonomous vehicle (e.g., open a door or provide visual indicators for the user to select to cause the door to open) or to request to move the vehicle, initiate hiring the vehicle, or call for help when the user is unauthorized to enter the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Allen Haskin, Auver Cedric Austria
  • Patent number: 11881065
    Abstract: An information recording device acquires outside image information corresponding to an outside image obtained by photographing the outside of a moving body from the moving body; acquires autonomous driving information indicating a state of autonomous driving control of the moving body; acquires display information for simultaneously displaying at least a part of the outside image and an autonomous driving state image indicating the state of the autonomous driving control at a time of photographing the outside image, based on the outside image information and the autonomous driving information; and records the display information in a recording medium. The autonomous driving state image includes brake information indicating whether braking of the moving body is under the autonomous driving control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morimichi Nozawa, Takayoshi Kobayashi, Masao Nakane
  • Patent number: 11878710
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for performing a correction of a direction of travel by a driver assistance system in a motor vehicle. The disclosure provides that a need for correcting a direction of travel is recognized by a control device of the driver assistance system in order to continue operating the motor vehicle within a currently traveled lane, at least one display symbol is output by an output apparatus to display the correction of the direction of travel to be performed and being performed, and the correction of the direction of travel is performed by controlling steering of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Robert Jan Wyszka, Daniel Morales Fernandez, Adrian Haar, Michael Wittkämper, Pia Kodalle
  • Patent number: 11878707
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method displays a media file below a distraction threshold. The method includes identifying a driver of a vehicle, where the vehicle includes an augmented reality system, and the vehicle is at least partially automated. The method also includes determining, a driving mode for the vehicle and calculating a focus score. The method includes requesting, from a media repository, a media file, where the media repository contains a plurality of media files, and each media file has an associated distractions score. The method includes receiving from the media repository, a first media file to display, where a first distraction score of the first media file combined with the focus score is below a safety threshold. The method also includes displaying the first media file by the AR system. Further aspects of the present disclosure are directed to computer program products containing functionality consistent with the method described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fang Lu, Jeremy R. Fox, Tushar Agrawal, Sarbajit K. Rakshit