Patents Examined by Mohamed Barakat
  • Patent number: 11917497
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for calculating a predicted location of a location tracking device. In an aspect, a wireless communications device detects a breach of a geofence made by the location tracking device, receives data representing a state of the location tracking device, the state of the location tracking device comprising at least a current location of the location tracking device and a velocity of the location tracking device, and determines, based on the data representing the state of the location tracking device, the predicted location of the location tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrea Villa, Suzana Arellano
  • Patent number: 11912313
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an interface and a control circuit. The interface may be configured to receive a plurality of sensor signals from a vehicle platform of a vehicle and present one or more control signals to the vehicle platform. The control circuit may be configured to (i) detect whether an attention state of a driver is in an attentive state or an inattentive state in response to one or more of the plurality of sensor signals from the vehicle platform during a first window having a first duration, (ii) assess whether the driver is sufficiently attentive by monitoring the one or more of the plurality of sensor signals from the vehicle platform and determining whether changes in the attention state of the driver during a second window having a second duration that is longer than the first duration exceeds a threshold, and (iii) when the threshold is exceeded, transition operation of the vehicle to the driver and safely discontinue an automation system function of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Arriver Software LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Alexander, Shabin Mahadevan
  • Patent number: 11908209
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a control system, system and method for controlling a transition between a first driving mode and a second driving mode of a vehicle. The present disclosure relates to receiving image data of an occupant of the vehicle; quantifying one or more characteristics of the occupant's gaze based at least in part on the received image data, the one or more characteristics being indicative of the occupant's attention to a non-driving task; determining a transition profile for transitioning between the first driving mode and the second driving mode based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the occupant's gaze; and generating and outputting a control signal to transition from the first driving mode to the second driving mode, the control signal comprising instructions for controlling one or more vehicle systems in accordance with the determined transition profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, UCL BUSINESS PLC
    Inventors: Lee Skrypchuk, Rebecca Matthias, Alexandros Mouzakitis, Nilli Lavie, Anthony Harris, Joshua Eayrs
  • Patent number: 11904847
    Abstract: An automatic parking system includes an infrastructure sensor that is able to detect a state of a parking lot. A blind spot area that does not allow the state of the parking lot to be detected by the infrastructure sensor is identified in the parking lot, and the state of the parking including the blind spot area, the state of the parking lot being detected by an on-board sensor of a vehicle in the parking lot, is acquired. Based on the state of the parking lot detected by the infrastructure sensor and the state of the parking lot that includes the blind spot area and that is detected by the on-board sensor of the vehicle in the parking lot, a travel route for the vehicle traveling in the parking lot is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisaku Honda, Hiroya Matsubayashi, Ryota Tomizawa, Satoshi Tanabe, Nobutsugu Maruiwa, Yasuhiro Kobatake, Hiroki Awano
  • Patent number: 11896191
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a collection device capable of collecting a virus or the like effectively. The collection device according to the present disclosure is an autonomous collection device (2) for collecting an object having an analyte and moisture from a floor surface. The autonomous collection device (2) comprises a drying part (18) for drying the object, a suction opening (36) for suctioning the object dried by the drying part, and a dust container (12) for storing the object suctioned from the suction opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakayama, Mikiya Nakata
  • Patent number: 11900802
    Abstract: A counting device includes processing circuitry configured to store rectangular area definition information indicating positions and sizes of rectangular areas obtained by dividing an area where a number of mobile devices is counted, count the number of mobile devices present in each of the rectangular areas indicated in the rectangular area definition information, every predetermined time, based on position information of each of the mobile devices, and when it is determined based on a counting result of the number of mobile devices present in each of the rectangular areas that there are rectangular areas where the number of mobile devices is smaller than a first threshold, integrate the rectangular areas to generate a new rectangular area, when it is determined based on the counting result that there is a rectangular area where the number of mobile devices exceeds a second threshold, divide the rectangular area to generate new rectangular areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichibe Naito, Nobuhiro Oki, Naoko Shigematsu, Isoo Ueno, Atsushi Isomura
  • Patent number: 11900777
    Abstract: A work detection determination system performs detection determination on a work with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ishimaru, Hiroyuki Yoshimoto, Yoshihiro Wakisaka, Nobuyuki Sugii
  • Patent number: 11900692
    Abstract: A vehicle includes one or more cameras that capture a plurality of two-dimensional images of a three-dimensional object. A light detector and/or a semantic classifier search within those images for lights of the three-dimensional object. A vehicle signal detection module fuses information from the light detector and/or the semantic classifier to produce a semantic meaning for the lights. The vehicle can be controlled based on the semantic meaning. Further, the vehicle can include a depth sensor and an object projector. The object projector can determine regions of interest within the two-dimensional images, based on the depth sensor. The light detector and/or the semantic classifier can use these regions of interest to efficiently perform the search for the lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Clement Creusot, Divya Thuremella, Na Yu, Jia Pu
  • Patent number: 11893890
    Abstract: Included are an identification data input unit (11) to which identification data for identifying an occupant of a vehicle is input, a preference data storage unit (12) configured to store preference data regarding a preference of the occupant in association with the identification data, an object acquisition unit (13) configured to acquire object data of objects existing around an occupant on board the vehicle, a determination unit (15) configured to determine whether or not an object included in the object data is visually or audibly recognizable by the occupant on board the vehicle, and a notification data generator (16) configured to generate notification data for the occupant on board the vehicle based on the preference data of the occupant and the object for which the determination unit determines that it is recognizable by the occupant. The preference data of the occupant is stored in the preference data storage unit and associated with the identification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi
  • Patent number: 11891084
    Abstract: Disclosed herein a driving assistance control method for a vehicle, the method includes the steps of releasing a lane following assist mode in response to that a predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode is satisfied while the vehicle is traveling in the lane following assist mode; starting a warning to notify the releasing of the lane following assist mode in response to the lane following assist mode is released; and terminating the warning in response to that a predetermined second condition for terminating the warning is satisfied after the warning is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: HL KLEMOVE CORP.
    Inventor: Hyeongtae Kim
  • Patent number: 11893880
    Abstract: A method includes reading a digital signal from a sensing device in an area of a structure, where the digital signal is configured to be present periodically. A trailing edge of the digital signal is determined. An analog signal from the sensing device is read, where the analog signal includes an output from a sensor included in the sensing device, and where the sensor is configured to detect an aspect of an environment. The analog signal is read after the trailing edge of the digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: OneEvent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Joseph Wedig, Daniel Ralph Parent, Anton Vermaak, Scott Holmstrom, Chris Snyder
  • Patent number: 11884237
    Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of disclosure, the vehicle includes a first sensor configured to measure a distance to an object; a second sensor configured to measure a temperature of the object; a camera configured to acquire an image of the object; and a controller configured to activate the second sensor when the distance to the object measured by the first sensor satisfies the condition for performing heat detection, and activate the camera when the temperature of the object measured by the second sensor satisfies a condition for performing facial recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyunsang Kim, YunSup Ann
  • Patent number: 11878681
    Abstract: A method for operating a first vehicle (100) with a parking assistance system (110) is proposed, comprising: a) sensing an obstructing parked position (BP) of the first vehicle (100) by means of the parking assistance system (110), wherein the obstructing parked position (BP) is a parked position which adjoins a parking space (PP) occupied by a parked second vehicle (150), b) reception of a sensor signal, acquired by a sensor apparatus (120, 130) of the vehicle (100), by means of the parking assistance system (110), c) detecting a request to exit a parking space of the parked second vehicle (150) in accordance with the received sensor signal by means of the parking assistance system (110), and d) autonomously driving the first vehicle (100) from the obstructing parked position (BP) into a position which is different from the obstructing parked position (BP) in accordance with the detected request to exit a parking space by means of the parking assistance system (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventor: Marco Heimberger
  • Patent number: 11878709
    Abstract: Methods, vehicles, and systems described herein generate alerts based on a generated macro state level indicative of a traffic hazard risk in view of a set of parameters which may lead driver to make various sub-conscious decisions. The set of parameters can include at least one of a vehicle parameter, driver state parameter, or external parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Rohit Gupta, Ziran Wang, Kyungtae Han, Prashant Tiwari
  • Patent number: 11864917
    Abstract: A method for monitoring intoxication of a user, the method including: receiving a set of samples from a body region of a user; generating an intoxication metric based on the set of samples; and providing a notification to the user based on the intoxication metric. The method can additionally or alternatively include: modifying operation of the transdermal alcohol sensing device based on the intoxication metric; determining contextual data; maintaining a hydration level of the transdermal alcohol sensing device; and any other suitable processes. A system for monitoring intoxication of a user including a sensor and a housing. The system can additionally or alternatively include any or all of: an inlet, a fastener, an electronics subsystem, a user device, and/or any other suitable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: KHN Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Harry Nothacker, William Tammen, Raymond Kampmeier
  • Patent number: 11869354
    Abstract: A method of detecting an anomaly of a road side unit, which is performed by an anomaly detecting apparatus interworking with one or more road side units, may comprise: receiving traffic data from each of the one or more road side units; performing grouping on the one or more road side units based on the traffic data; generating input data of an artificial neural network based on a result of the performing of the grouping; generating output data of the artificial neural network based on the input data; and detecting an anomaly of each of the one or more road side units based on the output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: Autocrypt Co., Ltd., Penta Security Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Young Park, Duk Soo Kim, Seok Woo Lee, Eui Seok Kim, Sang Gyoo Sim
  • Patent number: 11864678
    Abstract: An article storage and retrieval system includes a body having a first side wall, a second side wall and a support surface. The support surface establishes a first article retrieval zone and a second article retrieval zone. A first door support assembly is arranged at the body. A second door support assembly arranged at the body. A roller door is mounted between the first door support assembly and the second door support assembly. The roller door includes an opening. A motor, operatively connected to one of the first door support assembly and the second door support assembly, selectively operates to shift the roller door relative to the body. A controller activates the motor to shift the roller door and selectively align the opening with one of the first article retrieval zone and the second article retrieval zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Adam Tracy
  • Patent number: 11866034
    Abstract: A parking assist system includes an automated driving vehicle and a management device configured to transmit, to the automated driving vehicle, a guide path to a parking position and a parking start instruction. The automated driving vehicle includes an information transmission unit that transmits, to the management device, travelable information in response to receiving predetermined data from the management device. The management device includes a data transmission unit that transmits the predetermined data and a driving setting unit that determines, based on the travelable information transmitted from the at least one automated driving vehicle, whether parking of the automated driving vehicle is possible and instruct the automated driving vehicle to start parking in response to determining that parking of the automated driving vehicle is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamasa Hidaka, Koudai Yamaura
  • Patent number: 11862014
    Abstract: In a magnetic marker system including a magnetic marker disposed in a travel environment so as to be detectable by a magnetic sensor attached to a vehicle and a server apparatus which acquires detection information of the magnetic marker from each vehicle, the detection information uploaded from a vehicle side to the server apparatus includes marker information, which is identification information of a corresponding magnetic marker, and the server apparatus estimates the state of the magnetic marker based on the detection information from each vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: AICHI STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiharu Yamamoto, Tomohiko Nagao, Hitoshi Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11854696
    Abstract: A computer system for routing breathing apparatus compliance data that includes a processor and network interface configured to receive input data including breathing apparatus compliance data via a network, format the compliance data into a destination format in accordance with formatting data and transmit the formatted compliance data via a network to a recipient system in accordance with routing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Winston Richard Fong, Benjamin Wilson Casse