Abstract: Methods and systems for providing Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) warnings and/or other types of information to an occupant of a motor vehicle are provided. Warning lights can be provided around the perimeter of a shape that represents the perimeter of the vehicle from a top-view perspective. Lights around the shape can be lit to convey a sense of the area of danger and/or the direction from which danger is approaching.
Abstract: A pattern recognition system receives an image captured by an image capture device, of an operator and the operator is identified. Operator information is accessed, based upon the identified operator, and a control signal is generated to control a mobile machine, based upon the operator information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 2, 2021
Assignee:
Deere & Company
Inventors:
Joshua C. Heitsman, Reginald M. Bindl, Keith N. Chaston, Michael G. Kean, John M. Hageman, Mark J. Cherney, Sean P. West
Abstract: The present invention is related to systems and methods for identifying and reporting a crisis status. In at least one embodiment, the system comprises a central server; an administrative work station communicably coupled to the central server, wherein the administrative work station is accessible only by an authorized administrator; a database communicably coupled to the central server, the database including a floor plan of the area, wherein the database is accessible and modifiable by the authorized administrator at the administrative work station; and a remote device at a particular location in the area, the remote device communicably coupled to the central server, the remote device capable of communicating securely to the database the particular location of the remote device and the crisis status of the particular location.
Abstract: A method and system for preserving and processing vehicle crash data evidence for any motor vehicle collision. The method initiates with checking and selecting from list of vehicles that support internal recording of crash event data. The method includes a field user option for extracting the hexadecimal event data stored in memory on a vehicle's airbag module by communicating through the on-board diagnostic port with a universal wireless on-board diagnostic device communicatively coupled with a user-computing device. Data preservation is achieved by requesting and saving vehicle specific code responses; data is then transmitted through a communication network to a computer integrated remotely in a laboratory for interpretation into a readable report format, so that collision specific details can be understood and analyzed.
Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing a model of a vehicle to a rider. In an embodiment, the systems and methods determine that a driver has accepted a task to operate a vehicle from a first location to a rider location. The systems and methods then access a model corresponding to the vehicle, determine a direction of movement of the vehicle, and determine a relative orientation of the vehicle with respect to the rider based on the first location, the direction of movement of the vehicle, and the rider location. The systems and methods generate for display, on a client device of the rider, the model at an angle determined based on the relative orientation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 19, 2021
Assignee:
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Houtan Shirani-Mehr, Aaron Matthew Rogan, Kapil Gupta, Wei Hao
Abstract: A moving sensor management unit is configured to provide, to a user, sensing data generated by a sensing device attached to a mobile object, and includes a run operation information storage unit configured to store run operation information of the mobile object, a run operation information update unit configured to, when a request to change the run operation information is received, update the run operation information stored in the run operation information storage unit, in accordance with the change request, and a first output control unit configured to output, in response to a provision request to provide sensing data that is based on the run operation information, sensing data corresponding to the provision request, to the user.
Abstract: Security systems and methods for protecting retail display merchandise from theft are provided. For example, a security system includes a sensor configured to be secured to an item of merchandise, and a monitoring component configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor, wherein the monitoring component and the sensor are configured to communicate with one another to determine a proximity of the item of merchandise relative to the monitoring component, wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal when the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor is within a predetermined range or distance.
Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed in which one or more light sources, a detector, a processor and a controller are configured such that light from the one or more light sources improves the ability of a human or automated motor vehicle driver to identify and avoid pedestrians. The one or more light sources may provide spot illumination to moving objects or pedestrians on a road surface, with the spot illumination following the moving object or pedestrians along the portion of the road surface. The one or more light sources may project images on the ground or on other surfaces. The light source may be carried by a pedestrian or on personal transport used by a pedestrian. The light sources may be stationary and provide lighting for a pedestrian street crossing.
Abstract: A light fixture can include a housing and a sensor device having a sensor that measures at least one parameter associated with a position of the housing. The light fixture can also include a controller coupled to the sensor device. The controller can receive multiple measurements of the at least one parameter taken by the sensor device. The controller can also evaluate each measurement against at least one range of acceptable values. The controller can further send a notification when a measurement falls outside the at least one range of acceptable values. The notification can state that the housing is moved out of position and requires attention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 1, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 17, 2021
Assignee:
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Inventors:
Jonathan Andrew Whitten, Satinderjeet Kaur, Stephen Paul Kotz, Christopher J. Harris
Abstract: Various embodiments that pertain to signal based arrangement of pin tumbler pins are described. A receiver can receive and process a signal. The signal can indicate an arrangement for the pins of the pin tumblers. With a proper signal, the pins can be placed so that the pin tumbler unlocks. Security measures can be put into place to make sure the signal is a valid signal, such as through employment of a hash function set (e.g., two hash functions).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 2018
Date of Patent:
August 10, 2021
Assignee:
The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
Abstract: An apparatus for providing a notification of opening or closing of scissor doors for a vehicle is intended to indicate an opening or closing state of the scissor doors installed in the vehicle. The apparatus includes: a first indicator unit installed in a left section of a rear side of the vehicle to indicate an opening state of a left scissor door; a second indicator unit installed in a right section of the rear side of the vehicle to indicate an opening state of a right scissor door; a motor for activating the first indicator unit and the second indicator unit; and a clutch unit to selectively activate the first indicator unit and the second indicator unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 6, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 20, 2021
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving food quality. The systems and methods include receiving first temperature data from a first food service device, determining when the first temperature data exceeds a predetermined temperature value, and activating a first alarm when the first temperature data exceeds the predetermined temperature value. The first temperature data corresponds to a food temperature of food. The systems and methods may also include discarding the food in response to the first alarm being activated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 30, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 13, 2021
Assignee:
NCR Corporation
Inventors:
Sean Bradley Duggan, Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Abstract: Systems and methods that provide indications that incoming traffic is present. A display deployed at an intersection is visible to traffic coming from one direction. The display is activated when a sensor senses traffic coming from another direction. The activated display provides a moving or animated display that shows the direction that traffic is coming from.
Abstract: An improved system, apparatus, and method for numbering and identifying houses, buildings, equipment, vehicles, paths and other locations, that provides a more effective, secure and reliable interface between a location/occupant and those outside seeking to locate them or to make a secure delivery, including, for example, emergency first responders, postal and package delivery service providers, visitors and individuals unfamiliar with an area are disclosed. Further, a system, apparatus, and method to generate, receive and communicate information, designed to operate and respond in everyday use as well as a critical emergency are disclosed. An integrated network of wired and wireless communication connecting a neighborhood, a city, a town, and/or an isolated rural home site or location are disclosed.
Abstract: A vehicle movement notification device includes a receiver configured to receive a notification of movement of a vehicle, when the vehicle is moved in a state where a user of the vehicle is absent; and a controller configured to acquire location information of the vehicle after the movement, and transmit the location information of the vehicle to a terminal owned by the user. The vehicle is a vehicle adopting a key system according to which locking/unlocking is performed based on reception of key information transmitted from the terminal. The movement of the vehicle is performed by unlocking of the vehicle and starting of a drive source performed by using the key information of the vehicle, by a first user who is different from the user of the vehicle and who owns a first terminal where the key information of the vehicle is received.
Abstract: A gas mitigation system for use in connection with a subsurface pump includes a shroud hanger that has one or more orifices that permit the passage of fluids through the shroud hanger. A canister connected to the shroud hanger has an open upper end. An intake tube connected to the tubing string extends into the canister. The canister is sized and configured to cause fluids passing around the outside of the canister to accelerate, thereby encouraging the separation of gas and liquid components. The open shroud hanger and open upper end of the canister allow heavier liquid components to fall into the canister, where the liquid-enriched fluid can be drawn into the subsurface pump.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 26, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 22, 2021
Assignee:
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
Inventors:
Reda El-Mahbes, Jordan Kirk, Leslie Reid, Jerry Ross
Abstract: A wheel fastener alarm is provided with a fastener body, a cap covering the fastener body, a sensor array disposed within the fastener body, and a cover disposed over an opening in the fastener body and a hole in the cap.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 15, 2021
Assignee:
MACLEAN-FOGG COMPANY
Inventors:
David J. Davis, Kryzysztof Misztur, Christian Muehlich, Robert E. Whitney, Larry J. Wilson, Marcus A. Zagorniak, Steven R. Fister
Abstract: Systems and methods are described for governing and monitoring operations of tools. The systems include a registration-and-control computer, one or more mobile devices, and one or more tools. The tools include electronic locking provisions which upon activation selectively enable tool operation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 11, 2020
Date of Patent:
June 1, 2021
Assignee:
Ridge Tool Company
Inventors:
Harald Krondorfer, Naga Penmetsa, Rudolf Kreuzer
Abstract: A fall detection/fall indicator device that automatically senses when a user of fall protection equipment, such as a fall harness, has experienced an arrested fall, the fall harness having an electrical circuit that is a closed circuit in a first state and an open circuit in a second state after an arrested fall, and an alert device that is automatically responsive to the open circuit to emit an alert/alarm to other personnel that an arrested fall has been experienced.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 10, 2020
Date of Patent:
June 1, 2021
Assignee:
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Inventors:
Hai Pham, Steve Huseth, Gina Marie Theisen, Steven James McPherson
Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a first network slice selector that selects network slices for connections from endpoint devices located within a first geographic range. The method selects a network slice for a connection between a mobile endpoint device and a network domain that originates when the mobile endpoint device is located within the first geographic range. The method stores state that maps the connection to the selected network slice. The method forwards data traffic belonging to the connection from the mobile endpoint device onto the selected network slice using the stored state. After the mobile endpoint device moves from the first geographic range to a second geographic range, the method receives data traffic belonging to the connection from a second network slice selector that selects network slices for connections from endpoint devices within the second geographic range and forwards said received data traffic onto the selected network slice.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 17, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 1, 2021
Assignee:
VMWARE, INC.
Inventors:
Marc-Andre Bordeleau, Raja Kommula, Jeremy Tidemann, Constantine Polychronopoulos, Edward Choh, Ojas Gupta, Georgios Oikonomou, Robert Kidd