Patents Examined by Paul A Castro
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Patent number: 11473926Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying road names and a storage medium, the method comprises: performing collision detecting on and loading planned road names according to planned road name data and priority levels of the planned road names included in a navigation route; and performing collision detecting on and loading annotations of other map contents except the navigation route in a navigation map. The method and apparatus for displaying road names and the storage medium are used to enable a user to view the planned road names of the navigation route on an overview page of the navigational route, thereby improving guidance of map display for navigation.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jian Deng, Jing Zhang
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Patent number: 11475690Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a recognizer configured to recognize first content displayed on a terminal device, and an identifier configured to identify a person carrying the terminal device with the first content displayed thereon outside the vehicle as a user scheduled to use the vehicle or a person relevant to the user on the basis of a comparison between the first content recognized by the recognizer and one or more pieces of content associated with the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamanaka, Katsuyasu Yamane, Yoshitaka Mimura, Chie Sugihara, Yuki Motegi, Tsubasa Shibauchi
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Patent number: 11472570Abstract: A system and method of shifting a premature descent protection envelope for an aircraft has been developed. First, a premature descent protection envelope (PDP) is determined including a first boundary at a first distance from the runway. Next, a nominal approach path is determined for approaching the runway and an approach path angle. Also, a flight path angle of the aircraft is determined. The first boundary is shifted in an upward direction from the runway in response to the aircraft being below the nominal approach path, and the flight path angle being greater than the nominal approach path angle.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Yasuo Ishihara, Steve Johnson, Kevin J Conner
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Patent number: 11453411Abstract: According to one embodiment, a moving body operation support system includes an acquirer, a microphone, a transceiver, and a processor. The acquirer acquires moving body information relating to a state of a moving body. The microphone is provided in the moving body. The transceiver performs transmitting to and receiving from an operator communication device. The processor implements one of a first operation or a second operation based on the moving body information and instruction information. The instruction information relates to an instruction based on a sound acquired by the microphone. The instruction is of a user riding in the moving body. In the first operation, the processor causes the moving body to perform an operation corresponding to the instruction information. In the second operation, the processor enables communication between the user and the operator by the transmitting and receiving between the transceiver and the operator communication device.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takehiko Kagoshima, Noriko Yamanaka, Tatsuma Ishihara
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Patent number: 11435750Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, medium, and implementation of processing image data in an autonomous driving vehicle. Sensor data acquired by one or more types of sensors deployed on the vehicle are continuously received to provide different types of information about surrounding of the vehicle. Based on a first data set acquired by a first sensor of a first type of sensors at a specific time, an object is detected, where the first data set provides a first type of information with a first perspective. Depth information of the object is estimated via object centric stereo based on the object and a second data set, acquired at the specific time by a second sensor of the first type of sensors with a second perspective. The estimated depth information is further enhanced based on a third data set acquired by a third sensor of a second type of sensors at the specific time, providing a second type of information about the surrounding of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: PlusAI, Inc.Inventors: Hao Zheng, David Wanqian Liu, Timothy Patrick Daly, Jr.
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Patent number: 11414838Abstract: A shovel includes a traveling body, a turning body turnably mounted on the traveling body, an object detecting part configured to detect a predetermined object around the shovel, a controller configured to restrict a motion of the shovel or report detection of an object when the object is detected, and a canceling part configured to execute a cancellation of restricting the motion or reporting the detection. A person around the shovel is alerted at the time of the cancellation.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO (S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa
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Patent number: 11400823Abstract: A robot operates using electrical power. The robot is able to autonomously return to a dock to recharge its batteries. The robot may perform a variety of tasks that consume electrical power, such as performing video calls, presenting audio or video content, acting as a sentry, and so forth. Usage of the robot is analyzed to predict tasks that a user is likely to request. This information is used along with information about previously scheduled tasks and system tasks to create a list of tasks to be performed and when to perform those tasks. The tasks to be performed are calculated to maximize availability of the robot to the user while minimizing charge/discharge cycles, minimizing the extent of the charge/discharge, and minimizing the use of rapid charging. As a result, the lifespan of the batteries may be increased.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLGIES, INC.Inventors: Sridhar Sampath, Adam Barry Fineberg
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Patent number: 11402858Abstract: A system and method of controlling a position of a structure. A position command indicating a desired position for the structure and a position feedback signal indicating the position of the structure are received. A position control signal is generated based on a difference between the desired position and the position indicated by the position feedback signal. A stop feedback signal relative to the position of the structure is received. A stop control signal is generated based on the stop feedback signal and a stop condition for the structure. One of the position control signal and the stop control signal is selected. The selected one of the position control signal and the stop control signal is provided to an actuator for controlling the position of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Gen Matsui
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Patent number: 11392133Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, medium, and implementation of processing image data in an autonomous driving vehicle. Sensor data acquired by one or more types of sensors deployed on the vehicle are continuously received. The sensor data provide different information about surrounding of the vehicle. Based on a first data set acquired by a first sensor of a first type of the one or more types of sensors at a specific time, an object is detected, where the first data set provides a first type of information about the surrounding of the vehicle. Depth information of the object is then estimated via object centric stereo at object level based on the object detected as well as a second data set acquired by a second sensor of the first type of the one or more types of sensors at the specific time. The second data set provides the first type of information about the surrounding of the vehicle with a different perspective as compared with the first data set.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: PlusAI, Inc.Inventors: Hao Zheng, David Wanqian Liu, Timothy Patrick Daly, Jr.
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Patent number: 11383716Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a vehicle based on peripheral information of the vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to control steering and acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle in a first state in which holding of a steering apparatus of the vehicle by a driver is required or a second state in which holding of the steering apparatus is not required, wherein the control unit transitions a state of the vehicle from the second state to the first state, if input of an intervention operation for acceleration/deceleration by the driver is detected in a case of executing course change of the vehicle, when the vehicle is traveling in the second state.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nozomu Hirosawa, Daichi Kato, Takuma Kobayashi, Yoshifumi Nakamura
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Patent number: 11340094Abstract: A server may determine whether traffic control devices in an environment have changed, based on one or more report messages and sensor data. If the traffic control devices in an environment have changed, the server may generate updated map data and transmit the updated map data to an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: BAIDU USA LLCInventors: Yifei Jiang, Liangliang Zhang, Jiaming Tao, Jiangtao Hu, Dong Li
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Patent number: 11340627Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle, a driving controller configured to control steering, acceleration, and deceleration on the basis of the surrounding situation, a second recognizer configured to recognize a physical object placed in an interior, and an acquirer configured to acquire a movement instruction for moving the vehicle to a parking area according to control of the driving controller, the movement instruction being output on the basis of an action of a user who has not got into the vehicle, wherein the driving controller causes the vehicle to move to an accessible area capable of being accessed by the user or causes the vehicle to stay in the accessible area when the acquirer has acquired the movement instruction and the second recognizer has recognized the physical object placed in the interior of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Shoda, Junpei Noguchi, Yuki Hara, Ryoma Taguchi, Yuta Takada
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Patent number: 11293544Abstract: A hydraulic system for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, with which the hydraulic cylinders of at least one clutch and of gear selectors can be actuated, which hydraulic system has a pressure accumulator for providing an accumulator pressure in the hydraulic system. A gear selector valve that can be controlled by an electronic control unit is arranged in at least one gear selector path leading from the pressure accumulator to the gear selector hydraulic cylinder, with which valve the hydraulic pressure at the gear selector hydraulic cylinder can be adjusted, and a charging hydraulic pump which conveys hydraulic fluid into the hydraulic system in a charging process, in order to increase an accumulator pressure in the hydraulic system.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Mathias Weinhardt
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Patent number: 11200759Abstract: Convenience regarding movement of a vehicle requiring servicing/maintenance is increased. A support apparatus includes acquirer configured to acquire necessity information about necessity/non-necessity of provision of a service related to a vehicle from a terminal of a user of the vehicle, and information manager configured to issue, when the necessity information indicates that the provision of the service is necessary, authentication information for temporarily using the vehicle to an agency providing the service.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shin Sakurada, Koichi Ando, Mutsumi Matsuura, Masato Endo, Koki Fujita
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Patent number: 11199417Abstract: An example distributed system for trip estimation is described. The system includes a plurality of sensors disposed in a plurality of geographically distributed facilities. Each of the plurality of geographically distributed facilities includes departments including retrievable items, and each one of the plurality of geographically distributed facilities includes at least one of the plurality of sensors in each of the departments. The system includes a computing system in communication with the plurality of sensors and the one or more databases. The computing system can be configured to receive an item and a source geographic location from a user device, select a subset of the geographically distributed facilities, establish a contemporaneous density of people at a particular department corresponding to the item received from the user device, and output to a user interface on the user device an estimated first transit value based on the contemporaneous density.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Jeeban Kumar Swain, Shubham Sirothia, Manish Kumar Barnwal, Pralabh Kumar
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Patent number: 11181918Abstract: The disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting and managing moving traffic obstacles. In embodiments, a database of historical and potential moving traffic obstacles is generated from vehicle sensor data. The database includes vehicle manoeuvre data and characterizations thereof. The database is used to map moving traffic obstacle locations such that driving aids and autonomous vehicles can account for such obstacles.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tierra Bills, Reginald Bryant, Xiangzhu Long, Aisha Walcott, John Wamburu
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Patent number: 11148672Abstract: Described is a system for analyzing time series data. A sequence of symbols is generated from a set of time series input data related to a moving vehicle using automatic segmentation. A grammar is extracted from the sequence of symbols, and the grammar is a subset of a probabilistic context-free grammar (PCFG). Using the grammar, time series input data can be analyzed, and a prediction of the vehicle's movement can be made. Vehicle operations for an autonomous vehicle are determined using the prediction.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLCInventors: Kenji Yamada, Rajan Bhattacharyya, Aruna Jammalamadaka, Dmitriy V. Korchev, Chong Ding
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Patent number: 11145196Abstract: A method for cognitive-based traffic incident snapshot triggering comprises acquiring data, via a first agent, from each of a plurality of local sensors. The first agent is configured to acquire the data from each of the plurality of local sensors in windows having a first window size. The method also comprises acquiring data, via a second agent, from each of a subset of the plurality of local sensors in windows having a second window size; detecting a pattern in the data acquired via the second agent, the pattern indicating a traffic incident; and in response to detecting a pattern indicating the traffic incident, aggregating all data acquired via the first agent from a time when the pattern was detected until motion of the vehicle stops with the pre-determined number of windows of data stored at the time when the pattern was detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rodolfo Lopez, Louie A. Dickens, Julio A. Maldonado, Alexander D. Hames
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Patent number: 11124173Abstract: A method for outputting a control signal can include receiving image data associated with an image captured by an image capture means, determining a visibility condition about a vehicle by analysing at least a portion of the image data to determine one or more edges in the image, and outputting a control signal based on the analysis, the control signal for controlling an operation of a vehicle system of the vehicle. The method may be used to detect the presence of a foggy environment whereby the presence of fog reduces the number of detectable edges in an image.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover LimitedInventor: Mark Dawson
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Patent number: 11055624Abstract: The generation and/or use of probabilistic heat maps for use in predicting the behavior of entities in an environment is described. In an example, a computing device(s) can receive sensor data from sensors of a vehicle in an environment. The computing device(s) can determine, based at least in partly on the sensor data, a location of an entity in the environment, and a first characteristic associated with the entity or the environment (type, velocity, orientation, etc.). The computing device(s) can access, from a database, a heat map generated from previously collected sensor data associated with the environment. The computing device(s) can perform a look-up using the heat map based at least partly on the location of the entity and the first characteristic, and can determine a predicted behavior of the entity at a predetermined future time based on a pattern of behavior associated with a cell in the heat map.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Zoox, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Sapp, Yilun Wang, James William Vaisey Philbin