Patents by Inventor Babak Firoozbakhsh

Babak Firoozbakhsh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170061820
    Abstract: The present is a system for encouragement or discouragement of certain achievement or failure of the user respectively. This system encourages the users to perform desirable activities and discouraging users from performing undesirable activities. It further includes steps involving fulfilling one's resolution, which further may include financial punishment for meeting the goal or milestone for the activity that would lead the user to a desired goal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Babak Firoozbakhsh
  • Patent number: 8994492
    Abstract: The use of user equipment, or distracting features thereof are restricted or prohibited to improve vehicle operation safety. The presence of user equipment within the operator's or driver's operational area is detected. The distracting features are then restricted either immediately or based on other conditions such as vehicle speed, motion, engine state, etc. When the conditions have been eliminated and/or the user equipment is vacated from the operator's operational area, the restrictions can be removed or removed after a threshold period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventors: Fariborz M Farhan, Babak Firoozbakhsh, Afshin Amini
  • Publication number: 20120268235
    Abstract: The use of user equipment, or distracting features thereof are restricted or prohibited to improve vehicle operation safety. The presence of user equipment within the operator's or driver's operational area is detected. The distracting features are then restricted either immediately or based on other conditions such as vehicle speed, motion, engine state, etc. When the conditions have been eliminated and/or the user equipment is vacated from the operator's operational area, the restrictions can be removed or removed after a threshold period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Fariborz M. Farhan, Babak Firoozbakhsh, Afshin Amini