Patents by Inventor Daniel Espinel

Daniel Espinel 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).

  • Methods for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 11914381
    Abstract: One variation of a method for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle includes: at a first time, displaying a first icon representing a current state of a vehicle on a rear-facing visual display arranged on the vehicle; navigating toward an intersection; at a second time, detecting a state of the intersection ahead of the vehicle; rendering a second icon representing the state of the intersection at the second time on the rear-facing visual display; detecting a change in the state of the intersection at a third time succeeding the second time; selecting a next navigation action for the vehicle responsive to the change in the state of the intersection at the third time; prior to executing the next navigation action, rendering a third icon representing the next navigation action on the rear-facing visual display; and autonomously executing the next navigation action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Carol Reiley, Daniel Espinel, Ryan Wistort, Michael Paris
  • Methods for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 11079765
    Abstract: One variation of a method for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle includes: at a first time, displaying a first icon representing a current state of a vehicle on a rear-facing visual display arranged on the vehicle; navigating toward an intersection; at a second time, detecting a state of the intersection ahead of the vehicle; rendering a second icon representing the state of the intersection at the second time on the rear-facing visual display; detecting a change in the state of the intersection at a third time succeeding the second time; selecting a next navigation action for the vehicle responsive to the change in the state of the intersection at the third time; prior to executing the next navigation action, rendering a third icon representing the next navigation action on the rear-facing visual display; and autonomously executing the next navigation action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Carol Reiley, Daniel Espinel, Ryan Wistort, Michael Paris
  • METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING STATE, INTENT, AND CONTEXT OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190196482
    Abstract: One variation of a method for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle includes: at a first time, displaying a first icon representing a current state of a vehicle on a rear-facing visual display arranged on the vehicle; navigating toward an intersection; at a second time, detecting a state of the intersection ahead of the vehicle; rendering a second icon representing the state of the intersection at the second time on the rear-facing visual display; detecting a change in the state of the intersection at a third time succeeding the second time; selecting a next navigation action for the vehicle responsive to the change in the state of the intersection at the third time; prior to executing the next navigation action, rendering a third icon representing the next navigation action on the rear-facing visual display; and autonomously executing the next navigation action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Carol Reiley, Daniel Espinel, Ryan Wistort, Michael Paris
  • Methods for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 10261513
    Abstract: One variation of a method for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle includes: at a first time, displaying a first icon representing a current state of a vehicle on a rear-facing visual display arranged on the vehicle; navigating toward an intersection; at a second time, detecting a state of the intersection ahead of the vehicle; rendering a second icon representing the state of the intersection at the second time on the rear-facing visual display; detecting a change in the state of the intersection at a third time succeeding the second time; selecting a next navigation action for the vehicle responsive to the change in the state of the intersection at the third time; prior to executing the next navigation action, rendering a third icon representing the next navigation action on the rear-facing visual display; and autonomously executing the next navigation action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: drive.ai Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Reiley, Daniel Espinel, Ryan Wistort, Michael Paris
  • METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING STATE, INTENT, AND CONTEXT OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180173237
    Abstract: One variation of a method for communicating state, intent, and context of an autonomous vehicle includes: at a first time, displaying a first icon representing a current state of a vehicle on a rear-facing visual display arranged on the vehicle; navigating toward an intersection; at a second time, detecting a state of the intersection ahead of the vehicle; rendering a second icon representing the state of the intersection at the second time on the rear-facing visual display; detecting a change in the state of the intersection at a third time succeeding the second time; selecting a next navigation action for the vehicle responsive to the change in the state of the intersection at the third time; prior to executing the next navigation action, rendering a third icon representing the next navigation action on the rear-facing visual display; and autonomously executing the next navigation action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Carol Reiley, Daniel Espinel, Ryan Wistort, Michael Paris