Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Peterson

Lawrence M. Peterson 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).

  • Patent number: 9478128
    Abstract: A method and system for obtaining traffic information from mobile Bluetooth detectors is disclosed. A mobile Bluetooth detector is a device located in a moving vehicle that includes Bluetooth and GPS firmware for collecting data from Bluetooth enabled devices. The mobile Bluetooth detector transmits the collected data to a remote facility where the data is processed to generate traffic information. A pair of mobile Bluetooth detectors may be used to collect data for generating ground truth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20150194054
    Abstract: A method and system for obtaining traffic information from mobile Bluetooth detectors is disclosed. A mobile Bluetooth detector is a device located in a moving vehicle that includes Bluetooth and GPS firmware for collecting data from Bluetooth enabled devices. The mobile Bluetooth detector transmits the collected data to a remote facility where the data is processed to generate traffic information. A pair of mobile Bluetooth detectors may be used to collect data for generating ground truth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Peterson
  • Patent number: 9014632
    Abstract: A method and system for obtaining traffic information from mobile Bluetooth detectors is disclosed. A mobile Bluetooth detector is a device located in a moving vehicle that includes Bluetooth and GPS firmware for collecting data from Bluetooth enabled devices. The mobile Bluetooth detector transmits the collected data to a remote facility where the data is processed to generate traffic information. A pair of mobile Bluetooth detectors may be used to collect data for generating ground truth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20120276847
    Abstract: A method and system for obtaining traffic information from mobile Bluetooth detectors is disclosed. A mobile Bluetooth detector is a device located in a moving vehicle that includes Bluetooth and GPS firmware for collecting data from Bluetooth enabled devices. The mobile Bluetooth detector transmits the collected data to a remote facility where the data is processed to generate traffic information. A pair of mobile Bluetooth detectors may be used to collect data for generating ground truth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Peterson
  • Patent number: 7856310
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for developing traffic messages. The method obtains traffic data indicating collected traffic speeds at various locations on a road network. Traffic messages are developed from the traffic data. The method obtains ground truth data indicating ground truth speeds at a subset of the locations on the road network. The ground truth speed represents average speed of vehicles at one of the locations. For those locations for which ground truth speed has been obtained, the method computes a traffic quality value comparing the collected traffic speed to the ground truth speed for the location. The traffic messages and traffic quality data representative of the traffic quality values are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Navteq North America, LLC
    Inventors: Bishnu Phuyal, Michael Brian Lane, Lawrence M. Peterson, Finn A. Swingley, William King Sedore, Victoria Leila Tanzar, Matthew Richard Zdano
  • Publication number: 20100094530
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for developing traffic messages. The method obtains traffic data indicating collected traffic speeds at various locations on a road network. Traffic messages are developed from the traffic data. The method obtains ground truth data indicating ground truth speeds at a subset of the locations on the road network. The ground truth speed represents average speed of vehicles at one of the locations. For those locations for which ground truth speed has been obtained, the method computes a traffic quality value comparing the collected traffic speed to the ground truth speed for the location. The traffic messages and traffic quality data representative of the traffic quality values are transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Bishnu Phuyal, Michael Brian Lane, Lawrence M. Peterson, Finn A. Swingley, William King Sedore, Victoria Leila Tanzar, Matthew Richard Zdano
  • Patent number: 7657367
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for developing traffic messages. The method obtains traffic data indicating collected traffic speeds at various locations on a road network. Traffic messages are developed from the traffic data. The method obtains ground truth data indicating ground truth speeds at a subset of the locations on the road network. The ground truth speed represents average speed of vehicles at one of the locations. For those locations for which ground truth speed has been obtained, the method computes a traffic quality value comparing the collected traffic speed to the ground truth speed for the location. The traffic messages and traffic quality data representative of the traffic quality values are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: NAVTEQ North America, LLC
    Inventors: Bishnu Phuyal, Michael Brian Lane, Lawrence M. Peterson, Finn A. Swingley, William King Sedore, Victoria Leila Tanzar, Matthew Richard Zdano
  • Patent number: 3994434
    Abstract: A control for a damper providing a variable volume air flow through a duct in response to a sensed condition has means for damping oscillations of the damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Barber-Colman Company
    Inventors: George C. Boyer, Lawrence M. Peterson