Patents by Inventor Michael Franco Taveira

Michael Franco Taveira 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: 11909786
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for processing audio data. For instance, a process can include detecting a first audio data between two or more in-person participants of a plurality of in-person participants of a group communication session. The first audio data can be identified as private based on one or more cues associated with the first audio data. A second audio data can be identified between the two or more in-person participants. The second audio data can be identified as non-private based on one or more additional cues associated with the second audio data, wherein the one or more additional cues associated with the second audio data are different from the one or more cues associated with the first audio data. The second audio data can be output based on identifying the second audio data as non-private.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Miran Chun, Michael Franco Taveira, Paul Torres, Vinesh Sukumar, Joel Linsky
  • Patent number: 11858532
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and vehicles, such as a semi-autonomous vehicle, for safely operating a vehicle based on vehicle-control gestures made by an occupant. Exemplary implementations may include determining a first vehicle action by applying a first passenger profile to a detected first vehicle-control gesture performed by a first passenger, determining whether the first vehicle action is safe to perform, and operating the vehicle to implement the first vehicle action in response to determining that the first vehicle action is safe for the vehicle and occupants. The first passenger profile may be selected from a plurality of passenger profiles to normalize vehicle-control gestures received from the first passenger. The vehicle control gesture may be ignored or a vehicle action differing from but similar to the first vehicle action may be implemented in response to determining that the first vehicle action is unsafe for the vehicle or occupants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Franco Taveira, John Anthony Dougherty
  • Patent number: 11820387
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining whether a vehicle is driving in an unsafe or unsatisfactory manner are disclosed. In some implementations, a system may determine one or more driving scores for a vehicle based on observations of a driving behavior of the vehicle during a time period. The system may generate an indication of unsatisfactory driving based on at least one of the one or more driving scores exceeding a threshold value. The system may provide the indication of unsatisfactory driving to one or more entities. In some aspects, the system may identify one or more dangerous driving attributes exhibited by the vehicle during the time period based on the observations received from the one or more devices. The system may also generate the indication of unsatisfactory driving based at least in part on the identified dangerous driving attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Marc Chaves, Damir Didjusto, Michael Franco Taveira
  • Publication number: 20230282224
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for processing audio data. For instance, a process can include obtaining a primary audio signal from a user computing device and obtaining first audio data from an additional computing device, wherein the additional computing device is within an auditory range of the user computing device. The primary audio signal can be filtered to generate a filtered primary audio signal. The filtering can include removing a representation of the first audio data from the primary audio signal. The filtered primary audio signal can be output to a network-based meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Miran CHUN, Michael Franco TAVEIRA, Paul TORRES, Vinesh SUKUMAR, Joel LINSKY
  • Publication number: 20230273983
    Abstract: Methods and systems for capturing notes on a mobile device include displaying a lock screen on the electronic display of the mobile device and operating the mobile device in an active interaction state provides write-only to a secure file on the mobile device and that that provides write-only access to the secure file on the mobile device. The mobile device may render user inputs on top of the lock screen in a user input area on the mobile device display for a period of time, use the write-only access to store the user inputs in the secure file, and cease rendering the user inputs in response to detecting expiration of the period of time or in response to detecting user inactivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Hong QIU, Yiqing CAO, Michael Franco TAVEIRA, Guomin YANG, Yang YANG
  • Patent number: 11738775
    Abstract: In some implementations, a route selection system obtains a first scheduled time for a first event at a venue for a passenger of an autonomous vehicle. The system determines whether the autonomous vehicle will arrive at the venue by the first scheduled time. The system obtains, in response to a determination that the autonomous vehicle will not arrive at the venue by the first scheduled time, a second scheduled time for a second event at the venue. The system determines a route to the venue based on one or more preferences of the passenger, one or more preferences of an operator of the autonomous vehicle, or any combination thereof, wherein the determined route is configured for arrival of the passenger at the venue after the first scheduled time and at or within a time period before the second scheduled time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Franco Taveira, Damir Didjusto, Michael Joshua Shomin
  • Publication number: 20230269283
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for processing audio data. For instance, a process can include detecting a first audio data between two or more in-person participants of a plurality of in-person participants of a group communication session. The first audio data can be identified as private based on one or more cues associated with the first audio data. A second audio data can be identified between the two or more in-person participants. The second audio data can be identified as non-private based on one or more additional cues associated with the second audio data, wherein the one or more additional cues associated with the second audio data are different from the one or more cues associated with the first audio data. The second audio data can be output based on identifying the second audio data as non-private.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Miran CHUN, Michael Franco TAVEIRA, Paul TORRES, Vinesh SUKUMAR, Joel LINSKY
  • Patent number: 11712144
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for performing autonomous self-service are described. A robotic device may identify a status of a chamber associated with the robotic device based on sensor data received from a sensor of the robotic device and pause an autonomous debris collection process of the robotic device based on the identified status. The robotic device may automatically remove a first container from the chamber based on the identified status and discard the first container away from the robotic device. In some examples, the robotic device may discard the first container at a fixed position within a geo-boundary corresponding to the debris collection process. The robotic device may resume the autonomous debris collection process based on an introduction of a second container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Davis, Katie Cooper Davis, Michael Franco Taveira
  • Patent number: 11685382
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and vehicles that may include determining whether to initiate a configuration change protocol to implement a configuration change for modifying the arrangement of the vehicle internal structure in response to a planned or predicted future operating mode, event or environment. Also, determining whether an occupancy status of the vehicle conflicts with an occupancy status allowed for in a configuration called for by a configuration change input or indication. Further, modifying an arrangement of the vehicle internal structure in accordance with the configuration change input or indication in response to determining that the occupancy status of the vehicle does not conflict with the occupancy status allowed for in the configuration called for by the configuration change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Franco Taveira
  • Patent number: 11604178
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a carbon monoxide (CO) detection device and methods for operating a FDS or CO detection device to detect carbon monoxide and communicate information regarding CO detection events to a remote server via communication network. Various embodiments include receiving information from one or more CO sensors configured to detect CO, determining whether the information from the one or more CO sensors satisfies one or more threshold criteria indicative of fire event or CO detection, generating a CO warning message comprising a fire and/or CO alarm object in response to determining that the information received from the one or more CO sensors satisfy one or more threshold criteria indicative of CO detection, and sending the generated CO warning message to a remote server via a communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rajashekar Chilla, Abhi Umeshkumar Shah, Sanjeet Pandit, Lakshmi Bhavani Garimella Srivenkata, Michael Franco Taveira
  • Publication number: 20230004627
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for token device transfer management. A system identifies, in a payload of at least one block of a distributed ledger, a token corresponding to media content. A parameter of the token in the distributed ledger indicates that the token is associated with a first user. The system identifies a device that is associated with the token and the media content. The device is also associated with the first user. The system identifies that the device has been relocated to an area associated with a second user. In response to identifying that the device has been relocated to the area, the system causes the parameter of the token in the distributed ledger to be modified from indicating that the token is associated with the first user to indicating that the token is associated with the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Wesley James HOLLAND, Jonathan KIES, Brian VOGELSANG, Abhijeet BISAIN, William WHYTE, Michael Franco TAVEIRA
  • Patent number: 11531336
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for automatically customizing operation of a robotic vehicle are described. The method may include identifying an operator, retrieving an operator profile and associated metadata for the operator from a database, where the metadata includes operator habit information, and configuring the robotic vehicle based on existing preference-based and performance-based settings, where the existing preference-based and performance-based settings are based on the metadata. The methods may include identifying operator habit information during operation of the robotic vehicle, deriving updated preference-based and performance-based settings for the operator based on the identified operator habit information, and providing, to the database, modifications to the metadata associated with the operator profile of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: John Anthony Dougherty, Rizwan Ahmed, Stephen Marc Chaves, Aleksandr Kushleyev, Paul Daniel Martin, Daniel Warren Mellinger, III, Michael Joshua Shomin, Michael Franco Taveira, Matthew Hyatt Turpin, Travis Van Schoyck
  • Publication number: 20220393873
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for situational token-associated media output. A system receives sensor data captured by at least one sensor of a media device. The system identifies, based on the sensor data, a relationship between the media device and an anchor element that is associated with a token. The system identifies the token in a payload of at least one block of a distributed ledger. The token corresponds to media content according to the distributed ledger. The system generates a representation of the media content corresponding to the token. In response to identifying the relationship between the media device and the anchor element, the system outputs the representation of the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley James HOLLAND, Jonathan KIES, Brian VOGELSANG, Abhijeet BISAIN, William WHYTE, Michael Franco TAVEIRA
  • Publication number: 20220391889
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for situational token generation. A system receives media content that is based on sensor data captured by at least one sensor of a media device. The system determines a position of the media device. The system determines that the position of the media device is within a geographic area. In response to determining that the position of the media device is within the geographic area, the system generates a token corresponding to the media content. A payload of at least one block of a distributed ledger identifies the token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley James HOLLAND, Jonathan KIES, Brian VOGELSANG, Abhijeet BISAIN, William WHYTE, Michael Franco TAVEIRA
  • Patent number: 11521479
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a fire detection system (FDS) device and methods for operating an FDS device to detect a potential fire and communicate information regarding fire detection events to a central fire detection system via a wireless communication network. Various embodiments include receiving information from one or more sensors configured to detect an indication of a possible fire, determining whether information received from the one or more sensors satisfy one or more threshold criteria indicative of a fire event, generating a fire warning message comprising a fire alarm object in response to determining that the information received from the one or more sensors satisfy one or more threshold criteria indicative of a fire event, and sending the generated fire warning message to a remote server via a communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Abhi Umeshkumar Shah, Sanjeet Pandit, Rajashekar Chilla, Lakshmi Bhavani Garimella Srivenkata, Michael Franco Taveira
  • Publication number: 20220355802
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining whether a vehicle is driving in an unsafe or unsatisfactory manner are disclosed. In some implementations, a system may determine one or more driving scores for a vehicle based on observations of a driving behavior of the vehicle during a time period. The system may generate an indication of unsatisfactory driving based on at least one of the one or more driving scores exceeding a threshold value. The system may provide the indication of unsatisfactory driving to one or more entities. In some aspects, the system may identify one or more dangerous driving attributes exhibited by the vehicle during the time period based on the observations received from the one or more devices. The system may also generate the indication of unsatisfactory driving based at least in part on the identified dangerous driving attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Marc CHAVES, Damir DIDJUSTO, Michael Franco TAVEIRA
  • Patent number: 11398954
    Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods for managing network communication of an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV). A processor of the UAV may determine an altitude of the UAV. The processor may optionally also determine a speed or vector of the UAV. Based on the determined altitude and/or speed/vector of the UAV, the processor may adjust the communication parameter of the communication link between the UAV and a communication network. The processor may transmit signals based on the adjusted communication parameter, which may reduce radio frequency interference caused by the transmissions of the UAV with the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles Wheeler Sweet, III, Edward Harrison Teague, Michael Franco Taveira
  • Publication number: 20220221867
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling operations of a vehicle configured for passenger service. In some implementations, a vehicle controller includes one or more processors communicably coupled to a memory, the one or more processors configured to determine an expected entry or exit point for the passenger of the vehicle. The one or more processors may be configured to detect whether an obstacle or hazardous condition is present at or near a site. The one or more processors may be configured to determine, in response to detecting that the obstacle or hazardous condition is present at or near the site, a drop-off or pick-up location associated with the site based at least in part on a position of the expected entry or exit point for the passenger of the vehicle and the detected obstacle or hazardous condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Franco TAVEIRA, Vishnu Vardhan Kasilya Sudarsan, Hariprasad K
  • Publication number: 20220204050
    Abstract: In some implementations, a route selection system obtains a first scheduled time for a first event at a venue for a passenger of an autonomous vehicle. The system determines whether the autonomous vehicle will arrive at the venue by the first scheduled time. The system obtains, in response to a determination that the autonomous vehicle will not arrive at the venue by the first scheduled time, a second scheduled time for a second event at the venue. The system determines a route to the venue based on one or more preferences of the passenger, one or more preferences of an operator of the autonomous vehicle, or any combination thereof, wherein the determined route is configured for arrival of the passenger at the venue after the first scheduled time and at or within a time period before the second scheduled time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Franco TAVEIRA, Damir DIDJUSTO, Michael Joshua SHOMIN
  • Patent number: 11345356
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and vehicles that may include determining whether to initiate a configuration change protocol to implement a configuration change for modifying the exterior shape of a body of the vehicle in response to a planned or predicted future operating mode, event or environment. Also, determining whether an occupancy status of the vehicle conflicts with an occupancy status allowed for in a configuration called for by a configuration change input or indication. Further, modifying the exterior shape of the body of the vehicle in accordance with the configuration change input or indication in response to determining that the occupancy status of the vehicle does not conflict with the configuration change input or indication, wherein modifying the exterior shape of the body of the vehicle includes modifying a configuration of at least one exterior vehicle part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Franco Taveira