Patents by Inventor Omer Tsimhoni

Omer Tsimhoni 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: 11663836
    Abstract: A system and method for error estimation in an eye gaze tracking system in a vehicle may include an operator monitoring system providing measured eye gaze information corresponding to an object outside the vehicle and an external object monitoring system providing theoretical eye gaze information and an error in the measured eye gaze information based upon the measured eye gaze information and the theoretical eye gaze information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ke Liu, Ron M. Hecht, Omer Tsimhoni, Michael Baltaxe
  • Patent number: 11663939
    Abstract: An augmented reality head-up display system for displaying graphics upon a windscreen of a vehicle includes one or more image-capturing devices that capture image data of an environment surrounding the vehicle, a graphic projection device for generating images upon the windscreen of the vehicle, and a controller in electronic communication with the one or more image-capturing devices and the graphic projection device. The controller executes instructions to receive object detection data indicating a current position of objects located within the environment surrounding the vehicle. The controller executes instructions to compare the current position of the objects within the environment with a visual location of the objects within the environment determined based on the image data to identify a visually occluded object located within the environment. In response to identifying the visually occluded object, the controller determines a contextual graphic that signifies the visually occluded object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: John P. Weiss, Joseph F. Szczerba, Omer Tsimhoni, Jeffrey Rupert Cooke
  • Publication number: 20230150552
    Abstract: A method of managing operator take-over of autonomous vehicle. The method includes gathering information on an external surrounding of the autonomous vehicle; analyzing the gathered information on the external surrounding of the autonomous vehicle to determine an upcoming traffic pattern; gathering information on an operator of the autonomous vehicle; analyzing the gathered information on the operator of the autonomous vehicle to determine an operator behavior; predicting an operator action based on the determined upcoming traffic pattern and the determined operator behavior; and initiating a predetermined vehicle response based on the predicted operator action. The predicting the operator action includes comparing the determined upcoming traffic pattern with a similar historic traffic pattern and retrieving a historical operator action in response to the similar historical pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Ke Liu, Ron Hecht, Yi Guo Glaser, Omer Tsimhoni
  • Patent number: 11610485
    Abstract: A head up display system of a vehicle includes: a communication module configured to receive a period until a traffic signal of an intersection of roads will change from a first state to a second state; a distance module configured to, based on the period and a present speed of the vehicle, determine a distance in front of the vehicle where the vehicle will be when the traffic signal transitions from the first state to the second state; a light source configured to, via a windshield of the vehicle, generate a virtual display that is visible within a passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a display control module configured to, based on the distance, control the light source to include, in the virtual display, a visual indicator of a location in a path of the vehicle where the traffic signal will transition from the first state to the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Greatbatch, Omer Tsimhoni, Joseph F. Szczerba, John P. Weiss
  • Patent number: 11572014
    Abstract: A driver alert system for an automobile includes a global positioning system adapted to monitor a location of an automobile, and a processor adapted to receive data from the global positioning system, receive data of historical wildlife position and migration habits within a pre-determined range from the automobile, calculate a distance from the automobile to an area of wildlife activity as indicated by the data of historical wildlife position and migration habits within the pre-determined range from the automobile, and provide an alert to a driver of the automobile when the data of historical wildlife position and migration habits indicates wildlife movement within the pre-determined range of the automobile and the automobile is within a triggering distance of such wildlife movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Kai-Han Chang, Thomas A. Seder, Omer Tsimhoni
  • Publication number: 20230036945
    Abstract: A system for control of an automated device includes a control system configured to operate a device during an operating mode corresponding to a first state in which the control system automatically controls operation, the operating mode prescribing that a user monitor the device operation during automated control, and a scheduling module configured to, during the operating mode, receive a request for the user to temporarily stop monitoring in order to perform a task unrelated to the device operation, allocate a time period during which automated control is maintained and the user stops monitoring, the time period including a non-monitoring period having a duration based on a minimum amount of time for the task, and put the device into a temporary state at initiation of the allocated time period during which the user stops monitoring and automated control is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ronit Bustin, Gila Kamhi, Asaf Degani, Claudia Goldman-Shenhar, Zahy Bnaya, Ariel Telpaz, Yael Shmueli Friedland, Omer Tsimhoni
  • Patent number: 11568577
    Abstract: A notification system includes a memory, an output device and activity, localization, and tracking modules. The memory stores an activity history log associated with a supporting structure. The activity module: receives signals from sensors or electrical devices; and tracks activities at least one of in or within a set distance of the supporting structure to generate the activity history log. The localization module relates the activities to aspects of the supporting structure and generates corresponding localization data. The tracking module tracks states of the aspects of the supporting structure contacted at least one of directly or indirectly by one or more animate objects and determine at least one of contamination levels or sanitization levels of the aspects based on the localization data and the activity history log. The output device indicates the at least one of the contamination levels or the sanitization levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jesse Velleu, Omer Tsimhoni, John Phillips
  • Publication number: 20230025804
    Abstract: A system for user interaction with an automated device includes a control system configured to operate the device during an operating mode corresponding to a first state in which the control system automatically controls the device operation, and the operating mode prescribes that a user monitor the device operation during automated control. The control system is configured to allocate a time period for the device to transition to a temporary state in which automated control is maintained and the user is permitted to stop monitoring and perform a task unrelated to device operation. The system includes a user interaction system including a visual display configured to present trajectory information, an indication as to whether an area is conducive to putting the device in the temporary state, and time period allocation information, the user interaction system including an interface engageable by the user to manage scheduling of allocated time period(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yael Shmueli Friedland, Omer Tsimhoni, Asaf Degani, Ronit Bustin, Claudia Goldman-Shenhar, Zahy Bnaya, Gila Kamhi
  • Patent number: 11562576
    Abstract: A system and method to adjust an augmented reality (AR) image involve a front-facing camera in a vehicle. The camera obtains an image that includes a road surface ahead of the vehicle. The system also includes a processor to detect lane lines of the road surface in three dimensions, to perform interpolation using the lane lines to determine a ground plane of the road surface, and to adjust the AR image to obtain an adjusted AR image such that all points of the adjusted AR image correspond with points on the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Baitaxe, Dan Levi, Omer Tsimhoni
  • Patent number: 11548522
    Abstract: A head up display (HUD) system includes: a difference module configured to determine a speed difference based on a difference between (a) a present speed of a vehicle and (b) a target speed of the vehicle; a light source configured to, via a windshield of the vehicle, generate a virtual display that is visible within a passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a display control module configured to control the light source to include a visual indicator of the speed difference in the virtual display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Szczerba, Omer Tsimhoni, John P. Weiss
  • Publication number: 20220383893
    Abstract: A vehicle infotainment system that adds background sounds to an outgoing call on a mobile device. The infotainment system comprises: i) a database of selectable augmenting audio signals; and ii) audio processing circuitry configured to receive at a first input an uplink signal from the infotainment system and receive at a second input a selected augmenting audio signal. The audio processing circuitry adapts a spectrum of the first selected augmenting audio signal to prevent the selected augmenting audio signal from masking the uplink signal and combines the adapted selected augmenting audio signal and the uplink signal to produce an augmented uplink signal at an output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Omer TSIMHONI, Eli TZIRKEL-HANCOCK
  • Publication number: 20220366178
    Abstract: A system and method for error estimation in an eye gaze tracking system in a vehicle may include an operator monitoring system providing measured eye gaze information corresponding to an object outside the vehicle and an external object monitoring system providing theoretical eye gaze information and an error in the measured eye gaze information based upon the measured eye gaze information and the theoretical eye gaze information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ke Liu, Ron M. Hecht, Omer Tsimhoni, Michael Baltaxe
  • Publication number: 20220306139
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes: at least one of (a) an advanced driving system configured to aid a driver of a vehicle in performance of at least one driving maneuver based on input from at least one of a sensor and a camera and (b) an advanced driving feature; and a usage module configured to: when the at least one of (a) the advanced driving system and (b) the advanced driving feature is off, determine whether the at least one of (a) the advanced driving system and (b) the advanced driving feature could be on and used based on at least one of: at least one present vehicle operating parameter; at least one present road parameter; at least one present traffic parameter; and at least one present environmental parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jingyan WAN, Omer TSIMHONI
  • Publication number: 20220250543
    Abstract: A head up display (HUD) system includes: a difference module configured to determine a speed difference based on a difference between (a) a present speed of a vehicle and (b) a target speed of the vehicle; a light source configured to, via a windshield of the vehicle, generate a virtual display that is visible within a passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a display control module configured to control the light source to include a visual indicator of the speed difference in the virtual display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph F. SZCZERBA, Omer TSIMHONI, John P. WEISS
  • Publication number: 20220238017
    Abstract: A head up display system of a vehicle includes: a communication module configured to receive a period until a traffic signal of an intersection of roads will change from a first state to a second state; a distance module configured to, based on the period and a present speed of the vehicle, determine a distance in front of the vehicle where the vehicle will be when the traffic signal transitions from the first state to the second state; a light source configured to, via a windshield of the vehicle, generate a virtual display that is visible within a passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a display control module configured to, based on the distance, control the light source to include, in the virtual display, a visual indicator of a location in a path of the vehicle where the traffic signal will transition from the first state to the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Richard L. Greatbatch, Omer Tsimhoni, Joseph F. Szczerba, John P. Weiss
  • Publication number: 20220234499
    Abstract: Systems and methods to augment audio output in an electric vehicle (EV) include obtaining inputs from one or more sensors. The inputs include information about the EV and about one or more persons outside the EV. A current scenario is defined based on the inputs. Whether the current scenario matches a predefined scenario among a set of predefined scenarios is determined, and augmented audio output is produced according to the predefined scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yael Shmueli Friedland, Jigar Kapadia, Zahy Bnaya, Omer Tsimhoni, Asaf Degani
  • Publication number: 20220185314
    Abstract: An autonomous driving system of a vehicle includes: an autonomous module configured to, during autonomous driving, control at least one of: steering of the vehicle; braking of the vehicle; and acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle; and a driving control module configured to: enable and disable autonomous driving; determine a future time for beginning a period of autonomous driving; and at least one of: selectively delay the beginning of autonomous driving to after the future time; and cancel the period of autonomous driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Ke LIU, Omer TSIMHONI, Yi G. GLASER, Roy J. MATHIEU, Lisa M. TALARICO, Robert MCCULLOCH
  • Publication number: 20220189072
    Abstract: A notification system includes a memory, an output device and activity, localization, and tracking modules. The memory stores an activity history log associated with a supporting structure. The activity module: receives signals from sensors or electrical devices; and tracks activities at least one of in or within a set distance of the supporting structure to generate the activity history log. The localization module relates the activities to aspects of the supporting structure and generates corresponding localization data. The tracking module tracks states of the aspects of the supporting structure contacted at least one of directly or indirectly by one or more animate objects and determine at least one of contamination levels or sanitization levels of the aspects based on the localization data and the activity history log. The output device indicates the at least one of the contamination levels or the sanitization levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Jesse VELLEU, Omer TSIMHONI, John PHILLIPS
  • Publication number: 20220188716
    Abstract: A risk assessment system is provided and includes a transceiver, an output device, and activity, localization, tracking, and risk assessment modules. The activity module: receives signals from sensors or electrical devices of a supporting structure; and tracks activities in or within a set distance of the supporting structure to generate an activity history log. The localization module relates the activities to aspects of the supporting structure and generates corresponding localization data. The transceiver receives a notification key identifying a network device used by a user exposed to a contaminant. The tracking module, in response to the notification key, tracks contamination states of the aspects of the supporting structure contacted directly or indirectly by the user. The risk assessment module determines and reports an exposure risk level of an occupant of the supporting structure based on the contamination states, the localization data and the activity history log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Roy J. MATHIEU, Omer TSIMHONI, Aravind GANGUMALLA
  • Patent number: 11325531
    Abstract: A system for promoting passenger trust and to mitigate motion sickness in a vehicle may include a first sensor structured to detect an operational status of the vehicle, a processor operably coupled to the first sensor; and a subliminal sensory system operably coupled to the processor. The processor may be structured to control the subliminal sensory system to subliminally provide information about the operational status of the vehicle to a passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Szczerba, Jingyan Wan, Omer Tsimhoni