Patents by Inventor Ritchie Winson Huang
Ritchie Winson Huang 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).
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Patent number: 9852332Abstract: A system for capturing image data for gestures from a passenger or a driver in a vehicle with a dynamic illumination level comprises a low-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in an environment with an illumination level below an illumination threshold, a high-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in the environment with the illumination level above the illumination threshold, and an object recognition module for activating the sensors. The object recognition module determines the illumination level of the environment and activates the low-lux sensor if the illumination level is below the illumination threshold. If the illumination level is above the threshold, the object recognition module activates the high-lux sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., EDGE 3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Ritchie Winson Huang, Josh Tyler King, Tarek El Dokor
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Publication number: 20160364605Abstract: A system for capturing image data for gestures from a passenger or a driver in a vehicle with a dynamic illumination level comprises a low-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in an environment with an illumination level below an illumination threshold, a high-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in the environment with the illumination level above the illumination threshold, and an object recognition module for activating the sensors. The object recognition module determines the illumination level of the environment and activates the low-lux sensor if the illumination level is below the illumination threshold. If the illumination level is above the threshold, the object recognition module activates the high-lux sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Ritchie Winson Huang, Josh Tyler King, Tarek El Dokor
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Patent number: 9469251Abstract: A system for capturing image data for gestures from a passenger or a driver in a vehicle with a dynamic illumination level comprises a low-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in an environment with an illumination level below an illumination threshold, a high-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in the environment with the illumination level above the illumination threshold, and an object recognition module for activating the sensors. The object recognition module determines the illumination level of the environment and activates the low-lux sensor if the illumination level is below the illumination threshold. If the illumination level is above the threshold, the object recognition module activates the high-lux sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Edge 3 Technologies, LLCInventors: Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Ritchie Winson Huang, Josh Tyler King, Tarek El Doker
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Publication number: 20160176348Abstract: A system for capturing image data for gestures from a passenger or a driver in a vehicle with a dynamic illumination level comprises a low-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in an environment with an illumination level below an illumination threshold, a high-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in the environment with the illumination level above the illumination threshold, and an object recognition module for activating the sensors. The object recognition module determines the illumination level of the environment and activates the low-lux sensor if the illumination level is below the illumination threshold. If the illumination level is above the threshold, the object recognition module activates the high-lux sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Ritchie Winson Huang, Josh Tyler King, Tarek El Doker
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Patent number: 9302621Abstract: A system for capturing image data for gestures from a passenger or a driver in a vehicle with a dynamic illumination level comprises a low-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in an environment with an illumination level below an illumination threshold, a high-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in the environment with the illumination level above the illumination threshold, and an object recognition module for activating the sensors. The object recognition module determines the illumination level of the environment and activates the low-lux sensor if the illumination level is below the illumination threshold. If the illumination level is above the threshold, the object recognition module activates the high-lux sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Edge 3 Technologies, LLCInventors: Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Ritchie Winson Huang, Josh Tyler King, Tarek El Dokor
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Patent number: 9263058Abstract: A vehicle based system and method for receiving voice inputs and determining whether to perform a voice recognition analysis using in-vehicle resources or resources external to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ritchie Winson Huang, Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20140285664Abstract: A system for capturing image data for gestures from a passenger or a driver in a vehicle with a dynamic illumination level comprises a low-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in an environment with an illumination level below an illumination threshold, a high-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in the environment with the illumination level above the illumination threshold, and an object recognition module for activating the sensors. The object recognition module determines the illumination level of the environment and activates the low-lux sensor if the illumination level is below the illumination threshold. If the illumination level is above the threshold, the object recognition module activates the high-lux sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicants: EDGE 3 TECHNOLOGIES LLC, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Ritchie Winson Huang, Josh Tyler King, Tarek El Dokor
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Patent number: 8781171Abstract: A system for capturing image data for gestures from a passenger or a driver in a vehicle with a dynamic illumination level comprises a low-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in an environment with an illumination level below an illumination threshold, a high-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in the environment with the illumination level above the illumination threshold, and an object recognition module for activating the sensors. The object recognition module determines the illumination level of the environment and activates the low-lux sensor if the illumination level is below the illumination threshold. If the illumination level is above the threshold, the object recognition module activates the high-lux sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Edge 3 Technologies LLCInventors: Josh Tyler King, Tarek El Dokor, Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Ritchie Winson Huang
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Publication number: 20140181651Abstract: A help module provides help content to a user by determining an application for which help should be presented. In one embodiment, the user requests help for a particular application and the help module determines the application for which help should be presented based on the received request. Alternatively, the help module selects an application from a pre-determined list of applications as the application for which help should be presented. The help module retrieves user data for the determined application and generates help content that includes at least part of the retrieved user data. The generated help is then transmitted by the help module for presentation to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Ritchie Winson Huang, Pedram Vaghefinazari
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Publication number: 20140112528Abstract: A system for capturing image data for gestures from a passenger or a driver in a vehicle with a dynamic illumination level comprises a low-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in an environment with an illumination level below an illumination threshold, a high-lux sensor equipped to capture image data in the environment with the illumination level above the illumination threshold, and an object recognition module for activating the sensors. The object recognition module determines the illumination level of the environment and activates the low-lux sensor if the illumination level is below the illumination threshold. If the illumination level is above the threshold, the object recognition module activates the high-lux sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: JOSH TYLER KING, TAREK EL DOKOR, PEDRAM VAGHEFINAZARI, STUART MASAKAZU YAMAMOTO, RITCHIE WINSON HUANG
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Publication number: 20130185072Abstract: A vehicle based system and method for receiving voice inputs and determining whether to perform a voice recognition analysis using in-vehicle resources or resources external to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2011Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ritchie Winson Huang, Pedram Vaghefinazari, Stuart Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8165881Abstract: A text-to-speech (TTS) system implemented in an automotive vehicle is dynamically tuned to increase intelligibility over a wide variety of vehicle operating states and environmental conditions by tuning characteristics of the synthesized voice in response to measured operating states. To decrease distractions to an operator of the vehicle, an embodiment of the invention prevents updates to the synthesized voice character from taking effect while a message phrase is being played. Instead, voice characteristics are updated only during natural phrase breaks. In another embodiment of the invention, a damping filter is applied to calculated changes in voice characteristics to prevent excessively rapid changes from being applied, reducing the likelihood of distracting the vehicle operator. In another embodiment of the invention, both phrase-break detectors and damping filters are employed.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: David Michael Kirsch, Ritchie Winson Huang
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Patent number: 7831431Abstract: A method and a system are provided for dynamically updating voice recognition commands available for controlling a device in a vehicle. A receiver unit of a voice recognition system, located in the vehicle, receives a remotely transmitted broadcast signal. A processor of the voice recognition system extracts voice recognition data from a remaining portion of the broadcast signal and updates voice recognition commands stored in a memory unit, coupled to the processor, with the extracted voice recognition data. A voice input device of the voice recognition system receives a spoken command from a user. A voice recognition engine, coupled to the voice input device and the memory unit, determines whether the spoken command matches one of the stored voice recognition commands in the memory unit. If a match occurs, a recognized voice command is generated. The recognized voice command is sent to an affected device in the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ritchie Winson Huang, David Michael Kirsch
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Publication number: 20100057465Abstract: A text-to-speech (TTS) system implemented in an automotive vehicle is dynamically tuned to improve intelligibility over a wide variety of vehicle operating states and environmental conditions. In one embodiment of the present invention, a TTS system is interfaced to one or more vehicle sensors to measure parameters including vehicle speed, interior noise, visibility conditions, and road roughness, among others. In response to measurements of these operating parameters, TTS voice volume, pitch, and speed, among other parameters, may be tuned in order to improve intelligibility of the TTS voice system and increase its effectiveness for the operator of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: DAVID MICHAEL KIRSCH, Ritchie Winson Huang
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Publication number: 20100057464Abstract: A text-to-speech (TTS) system implemented in an automotive vehicle is dynamically tuned to increase intelligibility over a wide variety of vehicle operating states and environmental conditions by tuning characteristics of the synthesized voice in response to measured operating states. To decrease distractions to an operator of the vehicle, an embodiment of the invention prevents updates to the synthesized voice character from taking effect while a message phrase is being played. Instead, voice characteristics are updated only during natural phrase breaks. In another embodiment of the invention, a damping filter is applied to calculated changes in voice characteristics to prevent excessively rapid changes from being applied, reducing the likelihood of distracting the vehicle operator. In another embodiment of the invention, both phrase-break detectors and damping filters are employed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: DAVID MICHAEL KIRSCH, Ritchie Winson Huang
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Publication number: 20090083035Abstract: A system and method are provided for improved speech synthesis, wherein text data is pre-processed according to updated grammar rules or a selected group of grammar rules. In one embodiment, the TTS system comprises a first memory adapted to store a text information database, a second memory adapted to store grammar rules, and a receiver adapted to receive update data regarding the grammar rules. The system also includes a TTS engine adapted to retrieve at least one text entry from the text information database, pre-process the at least one text entry by applying the updated grammar rules to the at least one text entry, and generate speech based at least in part on the least one pre-processed text entry.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventors: Ritchie Winson Huang, David Michael Kirsch
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Publication number: 20080103779Abstract: A method is provided for remotely and dynamically updating voice recognition commands available for controlling a device in a vehicle comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a broadcast signal comprising voice recognition data; (b) filtering the received broadcast signal by separating the voice recognition data from a remainder of the broadcast signal; (c) updating the a database containing previously stored voice recognition data with the received voice recognition data; (d) receiving a spoken command from an input device; (e) determining whether the received spoken command matches the voice recognition data stored in the database; and (f) generating a recognized voice command based at least in part on matching the received spoken command with the voice recognition data stored in the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventors: Ritchie Winson Huang, David Michael Kirsch