Patents by Inventor Roger Melen
Roger Melen 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: 11507082Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for managing a Quality of Experience (QoE) level experienced by a connected vehicle. In some embodiments, a method for the connected vehicle includes receiving a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) message that includes a management decision for the connected vehicle. The management decision is made based at least on a QoE status in a geographic location of the connected vehicle. The method includes modifying an operation of a vehicle control system of the connected vehicle to implement the management decision so that a QoE level experienced by the connected vehicle is improved.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Inventors: Yecheng Zhao, Baekgyu Kim, Roger Melen
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Patent number: 11486722Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments including a vehicular edge server switching mechanism based on historical data and digital twin simulations. A method includes causing a sensor set of a connected vehicle to determine a current driving context of the connected vehicle. A method includes comparing the current driving context to a set of digital twin data and a set of historical data to determine a predicted latency for using offboard computing resources of an edge server. The method includes determining that the predicted latency for using the offboard computing resources satisfies a threshold for the predicted latency. The method includes executing a switching decision that includes deciding to use the offboard computing resources of the edge server based on the comparing of the current driving context to the set of digital twin data and the set of historical data and the determining that the threshold for the predicted latency is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Inventors: Dawei Chen, BaekGyu Kim, Roger Melen
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Patent number: 11257304Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for determining a working status of a set of sensors onboard in a connected vehicle through a validation of roadway segment activity data. In some embodiments, a method for the connected vehicle includes receiving, via a communication unit of the connected vehicle, a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) message that includes off-board roadway segment activity data. The method includes generating onboard roadway segment activity data of the connected vehicle. The method includes determining a working status of a set of onboard sensors of the connected vehicle based on an evaluation between the onboard roadway segment activity data and the off-board roadway segment activity data. The method includes modifying an operation of a vehicle control system of the connected vehicle based on the working status of the set of onboard sensors.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Inventors: Roger Melen, Takamasa Higuchi, Onur Altintas
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Publication number: 20220035365Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for vehicular nano clouds to complete a vehicular micro cloud task. A method includes identifying a vehicular micro cloud task to perform by a vehicular micro cloud. The method includes determining a plurality of sub-tasks to perform whose completion achieves performance of the vehicular micro cloud task. The method includes creating a set of nano clouds to perform the plurality of sub-tasks. The method includes causing the set of nano clouds to execute the plurality of sub-tasks in parallel at a first time. The method includes dynamically modifying the membership roster during execution of the plurality of sub-tasks at a second time so that at least some of the different membership rosters are different at the second time than they were at the first time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Seyhan Ucar, Takamasa Higuchi, Onur Altintas, Roger Melen
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Patent number: 11178247Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments that provide a digital twin-based edge server switching decision. A method includes causing a sensor set of a connected vehicle to determine a current driving context of the connected vehicle. The method includes comparing the current driving context to a set of digital twin data to determine a predicted latency for using offboard computing resources of an edge server. The method includes determining that the predicted latency for using the offboard computing resources satisfies a threshold for the predicted latency. The method includes executing a switching decision that includes deciding to use the offboard computing resources of the edge server based on the comparing of the current driving context to the set of digital twin data and the determining that the threshold for the predicted latency is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Inventors: Dawei Chen, BaekGyu Kim, Roger Melen
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Patent number: 11176503Abstract: An example method may receive, from a requesting mobility provider (MP), request parameter(s) of a transportation request and vehicle movement requirement(s) of the requesting MP; select, from vehicle profiles of other MPs, first vehicle profile(s) of first MP(s) based on the request parameter(s) of the transportation request, the first vehicle profile(s) including a first vehicle profile representing a first vehicle of a first MP; receive, from the first MP, a mobility plan for the first vehicle to execute the transportation request, the mobility plan of the first vehicle being generated based on the request parameter(s) of the transportation request and an operational protocol of the first MP; determine that the first vehicle is qualified to execute the transportation request using the vehicle movement requirement(s) of the requesting MP and the mobility plan of the first vehicle; and provide the mobility plan of the first vehicle to the requesting MP.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Akihito Nakamura, BaekGyu Kim, Roger Melen
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Publication number: 20210325198Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments including a vehicular edge server switching mechanism based on historical data and digital twin simulations. A method includes causing a sensor set of a connected vehicle to determine a current driving context of the connected vehicle. A method includes comparing the current driving context to a set of digital twin data and a set of historical data to determine a predicted latency for using offboard computing resources of an edge server. The method includes determining that the predicted latency for using the offboard computing resources satisfies a threshold for the predicted latency. The method includes executing a switching decision that includes deciding to use the offboard computing resources of the edge server based on the comparing of the current driving context to the set of digital twin data and the set of historical data and the determining that the threshold for the predicted latency is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Dawei CHEN, BaekGyu Kim, Roger Melen
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Publication number: 20210314417Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments that provide a digital twin-based edge server switching decision. A method includes causing a sensor set of a connected vehicle to determine a current driving context of the connected vehicle. The method includes comparing the current driving context to a set of digital twin data to determine a predicted latency for using offboard computing resources of an edge server. The method includes determining that the predicted latency for using the offboard computing resources satisfies a threshold for the predicted latency. The method includes executing a switching decision that includes deciding to use the offboard computing resources of the edge server based on the comparing of the current driving context to the set of digital twin data and the determining that the threshold for the predicted latency is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Dawei Chen, BaekGyu Kim, Roger Melen
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Publication number: 20210291851Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments that provide a switching decision for vehicle computational offloading to a roadside edge server. A method includes causing a sensor set of a connected vehicle to determine a current driving context of the connected vehicle. The method includes comparing the current driving context to a set of historical data to determine a predicted latency for using offboard computing resources of an edge server. The method includes determining that the predicted latency for using the offboard computing resources satisfies a threshold for the predicted latency. The method includes executing a switching decision that includes deciding to use the offboard computing resources of the edge server. The method includes causing the edge server to wirelessly provide digital data generated by the edge server responsive to a calculation. The method includes modifying an operation of the onboard vehicle computer based on the digital data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Roger Melen, Dawei Chen, BaekGyu Kim
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Publication number: 20200380795Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for determining a working status of a set of sensors onboard in a connected vehicle through a validation of roadway segment activity data. In some embodiments, a method for the connected vehicle includes receiving, via a communication unit of the connected vehicle, a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) message that includes off-board roadway segment activity data. The method includes generating onboard roadway segment activity data of the connected vehicle. The method includes determining a working status of a set of onboard sensors of the connected vehicle based on an evaluation between the onboard roadway segment activity data and the off-board roadway segment activity data. The method includes modifying an operation of a vehicle control system of the connected vehicle based on the working status of the set of onboard sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Roger Melen, Takamasa Higuchi, Onur Altintas
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Patent number: 10819389Abstract: The disclosure describes embodiments for reducing adjacent channel interference for wireless vehicular messages. In some embodiments, a method includes monitoring, by an onboard vehicle computer, a channel of a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) radio for a V2X message. The method includes determining waveform data describing a waveform that is measured on the channel by the onboard vehicle computer when monitoring the channel. The method includes determining interference data which describes an adjacent channel interference waveform which is measured on the channel by the onboard vehicle computer when monitoring the channel. The waveform includes the adjacent channel interference waveform.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Inventors: Hongsheng Lu, Gaurav Bansal, John Kenney, Takayuki Shimizu, Yoshiharu Doi, Onur Altintas, Roger Melen
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Publication number: 20200310413Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for managing a Quality of Experience (QoE) level experienced by a connected vehicle. In some embodiments, a method for the connected vehicle includes receiving a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) message that includes a management decision for the connected vehicle. The management decision is made based at least on a QoE status in a geographic location of the connected vehicle. The method includes modifying an operation of a vehicle control system of the connected vehicle to implement the management decision so that a QoE level experienced by the connected vehicle is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Yecheng Zhao, BaekGyu Kim, Roger Melen
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Publication number: 20200286020Abstract: An example method may receive, from a requesting mobility provider (MP), request parameter(s) of a transportation request and vehicle movement requirement(s) of the requesting MP; select, from vehicle profiles of other MPs, first vehicle profile(s) of first MP(s) based on the request parameter(s) of the transportation request, the first vehicle profile(s) including a first vehicle profile representing a first vehicle of a first MP; receive, from the first MP, a mobility plan for the first vehicle to execute the transportation request, the mobility plan of the first vehicle being generated based on the request parameter(s) of the transportation request and an operational protocol of the first MP; determine that the first vehicle is qualified to execute the transportation request using the vehicle movement requirement(s) of the requesting MP and the mobility plan of the first vehicle; and provide the mobility plan of the first vehicle to the requesting MP.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Akihito Nakamura, BaekGyu Kim, Roger Melen
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Patent number: 10630339Abstract: The disclosure describes embodiments for reducing adjacent channel interference for wireless vehicular messages. In some embodiments, a method includes monitoring, by an onboard vehicle computer, a channel of a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) radio for a V2X message. The method includes determining waveform data describing a waveform that is measured on the channel by the onboard vehicle computer when monitoring the channel. The method includes determining interference data which describes an adjacent channel interference waveform which is measured on the channel by the onboard vehicle computer when monitoring the channel. The waveform includes the adjacent channel interference waveform.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Inventors: Hongsheng Lu, Gaurav Bansal, John Kenney, Takayuki Shimizu, Yoshiharu Doi, Onur Altintas, Roger Melen
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Publication number: 20200096597Abstract: The disclosure describes embodiments for modifying an operation of a vehicle component based on a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, by a remote vehicle, a request message inquiring what additional identifying information of an ego vehicle the remote vehicle requests so that the remote vehicle has a capacity to identify the ego vehicle as a transmitter of a V2X message. The method includes transmitting a response message including response data that describes the additional identifying information of the ego vehicle that provides the remote vehicle with the capacity to identify the ego vehicle as the transmitter of the V2X message when the ego vehicle is among a plurality of vehicles. The method includes receiving the V2X message that includes assistance data describing the additional identifying information. The method includes modifying the operation of the vehicle component of the remote vehicle based on the assistance data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Zhihao Jiang, Roger Melen
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Publication number: 20200008086Abstract: The disclosure describes embodiments for reducing adjacent channel interference for wireless vehicular messages. In some embodiments, a method includes monitoring, by an onboard vehicle computer, a channel of a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) radio for a V2X message. The method includes determining waveform data describing a waveform that is measured on the channel by the onboard vehicle computer when monitoring the channel. The method includes determining interference data which describes an adjacent channel interference waveform which is measured on the channel by the onboard vehicle computer when monitoring the channel. The waveform includes the adjacent channel interference waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Hongsheng Lu, Gaurav Bansal, John Kenney, Takayuki Shimizu, Yoshiharu Doi, Onur Altintas, Roger Melen
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Patent number: 10491312Abstract: The disclosure describes embodiments for reducing interference for wireless vehicular messages. In some embodiments, a method includes detecting a presence of an interference signal on a channel of a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) radio which obscures payload data that is included in a V2X message received via the channel. The method includes determining a source of the interference signal present on the channel. The method includes canceling out the interference signal from the V2X message using a cancellation sequence selected based on the source to generate a modified version of the V2X message including the payload data which is substantially unobscured by the interference signal. The method includes providing the modified version of the V2X message to a vehicle component so that the vehicle component provides its functionality based on the payload data and not the interference signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Inventors: Takayuki Shimizu, Yoshiharu Doi, Onur Altintas, Roger Melen, Hongsheng Lu, Gaurav Bansal, John Kenney
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Patent number: 9916362Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for providing recommendation items to users. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to: receive identification input data associated with a user; identify the user using the identification input data; receive sensor data; determine a current situation associated with the user from one or more predefined situations described by predefined situation data and associated parameters; receive data describing a set of candidate items; generate a set of efficacy scores for the set of candidate items; eliminate one or more candidate items from the set of candidate items to obtain one or more remaining candidate items; rank the one or more remaining candidate items based on one or more associated efficacy scores; and provide one or more recommendation items to the user from the one or more ranked remaining candidate items.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Inventors: Rahul Parundekar, Kentaro Oguchi, Roger Melen, Daisuke Hiroki
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Patent number: 9792331Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for providing recommendation items to users. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to: receive identification input data associated with a user; identify the user using the identification input data; receive sensor data; determine a current situation associated with the user from one or more predefined situations described by predefined situation data and associated parameters; receive data describing a set of candidate items; generate a set of efficacy scores for the set of candidate items; eliminate one or more candidate items from the set of candidate items to obtain one or more remaining candidate items; rank the one or more remaining candidate items based on one or more associated efficacy scores; and provide one or more recommendation items to the user from the one or more ranked remaining candidate items.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Rahul Parundekar, Kentaro Oguchi, Roger Melen, Daisuke Hiroki
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Patent number: 9705990Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for communicating digital data from a mobile client device to a mobile system. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: obtain journey context data that includes data describing a future journey; determine digital data to transmit to the mobile system based on the journey context data; detect a presence of the mobile system; verify that the digital data is valid for the mobile system based on the journey context data; and send the digital data to the mobile system responsive to detecting the presence of the mobile system and the digital data being valid for the mobile system.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Inventors: Matthew Kresse, Vinuth Rai, Roger Melen