Patents by Inventor Ruben Mergui

Ruben Mergui 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: 11807181
    Abstract: Vision-based airbag enablement may include capturing two-dimensional images of a passenger, segmenting the image, classifying the image, and determining seated height of the passenger from the image. Enabling or disabling deployment of the airbag may be controlled based at least in part upon the determined seated height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Itai Druker, Gila Kamhi, Michael Baltaxe, Kobi Nistel, Ruben Mergui, Dorel M. Sala, Lisa A. Fallon
  • Patent number: 11420579
    Abstract: A vehicle, system and a computer-implemented method for setting a height of a seat belt in a vehicle. The system includes a computer vision module, a motor and a controller. The computer vision module determines a seatbelt-neck distance (SND) and a seatbelt-shoulder distance (SSD) for an occupant of the vehicle. The motor adjusts the height of the seat belt. The controller control the motor to set the height of the seat belt based on the SND and the SSD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Baltaxe, Ruben Mergui, Gila Kamhi
  • Publication number: 20220126772
    Abstract: Vision-based airbag enablement may include capturing two-dimensional images of a passenger, segmenting the image, classifying the image, and determining seated height of the passenger from the image. Enabling or disabling deployment of the airbag may be controlled based at least in part upon the determined seated height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Itai Druker, Gila Kamhi, Michael Baltaxe, Kobi Nistel, Ruben Mergui, Dorel M. Sala, Lisa A. Fallon
  • Patent number: 11148636
    Abstract: A system for detecting seatbelt routing includes: a state module configured to, based on a series of images over a period of time from a camera of a vehicle facing a seat, determine and output a routing state of a seatbelt of the seat; and a remediation module configured to, based on the routing state of the seatbelt of the seat, selectively perform at least one remedial action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Scott D. Thomas, Michael Baltaxe, Kobi Nistel, Ruben Mergui
  • Patent number: 11046273
    Abstract: A seat belt status determining system and method for a vehicle that evaluate a seat belt and determine if it is buckled and if it is properly routed on a passenger. In order to evaluate the seat belt status, the system and method use seat belt sensors and cameras inside the vehicle cabin to generate data that is then analyzed in conjunction with machine learning techniques (e.g., supervised machine learning techniques implemented through the use of neural networks) to classify the seat belt status into one or more categories, such as: passenger not present, passenger present/seat belt not being worn, passenger present/seat belt being worn improperly, passenger present/seat belt being worn properly, and blocked view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Baltaxe, Ruben Mergui, Kobi Nistel, Gila Kamhi
  • Publication number: 20210138999
    Abstract: A system for detecting seatbelt routing includes: a state module configured to, based on a series of images over a period of time from a camera of a vehicle facing a seat, determine and output a routing state of a seatbelt of the seat; and a remediation module configured to, based on the routing state of the seatbelt of the seat, selectively perform at least one remedial action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Scott D. THOMAS, Michael BALTAXE, Kobi NISTEL, Ruben MERGUI
  • Publication number: 20200398778
    Abstract: A vehicle, system and a computer-implemented method for setting a height of a seat belt in a vehicle. The system includes a computer vision module, a motor and a controller. The computer vision module determines a seatbelt-neck distance (SND) and a seatbelt-shoulder distance (SSD) for an occupant of the vehicle. The motor adjusts the height of the seat belt. The controller control the motor to set the height of the seat belt based on the SND and the SSD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Baltaxe, Ruben Mergui, Gila Kamhi
  • Publication number: 20200369206
    Abstract: A vehicle, system and method of adjusting a mirror of a vehicle. A system for adjusting a mirror of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a calibration a calibration marker disposed on the vehicle, a camera, a motor and a processor. The calibration marker forms a calibration image onto a face of an occupant of the vehicle via reflection through the mirror. The camera obtains a camera image including the calibration image and the face of the occupant. The processor determines from the camera image an initial location of the calibration image at the face, determines a calibrated setting of the mirror that places the calibration image at a calibration location, and operates the motor to adjust the mirror to the calibrated setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Baltaxe, Ruben Mergui, Ron M. Hecht, Yael Shmueli Friedland, Ariel Telpaz, Shihchye A. Lin
  • Publication number: 20200231109
    Abstract: A seat belt status determining system and method for a vehicle that evaluate a seat belt and determine if it is buckled and if it is properly routed on a passenger. In order to evaluate the seat belt status, the system and method use seat belt sensors and cameras inside the vehicle cabin to generate data that is then analyzed in conjunction with machine learning techniques (e.g., supervised machine learning techniques implemented through the use of neural networks) to classify the seat belt status into one or more categories, such as: passenger not present, passenger present/seat belt not being worn, passenger present/seat belt being worn improperly, passenger present/seat belt being worn properly, and blocked view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Baltaxe, Ruben Mergui, Kobi Nistel, Gila Kamhi