Patents Assigned to LIFELONG DRIVER LLC
  • Patent number: 10013893
    Abstract: A autonomous and semi-autonomous driver training system for presenting a user of the system with simultaneous representation of a driving environment directed to four active visual zones comprising a driver's forward view, rear mirror view, and respective left and right side mirror views; for displaying movement of an object moving through one of the four active visual zones; determining if the movement of the object requires resumption of driver control; and determining if driver control was resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Lifelong Driver LLC
    Inventor: Richard Harkness
  • Patent number: 9666091
    Abstract: The invention provides a computerized assessment system, as well as a method, that can be used for diagnosing driving skills in a driver of the class of vehicle drivers having impaired abilities. The system utilizes a) at least one prerecorded audio/visual training session capable of diagnosing the visual cognition, visual memory and visual recall abilities of a motor vehicle driver, where the training session comprises interactive driving simulations presented through four active visual zones; b) computerized means for digitally assessing driver actions in response to simulated driving situations presented by the interactive driving simulations; c) a database that records the driver actions; and d) a computer program capable of developing a diagnostic assessment of the visual cognition, visual memory and visual recall abilities of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: LIFELONG DRIVER LLC
    Inventor: Richard Harkness
  • Patent number: 9501947
    Abstract: A driver training system for presenting a user of the system with simultaneous representation of a driving environment directed to four active visual zones comprising a driver's forward view, rear mirror view, and respective left and right side mirror views; for tracking the driving environment found within the two visual neutral zones comprising a driver's respective left and right blind spots; for presenting a user with questions regarding events in the scene occurring within the four active visual zones and the two visual neutral zones; where the forward view comprises a view depicting the view from the windshield combined with the view from the driver's window and passenger's window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Lifelong Driver LLC
    Inventor: Richard Harkness
  • Patent number: 9349300
    Abstract: A driver training system comprising computerized means for presenting a user of the system with simultaneous footage of a driving environment recorded from cameras directed to four active visual zones comprising a driver's forward view, rear mirror view, and respective left and right side mirror views; computerized means for tracking the driving environment found within the two visual neutral zones comprising a driver's respective left and right blind spots; computerized means for presenting a user with questions regarding events in the footage occurring within the four active visual zones and the two visual neutral zones; and a database for recording responses and response times to the questions or driving challenges requiring a response to the questions; where the forward view comprises a view comprising a view from a camera depicting the view from the windshield combined with a camera depicting the view from the driver's window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: LIFELONG DRIVER LLC
    Inventor: Richard Harkness