Patents Assigned to Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
  • Publication number: 20230102113
    Abstract: A device may receive a first image. The device may process the first image to identify an object in the first image and a location of the object within the first image. The device may extract a second image from the first image based on the location of the object within the first image. The device may process the second image to determine at least one of a coarse-grained viewpoint estimate or a fine-grained viewpoint estimate associated with the object. The device may determine an object viewpoint associated with the second vehicle based on the at least one of the coarse-grained viewpoint estimate or the fine-grained viewpoint estimate. The device may perform one or more actions based on the object viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Simone MAGISTRI, Francesco SAMBO, Douglas COIMBRA DE ANDRADE, Fabio SCHOEN, Matteo SIMONCINI, Luca BRAVI, Stefano CAPRASECCA, Luca KUBIN, Leonardo TACCARI
  • Publication number: 20220358950
    Abstract: A vehicle device may receive audio data and other vehicle data associated with a vehicle and may transform the audio data to transformed audio data in a frequency domain. The vehicle device may segment the transformed audio data into a plurality of audio segments and may process the plurality of audio segments, with different feature extraction techniques, to extract a plurality of feature vectors. The vehicle device may merge the plurality of feature vectors into a merged feature vector and may create an audio signature for the audio data based on the merged feature vector. The vehicle device may process the audio signature and the other vehicle data, with a model, to determine a classification of the audio signature and may perform one or more actions based on the classification of the audio signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicants: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED, Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Vipul Shyam JAVERI, Mourya C. DARIVEMULA, Jeyanth Paul John BRITTO, Nishitha Reddy NALLA, Aaroon Thowfiq Shahul HAMEED, Douglas COIMBRA DE ANDRADE, Jin Soo CHO, Ianemmanuel P. CRUELDAD
  • Publication number: 20220215693
    Abstract: In some implementations, a vehicle device may receive, from a controller area network (CAN) bus of a vehicle and for a time period, messages received by the CAN bus after an engine of the vehicle is turned on. The vehicle device may combine identifiers provided in unique addresses, of the messages received by the CAN bus, to generate a unique identifier, and may utilize the unique identifier to determine data identifying a year, a make, and a model of the vehicle. The vehicle device may utilize the data identifying the year, the make, and the model of the vehicle to determine non-standard parameter identifiers associated with an engine control module of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Louis BURGER, Sean McGINN
  • Publication number: 20220164913
    Abstract: A device may receive schedule data identifying schedules of appointments for drivers of vehicles and may receive location data identifying geographical locations of the vehicles. The device may receive traffic data identifying traffic conditions, and may process the received data, with a first model, to determine status data identifying estimated statuses of the appointments. The device may process the received data, with a second model, to generate sets of isochrones for destinations of the appointments, and may calculate, based on the sets of isochrones and the location data, estimated travel time data identifying estimated travel times for the appointments. The device may process the status data, the estimated travel time data, and the schedule data, with a third model, to calculate estimated time of arrival data identifying estimated times of arrival for the appointments, and may perform actions based on the estimated time of arrival data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: David DI LORENZO, Alessio SANFRATELLO, Tommaso BIANCONCINI
  • Publication number: 20220135027
    Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive video data associated with video frames that depict an environment of a vehicle. The device may identify an object depicted in the video frames, wherein an object detection model indicates bounding boxes associated with the object. The device may determine, based on the bounding boxes, a configuration of the bounding boxes within the video frames. The device may determine, based on the configuration of the bounding boxes, that the object is a vulnerable road user (VRU) that is in the environment. The device may determine a trajectory of the VRU based on a change in the configuration between video frames of a set of the video frames. The device may determine, based on the trajectory, a probability of a collision between the VRU and the vehicle. The device may perform, based on the probability, an action associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Luca BRAVI, Luca KUBIN, Leonardo SARTI, Leonardo TACCARI, Francesco SAMBO
  • Publication number: 20220121861
    Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive an image that depicts an environment associated with a vehicle. The device may partition the image into a plurality of subsections. The device may analyze the plurality of subsections to determine respective subsection information, wherein subsection information, for an individual subsection, indicates: a probability score that the subsection includes a line segment associated with an object class, a position of a representative point of the line segment, and a direction of the line segment. The device may identify, based on the respective subsection information of the plurality of subsections, a line associated with the object class that is associated with a set of subsections of the plurality of subsections. The device may perform one or more actions based on identifying the line associated with the object class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Tommaso MUGNAI, Douglas COIMBRA DE ANDRADE, Giovanni MORINI, Andrea BASILE
  • Publication number: 20220058400
    Abstract: A device may obtain video data associated with a driving event involving a first vehicle. The device may determine a vanishing point associated with the video data and may construct a cone of impact of the first vehicle based on the vanishing point. The device may detect a second vehicle within the cone of impact and may analyze the subset of video frames to determine a distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The device may determine a speed of the first vehicle during a time period associated with a subset of video frames. The device may determine a headway score, representative of a severity associated with the first vehicle being within a proximity threshold of the second vehicle during the time period, based on the distance and the speed. The device may determine an occurrence of a tailgating event based on the headway score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Tommaso BIANCONCINI, Stefano CAPRASECCA, Tommaso MUGNAI, Luca BRAVI, Francesco SAMBO, Leonardo TACCARI
  • Publication number: 20220051038
    Abstract: A device may process the video data, with a first machine learning model, to identify a driver of a vehicle and may process the video data associated with the driver, with a second machine learning model, to detect behavior data identifying a behavior of the driver. The device may process the behavior data, with a third machine learning model, to determine distraction data identifying whether the behavior is classified as a distracted behavior. The device may process the behavior data, with a fourth machine learning model, to determine policy compliance data identifying whether the behavior satisfies one or more policies. The device may calculate a distraction score based on the distraction data and the video data, and may calculate a policy compliance score based on the policy compliance data and vehicle data. The device may perform one or more actions based on the distraction score and the policy compliance score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Douglas COIMBRA DE ANDRADE, Andrea BENERICETTI, Aurel Pjetri, Leonardo TACCARI, Francesco SAMBO, Alex Quintero GARCIA, Luca BRAVI
  • Publication number: 20220044024
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a first vehicle, video data for video captured of a location associated with an accident for a second vehicle, and may process the video data, with a first model, to generate a sparse point cloud of the location associated with the accident. The device may process the video data, with a second model, to generate depth maps for frames of the video data, and may utilize the depth maps with the sparse point cloud to generate a dense point cloud. The device may process the video data, with a third model, to generate a dense semantic point cloud, and may process the dense semantic point cloud, with a fourth model, to determine a dense semantic overhead view of the location associated with the accident. The device may perform actions based on the dense semantic overhead view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Francesco SAMBO, Leonardo TACCARI, Marco BOSCHI, Luca DE LUIGI, Samuele SALTI
  • Publication number: 20220042807
    Abstract: A trip planning system may receive, from a user device, trip data identifying a starting point and a destination point for a trip and feature data identifying weights for trip features. The trip planning system may determine a geographical region of interest based on the starting point and the destination point. The trip planning system may receive viewpoint data identifying viewpoints located within the geographical region and may calculate, based on the feature data, viewpoint relevance scores for the viewpoints. The trip planning system may determine, based on the viewpoint data and the trip data, paths for the trip and driving times for the paths. The trip planning system may calculate an optimized path, from the paths, based on the viewpoint relevance scores and the driving times associated with the paths. The trip planning system may perform one or more actions based on the optimized path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Andrea BENERICETTI, David Leonardo Spain CONTINI, Luca NOCE, Francesca CHITI, Andrea GIANNONI, Francesco SAMBO, S M Murtoza HABIB
  • Publication number: 20210366144
    Abstract: A device may receive a first image. The device may process the first image to identify an object in the first image and a location of the object within the first image. The device may extract a second image from the first image based on the location of the object within the first image. The device may process the second image to determine at least one of a coarse-grained viewpoint estimate or a fine-grained viewpoint estimate associated with the object. The device may determine an object viewpoint associated with the second vehicle based on the at least one of the coarse-grained viewpoint estimate or the fine-grained viewpoint estimate. The device may perform one or more actions based on the object viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Simone MAGISTRI, Francesco SAMBO, Douglas COIMBRA DE ANDRADE, Fabio SCHOEN, Matteo SIMONCINI, Luca BRAVI, Stefano CAPRASECCA, Luca KUBIN, Leonardo TACCARI
  • Publication number: 20210365700
    Abstract: A violation detection platform may obtain image data, location data, and sensor data associated with a vehicle. The violation detection platform may determine a probability that a frame of the image data includes an image of a stop sign. The violation detection platform may determine that the probability satisfies a probability threshold. The violation detection platform may identify location data and sensor data associated with the frame of the image data based on the probability satisfying the probability threshold. The violation detection platform may determine an occurrence of a type of a stop sign violation based on the probability, the location data, and the sensor data. The violation detection platform may perform one or more actions based on determining the occurrence of the type of the stop sign violation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Luca BRAVI, Luca KUBIN, Leonardo TACCARI, Francesco SAMBO, Matteo SIMONCINI, Douglas COIMBRA DE ANDRADE, Stefano CAPRASECCA
  • Publication number: 20210334722
    Abstract: A device may generate a shortest path tree based on a passenger starting point identified in driving data. The device may generate a graph with a first layer and a second layer that correspond to the shortest path tree and may add paths from nodes in the first layer to corresponding nodes in the second layer. The device may identify a first shortest path that starts from a driver starting node in the first layer and ends at a passenger end node in the second layer and a second shortest path that starts from the passenger end node and ends at a driver end node in the second layer. The device may calculate a shared cost associated with the driver and the passenger sharing a ride based on the first shortest path and the second shortest path. The device may generate a recommendation based on the shared cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: David DI LORENZO, Gabriele BIANCHI, Stefano CAPRASECCA, Francesco DE FELICE, Salvatore IMPELLIZZIERI
  • Publication number: 20210253122
    Abstract: A device receives location data that identifies geographic locations of a vehicle at corresponding times, and speed data that identifies respective speeds of the vehicle at the set of corresponding times. The device identifies, based on the location data, speed limit data that identifies respective speed limits at the geographic locations. The device determines, based on the respective speeds and the respective speed limits, a set of respective relative speed values associated with the vehicle. The device identifies respective relative speed values, of the set of respective relative speed values, that exceed a threshold. The device determines, based on the respective relative speed values, a univocal speed indicator that represents an overall degree to which the respective relative speed values exceed the threshold, during a time interval that includes the corresponding times. The device performs a set of actions based on the univocal speed indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Stefano CAPRASECCA, Tommaso MUGNAI
  • Publication number: 20210232837
    Abstract: A device may receive vehicle operation data associated with operation of a plurality of vehicles, and may process the vehicle operation data to generate processed vehicle operation data. The device may extract multiple features from the processed vehicle operation data, and may train machine learning models, with the multiple features, to generate trained machine learning models that provide model outputs. The device may process the multiple features, with a feature selection model and based on the model outputs, to select sets of features from the plurality of features, and may process the sets of features, with the trained machine learning models, to generate indications of driving behavior and reliabilities of the indications. The device may select a set of features, from the sets of features, based on the indications and the reliabilities, where the set of features may be calculated by a device associated with a particular vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Matteo SIMONCINI, Aurel PJETRI, Francesco SAMBO, Alessandro LORI, Fabio SCHOEN
  • Patent number: 10990837
    Abstract: A device may receive vehicle operation data associated with operation of a plurality of vehicles, and may process the vehicle operation data to generate processed vehicle operation data. The device may extract multiple features from the processed vehicle operation data, and may train machine learning models, with the multiple features, to generate trained machine learning models that provide model outputs. The device may process the multiple features, with a feature selection model and based on the model outputs, to select sets of features from the plurality of features, and may process the sets of features, with the trained machine learning models, to generate indications of driving behavior and reliabilities of the indications. The device may select a set of features, from the sets of features, based on the indications and the reliabilities, where the set of features may be calculated by a device associated with a particular vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Matteo Simoncini, Aurel Pjetri, Francesco Sambo, Alessandro Lori, Fabio Schoen
  • Patent number: 10936917
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying recurrent stops of a vehicle fleet having a plurality of vehicles. The method comprises retrieving historical GPS tracks of the vehicle fleet over a period of time; detecting stops made by the vehicle fleet along travelled routes that are associated with the historical GPS tracks; constructing a coverage area that covers the travelled routes; discretizing the coverage area into a plurality of cells; determining whether a cell is a recurrent stop based on a fleet stay period associated with that cell; and classifying a determined recurrent stop into a plurality of categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Samuele Salti, Francesco Sambo, Leonardo Taccari, Luca Bravi, Alessandro Lori
  • Patent number: 10921151
    Abstract: A rating platform can identify a point of interest (POI) among a first plurality of POIs included in a stop cluster. The rating platform can generate a plurality of unweighted user scores for the POI. Respective unweighted user scores, of the plurality of unweighted user scores is associated, can be associated with respective users of a plurality of users. The rating platform can generate a plurality of weighted user scores for the POI based on the plurality of unweighted user scores and respective weights assigned to respective users of the plurality of users. The rating platform can generate a POI score for the POI based on the plurality of weighted user scores. The rating platform can transmit, based on the POI score, an instruction to display, on the client device, information associated with the POI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Luca Bravi, Stefano Caprasecca, Matteo Simoncini, Leonardo Sarti
  • Patent number: 10866591
    Abstract: A device can receive a request for a schedule that assigns a fleet of vehicles to a set of deliveries. The device can determine that a parameter is not included in the request that is needed to generate a new schedule or that is needed to generate an existing schedule. The device can obtain the parameter using a historical user request, a historical schedule, or a scheduling template. The device can generate or obtain the schedule based on information included in the request and the obtained parameter. The device can provide the schedule to a user device and/or to one or more devices associated with the fleet of vehicles carrying out the set of deliveries. The device can modify the schedule based on a trigger. The device can provide the modified schedule to the user device and/or to the one or more devices associated with the fleet of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Connect Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Valerio Arena, Francesco Sambo, Leonardo Sarti, Matteo Simoncini, Nicola Tommasi
  • Patent number: 10852152
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing traveled routes of a fleet. The method comprises reconstructing routes traveled by vehicles of the fleet based on historical GPS traces of the fleet; determining stops made by the vehicles along the traveled routes; and classifying the stops into work stops and non-work stops; and optimizing routes for the work stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: VERIZON CONNECT IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Mitchell, Samuele Salti, Francesco Sambo, Leonardo Taccari, Luca Bravi, Alessandro Lori, Andrew Harbourne-Thomas