Patents Examined by Ana D Thomas
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Patent number: 11142187Abstract: A parking assistance device includes: distance sensors for transmitting detection waves toward a side of a host vehicle while the host vehicle is traveling and receiving reflected waves of the detection waves; a reflection point calculating unit for calculating reflection points indicating positions where the detection waves have been reflected; a grouping unit for grouping the reflection points; a reference distance setting unit for setting a reference distance corresponding to a distance between a host vehicle position indicating the position of the traveling host vehicle and a reflection point group set by grouping; and an object determining unit for setting an object determining threshold value to be compared with the reference distance and determining whether an object corresponding to the reflection point group is a parked vehicle or a parking reference object by comparing the reference distance with the object determining threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Harase, Satoru Inoue, Ryotaro Suzuki, Wataru Tsujita, Tsutomu Asahina, Yoshitsugu Sawa
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Patent number: 11138889Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for reserving airspace for UAV operations. In some implementations, a flight planning system can reserve and allocate airspace for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations. For example, a UAV operator device can submit a flight plan to the flight planning system. The flight planning system can submit a flight authorization request to an airspace management system to reserve airspace necessary for the flight plan. The flight planning system can receive approval and/or a reservation of the airspace for the flight plan from the airspace management system, generate a flight data package, and send the flight data package to the operator's device.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Skydio, Inc.Inventors: Eric David Johnson, Jesse Daniel Kallman, Bernard J. Michini
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Patent number: 11131997Abstract: A route generation apparatus (13) has: a generating device (132) and a setting device (132). The generating device generates, on the basis of an evaluation score (SC2), a moving route of a movable object (1) that reaches a second position (WP_end) from a first position (WP_start) so as to avoid an interference between the movable object and an obstacle (O). The evaluation score is obtained by executing a weighting process on a distance (D_FL, D_FR, D_RL, D_RR) between the obstacle and specific portions (E_FL, E_FR, E_RL, E_RR) of the movable object on the basis of weighting coefficients (w_FL, w_FR, w_RL, w_RR). The setting device sets at least one weighting coefficient on the basis of a moving condition of the movable object during a period when the movable objects moves on the moving route.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Aya Yamada
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Patent number: 11126185Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to predicting a trajectory of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Stephen G. McGill, Jr., Luke S. Fletcher, Guy Rosman, Xin Huang
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Patent number: 11126186Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to predicting a trajectory of a road agent external to a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Stephen G. McGill, Jr., Guy Rosman, John Joseph Leonard, Luke S. Fletcher, Yusuke Sawamura, Xin Huang
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Patent number: 11124203Abstract: An autonomous driving device is configured to switch a driving mode, and includes a destination setting type autonomous driving mode in which a vehicle is made to travel to a destination and a following road autonomous driving mode in which, when a destination is not set, the vehicle is made to travel along a road. The autonomous driving device includes a display unit and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to, when the display unit is made to display a traveling route along a following road traveling route, make the display unit display a traveling route from a current position of the vehicle to a nearest branch road in front in a moving direction along the following road traveling route and a moving direction on the nearest branch road along the following road traveling route.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromitsu Urano, Bunyo Okumura
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Patent number: 11127226Abstract: An onboard device to acquire data relating to motion and/or driving parameters of a vehicle is described, the device, comprising: at least one data source internal to the on-board device adapted to provide in output a first data signal containing data correlated to motion and/or driving parameters of the vehicle; a data processing unit to receive and process said first data signal; a long-range radio communication interface to allow a data transmission on a telecommunications network between the data processing unit and a remote processing centre; a first short-range Bluetooth radio communication interface to allow the on-board device to receive at least one data signal from an external device, the external device comprising a data source external to the on-board device and a second short-range Bluetooth radio communication interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: OCTO TELEMATICS S.P.A.Inventors: Paolo Zucconelli, Giuseppe Zuco
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Patent number: 11105642Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for identifying problematic areas within a service area for an autonomous vehicle transportation service. For instance, a starting location within the service area corresponding to a potential pickup location for passengers or cargo for the service may be identified. A destination within the service area may be identified. A simulation may be run in order to determine a route for a simulated vehicle to travel between the starting location and the destination. That the route includes a particular type of maneuver may be determined. A new simulation without allowing the simulated vehicle to complete the particular type of maneuver may be run. Whether the simulated vehicle reaches the destination in the new simulation may be determined. Based on the determination of whether the simulated vehicle reaches the destination in the new simulation, the starting location and destination location may be flagged as potentially problematic areas.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Waymo LLCInventor: Austin Abrams
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Patent number: 11085787Abstract: Navigation assistance is provided to a user of a vehicle. A live view shows a scene of the roadway and navigation indicators may be superimposed on to the scene of the roadway using augmented reality. Interface elements on the live view provide additional information related to navigation. A map view may also be provided and be toggled from the live view by a toggle interaction. In addition, a hazard detection system may be provided to detect hazards and display indicators of the hazards to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: PHIAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Chen-Ping Yu, Myvictor Tran
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Patent number: 11086331Abstract: The invention relates to an autonomously guided machine (10) comprising at least a steering body and a steering mechanism (13), said machine also comprising: a guide system (11) including an optical filter (17) which has a receiving surface exposed to the exterior and which can transmit light rays directed substantially in one direction and eliminate other light rays; a screen (18) that receives the filtered light; a digital camera (19) for capturing pixel resolution images of the screen (18); a pre-processing element for selecting the pixels corresponding to an incident planar laser beam received by the guide system (11), and filtered and projected onto the screen (18), and for generating a response detection image; a line generator for generating an estimate J of the coordinates of the detected lines based on the response detection image, involving the processing of the pixel columns pixels; and a locator which receives the estimate of the coordinates of the detected lines and calculates values representatiType: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: INRIA INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUEInventors: Alejandro Dizan Vasquez-Govea, Jan Michalczyk, Stanislas Borkowski
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Patent number: 11042154Abstract: Transportation equipment includes a controller configured to perform at least steering, acceleration and deceleration to control traveling of the transportation equipment, a sight line detector for detecting a sight line of an occupant of the transportation equipment, and a display configured to display a sight line guidance pattern used to guide the sight line of the occupant. The controller causes the display to display the sight line guidance pattern while the transportation equipment is traveling, determines whether the sight line of the occupant detected by the sight line detector moves to a vicinity of a position at which the sight line guidance pattern is displayed, and continues or stops the traveling of the transportation equipment based on a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroyuki Kawagoe
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Patent number: 11029706Abstract: A flight control system for an aircraft is disclosed and includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the processors. The memory stores data comprising a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the flight control system to receive as input a measured angle of attack that is based on a raw angle of attack and an estimated angle of attack based on a total pressure. The flight control system is further caused to compare the measured angle of attack with the estimated angle of attack to determine an error. In response to determining that the error between the measured angle of attack and the estimated angle of attack exceeds a threshold value, the flight control system determines the presence of a fault with an angle of attack value.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Sherwin Chunshek Li, Brian Whitehead, Brian Kenyon Rupnik, Kioumars Najmabadi
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Patent number: 11016004Abstract: Vehicle profiles allow drivers of vehicles to select any vehicle they desire to simulate. A graphical dashboard may be reconfigured to assume a graphical interface of any vehicle. A prospective buyer of an electric vehicle may configure the dashboard of a conventional, internal combustion vehicle to visually simulate an electric vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventor: Craig Lee
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Patent number: 11001270Abstract: A driving support device includes an electric control unit and a cleaning device. The electric control unit is configured to select one mode of a first mode based on a premise that a driver is touching a steering wheel and a second mode not based on the premise that the driver is touching the steering wheel. The electric control unit is configured to permit cleaning of the cleaning device when a cleaning request is issued and the mode is the first mode and to prohibit cleaning of the cleaning device when the mode is the second mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masumi Dakemoto
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Patent number: 10977879Abstract: A method of evaluating compatibility of a first system component of a vehicle, the method including providing a database including vehicle platform configuration information including configuration information about two or more vehicle models, wherein each vehicle model includes one or more aspect domains and each aspect domain includes one or more system components. Each system component includes configuration information. At least two system components of two different vehicle models belong to the same aspect domain. The method also includes determining a compatibility result between said first system component and at least one other system component in said vehicle platform by comparing the configuration information of said first system component to the configuration information of said at least one other system component.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventors: Anders Antonsson, Ola Reiner
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Patent number: 10979877Abstract: A vehicle network selection system may include a vehicle modem configured via rules to connect with a first network but not a second network; and a telematics controller programmed to receive data via the first network at a current throughput, receive an application request from a vehicle application requiring a minimum throughput to perform the request, instruct the modem, in response to the current throughput below the minimum throughput, to enter into an override mode to connect to the second network capable of meeting the minimum throughput.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Oliver Lei
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Patent number: 10962382Abstract: A method for setting a target point on an electronic map, the method performed by an electronic apparatus equipped with a display on which the electronic map is displayed and commands are input through touch, the method may include: sensing a selection of one point on the electronic map; displaying a selection icon on the electronic map; receiving an input of a magnification change command of the electronic map through a first touch; and adjusting the electronic map by expanding or contracting the electronic map with respect to the one point in accordance with the magnification change command and displaying the electronic map on the display, wherein at least the first touch may be continuously maintained during the sensing of the selection of the one point and the receiving of the input of the magnification change command.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoung Jeon Jeong, In Zu Kang, Chang Hee Song
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Patent number: 10957000Abstract: The present disclosure provides an item picking method, so that an item stored in a warehouse can be picked and placed in a picking vehicle. Specifically, the warehouse may be divided into one or more picking areas. A picking management device may divide a picking task for items into different picking sub-tasks according to picking areas in which the items are located. One picking vehicle corresponds to several picking sub-tasks. The picking management device allocates an automated guided vehicle (AGV) for a picking sub-task, causing the AGV to move the picking vehicle to a picking area corresponding to the picking sub-task. The picking management device may send task information of the picking sub-task to a picking device corresponding to the picking area. The picking device executes the picking sub-task according to the task information, so as to pick an item and place the item in the picking vehicle, thereby implementing the automation of an item picking process.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Cainiao Smart Logistics Holding LimitedInventors: Haibing Chen, Yuhsuan Chou, Chengjian Wang, Lijun Zhu, Ruipeng Luan, Heng Liu, Kailiang Tong
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Patent number: 10953868Abstract: A control method when a vehicle tire bursts, a vehicle control system, and a vehicle, the method including: obtaining the wheel information of the burst tire when the vehicle tire bursts; judging the deviation condition of the vehicle after the tire burst, and obtaining a driving intention of a driver; and calculating the driving torque and the braking torque of the wheels without burst tire according to the deviation condition and the driving intention of the driver, and controlling the wheels without burst tire according to the driving torque and the braking torque to correct the deviation condition of the vehicle, so that the vehicle remains normal driving within a preset distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Liang Liu, Xiaoliang Shang, Fang Liu, Enfu Liu
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Patent number: 10935981Abstract: A floor processing device has at least one electrical consumer, a battery for supplying power to the electrical consumer, and a control device for controlling the floor processing device. In order to avoid recharging the battery during an operating activity, the control device determines the anticipated energy required by one or more consumers to perform and fully complete a predefined operating activity, compares the anticipated energy required with an amount of energy stored in the battery, and if the stored amount of energy is less than the energy required, reduces the energy required by adjusting one or several operating parameters for the operating activity, in order to successfully execute the operating activity.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbHInventors: David Erkek, Georg Hackert, Gerhard Isenberg, Roman Ortmann, Andreas Schmidt