Patents Examined by Bruk Gebremichael
  • Patent number: 11151900
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating voice guidance in a race vehicle while the race vehicle is racing on a race track, comprises receiving, at a voice guidance system (VGS) from a data system (DS) of the race vehicle, status information regarding the race vehicle. Based on the status information, a guidance data for the race vehicle is determined at the VGS, and a voice data of the guidance data is communicated from the VGS to an audio actuator located in the race vehicle. The voice actuator annunciates a voice prompt based on the voice data in the race vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: RaceVoice LLC
    Inventor: Steve Spano
  • Patent number: 11074538
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for monitoring one or more environmental variables concerning a client electronic device configured to administer an alertness test to a user. A disrupter is selected for inclusion within the alertness test based, at least in part, upon the one or more environmental variables concerning the client electronic device. The alertness test is administered to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Predictive Safety SRP, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry M. Bowles, Marcus T. Wichmann, Darren B. Chamberlin
  • Patent number: 11069254
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments provide for a method a training system. The training system includes a physical sensor system connected to a physical vehicle. The physical sensor system is configured to obtain real atmospheric obscuration data of a real atmospheric obscuration. The training system also includes a data processing system comprising a processor and a tangible memory. The data processing system is configured to receive the real atmospheric obscuration data, and determine based on the real atmospheric obscuration data whether a target is visible to the physical vehicle in a simulation training environment generated by the data processing system. The simulation training environment at least including a virtual representation of the physical vehicle and a virtual representation of the real atmospheric obscuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Robert James Lechner
  • Patent number: 11069257
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for detecting vehicle events and generating review criteria based on the detected vehicle events. Some or all of the system may be installed in a vehicle and/or be otherwise coupled with a vehicle. The system may include one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicle and/or multiple video capture devices configured to acquire visual output information representing a vehicle environment. In some implementations, the system may determine a vehicle event type based on the information conveyed by the output signals. The system may generate review criteria, which correspond to the vehicle event, based on the vehicle event type and the fields of view corresponding to the video capture devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Palmer, Slaven Sljivar, Mark Freitas, Daniel A. Deninger, Jeffrey Todd Griswold
  • Patent number: 11049409
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically scoring a response and statistically revaluating whether it can be considered as aberrant. In one embodiment, a constructed response is evaluated via a pre-screening stage and a post-hoc screening stage. The pre-screening stage attempts to determine whether the constructed response is aberrant based on a variety of aberration metrics and criteria. If the constructed response is deemed not to be aberrant, then the post-hoc screening stage attempts to predict a discrepancy between what score an automated scoring system would assigned and what score a human rater would assign to the response. If the discrepancy is sufficiently low, then the constructed response may be scored by an automated scoring engine. On the other hand, if the constructed response failed to pass either of the two stages, then a flag may be raised to indicate that additional human review may be needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Mo Zhang, Jing Chen, Andre Alexander Rupp, David Michael Williamson
  • Patent number: 11037467
    Abstract: A suction simulation device includes a suction catheter and a suction unit in fluid communication with the suction catheter. The suction unit includes a reservoir for holding fluid and the suction unit is configured to provide vacuum capability to the suction catheter. The suction simulation device also includes a pump in fluid communication with the suction unit, the pump configured to flow the fluid from the reservoir. The suction simulation device is adapted for use with a manikin comprising an airway. Also disclosed is a suction simulation system and a method of simulating a scenario requiring mechanical ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: IngMar Medical, Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefan Frembgen, Amanda Dexter
  • Patent number: 11037466
    Abstract: The current document is directed to methods and systems that provide semi-automated and automated training to technicians who use oral-cavity-imaging-and-modeling systems to accurately and efficiently generate three-dimensional models of patients' teeth and underlying tissues. The training methods and systems are implemented either as subsystems within oral-cavity-imaging-and-modeling systems or as separate system in electronic communication oral-cavity-imaging-and-modeling systems. The training methods and systems use an already generated, digital, three-dimensional model of a portion of the oral cavity of a particular patient or of a physical model of a portion of an oral cavity to compute a temporal, translational, and rotational trajectory of an oral-cavity-imaging-and-modeling endoscope, or wand, during a training scan. The temporal, translational, and rotational trajectory is used for a variety of different types of instruction and instructional feedback to facilitate training of technicians.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Adi Levin, Gilad Furst
  • Patent number: 11030912
    Abstract: The interactive Arabic alphabet blocks is a set of blocks for teaching children Arabic letters. Each block interacts with a touch screen to teach the symbol of a letter and its pronunciation. Each interactive Arabic alphabet block includes a front face having an Arabic letter painted and/or engraved thereon. The bottom face of the blocks includes a plurality of raised nubs thereon. The nubs and all faces of the blocks are covered with a conductive mesh or paint. The nubs represent the start and stop locations of each stroke of forming the Arabic letter. When the block is placed on a touch screen of a mobile electronic device, an application on the device detects the nubs and identifies the Arabic letter associated with the location of the nubs. The Arabic letter identified is displayed on the device's screen and played by the device's speaker or headphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hend Suliaman Al-Khalifa, Sara Al-Siyat, Maram Al-Harthi, Fajer Al-Bakiri
  • Patent number: 11013441
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for diagnosing, assessing or quantitating drug use, drug abuse or narcosis or for differentiating drug use, drug abuse or narcosis from brain injury in a subject by tracking eye movement of at least one eye of the subject, analyzing eye movement of at least one eye of the subject, comparing eye movement of at least one eye of the subject the normal or mean eye movement; and, optionally calculating a standard deviation or p value for eye movement of at least one eye of the subject as compared to the normal or mean eye movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Uzma Samadani
  • Patent number: 10956851
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for monitoring one or more environmental variables concerning a user of a client electronic device configured to administer an alertness test to the user. A disrupter is selected for inclusion within the alertness test based, at least in part, upon the one or more environmental variables concerning the user. The alertness test is administered to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Predictive Safety SRP, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry M. Bowles, Marcus T. Wichmann, Darren B. Chamberlin
  • Patent number: 10943501
    Abstract: A team sport training system is configured to provide an immersive simulation of at least a portion of an opponent team play responsive to real actions of a player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SPORTS VIRTUAL TRAINING SYSTEMS INC
    Inventors: Ted Sundquist, Christopher A. Wiklof
  • Patent number: 10912983
    Abstract: A method and system for improving holographic image simulation and presentation is provided. The method includes receiving and analyzing audio and video data associated with historical tendencies of an opponent sporting team occurring during previous sporting contests involving the opponent sporting team. Predicted tendencies of the opponent sporting team are determined with respect to a future sporting contest scheduled with a first sporting team. In response, a holographic simulation presentation is generated. The holographic simulation presentation is associated with a predicted performance of players of the opponent sporting team with respect to the future sporting contest scheduled with the first sporting team. The holographic simulation presentation is presented such that players of the first sporting team interact with holographic images of the players of the opponent sporting team during a practice session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr., Martin G. Keen, Brian O'Connell
  • Patent number: 10896626
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, a computer readable storage medium and electronic equipment for analyzing driving behavior. The method comprises: acquiring image information in a running process of a target vehicle; acquiring time series data in the running process according to the image information; and acquiring a target driving behavior score for the running process according to the time series data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: NEUSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Zhang, Murphy Yang, Jian Yao
  • Patent number: 10864423
    Abstract: Disclosed is an augmented learning system for tai-chi chuan, including a head-mounted display put on a head of a learner, and a plurality of action sensors worn on the head or a body of the learner. The action of the learner is sensed by the action sensors, which generate and wireless transfer corresponding sensing signals to the head-mounted display. Based on the sensing signals, the head-mounted display constructs and shows images of the learner as well as a virtual coach demonstrating tai-chi chuan in front of the learner. Also, virtual assistants at different positions demonstrate the same tai-chi chuan such that the learner clearly watches each detailed move of tai-chi chuan at various views. Therefore, the present invention helps the learner effectively self-examining and self-correcting every move by means of video and audio so as to overcome learning obstacles and speed up learning progress for tai-chi chuan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Yi-Ping Hung, Ping-Hsuan Han
  • Patent number: 10842403
    Abstract: Example methods are disclosed herein that include obtaining electroencephalographic (EEG) data from a subject via a device comprising two or more independently adjustable bands, each of the bands having a plurality of electrodes to detect the electroencephalographic data from a brain of the subject, each band selectively rotatable relative to an adjacent band and each band selectively compressible to increase a force of the electrodes against a head of the subject. The example method also includes converting the EEG data into digital EEG signals and conditioning the digital EEG signals. In addition, the example method includes analyzing the digital EEG signals using one or more analysis protocols to determine a mental characteristic of the subject and transmitting the mental characteristic to an output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Yakob Badower, Ramachandran Gurumoorthy, A. K. Pradeep, Robert T. Knight
  • Patent number: 10820851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring behavioral change in human consciousness that is based on 12 different personality consciousness codes, wherein each code enables to instantly change the state-of-mind of an individual person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventor: Penina Ohana Lubelchick
  • Patent number: 10755329
    Abstract: A system and method for automated distillery management includes the ability to manage customers, manage inventory, and facilitate the production, aging, and sale of customized spirits. Customers, groups, and distillery staff may engage in the production, aging, and storage of customized spirits on a micro-brewing and/or micro-distilling scale. Various levels of customization may be available when producing the customized spirit. A level of customization of a spirit may be based upon type of spirit, recipe selection, amount of involvement in production process, type of involvement in production process, amount of notifications provided, types of notifications provided, participation in tasting during production process, spirit proof, aging type and time, storage time, customized labels for one or more casks, tanks, bottles, and/or other receptacles to hold the customized spirit and/or other factors related to producing a customized spirit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Heritage Distilling Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Justin B. Stiefel
  • Patent number: 10719986
    Abstract: A method and system for virtual percutaneous valve implantation is disclosed. A patient-specific anatomical model of a heart valve is estimated based on 3D cardiac medical image data and an implant model representing a valve implant is virtually deployed into the patient-specific anatomical model of the heart valve. A library of implant models, each modeling geometrical properties of a corresponding valve implant, is maintained. The implant models maintained in the library are virtually deployed into the patient specific anatomical model of the heart valve to select an implant type and size and deployment location and orientation for percutaneous valve implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Zaeuner, Razvan Ioan Ionasec, Bogdan Georgescu, Yefeng Zheng, Dorin Comaniciu, Ingmar Voigt, Jan Boese
  • Patent number: 10682101
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for retrieving performance data from an exercise database. At a server device, data entries are stored in a database. Each of the exercise data entries comprises one or more performance metrics for a corresponding metric category. The server receives first performance data of an individual performing an exercise event and selects one of the exercise entries in the database as a selected exercise entry. The server determines a metric category for the first performance data and matches the metric category of the first performance data with a same metric category for the selected exercise entry. The server retrieves second performance data from the selected exercise data entry. The second performance data belongs to a metric category that does not match the metric category of the first performance data. The server assigns the second performance data as data associated with the exercise event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Glode, Abhi Bhatt
  • Patent number: 10685579
    Abstract: A learning system includes an output unit that outputs a first problem and a display message prompting a user to take a break, an acquisition unit that acquires an answer to the first problem from the user, an electroencephalogram measurement unit that measures an electroencephalogram of the user, and a control unit. The control unit determines whether first motivation is present on the basis of a first event-related potential included in the electroencephalogram and starting from a timing at which the first problem is output, determines whether second motivation of the user is present on the basis of a second event-related potential included in the electroencephalogram and starting from a timing at which the answer is acquired, and instructs the output unit to output a display message prompting the user to take a break if the first motivation is not present and the second motivations is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Minoda, Koji Morikawa