Patents Examined by Chico A Foxx
  • Patent number: 11728042
    Abstract: A triage system that determines whether a user is likely to have contracted a disease based on sensor data received from a user device (e.g., a smartphone or activity tracker). Each symptom is identified by comparing sensor data to a predetermined baseline and comparing the difference to a predetermined symptom threshold. Because direct measurement of symptoms using the sensors available to the user may not be feasible or sufficiently accurate, the triage system also uses surrogates the identify certain symptoms. For example, a fever may be identified using heart data, a cough or shortness of breath may be identified by analyzing recorded sound, fatigue may be identified by analyzing the movement of the user device, and loss of smell or taste may be identified by recording sound and using speech detection algorithms to identify phrases in the recorded sound indicative of loss of smell or taste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Howard Federoff, Ophir Frieder
  • Patent number: 11718343
    Abstract: A vehicle parking assist apparatus acquires a camera image when the vehicle stops by a non-determined parking lot and acquires feature points of a ground of an entrance of the non-determined parking lot as non-compared entrance feature points from the camera image. The vehicle parking assist apparatus determines whether the non-determined parking lot is a registered parking lot by comparing information on the non-compared entrance feature points with registered entrance feature point information. The vehicle parking assist apparatus executes a parking assist control with using the currently-acquired parking lot information and the registered parking lot information when the vehicle parking assist apparatus determines that the non-determined parking lot is the registered parking lot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu Hiei
  • Patent number: 11705007
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: a forward image acquiring section that acquires images of a region ahead of a vehicle; a vehicle information acquiring section that acquires vehicle information relating to traveling of the vehicle; a path predicting section that, based on the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquiring section, predicts an own vehicle traveling line that is a traveling path of the vehicle; an ideal path deriving section that, based on the images of the region ahead of the vehicle acquired by the forward image acquiring section, derives an ideal traveling line that is a proper traveling path; and a display control section that displays the own vehicle traveling line and the ideal traveling line so as to be superposed on a view in front of a driver's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Mizobata
  • Patent number: 11703239
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed towards a system and a method for monitoring one or more items. One or more embodiments of the invention describe the method comprising steps of receiving, from a device, information of sensed parameter(s) of one or more items. The one or more items placed inside a container. The method further describes steps of determining, by a first server, an anomaly associated with the one or more items based on the information of the sensed parameter(s). The method also describes steps of communicating the determined anomaly to a second server, wherein the second server determines an action for the anomaly and communicates the action to the container for rectifying the anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ananthakrishnan N, Suresh Manda, Vamsikrishna Basetty, Ramesh Babu, Sharath Kumar B G, Anusha Koneru, Sumantra Ghosh
  • Patent number: 11702096
    Abstract: A vehicle type database includes a plurality of vehicle type profiles. Each of the vehicle type profiles is associated with a vehicle type having a vehicle type specific aerodynamic profile and includes optimal following ranges associated with the vehicle type. Each of the optimal following distance ranges is based on the vehicle type specific aerodynamic profile of the vehicle type and a vehicle speed of the vehicle type wherein a trailing vehicle disposed in the optimal following range is configured to operate at an optimal fuel efficiency. A first optimal following distance range is identified based on a first vehicle type and a first vehicle speed using a first vehicle type profile associated with the first vehicle type. A command is issued to the AR vehicle HUD display system to display a graphical representation of the first optimal following distance to overlay an actual view of the road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: James W. Wells, Thomas A. Seder, Kai-Han Chang, Bahram Khalighi
  • Patent number: 11704955
    Abstract: A wireless device system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a defined area prior to communicating a request or notification to the wireless user device. The system authenticates a request and the proximity of the user to or within the defined area prior to transmitting a command, request, or notification to the user or a third party. Additionally, the system uses an access node configured to shape the radiation pattern of short-range wireless communications to better determine the position of a user proximate in or around a defined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Simpello LLC
    Inventor: William Benjamin Robertson
  • Patent number: 11702272
    Abstract: A portable thermal insulated apparatus for cooling or heating items stored therein. The thermal insulated apparatus includes a container having a lid that removably secures to an open first end thereof and a reservoir unit that removably secures to an open second end. The container includes an inner tube and an outer tube forming an insulated double-wall sealed at both ends in which the lid and reservoir unit can be connected thereto. The reservoir unit removably receives a thermal unit that provides cooling or heating to the contents of the container when affixed thereto. The thermal unit is separable from the reservoir unit, such that the thermal units are interchangeable as needed. In some embodiments, the thermal unit is directly securable to the lid and the second end of the container is permanently sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Dot Rising, Inc.
    Inventor: Lara Vu
  • Patent number: 11697258
    Abstract: A chemically treated, RFID equipped mesh tire label configured to be integrally incorporated within a vulcanized tire and to provide unique identifier(s) and/or other information about the vulcanized tire during and post tire vulcanization, the label comprising: a mesh face layer configured to be adhered to an outer surface of an unvulcanized tire; a mesh backing layer attached to the mesh face layer and adapted to be integrally incorporated in a vulcanized tire after subjecting a green tire to a vulcanization process; and an RFID device affixed between the mesh face and mesh backing layers, the RFID device that is configured to provide unique identifier(s) and/or other information upon being read with an RFID reader during and post tire vulcanization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: FineLine Technologies
    Inventors: Glenn M. Cassidy, Michael E. Borgna, Jos Uijlenbroek
  • Patent number: 11697466
    Abstract: A motorcycle integrated safety system comprises a taillight and headlight each having a camera and at least one sensor in electrical communication with a motorcycle's radio screen. The motorcycle integrated safety system also has plurality of heat, proximity, capacitive sensors, infrared sensors, or an ultrasonic sensors. Each sensor provides feedback to the motorcycle operator regarding the condition of the motorcycle and the environment in which the motorcycle is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Stephen Shelton
  • Patent number: 11694542
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to collect biometric data of a vehicle user, identify a set of user-specific data from one or more stored sets of user-specific data based on the biometric data, and receive a request for a stored location. When the biometric data of the vehicle user match the stored biometric data, the instructions include instructions to display the requested location. When the biometric data of the vehicle user do not match the stored biometric data, the instructions include instructions to identify an offset location based on the requested location and a population density of the requested location and display the offset location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Thomas Lee Miller, Justin Bauer, Walter L. Stephens, Jr., Gary Jablonski
  • Patent number: 11685369
    Abstract: A vehicle that can adaptively adjust a sensing distance of an ultrasonic sensor according to operation of the vehicle includes: a steering device for steering a wheel; a power device for transmitting power to the wheel; a braking device for braking the wheel; an ultrasonic sensor for detecting an external object; an input device for receiving an input from a user; a transceiver for communicating with a user terminal; and a controller for adjusting a sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor based on whether a user input for automatic parking is received through the input device or the transceiver and controlling at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device based on an output of the ultrasonic sensor and the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Indong Lee, Donghyuk Kim
  • Patent number: 11679779
    Abstract: Provided is a driving support device including a storage device and a hardware processor, the hardware processor executing a program stored in the storage device to: acquire, from a mobile object, information on existence of a specific situation on a planned travel route, which is set as a route to a destination set by an occupant of the mobile object; plan a coaching item, including notification of warning information relating to traveling of the mobile object and suggestion relating to traveling of the mobile object, based at least on the information; and control a notification device so as to execute the notification and suggestion based on the planed coaching item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Sato, Takashi Nishioka, Tomoko Nishino, Yuki Murayama, Kazuasa Suzuki, Yuya Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 11679778
    Abstract: A method for assisting a vision of a driver includes: receiving a signal indicating that weather information is emergency weather information from a navigation device according to setting by a vehicle driver, and turning on a vision assisting device included in the vehicle in response to the signal; obtaining an image of an infrared thermal camera of the vision assisting device, which photographs a front of the vehicle when the vehicle travels, and obtaining an image of a camera of the vision assisting device, which photographs the front of the vehicle when the vehicle travels; controlling an image processor of the vision assisting device to determine whether a matching rate between image data of the infrared thermal camera and image data of the camera is equal to or less than a first threshold; and, when the matching rate is equal to or less than the first threshold, using distances between the vehicle and respective objects located at the front, a rear, and sides of the traveling vehicle, speeds of the resp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jooam Baek
  • Patent number: 11673570
    Abstract: A vehicle driving behavior monitoring and warning system that includes a host vehicle having a communication device that receives operating information of remote vehicles that are located within a predetermined zone of interest, a warning device and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is connected to the communication device and the warning device. The electronic controller evaluates operating information received by the communication device and determine whether or not one of the remote vehicles is operating with questionable driving behavior and determines whether or not the remote vehicle poses a potential threat to the host vehicle. In response to determining that the remote vehicle is operating with questionable driving behavior and poses a potential threat to the host vehicle, the electronic controller operates the warning device warning the operator of the host vehicle of the remote vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Chambers, Roy Goudy, Neal Probert
  • Patent number: 11654931
    Abstract: The present invention provides a driving assistance device that assists driving of a vehicle, the driving assistance device including a notification unit configured to perform notification for recognition of a risk associated with traveling of the vehicle present in a surrounding situation to a driver of the vehicle, a determination unit configured to determine a degree of recognition of the risk by the driver based on a period of time from when a first detector no longer detects an accelerator operation to when a second detector detects the brake operation in response to the risk present in the surrounding situation, and a control unit configured to control the notification unit so that the notification according to the degree of recognition determined by the determination unit is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroko Adachi, Ryo Kimura, Takahiro Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Nojiri
  • Patent number: 11657666
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property and from a visitor to the property, a personally identifying code and a biometric identifier, determining that the personally identifying code corresponds to a stored personally identifying code, receiving, by the monitoring system, location information that corresponds to locations of the visitor during a time period before visiting the property, comparing the biometric identifier to a stored biometric identifier, based on determining that the personally identifying code corresponds to a stored personally identifying code, comparing the biometric identifier to the stored biometric identifier, and the location information, determining a confidence score that reflects a likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property, based on the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the visitor is authorized to access the property, selecting, from among multiple monitoring system actions, a monitoring sy
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventor: Daniel Todd Kerzner
  • Patent number: 11657684
    Abstract: An optical module includes a housing with a first end and a handle extending from the second end. A temperature indicator on the handle is thermally coupled to the housing to improve correlation with an optical module surface temperature. The temperature indicator provides an indication that the optical module surface temperature of the housing exceeds a predefined temperature limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rohit Dev Gupta, Joel Richard Goergen
  • Patent number: 11657915
    Abstract: An asset tracking system may include a bridge device that wirelessly receives beacon data from one or several beacons that are disposed at respective devices, equipment, furniture, people, and the like. The bridge device may send the beacon data to a server via a communication network. The server may analyze the beacon data, such that the locations of people or objects may be estimated and monitored, and/or sensor data corresponding to measurable attributes of people or objects may be accumulated and monitored. The location of the bridge device may be estimated using signal strength measurements of beacon signals received from room beacons in combination with corresponding room identifiers. Alerts may be sent by the server to a user device responsive to the server determining that a person or object is in an unauthorized location and/or that a value of monitored sensor data exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC
    Inventor: David Higginson
  • Patent number: 11651692
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods executed by a processor of a vehicle for presenting relevant warnings to a vehicle operator, including receiving a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication including information regarding a V2X-identified threat, determining whether the vehicle operator has not recognized the V2X-identified threat, determining a display location that is most likely to receive the vehicle operator's attention in response to determining that the vehicle operator has not recognized the V2X-identified threat, and generating an alert regarding the V2X-identified threat on the determined display location. The generated alert regarding the V2X-identified threat on the determined display location may exclude alerts regarding any threat conditions that the processor has determined that the vehicle operator has recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan Petit, Sumant Paranjpe, Jean-Philippe Monteuuis, Mohammad Raashid Ansari, Cong Chen
  • Patent number: 11642963
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for diagnosing damage to drive-train hardware of a vehicle in which a disconnector may obtain speed of an auxiliary drive wheel motor of the vehicle and speed of a main drive wheel motor of the vehicle and determines damage to the drive-train hardware including the disconnector that controls whether to interrupt delivery of power through engagement or disengagement between auxiliary drive wheel motor-side drive-train hardware and auxiliary drive wheel-side drive-train hardware, based on whether a difference between the speed of the auxiliary drive wheel motor and the speed of the main drive wheel motor exceeds a threshold value, Accordingly, preventing divergence of motor RPM by diagnosing damage to the drive-train hardware of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Se Hoon Park