Patents Examined by David Ruben Pedersen
  • Patent number: 12215977
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for locating a user device in an indoor environment such as a building based at least on a building topology model using one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Certain aspects of the techniques include detecting a presence of a user device in communication with an IoT device in a building, wherein the IoT device is associated with device attributes. The building is identified based at least on a building topology model that is associated with the building and the device attributes. The location of the IoT device is determined based at least on the building topology model. The user device is located relative to the location of the IoT device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Narciso Faustino, Kevin Hinson, Jie Hui, Antoine Tran, Bryan Yang, Doru Culiac
  • Patent number: 12209869
    Abstract: Techniques for verifying a reliability of map data are discussed herein. In some examples, map data can be used by a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, to traverse an environment. Sensor data (e.g., image data, lidar data, etc.) can be received from a sensor associated with a vehicle and may be used to generate an estimated map and confidence values associated with the estimated map. When the sensor data is image data, images data from multiple perspectives or different time instances may be combined to generate the estimated map. The estimated map may be compared to a stored map or to a proposed vehicle trajectory or corridor to determine a reliability of the stored map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Xu, Noureldin Ehab Hendy, Cooper Stokes Sloan, Sarah Tariq, Feng Tian, Chuang Wang
  • Patent number: 12183196
    Abstract: A vehicle control method and apparatus, a device and a computer storage medium are disclosed, which relates to the technical fields of autonomous driving and intelligent transportation. A specific implementation solution involves: determining vehicles in a preset geo-fencing region; determining a vehicle weight of each said vehicles according to a vehicle type and a waiting duration of each said vehicles; estimating, according to the vehicle weights of the vehicles in each of lanes in the geo-fencing region and positions of the vehicles in each said lanes, a duration to be waited in each said lanes; and generating a control instruction for each said vehicles according to the respective durations to be waited in each said lanes and the respective positions of the vehicles in each said lanes, the control instruction including a state instruction and/or a target speed instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jizhou Huang, Deguo Xia, Haifeng Wang
  • Patent number: 12181306
    Abstract: An object is to reduce the data size of surrounding environment information to be stored. A vehicle control device that includes a processor, a first storage unit, and a second storage unit, and stores route information to a target point, the vehicle control device including: an input device that acquires route information of a vehicle and surrounding environment information around the vehicle; and a short-term storage information processing unit that stores the route information and the surrounding environment information acquired while the vehicle is traveling into the first storage unit as short-term storage information, in which the short-term storage information processing unit calculates a feature degree of the surrounding environment information when storing the route information, and temporarily stores the surrounding environment information in which the feature degree is equal to or greater than a predetermined value into the first storage unit as the short-term storage information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motomune Suzuki, Masashi Seimiya
  • Patent number: 12181294
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a management apparatus for providing a route in a wireless communication system that includes: at least one transceiver; and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one transceiver, wherein: at least one processor receives service information related to a service, receives cell information related to a first cell and second cells provided by a first cellular network and a second cellular network, respectively, and provides the electronic device with a service route which includes at least one second cell among the second cells and is determined on the basis of the service information and the cell information; and the service is provided by the at least one second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongtae Kim, Youngky Kim, Donghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 12164307
    Abstract: A method for interlinking heterogeneous fleet systems implemented by a computing device includes: receiving a use request for a moving object from a user device belonging to a first fleet system; transmitting a use inquiry message to a second fleet system when the use request includes a use of a moving object the second fleet system; transmitting a second available moving object list corresponding to the use inquiry message to the first fleet system when the second fleet system permits the moving object to be used; and transmitting to the user device with a final moving object list including a moving object that belongs to at least one of the second available moving object list or a first available moving object list in the first fleet system according to the use request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Jun Ha, Young Jun Moon
  • Patent number: 12134399
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to generating map data explicitly indicating a total drivable surface, which may include multiple types of drivable surfaces. For instance, a given portion of a map may include map data indicating a combination of various drivable surfaces, such as road segments, lane properties, intersections, parking areas, shoulders, driveways, etc. Examples of the present disclosure join these different types of drivable surfaces into combined map data that explicitly indicates a total drivable surface, such as a perimeter boundary indicating or representing a transition from a drivable surface to a non-drivable surface. The map data indicating the total drivable surface may be searched to determine information related to a drivable surface boundary, such as location and type. This boundary information may be used in various contexts, such as when planning a trajectory or remotely controlling a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Byungil Jeong, Christopher James Gibson
  • Patent number: 12134322
    Abstract: A mobile object control device controls an electric motor assisting traveling of a mobile object. The mobile object control device includes a rolling resistance calculation section, a power loss calculation section, and an assist force calculation section. The rolling resistance calculation section calculates a rolling resistance based on a set weight set by a user. The power loss calculation section calculates a power loss caused until a power outputted from the electric motor is transmitted to a drive wheel. The assist force calculation section calculates an assist force of the electric motor based on an acceleration of the mobile object, the set weight, the rolling resistance calculated by the rolling resistance calculation section, the power loss calculated by the power loss calculation section, and an assist ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: EXEDY Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Ohashi, Taichi Kitamura, Hitoshi Katsura
  • Patent number: 12123740
    Abstract: A travel assistance method causes a sensor to detect a lane boundary present around a vehicle, calculates own positions of the vehicle, converts a coordinate system of the detected lane boundary into a coordinate system equivalent to map data stored in in accordance with the own positions, and integrates configuration information on the lane boundary included in the map data with the lane boundary of which the coordinate system is converted to generate integrated data, wherein an integrated range is determined, when the configuration information is integrated with the lane boundary of which the coordinate system is converted, such that the lane boundary includes at least either parts having different curvatures or straight parts directed in different directions, and the configuration information is mapped with the lane boundary of which the coordinate system is converted to generate the integrated data while including at least the determined integrated range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Renault S.A.S.
    Inventor: Tadahisa Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 12111161
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a dynamic trip plan for a driver between a first site and a second site in addition to providing parking suggestions to the driver. The system and method includes computing an estimated time of arrival and an estimated time of departure for a plurality of stops of travel of a vehicle between a first site and a second site, generating a dynamic trip plan based on the estimated time of arrival and the estimated time of departure, receiving a driver input indicating at least one of an adjusted time of departure from a stop, an adjusted time of arrival at a stop, or an adjusted break time, and updating the dynamic trip plan based on the driver input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Enterprise Resources, LLC
    Inventors: Matt Roherty, Brendt Peeters
  • Patent number: 12111172
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of providing a contextual-information-based service are provided. The method includes acquiring information of at least one content posted through a first service based on information on activities of the first service of a user, transmitting the acquired information on the at least one content to a terminal, when any one of the information on the at least one content is selected by the terminal, generating at least one route information for arrival at a time of forming a similar environment to an environment when content corresponding to the selected content information is generated, based on contextual information of the content corresponding to the selected content information, and transmitting the generated at least one route information to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Nam Hyung Kang, Jeong Won Kim
  • Patent number: 12098929
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using augmented reality technology to provide on-site service center personnel with enhanced safety. In particular, augmented reality technology can be used to display autonomous vehicle driving paths to service center personnel. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for using augmented reality technology to improve efficiency of autonomous vehicle service centers and operating facilities. For example, augmented reality technology can be used to communicate services for respective autonomous vehicles to service center personnel. Augmented reality technology can be presented to users via augmented reality glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brandon, Domenico Rusciano
  • Patent number: 12099362
    Abstract: A method for avoiding a collision between an autonomous mobile apparatus and a stationary or moving object initially deemed to be a collision threat includes acquiring a passage clearance of the object, from the point of view of the autonomous mobile apparatus, by establishing in two dimensions the nearest and the furthest physical parts of the object in the planned path of the autonomous mobile apparatus. Dimensions between the current position of the autonomous mobile apparatus and the at least two boundaries are computed as relative distances, and are considered as avoidance distances when the relative distances are greater than the passage clearance. For only one avoidance distance, a target boundary for clearance with safety is set based on the avoidance distance. The autonomous mobile apparatus moves along a specified direction to aim at the target boundary. An autonomous mobile apparatus applying the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 12094339
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a parking database and providing parking suggestions to the driver. The system and method includes receiving parking data from a plurality of vehicles in a fleet of vehicles, creating a parking database based upon the parking data, wherein the parking database comprises a plurality of curated parking locations determined by analyzing the parking data, generating a plurality of parking clusters based upon the parking database, wherein each of the plurality of parking clusters comprises a plurality of parking locations selected from the plurality of curated parking locations in the parking database, and identifying at least one of the plurality of parking clusters as a parking suggestion for a driver based upon a determined break location for the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Enterprise Resources, LLC
    Inventors: Matt Roherty, Brendt Peeters
  • Patent number: 12077293
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to guide an unmanned aerial vehicle for recovery thereof are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a sensor at or proximate a tether line, the sensor to measure at least one parameter of an aircraft while the aircraft is in flight and provide sensor output corresponding to a position of the aircraft, and a transceiver to transmit data corresponding to the position to the aircraft for guiding the aircraft to engage the tether line for recovery of the aircraft or a payload carried by the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Insitu, Inc.
    Inventors: Rolf Rysdyk, Mohammad Ehsan Nasroullahi
  • Patent number: 12058592
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an intended maneuver message for a maneuver of a vehicle associated with the UE, wherein the intended maneuver message identifies one or more target road resources associated with the maneuver, receive, from one or more other UEs, one or more responses to the intended maneuver message, and perform an action based at least in part on receiving the one or more responses to the intended maneuver message. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Seung Ryul Yang, Dan Vassilovski, Gene Wesley Marsh
  • Patent number: 12043279
    Abstract: A cloud service receives locations of priority vehicles (PVs) and non-priority vehicles in a metropolitan area. The cloud service accesses a database storing indicia of restricted road portions in the metropolitan area. The cloud service allocates restricted road portions from the database to the NPVs based on the locations of the PVs, the locations of the NPVs, and locations of the restricted road portions. The allocating includes preventing some of the restricted road portions in the database from being available to be allocated to the NPVs based on determining, according to the locations of the PVs and NPVs and according to pre-stored routes of the PVs, that estimated uses of the road portions by the NPVs would conflict with estimated uses of the road portions by the PVs as they travel along the pre-stored routes. Routes generated to include the respectively allocated road portions are provided to the NPVs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Don Conroy, Sarah Klein, Hyongju Park, Jacqueline Smith, Sophia Dancel
  • Patent number: 11987355
    Abstract: An assembly is configured for connection to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and comprises a plurality of emulator devices each configured for attachment to the UAV and a plurality of first connection tethers each configured to operably couple a respective one of the plurality of emulator devices to the UAV at a respective spacing from the UAV. The emulator devices each comprise an emulation component configured to provide, to a target detection system, a characteristic associated with a respective type of airborne object. The plurality of respective first connection tethers each comprises material that does not substantially reflect RF energy. During flight of the UAV, when the assembly is connected, each respective emulator device maintains the respective spacing from the UAV and emulates the characteristic to the target detection system, such that the assembly emulates, to the target detection system, a plurality of airborne objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Brian W. White
  • Patent number: 11958502
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for detecting foreign objects using a surfel map. One of the methods includes receiving sensor data representing reflection characteristics of electromagnetic waves in an operating environment of an autonomous vehicle. A surfel map representing a portion of the operating environment of the autonomous vehicle is used to determine that the reflection data includes one or more mismatched reflection characteristics for a particular surfel in the surfel map. In response, a foreign object is detected at a location corresponding to the particular surfel having the one or more mismatched reflection characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventor: Zhinan Xu
  • Patent number: 11946758
    Abstract: A route selection device includes a processor configured to identify a position of a lane on which a vehicle is traveling; search for candidate partial routes leading from a current position of the vehicle to a waypoint on a route leading from a start point to a destination, the waypoint being located between the current position and the destination; determine a lane change location where a lane change will be made for each of the candidate partial routes found by searching; and select, as a partial route, a candidate partial route having a minimum total score regarding the lane change location from the candidate partial routes found by searching. The score is weighted depending on the position of the determined lane change location or whether a lane change at the lane change location can be controlled by a travel controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takao Kashu, Yasutaka Teramae, Hirotaka Kato, Shuichi Morimoto, Ryo Masutani, Ichi Gi