Patents Examined by Isaac G Smith
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Patent number: 11292485Abstract: A method for granting access and driving authorizations and driving commands to be carried out, in the form of a data format, for a vehicle. A plurality of data processing systems of different user groups, which exchange the data format via a plurality of communication connections, are used, and an exchange undertakes the distribution of the data format among the respective involved user groups and into the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: DAIMLER AGInventors: Dirk Hassert, Thomas Hartmann, Christian Rupert, Frank-Peter Pesl, Gerd Scheidhauer, Christian Heikamp
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Patent number: 11288955Abstract: A method of analyzing traffic by a system includes receiving sequential location measurements from users of the system, mapping the received sequential location measurements to a digital map and determining traffic information for a first time period based on mapped sequential location measurements corresponding to the first time period. A system may include a database configured to store sequential location measurements received from users of the system and a processor configured to extract sequential location measurements from the database and determine traffic information for a first period based on the extracted sequential location measurements. The sequential location measurements include periodic times and associated coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Nicholas David Cohn, Ingo Schurr, Gregor Wuensch
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Patent number: 11288967Abstract: A system that provides a safety rating for a driver or a vehicle to a rider of the vehicle. Information including diagnostic information such as sensor information and location information is used to determine the safety rating. By having a high safety rating, the rider of the vehicle has some level of assurance that the vehicle will arrive at a designated location.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc.Inventors: James Fish, Meghan E. Chamberlain, Michael Muller
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Patent number: 11277721Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided in one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, at a first node, an event; generating, at the first node, a message in response to the detected event; and sending, at the first node, the message to at least a second node to enable the second node to determine at least one of a reliability or an importance of the message. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Martti Moisio, Silke Holtmanns, Mikko Uusitalo, Zexian Li, Ilkka Keskitalo
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Patent number: 11268827Abstract: An interactive speed profile bar that enables crew awareness of the overall planned flight trajectory speed profile. The speed profile bar will have a graphical depiction (e.g., virtual buttons having alphanumeric symbology) of some or all of the speed segments of the speed profile. Each graphical element (e.g., virtual button) includes symbology identifying the applicable speed mode and corresponding target speed change. Each speed segment will start at the inflection point where the speed change will occur in the flight plan, and will continue until the next trajectory speed change. The speed profile bar will be interactive, allowing the flight crew to select the speed segment to change, in response to which selection the system displays graphical user interface elements showing a menu of the available speed segment options. Each individual speed segment is represented by an individual virtual button that can be selected by touching the screen or other input device.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Peter D. Gunn, John Wiedemann, Alireza Majd, Robert J. Myers, Brian D. Gilbert
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Patent number: 11263835Abstract: A vehicle fault detection system including at least one sensor configured for coupling with a vehicle system, a vehicle control module coupled to the at least one sensor, and being configured to receive at least one time series of numerical sensor data from the at least one sensor, at least one of the at least one time series of numerical sensor data corresponds to a respective system parameter of the vehicle system being monitored, generate a graphical representation for the at least one time series of numerical sensor data to form an analysis image of at least one system parameter, and detect anomalous behavior of a component of the vehicle system based on the analysis image, and a user interface coupled to the vehicle control module, the user interface being configured to present to an operator an indication of the anomalous behavior for the component of the vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: John M. Boggio
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Patent number: 11263549Abstract: An approach is provided for selecting training observations for machine learning models. The approach involves determining a first distribution of a plurality of features observed in the training data set, and a second distribution of the plurality of features observed in the candidate pool of observations. The approach further involves selecting one or more observations in the candidate pool of observations for annotation based on the first distribution and the second distribution. The approach further involves adding the one or more observations to the training data set after annotation. The training data set is used for training the machine learning model.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Nicholas Dronen, Stephen O'Hara, Vladimir Shestak
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Patent number: 11260836Abstract: Adaptive brake assist system a cyclist on a bicycle by an aptic feedback, includes a first sensor (for measuring the angular speed (?1) of a first wheel of the bicycle, adapted to generate a signal representative of the angular speed of the first wheel; an actuator mountable to a portion of the bicycle, adapted to generate vibrations; a control module configured to generate a command signal of the actuator, so that the actuator vibrates at a vibration frequency (f), based on at least the signal representative of the angular speed of the first wheel (?1) and based on one or more reference magnitudes (?ref); and a learning module configured to determine, updating and delivering to the control module the one or more reference magnitudes (?ref) based on at least the signal representative of the angular speed (?1) of the first wheel.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: BLUBRAKE S.R.L.Inventors: Fabio Todeschini, Alessio Nicolò Cota, Luca Speziali, Andrea Verzaglia
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Patent number: 11262762Abstract: An autonomous navigation system may autonomously navigate a vehicle through an environment in which one or more non-solid objects, including gaseous and/or liquid objects, are located. Sensors, including sensors which can detect chemical substances in a region of the environment, may detect non-solid objects independently of an opacity of the objects. Non-solid objects may be determined to present an obstacle or interference based on determined chemical composition, size, position, velocity, concentration, etc. of the objects. The vehicle may be autonomously navigated to avoid non-solid objects based on positions, trajectories, etc. of the non-solid objects. The vehicle may be navigated according to avoidance driving parameters to avoid non-solid objects, and a navigation system may characterize a non-solid object as a solid object having dimensions and position which encompasses the non-solid object, so that the vehicle is navigated in avoidance of non-solid objects as if the non-solid objects were solid.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Byron B. Han, Young Woo Seo, Kit-Man Wan
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Patent number: 11254301Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle, includes a travel route creation unit creating a travel route from a starting point to a destination through a stopping point by referring to map information; a parking time period estimation unit estimating a parking time period of the hybrid vehicle at the stopping point; a travel load prediction unit predicting a traveling load of the hybrid vehicle in each of sections obtained by dividing the travel route by referring to the map information; and a travel mode setting unit setting, for each of the sections, a traveling mode of an EV mode, in which the battery provides power for traveling as a main power supply, or an HV mode, in which the internal combustion engine provides the power for traveling as the main power supply, on the basis of the parking time period and the traveling load.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Daisuke Izuoka
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Patent number: 11242088Abstract: A lane departure avoidance system disables start of steering control or terminate running steering control upon determination that a value of a at least one selected variation, which is selected from a first variation, a second variation, a third variation, and a fourth variation, is equal to or more than a corresponding threshold. The first variation is a variation of a lateral position of an own vehicle relative to lane marking lines recognized by a recognition unit, and the second variation is a variation of a yaw angle of the own vehicle relative to the recognized lane marking lines. The third variation is a variation of a curvature of the recognized lane marking lines, and the fourth variation is a variation of a pitch angle of the own vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Naoto Nakahara
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Patent number: 11235764Abstract: A driver assistance system is provided in a motor vehicle, which driver assistance system executes at least active transverse guidance interventions. The driver assistance system can be activated while decoupled from the activation of a longitudinal control system but can also be active both, with and without longitudinal control, and includes both a traffic jam assistance sub-function and a track guiding assistant sub-function. The two sub-functions can be jointly activated and deactivated by a single on-/off-button. The driver assistance system is characterized by a special combination of the sub-functions track guiding assistance and traffic jam assistance. They each take turns depending on the presence of conditions, which are defined differently for each sub-function.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Bogner, Andreas Mueller, Daniel Simmermacher, Hans-Peter Hank, Manfred Paul, Martin Froehlich, Mehdi Farid, Nico Kaempchen, Norman Hauke, Thomas Barmeyer
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Patent number: 11237561Abstract: An aircraft is provided, including: at least one sensor for measuring a wind; actuators (motors, control surfaces, etc.); a data base embedded aboard the aircraft, the data base associating various values of wind measurement with various set points for the attention of the actuators. The aircraft furthermore includes a system of analysis and control, arranged so as, or programmed so as: to receive values of wind measurement originating from the at least one sensor; searching, inside the data base, for a correspondence of the wind measurement values originating from the at least one sensor, and determining (as a function of this search) the directives to be dispatched to the actuators, and dispatching these determined directives to the actuators.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: FLYING WHALESInventor: Hervé François Kuhlmann
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Patent number: 11222485Abstract: A network of collection, charging and distribution machines collect, charge and distribute portable electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors or ultracapacitors). Relevant information regarding vehicles that use the collection and distribution machines is communicated to or acquired by mobile devices of users associated with one or more of the vehicles. The vehicle information may include information regarding diagnostics or status of the vehicle and information regarding usage history of the vehicle received from different sources. This information is then processed and analyzed at the mobile device and such information is presented by the mobile device in a useful manner to the user and/or communicated to another device external to the mobile device, such as the vehicle, for further processing or communication of the data.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventor: Hok-Sum Horace Luke
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Patent number: 11214244Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle collision avoidance control device including: at least one first sensor configured to sense a first direction of a driver vehicle and to sense a first target vehicle in the first direction of the driver vehicle; at least one second sensor configured to sense a second direction that is opposite to the first direction of the driver vehicle and to sense a second target vehicle in the second direction of the driver vehicle; and a controller configured to output a vehicle control signal at least partially on the basis of processing of the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the controller is configured to generate a primary vehicle control signal for avoiding a primary collision when a primary collision with the first target vehicle is predicted according to a first direction sensing result by the at least one first sensor, to modify the primary vehicle control signal into a secondary vehicle control signal on the basis of a result of sensing the second target vehiType: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Mando CorporationInventor: Young Ju Kwon
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Patent number: 11216000Abstract: A method for predicting lane error based on an identifier of a lane segment is disclosed. The method includes receiving a predicted location in a lane segment of a plurality lane segments for a first vehicle traveling on the lane segment. The method includes receiving a determined location of the first vehicle in the lane segment for the first vehicle. The method includes determining a difference between the predicted location in the lane segment received for the first vehicle and the determined location of the first vehicle in the lane segment. The method includes providing the determined difference between the predicted location in the lane segment received for the first vehicle and the determined location of the first vehicle in the lane segment and an identifier of the lane segment as first training data to a lane error estimation model.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Miles J. Johnson, Christopher J. Smalley, Matthew W. Dreisbach
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Patent number: 11198432Abstract: A collision avoidance system of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to be disposed at a vehicle for sensing exterior and forwardly of the vehicle. A processor is operable to process sensor data captured by the sensor to determine the presence of a pedestrian ahead of the vehicle and at or moving towards a path of travel of the vehicle. The processor determines a time to intersection of projected paths of travel of the vehicle and pedestrian based on a determined distance to the pedestrian and determined speed of the pedestrian and speed of the vehicle. The system adjusts the speed of the vehicle so that the pedestrian will not be in the projected path of travel of the vehicle when the vehicle arrives where the projected path of travel of the vehicle intersects the projected path of travel of the pedestrian.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Manuel Edo Ros
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Patent number: 11186366Abstract: A method for controlling flight includes displaying prompt information in a picture received from an aerial vehicle, dividing the picture into at least two portions based on the prompt information, obtaining a location of a click operation on the picture, and controlling a flight direction of the aerial vehicle based on the location and the prompt information.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tao Zhao, Guyue Zhou, Ang Liu, Xiao Hu, Litian Zhang
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Patent number: 11173996Abstract: A control system for a trolling motor operated based upon commands generated by a wireless remote control device and a wired foot pedal is provided. The controller is interposed between the trolling motor and the wired foot pedal to add wireless controllability to the trolling motor via the wireless remote control. The controller communicates with the remote control through a bidirectional wireless communication link to receive commands and to provide status information on the operation of the motor. The remote control includes user inputs for generating commands that are sent wirelessly to the controller to control operation of the marine device. The remote control also includes a display for displaying real time status information that is received wirelessly from the controller. The controller generates control signals upon receipt of wireless communication from the remote control that simulate signals that are normally generated by the wired foot pedal.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Johnson Outdoors Inc.Inventors: Paul D. Salmon, David M. Samek
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Patent number: 11173934Abstract: A control unit for controlling a rolling stock includes a user interface. The control unit is configured to receive, via the user interface, a plurality of user inputs corresponding to a plurality of users servicing the rolling stock, determine whether at least one user of the plurality of users remains servicing the rolling stock, and if at least one user of the one or more users remains servicing the rolling stock, prevent unauthorized movement of the rolling stock. Other example control units, computer systems including one or more control units, and computer-implemented methods for preventing unauthorized movement of a rolling stock are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Cattron North America, Inc.Inventor: Jeremy Jovenall