Patents Examined by Julie B. Lieu
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Patent number: 11227073Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses relating to an anti-theft device. An anti-theft device can be affixed to a tablet or laptop. The anti-theft device can determine if a distance relative to a reference point exceeds a threshold. An alarm state can be entered.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Inventor: Niloy Roy
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Patent number: 11221625Abstract: A system included and a computer-implemented method performed in an autonomous-driving vehicle are described. The system performs: detecting one or more movable traffic objects; determining one or more target movable traffic objects from the one or more detected movable traffic objects; determining a type of the one or more target movable traffic objects and an traffic object that has a right of way (ROW) in a situation involving the autonomous-driving vehicle. The system further performs: determining a manner of generating a vehicle behavior notification to the target movable traffic object based on the type of the one or more target movable traffic objects and the ROW; and causing a vehicle behavior notification of the determined manner to be generated to the one or more target movable traffic objects.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Pony AI Inc.Inventors: Zixuan Zhou, Xiang Yu, Tiancheng Lou, Jun Peng
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Patent number: 11217081Abstract: An RF shut off system includes a sensor for indicating a mast or antenna position such that an antenna supported by the mast is operable or not according to an indication of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: PERFECTVISION MANUFACTURING, INC.Inventors: George Kerstetter, Charles Darwin Davidson, Jr.
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Patent number: 11205335Abstract: A lanyard device (10) having a flexible neck cord (12) and at least one strain sensor (30) arranged for sensing strain in the flexible neck cord; and a personal lanyard monitoring system including the lanyard device (10). A position recognition unit (52) is configured for comparing strain data obtained from the at least one strain sensor (30) to predetermined strain data, and recognizing a position of the flexible neck cord (12) in dependence on a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Lifeline Systems CompanyInventor: Chaitanya Dongre
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Patent number: 11205345Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and apparatuses for intelligent traffic signaling are disclosed. Standalone traffic signals are equipped with a plurality of sensors including RF, radar, Wi-Fi, and cellular sensors, etc., for detecting approaching automobiles in an opposing traffic lane. The traffic signal is controlled by a processor at an attached or nearby controller box, and the processor is operable to receive speed, location, and heading data directly from nearby automobiles. The processor determines, based on detected or received data corresponding to approaching automobiles, a level of safeness associated with crossing the opposing traffic lane. The level of safeness is calculated by determining an expected time to arrival of an approaching automobile at the traffic intersection, and comparing the expected time to a width of the opposing traffic lane. A light pattern at the traffic light indicates the calculated level of safeness.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Applied Information, Inc.Inventor: Bryan Mulligan
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Patent number: 11203325Abstract: An identification system configured so as to identify a driver of a vehicle after the vehicle has been started, the identification system includes a state detection module configured so as to generate a first dataset containing information relating to at least one movement of a device of the vehicle; an identification module carried or worn by a carrier or wearer and configured so as to generate a second dataset including movement data of the carrier or wearer; and a computing module configured so as to correlate the first dataset with the second dataset so as to determine whether the carrier or wearer and the driver are the same person.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Inventor: Arnaud Dieudonne
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Patent number: 11198388Abstract: A vehicle alarm system includes a vehicle having a frame; a driver seat secured to the frame; a back seat secured to the frame; and a computer configured to determine if the vehicle is in motion. The system further includes a pressure sensor secured to a driver seat and in data communication with the computer, the pressure sensor is configured to sense the pressure of a driver sitting on the driver seat; a thermometer sensor in data communication with the computer, the thermometer is configured to measure the outside and inside air temperature within the vehicle; a motion detector in data communication with the computer, the motion detector is configured to detect motion of an infant within a car seat secured to the back seat of the vehicle; a camera in data communication with the computer, the camera is configured to capture images of the infant; a transmitter in data communication with the computer; and a mobile device in wireless communication with the transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Inventor: Sidney L. Crose
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Patent number: 11189155Abstract: A system and method for tracking an article is described. The article may be baggage passing through an airport terminal or another venue. The system comprises a beacon associated with a baggage article, a plurality of relaying bridges, and a tracking service. Short-range radio signals including a beacon identifier and a beacon transmission power are emitted by the beacon associated with a baggage article and detected by a plurality of relaying bridges. The relaying bridges calculate a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), convert the short-range radio signal to a relay signal and transmit the relay signal including a unique relaying bridge identifier and RSSI information via a network. The tracking service receives data from the relay signal, attaches a time stamp to the received data, stores the time-stamped data, and determines from the stored data the time when the article arrives at a point of interest.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SITA Information Networking Computing USA, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Eric Malinofsky
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Patent number: 11158189Abstract: According to the disclosed approaches, a first processor receives location messages from second processors. Each location message specifies published geographical coordinates that indicate a geographical location, and the published geographical coordinates are a version of actual geographical coordinates truncated from a first level of precision to a second level of precision. The first processor accesses subscriptions to location topics in response to the location messages. Each location topic specifies in the second level of precision, subscribed-to geographical coordinates of a location. The first processor determines whether or not the published geographical coordinates match any of the subscribed-to geographical coordinates. Non-matching location messages are discarded, and matching location messages are transmitted to one or more third processors identified by the subscriptions.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Global Traffic Technologies, LLCInventors: David Edwardson, Samantha Edwardson
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Patent number: 11151862Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for monitoring and controlling a security system for a structure are provided herein. An exemplary method may include receiving sensor data from at least one first peripheral, the sensor data associated with at least one of activity inside and activity outside of a structure; determining a critical event based in part on the sensor data; creating an alert based in part on the critical event; getting user preferences associated with at least one of a user and a base unit; determining a response based in part on the alert and user preferences; and activating at least one of a second peripheral and a service based in part on the response.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Ooma, Inc.Inventors: Tobin E. Farrand, William M. Gillon, Kevin D. Snow, William T. Krein, David A. Bryan
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Patent number: 11148587Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a light system for mounting to an automobile that alerts surrounding vehicles to emergency conditions on the automobile without the necessity of establishing electrical communication with the control system of the automobile. The light system utilizes a movable contactor that serves to activate and deactivate the light when the light system is tilted.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Inventor: Christopher Hayes
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Patent number: 11147490Abstract: A monitoring device for detecting wetness in a garment is disclosed. The monitoring device of the present disclosure includes a clip removably attachable to the garment and having a printed circuit board and a plurality of pins in communication with the printed circuit board, a portion of the plurality of pins extending through a portion of the clip, wherein the plurality of pins include a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin, the first pin and the second pin aligned along a first axis of the clip and the third pin aligned along a second axis of the clip, the second axis spaced from the first axis, wherein, with the clip attached to the garment, the printed circuit board is in communication with the garment via the plurality of pins. Transmitters having built-in delay mechanisms configured to delay transmitting operational data for a period of time are also disclosed. The operational data may include moisture data and detachment information.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: RSC ASSOCIATES, INC.Inventors: Thomas Reed Stevens, Ivan J. Goering, Suguru Nishioka
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Patent number: 11142155Abstract: A horn plate assembly for a vehicle includes: a horn plate having a plurality of fastening holes; and fasteners fastened to a hub of a steering wheel through the fastening holes. Seating grooves having stepped cross-sections to the fastening holes are formed at the fastening holes, and portions of the fasteners are seated in the seating grooves when the fasteners are fastened to the hub of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Hyoung Jun Ahn
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Patent number: 11143516Abstract: The present technology pertains to a task management system for map labeling tasks. The system can determine when one task is dependent on completion of another task and schedule those tasks accordingly. Further the system can ensure that tasks are completed with a proper priority and can track completion of these tasks. The present technology ensures sufficient work is completed to speed up map release versions.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLCInventors: Chen Xie, Rohan Agrawal
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Patent number: 11145172Abstract: A vibration control apparatus that is connectable to plural types of vibrating device, that identifies the type of the vibrating device actually connected to the vibration control apparatus, of the plural types of vibrating device, that obtains property information relating to the vibration property of the identified type of vibrating device, that accepts a vibration instruction, and that causes the connected vibrating device to vibrate for the content produced by correcting the content of the accepted vibration instruction in accordance with the obtained property information.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yusuke Nakagawa, Ikuo Yamano
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Patent number: 11136788Abstract: An electronic door lock including a magnetometer, an accelerometer, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a status of a door with respect to a door frame using data provided by the accelerometer and magnetometer which collectively generate acceleration data, velocity data and positional data of the door. The processor provides data to a user interface or an alert device indicating one or more of: door open angle, prep-less door position, an acceleration alert, a door position alert, door sag, door frame rub, and triangulation of an intruder.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Brian A. Telljohann, Ryne Rayburn, Matthew R. Dexter, Gregory Ross, John Evenson
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Patent number: 11132897Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems of an edge server communicating with vehicles by continuously receiving messages which include data of state transitions of Electronic Control Units (ECUs) contained in each vehicle; monitoring in real-time the streamed message data from each vehicle for detection of updates of data about state transitions of ECUs used in the vehicular operations; crowdsourcing in real-time the state transition data of the ECUs during the vehicular operations to group together state transition data having commonality as crowdsource transition data; processing, using a machine learning model, the crowdsource transition data, to classify the crowdsource transition data of an anomaly event; and transmit in advance to an identified vehicle an alert of the anomaly event in order for a driver or ADAS to execute a response.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, LLCInventors: Donal McErlean, Joon Hwang, Geoffrey Wakefield, Mason D Gemar, Scott E. Jackson
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Patent number: 11127227Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing accident events are disclosed According to certain aspects, an electronic device may access sensor data associated with operation of a vehicle, and analyze the sensor data to determine that an accident event has occurred. In response, the electronic device may dynamically and automatically retrieve additional sensor data from at least one additional electronic device via a short range communication. The electronic device may compile or aggregate the additional sensor data with the original sensor data to provide a thorough representation of the accident event.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: BLUEOWL, LLCInventors: Eric Dahl, Steven J. Harris, Kenneth J. Sanchez
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Patent number: 11107352Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing and routing ridesharing vehicles. In some implementations, the systems and methods may count the number of passengers entering a ridesharing vehicle, distribute vehicles in need of charge to charging stations based on predicted future demand, manage a fleet of petrol and electric ridesharing vehicles, route autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles, automatically adjust drop-off locations based on safety constraints, and preschedule a rideshare with an unknown pick-up location.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.Inventors: Daniel Ramot, Oren Shoval, Shmulik Marcovitch, Erin Abrams
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Patent number: 11102654Abstract: A helmet for communicating with a vehicle function controller and method for operating the same has a first memory, a first transmitter, a first receiver and a first controller in communication with the first memory, the first transmitter and the first receiver. The first receiver receives a plurality of vehicle function settings. The first memory stores the vehicle function settings within a memory of the helmet. The first transmitter communicates the vehicle function settings from the first memory to the vehicle function controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Taylor, Troy D. Kendrick