Patents Examined by Mathew Franklin Gordon
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Patent number: 11935334Abstract: A center, configured to communicate over a network with a predetermined server and an OTA master installed in a vehicle, includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether a command is transmittable from the center to the OTA master based on communication means information. The processor is configured to transmit, when the processor determines that the command is transmittable from the center to the OTA master, the command to the OTA master using communication means defined in the communication means information. The processor is configured to transmit, when the processor determines that the command is not transmittable from the center to the OTA master, request data to the OEM server. The request data is data for commissioning the OEM server to transmit the enabling command.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shoichi Nagamitsu
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Patent number: 11925305Abstract: An autonomous travel-type cleaner includes a housing, a drive unit for moving the housing, an incoming call detector that detects whether or not there is an incoming call to a communication terminal, a person detector that detects whether or not a person is present within a first range, an incoming call notification unit (for example, a light source and a speaker) for notifying of presence of an incoming call, and a controller. The controller controls a notification operation of the incoming call notification unit based on a detection result of the person detector and a detection result of the incoming call detector.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichiro Nishioka, Yuko Tsusaka
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Patent number: 11928870Abstract: A method and apparatus used for extracting a feature point of an environmental target, which relate to the field of vehicles. The method comprises: acquiring the position of each corner point of an environmental target; and determining a feature point of the environmental target according to the position of each corner point of the environmental target. Thus, the problem wherein target identification is not precise may be solved, which is particularly suitable for the identification of a large target.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: GREAT WALL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hongliang Liu, Jianyong Ge, Longbao Zhen, Rutao Han, Wei Li, Junpeng Zhao, Ronglin Zeng, Chaokai Tian, Weifeng Deng
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Patent number: 11921523Abstract: A control device for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a control method therefor are provided. The control device includes a sensing device, an image receiver, a control transmitter, a display, and a processor. The sensing device is used to sense an action of the user. The image receiver is used to receive an image including at least a part or all of the body in the UAV from a first image capturing device of the UAV. The processor uses the display to continuously present the image. The processor obtains the action by the sensing device, converts the action into the control signal corresponding to the UAV, and transmits the control signal to the UAV through the control transmitter. The UAV is controlled by the control signal transmitted by the control device.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Yun-Chiu Ching, Dai-Yun Tsai
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Patent number: 11919636Abstract: The present invention discloses a wirelessly controlled vehicle that is configured to travel in air, on liquid and under liquid with an ability to communicate with a remote operator through wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SeaHawk Robotics Inc.Inventors: Jason Clark, Derek Puzzuoli, Steven Peddlesden
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Patent number: 11919586Abstract: The application relates to a method for operating an actuator for a motor vehicle, the actuator having an actuating drive and a signal input. The actuating drive is operated as a function of a setpoint value received via the signal input and a threshold value stored in the actuator for setting an actual value of the actuator to the setpoint value, wherein the threshold value is set equal to the setpoint value when the actuator leaves an operating range of the actuator defined by the threshold value of the setpoint value. The application further relates to an actuator for a motor vehicle and a method for operating an arrangement of an actuator and a control unit for a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: AUDI AG, DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Adrian Mihailescu, Moritz Baber
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Patent number: 11921518Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle including an operation device; a first communication device; and a second communication device. In a case in which the first communication device is positioned in a first area containing a position of the vehicle, the vehicle operates in an operation waiting state in which the operation device is allowed to receive an operation. In a case in which the second communication device is positioned in a second area contained in the first area and smaller than the first area, the vehicle operates in the operation waiting state. In a case in which the first communication device is positioned in the first area and the second communication device is positioned in the second area, the second communication device generates a notification indicating that the vehicle is in the operation waiting state.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Fujiyama, Naoya Koike, Jun Ogawa, Shinya Ota
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Patent number: 11912157Abstract: In a driving control device that controls a driving system for a vehicle, a voltage monitoring unit determines an abnormality in voltage detection and a current monitoring unit determines that power is supplied to the battery when a battery has a current value on a charge side relative to a predetermined value. When the voltage monitoring unit determines that the voltage detection is abnormal, a running control unit controls a rotating electric machine in such a manner that the vehicle is brought in a fail-safe running state. A power supply control unit controls a power supply source to be in a power supply prohibition state. A switch control unit cuts off a switch, in a case where it is determined that power is supplied to the battery during the power supply prohibition state of the power supply source.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Morita, Shingo Kawahara
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Patent number: 11899461Abstract: A system automatically controls a work machine including a work implement. The system includes a load sensor and a processor. The load sensor detects load data indicative of a load applied to the work implement. The processor acquires the load data. The processor executes a load reduction control in order to cause the work machine to operate so as to reduce the load based on the load applied to the work implement during digging. The processor records, as a reference position, a position of the work machine when the load applied to the work implement during the digging becomes a predetermined threshold or greater. The processor determines a next starting position based on the reference position. The processor controls the work machine to start next digging from the next starting position.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventor: Yukihisa Takaoka
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Patent number: 11897526Abstract: In a communications system for communication between a vehicle guided along a predefined movement path and a stationary station using a slotted waveguide which extends parallel to the movement path of the vehicle and into which at least one antenna connected to a transceiver unit of the stationary station and at least one antenna of the vehicle project, wherein the antenna of the vehicle is moved in the longitudinal direction of the slotted waveguide with a movement of the vehicle, a switching device is arranged between the antenna of the vehicle and a transceiver unit of the vehicle, by means of which the antenna can be selectively connected to the transceiver unit of the vehicle either directly or via at least one interconnected attenuation element. The switching device can be actuated by the control device of the vehicle according to the power of a received signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Conductix-Wampfler GmbHInventor: Nicholas Winter
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Patent number: 11897487Abstract: A sensor evaluation system includes an infrastructure device installed outside a vehicle, and an information processing device. The infrastructure device includes an infrastructure sensor that detects the environment around the infrastructure device, and an infrastructure information processing device that performs information processing. The infrastructure information processing device calculates first feature point position information indicating information on a position of a feature point in the environment around the infrastructure device, based on detection information of the infrastructure sensor. The information processing device calculates second feature point position information indicating information on a position of a feature point in the environment around the vehicle, based on the detection information of a sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hojung Jung, Hiromitsu Urano
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Patent number: 11892834Abstract: A transportation system, that optimizes at least one operating parameter of a vehicle based on a physiological state of an occupant of the vehicle, includes a sensor that senses a physiological condition of the occupant and that outputs data based on the sensed physiological condition. The transportation system further includes an artificial intelligence system that receives and processes the data to determine an emotional state of the occupant, and optimizes, for achieving a favorable emotional state of the occupant, the at least one operating parameter of the vehicle in response to detecting the emotional state of the occupant.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Strong Force TP Portfolio 2022, LLCInventor: Charles Howard Cella
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Patent number: 11890966Abstract: A control unit (56) for a vehicle (10) with an electric drive (12) and an electromechanically actuated brake unit (14) includes a high-voltage DC link (20) disconnectably connected to a first energy store (24) of the electric drive (12), a converter (18) connected to the high-voltage DC link (20) and operable bidirectionally, and an electric motor (16) connected to the converter (18) for driving a wheel (50) of the vehicle (10). A brake drive circuit (36) is connected to the high-voltage DC link (20), and another electric motor (34), is connected to the brake drive circuit (36). A function block (55) has an input (69) for receiving a voltage signal (68) indicative of the voltage of the high-voltage DC link (20), a first output (63) for outputting a converter drive signal (60), and a first closed-loop controller unit (66) for generating the converter drive signal (60).Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: ZF CV Systems Europe BVInventors: Paul Henning, Johannes Heseding, Gerd Schünemann, Christoph Moritz
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Patent number: 11884131Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal-management system for a vehicle comprising: at least one calories storage and/or frigories storage (S1, S2), at least one element of the vehicle to be heated or cooled, at least one source of calories or frigories, detection means adapted to detect whether calories or frigories are available at one of the said sources, control means able to distribute the calories or frigories available at the sources to the elements to be heated or cooled, according to transient and nominal needs. characterized in that it comprises prediction means capable of making at least one prediction aimed at determining: whether calories or frigories will be available at a later date from any of the said sources and/or, whether a need for calories or frigories will exist at a later date at one of the said elements to be heated or cooled.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: HUTCHINSONInventors: Fabrice Chopard, Hélder Filipe De Campos Garcia, Ibrahim Abdallah
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Patent number: 11881029Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a service arrangement information acquisition unit which acquires service arrangement information including identification information of at least either one of a person in charge of a service who executes a predetermined service that targets a predetermined vehicle and a service vehicle used when executing the predetermined service; a surrounding object recognition unit which recognizes an object present in an area around the predetermined vehicle; and a service reception handling unit which executes predetermined processing for receiving the predetermined service in a case where the object is determined as the service vehicle or the person in charge of the service by an object authentication unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Morosawa, Haisong Liu, Akira Nakajima, Kenji Okuma, Hiroaki Maruyama, Yoshikazu Matsuo, Shuto Higashi, Fumiaki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11869252Abstract: A method and apparatus used for extracting a feature point of an environmental target, which relate to the field of vehicles. The method comprises: acquiring the position of each corner point of an environmental target; and determining a feature point of the environmental target according to the position of each corner point of the environmental target. Thus, the problem wherein target identification is not precise may be solved, which is particularly suitable for the identification of a large target.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: GREAT WALL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hongliang Liu, Jianyong Ge, Longbao Zhen, Rutao Han, Wei Li, Junpeng Zhao, Ronglin Zeng, Chaokai Tian, Weifeng Deng
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Patent number: 11866140Abstract: A marine propulsion system includes marine propulsion devices each including a propeller shaft, an engine, an electric motor, a power transmission to transmit mechanical power to the propeller shaft from at least one of the engine and the electric motor, an electric circuit connected to the electric motor, and a controller to control the engine. The controllers in the marine propulsion devices are communicable with each other when in a communicable state. When the controller in each of the marine propulsion devices is in the communicable state, but the controller of one of the marine propulsion devices is incommunicable with any other controller of the marine propulsion devices, the incommunicable controller limits an output of the engine controlled by the incommunicable controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuta Miyagi, Morihiko Nanjo
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Patent number: 11868128Abstract: A vehicle includes a display disposed to facilitate presenting an augmentation of content in an environment of a rider of the vehicle; a circuit for registering at least one of location and orientation of the vehicle; a machine learning circuit that determines at least one augmentation parameter by processing at least one input relating to at least one of the rider and the vehicle; and a reality augmentation circuit that, responsive to the at least one of the location or the orientation of the vehicle, generates an augmentation element for presenting in the display, the generating based at least in part on the at least one augmentation parameter.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Strong Force TP Portfolio 2022, LLCInventor: Charles Howard Cella
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Patent number: 11859978Abstract: A system and method for estimating a velocity of a vehicle, including obtaining readings of at least one inertial sensor that is attached to the vehicle, calculating a time difference between a time when an irregularity is sensed in a first location of the vehicle and a time when the irregularity is sensed in a second location of the vehicle, and calculating the velocity of the vehicle based on the time difference.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: ALMA Technologies Ltd.Inventor: Barak Or
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Patent number: 11856891Abstract: An agricultural system includes a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to receive data from a first and second sensor, each of which are mounted on an agricultural header and configured to output data indicative of one-dimensional (1D) distances. The controller is configured to determine a first horizontal distance from the first sensor to a first plant stalk and a second horizontal distance from the second sensor to a second plant stalk based on the 1D distance data. The controller is also configured to control a steering system of the agricultural system to adjust a position of the agricultural header relative to the first and second plant stalks based on a difference between the first horizontal distance and the second horizontal distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Cory Douglas Hunt, Herbert M. Farley