Patents Examined by Sophia Antonia Skipper
  • Patent number: 11421993
    Abstract: Aspects and embodiments disclosed herein include a computational approach to automatically generate a wayfinding design for a given environment. To use aspects and embodiments of the disclosed computational approach, a designer specifies all the navigation scenarios likely to be taken by the users. A wayfinding design is then generated to accommodate the needs of all the scenarios while considering a number of desirable factors relevant to the navigation experience and management convenience. Through agent-based simulations, the locations of the wayfinding signs are further refined by considering visibility and robustness with respect to the possible mistakes made by the users throughout their navigation. After generating a wayfinding design, the designer can gain further insights of the design by visualizing the accessibility of a destination from any other locations in the environment and remove any blind zones by adding more signs and re-triggering the optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Lap-Fai Yu, Haikun Huang
  • Patent number: 11402215
    Abstract: An indoor positioning method and apparatuses for performing the same are provided. The method includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) interior area for an interior based on sensing data obtained by sensing the interior, generating a first map of the 3D interior area based on a first area including a first obstacle in the entire area of the 3D interior area, generating a second map of the 3D interior area based on a second area including the first obstacle and a second obstacle different from the first obstacle in the entire area, and estimating a posture of the moving apparatus and planning a movement path, based on the first map and the second map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Twinny Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Jun Kim, Tae Hyeong Kim, Yong Jin Byeon, Hong Seok Cheon
  • Patent number: 11396309
    Abstract: A system for controlling vehicle sensors includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing a sensor control module including instructions that control processor(s) to, if the vehicle is not moving, and responsive to occurrence of an event, control operation of at least one radar sensor to scan the vehicle occupant compartment at a first scanning rate. Responsive to an occurrence of another event following commencement of scanning at the first scanning rate, the processor(s) control operation of the at least one radar sensor to scan the occupant compartment at a second scanning rate different from the first scanning rate. After passage of a predetermined time period after commencement of scanning at the second scanning rate, it is determined whether a living object resides in the occupant compartment. If no living object resides in the occupant compartment, radar scanning of the occupant compartment is discontinued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Connected North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon P. Roberts, Daniel W. Reaser, Gaurav Saxena, Lance D. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 11383735
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a vehicle fault processing method, a device and a medium, and relate to the field of autonomous driving technologies. The vehicle fault processing method includes: obtaining operating index data of a target vehicle and driving environment information of the target vehicle, the operating index data being configured to determine an operating condition of the target vehicle; determining whether a fault occurs in the target vehicle based on the operating index data; and when a fault occurs in the target vehicle, controlling the target vehicle to place a warning sign at a preset position based on the driving environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ning Yu, Fan Zhu, Jingjing Xue, Chengfa Wang
  • Patent number: 11353327
    Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations include receiving user information comprising motion information associated with a group of users in a built environment and user preference information associated with a group of events hosted in the built environment. The operations further include receiving layout information associated with the built environment and schedule information associated with the group of events. The operations further include predicting event-specific action associated with each user based on the user information, and the layout and schedule information. The operations further include predicting a path for navigation towards an event location associated with one of the group of events based on the predicted event-specific action and historical movement information of the group of users. The operations further include selecting, from the predicted paths, one or paths for navigation and generating navigation suggestions based on the selected paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Ajay Chander, Ramya Malur Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11332159
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for providing pickup and drop-off services to a user at designated locations using an autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joong Hang Kim, Sung Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 11280628
    Abstract: An in-vehicle processing device includes a storage part configured to store route information on routes on which a host vehicle has previously traveled; a candidate point generation part configured to generate a plurality of candidate points in a predetermined zone relative to a stored route of the route information stored in the storage part based on current peripheral information around the host vehicle and current information on the host vehicle; a candidate route generation part configured to generate a plurality of candidate routes by connecting the plurality of candidate points generated by the candidate point generation part; and a route selection part configured to select one of the plurality of candidate routes generated by the candidate route generation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: CLARION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Iwano, Shinya Tagawa, Takayuki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11263912
    Abstract: An aircraft includes an engine, a thrust reverser, landing gear, a brake system, a pilot input device, and a control system. The engine is configured to generate thrust directed to move the aircraft in a forward direction. The landing gear includes wheels. The brake system is configured to generate a braking force on the wheels. The pilot input device is positioned for use by a pilot of the aircraft. The control system is programmed to: determine whether the taxi operations are allowed; receive a request to achieve and hold a taxi speed at a desired taxi speed from the pilot input device; and command the engine, the thrust reverser, and the brake system to achieve and maintain the desired taxi speed in response to receiving the request to hold taxi speed only when the taxi operations are allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Bethany Davis, Michael Knight