Patents Examined by Thomas D. Alunkal
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Patent number: 12214747Abstract: Systems and methods for cloud-based keyless entry are generally described. In some examples, a first number is received from a vehicle. A first computing device of the vehicle may be configured to control an electronic door lock. A first unlock code may be generated using the first number. In some examples, a notification is sent to a remote entry device associated with the vehicle. A response to the notification may be received from the remote entry device. In some examples, the first number may be retrieved from a messaging service based at least in part on the receiving the response to the notification. A second unlock code may be generated using the first number. A determination may be made that the first unlock code matches the second unlock code. An instruction may be sent to the first computing device, the instruction effective to cause unlock of the electronic door lock.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Cosentino, Paolo Antinori
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Patent number: 12216478Abstract: Provided are various systems and processes for improving last-mile delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods. In one aspect, an automated vehicle (AV) comprises a body including a storage compartment for storing perishable goods. The storage compartment is accessible by a user upon authentication of the user. The AV further comprises a sensor module for receiving data for navigating the AV. The sensor module is positioned above the body on a support structure at a predetermined height above the ground, such as three to five feet. The data includes one or more of the following: audio data, video data, radio waves, and backscattered light waves. The AV further comprises an onboard computer system configured to process the data to navigate the AV along motor vehicle routes and pedestrian routes. The AV may be configured to interface with an automated locker system to retrieve or deposit the perishable goods.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: DoorDash, Inc.Inventors: Harrison Shih, Jeff Ning Han, Thomas Scott Stephens, Dan Michael Babcock, Cody Duane Aughney
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Patent number: 12208768Abstract: An example method may include receiving, from a key device, a first counter value and a first encoded counter value, identifying, among one or more mapping table entries in an access control unit mapping table, an access control unit mapping table entry specifying a second counter value that corresponds to the received first counter value, determining whether a second encoded counter value specified by the identified access control unit mapping table entry corresponds to the received first encoded counter value, and responsive to determining that the second encoded counter value corresponds to the received first encoded counter value, sending, to a control unit, an indication that permission is granted. The first encoded counter value may include a cryptographic encoding of the first counter value generated in view of a secret key.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Cosentino, Paolo Antinori
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Patent number: 12202498Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for determining when to provide and providing secondary disengage alerts for a vehicle having autonomous and manual driving modes. For instance, while the vehicle is being controlled in the autonomous driving mode, user input is received at one or more user input devices of the vehicle. In response to receiving the user input, the vehicle may be transitioned from the autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode and provide a primary disengage alert to an occupant of the vehicle regarding the transition. Whether to provide a secondary disengage alert may be determined based on at least circumstances of the user input. After the transition, the secondary disengage alert may be provided based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Philip Nemec, Keith Hutchings, Julien Mercay, Annissa Al-Alusi, Saswat Panigrahi, Cristi Landy, Matthew Schwall
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Patent number: 12206415Abstract: An electronic device may include: a control pulse generation circuit configured to selectively generate one of a first control pulse and a second control pulse on the basis of a reference code during a test period; and a voltage control code generation circuit configured to perform an addition operation or subtraction operation on a logic bit set of a voltage control code to set the voltage level of an operation voltage on the basis of the first and second control pulses.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Dong Beom Lee, Hyeong Soo Jeong
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Patent number: 12194789Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle system and a method for determining a location of a tire pressure sensor. An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a vehicle system including: a plurality of tire pressure sensors configured to sense air pressure of a tire of a vehicle including a double wheel; a plurality of wheel speed sensors configured to sense a speed of each wheel of the vehicle; and a tire pressure sensor location determining apparatus configured to determine locations of the tire pressure sensors using wheel pulse counter values inputted from the wheel speed sensors whenever the tire pressure sensors transmit tire pressure detection signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Jung Hoon Oh
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Patent number: 12198528Abstract: A premises device associated with a premises security system includes a three-dimensional (3D) depth sensor and a camera and processing circuitry in communication with the camera and the 3D depth sensor. The processing circuitry in the premises device generates a two-dimensional (2D) template of a face based on an image captured by the camera. The 2D template indicates a facial characteristic associated with the person's face. A 3D mapping of the facial characteristic is generated using data from the 3D depth sensor. At least one of an emotional state or facial gesture is determined based on the 3D mapping. The premises security system performs a security action based on the at least one of the determined emotional state or facial gesture.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: The ADT Security CorporationInventors: Steven Else, Jatin Patel
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Patent number: 12194912Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle. An object is detected by an object detecting device of the motor vehicle. An angle is determined between a geometrical longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle passing through the object detecting device and a geometrical connecting line between the object detecting device and the object. A glare reduction range of the headlamp is determined using the angle without taking into account a total distance between the object and the motor vehicle, the headlamp illuminating the glare reduction range with a lower brightness than areas adjacent to the glare reduction range.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Christian Hüster, Boris Kubitza, Udo Venker, Maxim Siffermann
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Patent number: 12192851Abstract: An electronic device includes memory circuitry, a wireless interface, and processor circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to obtain positioning data and movement data from a wireless device. The processor circuitry is configured to determine, based on the positioning data, one or more stops including a first stop of a transportation journey of the wireless device. The processor circuitry is configured to determine, based on movement data associated with the first stop, a transition parameter associated with the first stop. The processor circuitry is configured to determine whether the transition parameter satisfies a first criterion indicative of a change of transportation mode at the first stop. The processor circuitry is configured to output, based on the transition parameter, a transportation parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Peter Exner, Hannes Bergkvist
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Patent number: 12172568Abstract: A strap detection system for detecting if strap such as a load securing strap is torn or in need of replacement. The system includes an electric device on the strap in communication with a detection module.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Luke Burleson, Paul Edward Paulick, Jason Jon Kreidler
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Patent number: 12162433Abstract: Switching signals are transmitted that cause a reception sensitivity to wireless signals of an electronic key to be lowered.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiya Sugita, Akihiro Muramatsu, Satoshi Ozawa
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Patent number: 12157433Abstract: An enhanced validation mode for a vehicle is provided. Presence of a primary access device is identified, using a radio frequency (RF) transceiver of the vehicle. Responsive to the vehicle being in the enhanced validation mode, aspects of a secondary access device are validated with an access list descriptive of which secondary access devices are allowable for use in confirming a user is authorized, in addition to utilizing the primary access device to validate access to the vehicle, the secondary access device being a physical credential issued to a user to grant the user access to a physical location. Responsive to the vehicle not being in the enhanced validation mode, the primary access device but not the secondary access device are utilized to validate access to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ryan Edwin Hanson, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 12159491Abstract: A retightening notification apparatus include: a travel distance acquiring part that acquires a distance traveled after attachment, which is a distance that a vehicle traveled from when a wheel of a tire was attached to the vehicle by tightening a fastening component such as a nut or a bolt, to the present moment; and a notification control part that provides notification prompting retightening of the fastening component if the acquired distance traveled after attachment becomes equal to or greater than a retightening distance, which is determined in accordance with a state of use of the fastening component.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventor: Takayuki Meguro
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Patent number: 12151646Abstract: A communication system that performs first communication and second communication, which differs from the first communication, through wireless connection between a terminal and a communication peer, is provided. The communication system includes communication devices arranged in the communication peer. At least one of the communication devices performs the second communication. The communication devices include a first communication device and a second communication device, which differs from the first communication device. The first communication device is connected to a controller that controls the communication devices, and the second communication device is connected to the first communication device.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru Furuta, Yosuke Ohashi, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Yuya Goto, Satoshi Ozawa
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Patent number: 12148288Abstract: Illumination systems for illuminating a hydrant to improve visible detection of the hydrant. An illumination system may include a housing and a lighting module. The housing includes a mount portion configured to engage onto a projecting support that extends upwardly to position the housing above the hydrant. The lighting module may include an antenna configured to receive an electromagnetic signal, a battery configured to provide electrical power, and at least one light source operatively coupled to the battery and to the antenna, the at least one light source being configured to emit light outwardly from the housing in response to the electromagnetic signal received by the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Colletonphillips LLCInventors: Charles B. Phillips, Storm N. Colleton
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Patent number: 12134368Abstract: A transit request is initiated, which requests dispatch of a vehicle to a location of the electronic device. Information, including authentication information, is received and a communication channel is established with the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin B. Lyon, Donald J. Novotney, James J. Reuther, Birju N. Shah, Kurt R. Stiehl
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Patent number: 12133568Abstract: According to various embodiments, a helmet device includes a communication module, a sensor module, a camera module, and a processor, wherein the processor is set to determine whether a user wears the helmet device using the sensor module, when it is determined that the user wears the helmet device, transmit a first transmission signal indicating that the user wears the helmet device to a user device interworking with the helmet device through the communication module, upon receiving a first response signal for the first transmission signal from the user device through the communication module, activate the camera module and then determine whether an external object approaches based on an image acquired through the camera module, and in response to the approach of the object, provide a notification to the user. Various other embodiments are also possible.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (IAC)Inventors: Kyoungson Jhang, Gayeon Kim, Yugyeom Kim, Jaeheon Jeong, Sangjun Moon, Chaeun Mun, Dasom Choi, Gwanghee Lee
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Patent number: 12128879Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems for vehicle localization based on pose corrections from remote cameras in parking garages and other GNSS denial environments. A system can include a processor and computer-readable storage media comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to determine an estimated pose of the host vehicle within a GNSS denial environment after the host vehicle has been parked at a drop-off area. The system can also receive a corrected pose of the host vehicle from one or more remote cameras in the GNSS denial environment. The instructions further cause the processor to use the corrected pose to determine an updated pose for the host vehicle. In this way, the system can provide highly accurate vehicle localization in GNSS denial environments in a cost-effective manner to support automated valet parking and other autonomous driving functionalities.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AGInventors: Christopher A. Hedges, Jeremy S. Greene
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Patent number: 12128916Abstract: A detection device 1 is provided with: a detection unit 121 which detects an object present around a vehicle V; a specification unit 122 which specifies a detection continuation time period in which the detection unit 121 has continuously detected the object; and an information output unit 123 which, on the condition that the detection continuation time period specified by the specification unit 122 has exceeded a determination time period for determining whether or not the object is a detection target object, outputs presence information indicating detection of the target object by the detection unit 121.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: Hideyuki Hara, Nobuhiro Hayashida
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Patent number: 12115933Abstract: An authentication control includes a connection authentication and an operation authentication for an authentication target device using a mobile terminal and a communication device that receives a signal from the mobile terminal toward the authentication target device. Information received by a reception unit in the mobile terminal and information detected by a state sensor for detecting a state of the mobile terminal are acquired. A connection response signal is transmitted from a transmission unit in the mobile terminal when the state of the mobile terminal satisfies a permission condition. A state determination for determining the state of the mobile terminal is performed after the reception unit receives the connection request signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Takafumi Hitotsumatsu