Patents by Inventor Aaron Ang

Aaron Ang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11725924
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes obtaining an enhanced state graph. The enhanced state graph represents a set of objects within an environment and a set of positions of the set of objects. The enhanced state graph includes a set of object nodes, a set of property nodes and a set of goal nodes to represent a set of objectives. The method also includes generating a set of instructions for a set of mechanical systems based on the enhanced state graph. The set of mechanical systems is configured to interact with one or more of the set of objects within the environment. The method further includes operating the set of mechanical systems to achieve the set of objectives based on the set of instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Shiwali Mohan, Matthew Klenk, Matthew Shreve, Aaron Ang, John Turner Maxwell, III, Kent Evans
  • Publication number: 20230051136
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes obtaining an enhanced state graph. The enhanced state graph represents a set of objects within an environment and a set of positions of the set of objects. The enhanced state graph includes a set of object nodes, a set of property nodes and a set of goal nodes to represent a set of objectives. The method also includes generating a set of instructions for a set of mechanical systems based on the enhanced state graph. The set of mechanical systems is configured to interact with one or more of the set of objects within the environment. The method further includes operating the set of mechanical systems to achieve the set of objectives based on the set of instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shiwali Mohan, Matthew Klenk, Matthew Shreve, Aaron Ang, John Turner Maxwell, III, Kent Evans
  • Publication number: 20230048373
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes obtaining a state graph that represents a set of objects within an environment and a set of positions of the set of objects within the environment. The state graph includes a set of object nodes and a set of property nodes. The method also includes obtaining user input data. The user input data is generated based on a natural language input. The method further includes updating the state graph based on the user input data to generate an enhanced state graph. The enhanced state graph includes additional nodes generated based on the user input data. The method further includes providing the enhanced state graph to a planning module. The planning modules generates instructions for operating a mechanical system based on the enhanced state graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shiwali Mohan, Matthew Klenk, Matthew Shreve, Aaron Ang, John Turner Maxwell, III, Kent Evans
  • Publication number: 20230048827
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes obtaining sensor data indicative of a set of objects detected within an environment. The method also includes generating a state graph based on the sensor data. The state graph includes a set of object nodes and a set of property nodes. The method further includes obtaining user input data generated based on a natural language input. The method further includes updating the state graph based on the user input data to generate an enhanced state graph. The enhanced state graph includes additional nodes generated based on the user input data. The method further includes generating a set of instructions for a set of mechanical systems based on the enhanced state graph. The method further includes operating the set of mechanical systems to achieve a set of objectives based on the set of instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shiwali Mohan, Matthew Klenk, Matthew Shreve, Aaron Ang, John Turner Maxwell, III, Kent Evans
  • Publication number: 20230048006
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes obtaining sensor data indicative of a set of objects detected within an environment. The method also includes determining a set of positions of the set of objects and a set of properties of the set of objects based on the sensor data. The method further includes generating a state graph based on the sensor data. The state graph represents the set of objects and the set of positions of the set of objects. The state graph includes a set of object nodes to represent the set of objects and a set of property nodes to represent the set of properties of the set of objects. The state graph is provided to a graph enhancement module that updates the state graph with additional data to generate an enhanced state graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shiwali Mohan, Matthew Klenk, Matthew Shreve, Aaron Ang, John Turner Maxwell, III, Kent Evans