Patents by Inventor Abraham Mezaael

Abraham Mezaael 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).

  • Publication number: 20220180288
    Abstract: A server including an interface configured to communicate with a blockchain network having a plurality of nodes including a vehicle, and a first entity; and a processor, programmed to receive a plurality of trigger events of a first cluster broadcasted by the vehicle to the blockchain network, receive a first request from the first entity to access the plurality of trigger events of the first cluster, send a first key to the first entity to allow the access to the plurality of trigger events of the first cluster, receive a plurality of trigger events of a second cluster broadcasted by the vehicle to the blockchain network, receive a second request from the first entity to access the plurality of trigger events of the second cluster, and decline the second request,
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Abraham MEZAAEL, Thomas WOLOSZYN, Shaheer AHMED
  • Publication number: 20220164310
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to, among other things, systems and methods for remote storage of information associated with a node of a distributed ledger network. In some embodiments, the systems and methods described herein may involve providing, by a first node of a distributed ledger network of nodes and to a first server, first information associated with the first node, wherein the network of nodes includes a network of vehicles. The systems and methods may also involve receiving, by a ledger of the first node and from the first server, a pointer to the first information that is stored at the first server, wherein the pointer is stored in the ledger, and wherein the ledger is a distributed ledger included in all of the nodes of the network of nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20220159406
    Abstract: A system receives a vehicle data snapshot. The system compares characteristics of the vehicle data snapshot to a database of known characteristics, the known characteristics identifying one or more instances corresponding to an instance type identified in a geo-fence request, the instance types in the geo-fence request having been submitted for geo-fencing around occurrences of instances of the instance type. Responsive to identifying an existence of an instance at a location where the vehicle data snapshot was taken, based on the comparison, the system establishes a geo-fence around the identified instance and transmits the established geo-fence to one or more vehicles associated with the geo-fence request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20220084080
    Abstract: A server includes a hardware processor configured to: responsive to receiving a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) from a vehicle via a computer network, analyze the DTC to calculate a first price deduction for the vehicle caused by the DTC; calculate a base price for the vehicle using vehicle information reflecting vehicle make, model, year, and mileage; and calculate a resale price for the vehicle using the base price and the first price deduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham MEZAAEL, Colleen HUMMEL
  • Publication number: 20220051487
    Abstract: A vehicle system may include a memory of a vehicle configured to maintain at least one smart contract between a manufacturer of the vehicle and a supplier of components to the manufacturer, and a processor of the vehicle configured to receive at least one diagnostic code from the vehicle, the diagnostic code being associated with at least one vehicle component, in response to the code being identified by the processor as being associated with the at least one smart contract, update the at least one smart contract within the memory with the code, and transmit the smart contract, as updated, to a third party associated with the vehicle component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Abraham MEZAAEL, Yamen TALEB, Wassim Mahmoud NAHLE
  • Publication number: 20210366209
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine a vehicle-specific parameter including a vehicle-specific modifier for modifying a vehicle-state reporting trigger. The processor is further configured to detect an occurrence of the vehicle-state reporting trigger that has been modified based on the vehicle-specific parameter, such that the reporting trigger triggers a report based on a different vehicle-state than an unmodified predefined version of the reporting trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Patent number: 11169797
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a processor, programmed to responsive to detecting a configuration modification to a controller of the vehicle, generate a snapshot to record a current configuration of the controller as modified; and responsive to detecting an authorized digital entity wirelessly connected to the vehicle, send the snapshot to the digital entity to back up the snapshot, wherein the snapshot includes configurations of multiple controllers of the vehicle including the current configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Patent number: 11113901
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine a vehicle-specific parameter including a vehicle-specific modifier for modifying a vehicle-state reporting trigger. The processor is further configured to detect an occurrence of the vehicle-state reporting trigger that has been modified based on the vehicle-specific parameter, such that the reporting trigger triggers a report based on a different vehicle-state than an unmodified predefined version of the reporting trigger. Also, the processor is configured to report the occurrence to an occupant, responsive to the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Patent number: 11050611
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for node configuration settings. The systems and methods provided herein may involve receiving configuration settings of configuration systems for various nodes in a network of nodes, and saving such settings to ledgers accessible by each of the nodes on the network of nodes. The ledgers may have the same configuration settings information such that each node in the network of nodes is apprised of the configuration settings for all of the other nodes in the network of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20210166504
    Abstract: A vehicle data system may include an onboard diagnostic port configured to receive a request for a threshold relating to a vehicle parameter, the threshold indicating a limit in a standard operating range of the vehicle parameter, and a processor configured to receive the request for the threshold, receive vehicle data from at least one vehicle component, and apply a filter to the vehicle data to generate a tuned threshold for the requested threshold based on an initial value and the vehicle data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20210150828
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a first message from a vehicle specifying an event in the vehicle; identify vehicle data to confirm or disprove the event in the vehicle; identify an application programming interface (API) in the vehicle to access at least some of the vehicle data; and transmit to the vehicle a second message including a query for the vehicle data according to the API.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham Mezaael, Jeffrey Scott Blair, Christian Krozal
  • Publication number: 20210129780
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an electronic control unit (ECU); a human-machine interface (HMI); and a processor, configured to responsive to receiving a user profile from a mobile device wirelessly connected to the vehicle, identify a requested configuration associated with the user profile, responsive to verifying the requested configuration is unavailable to the vehicle, identify an alternative configuration to the requested configuration using a vehicle snapshot locally stored in the vehicle, and apply the alternative configuration, wherein the vehicle snapshot includes conversion information between the requested configuration and the alternative configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20210133847
    Abstract: Technologies are provided for dynamic delivery of travel planning information based at least on a travel condition. The travel planning information can be crowdsourced from multiple supplier accounts and can be retained in a distributed storage platform. Some embodiments of the technologies include a computing system that can receive data identifying travel conditions of a subject from a mobile user equipment (UE). The travel conditions can include a health condition and/or biometric data. The mobile UE can be a portable computing device or a vehicle. The computing system can determine that a rule to provide travel planning information is satisfied, and then can acquire specific travel planning information using at least one of the travel conditions. The computing system can provide the first travel planning information to the mobile UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Patent number: 10975825
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are described. In one example, the inhibiting or preventing automatic engine stopping may be performed when a human driver releases a brake pedal, which causes the engine to automatically start, and the inhibiting may continue until vehicle speed exceeds a speed where the engine was automatically stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ahmed Awadi, Hafiz Khafagy, Hussam Makkiya, Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20210081849
    Abstract: Technologies are provided for automated configuration of delivery of a product or service. The technologies include a vehicular network that can detect job requests for the delivery of a product or service, where the job requests are based on hashtags. Each vehicle in the vehicular network can include an apparatus that can receive request data from a computing system remotely located relative to the vehicle. A first portion of the request data defines a job request which can be detected by the apparatus by validating the request data. The apparatus can then update a ledger record and also can cause other vehicle in the vehicular network to update other respective ledger records. In addition, the apparatus can send a response to the job request to the computing system. The response permits implementing, or managing the implementation, of a transaction corresponding to the job request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20210075670
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for node configuration settings. The systems and methods provided herein may involve receiving configuration settings of configuration systems for various nodes in a network of nodes, and saving such settings to ledgers accessible by each of the nodes on the network of nodes. The ledgers may have the same configuration settings information such that each node in the network of nodes is apprised of the configuration settings for all of the other nodes in the network of nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20210072968
    Abstract: Technologies are provided for the automated supply of an update for vehicle profile packages. A vehicle profile package can include a group of components, each including at least one of data or program code. The data can define a parameter of operation of a vehicle and the program code can provide one or several of a procedure to analyze the operation of the vehicle or a defined functionality of the vehicle. Some embodiments of the disclosed technologies include a computing apparatus that can determine that an update for a first vehicle profile package is available. The computing apparatus can receive a copy of an updated version of the first vehicle profile package. The computing apparatus can then lock access to the copy of the updated version of the first vehicle profile package. The computing apparatus also can provide the locked copy to a second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20210043087
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for managing a vehicle fleet based on compliance regulations, and in some embodiments involve managing vehicle fleets in light of vehicle compliance regulations using blockchain or other distributed ledger technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20210019852
    Abstract: A cloud-based system may communicate with a plurality of vehicles to receive operating information from the vehicles. The system may also, based on the vehicle operating information, determine if a first vehicle has hours of service (HOS) remaining, within time period over which HOS are legally mandated, sufficient to complete a requested transportation task. The system further adds the first vehicle to an available vehicle list responsive to determining that sufficient HOS for the first vehicle remain. Then the system presents the vehicle list to a requesting, customer and assigns a customer-selected vehicle to completion of the transportation task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Publication number: 20200348923
    Abstract: A server includes a memory configured to store a software update for a vehicle; and a processor configured to responsive to receiving first usage data from the vehicle indicative of a usage pattern of the vehicle, analyze the first usage data to identify an entity associated with the vehicle; receive second usage data from the entity indicative of aa usage pattern of the entity; predict the entity and the vehicle to be within a predefined distance for establishing a wireless connection based on the usage pattern of vehicle and the usage pattern of the entity; responsive to verifying a capability of the wireless connection, divide the software update into multiple partitions; and transmit one or more partitions to the entity for sharing with the vehicle over the wireless connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Abraham MEZAAEL, Shaheer AHMED