Patents by Inventor Adam Emfield

Adam Emfield 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).

  • Methods and systems for increasing autonomous vehicle safety and flexibility using voice interaction
    Patent number: 12269491
    Abstract: A vehicle control system executing a voice control system for facilitating voice-based dialog with a driver to enable the driver or autonomous vehicle to control certain operational aspects of an autonomous vehicle is provided. Using environmental and sensor input, the vehicle control system can select optimal routes for operating the vehicle in an autonomous mode or choose a preferred operational mode. Occupants of the autonomous vehicle can change a destination, route or driving mode by engaging with the vehicle control system in a dialog enabled by the voice control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Cerence Operating Company
    Inventors: Nils Lenke, Johan Wouters, Adam Emfield, Sumanta Chakraborty, Charles L. Ortiz, Jr.
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY AND FLEXIBILITY USING VOICE INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20230227053
    Abstract: A vehicle control system executing a voice control system for facilitating voice-based dialog with a driver to enable the driver or autonomous vehicle to control certain operational aspects of an autonomous vehicle is provided. Using environmental and sensor input, the vehicle control system can select optimal routes for operating the vehicle in an autonomous mode or choose a preferred operational mode. Occupants of the autonomous vehicle can change a destination, route or driving mode by engaging with the vehicle control system in a dialog enabled by the voice control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Nils Lenke, Johan Wouters, Adam Emfield, Sumanta Chakraborty, Charles L. Ortiz, JR.
  • Methods and systems for increasing autonomous vehicle safety and flexibility using voice interaction
    Patent number: 11577742
    Abstract: A vehicle control system executing a voice control system for facilitating voice-based dialog with a driver to enable the driver or autonomous vehicle to control certain operational aspects of an autonomous vehicle is provided. Using environmental and sensor input, the vehicle control system can select optimal routes for operating the vehicle in an autonomous mode or choose a preferred operational mode. Occupants of the autonomous vehicle can change a destination, route or driving mode by engaging with the vehicle control system in a dialog enabled by the voice control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Cerence Operating Company
    Inventors: Nils Lenke, Johan Wouters, Adam Emfield, Sumanta Chakraborty, Charles L. Ortiz, Jr.
  • Passenger Assistant for a Shared Mobility Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220413797
    Abstract: A shared mobility vehicle hosts a moving “info kiosk” that provides information assistance to potential passengers (or other individuals) and to on-board passenger. The approach is applicable to human-operated vehicles, and a particularly applicable to autonomous vehicles where no human operator is available to provide assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Arun Kumar Kallara Rajappan, Obada Ali Taha Alaqtash, Patrick Langer, Daniel Mario Kindermann, Adam Emfield, Nils Lenke
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY AND FLEXIBILITY USING VOICE INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20200216086
    Abstract: A vehicle control system executing a voice control system for facilitating voice-based dialog with a driver to enable the driver or autonomous vehicle to control certain operational aspects of an autonomous vehicle is provided. Using environmental and sensor input, the vehicle control system can select optimal routes for operating the vehicle in an autonomous mode or choose a preferred operational mode. Occupants of the autonomous vehicle can change a destination, route or driving mode by engaging with the vehicle control system in a dialog enabled by the voice control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nils Lenke, Johan Wouters, Adam Emfield, Sumanta Chakraborty, Charles L. Ortiz, JR.