Patents by Inventor Andre Aaron Melson

Andre Aaron Melson 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: 20230347758
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of vehicle transceivers; and a controller, programmed to responsive to detecting the vehicle has arrived at a predefined geofence associated with a charging facility, establish a first ultra-wide band (UWB) communication between the plurality of vehicle transceivers and a charger transceiver associated with a charger, calculate an orientation and distance of the charger from the vehicle using a timing of the first UWB communication of each of the plurality of vehicle transceivers, and maneuver the vehicle to a parking space associated with the charger based on the first UWB communication without driver input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jerry JOHN, Adam WEBER, Andre Aaron MELSON, Michael VANN
  • Patent number: 10369943
    Abstract: Example in-vehicle infotainment control systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a request from a mobile device to control an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system of a vehicle. The method determines whether a speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold and whether the mobile device is operated by a passenger of the vehicle. If the vehicle's speed exceeds the threshold and the mobile device is operated by a passenger, the mobile device is allowed to control the IVI system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Andre Aaron Melson, John Michael Galan Ferrer
  • Publication number: 20190180532
    Abstract: Example systems and methods for calculating driver reaction times are described. In one implementation, a method receives image data from a vehicle camera and identifies a light tree in the image data. A light activation sequence of the light tree is monitored based on the image data. The method detects movement of the vehicle and calculates a reaction time based on an elapsed time between activation of a last light in the light tree and movement of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Andre Aaron Melson
  • Publication number: 20180354433
    Abstract: Example in-vehicle infotainment control systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a request from a mobile device to control an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system of a vehicle. The method determines whether a speed of the vehicle exceeds a threshold and whether the mobile device is operated by a passenger of the vehicle. If the vehicle's speed exceeds the threshold and the mobile device is operated by a passenger, the mobile device is allowed to control the IVI system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Andre Aaron Melson, John Michael Galan Ferrer