Patents by Inventor Andrew Barton
Andrew Barton 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).
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Publication number: 20170199523Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing suggested locations for pick up and destination locations. Pick up locations may include locations where an autonomous vehicle can pick up a passenger, while destination locations may include locations where the vehicle can wait for an additional passenger, stop and wait for a passenger to perform some task and return to the vehicle, or for the vehicle to drop off a passenger. As such, a request for a vehicle may be received from a client computing device. The request may identify a first location. A set of one or more suggested locations may be selected by comparing the predetermined locations to the first location. The set may be provided to the client computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Daniel Trawick Egnor, Nathaniel Fairfield
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Patent number: 9650054Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for determining the location of a vehicle. According to one aspect the method and apparatus the movements of motor rotors in a vehicle are monitored and used to determine speed, travel distance and/or travel path of a vehicle may be determined. Using various navigation techniques, the distance and travel path may then be used to determine the vehicle's location. Furthermore, movements of the motor rotors may also be used to report the positions of the steering and drive systems for the purpose of informing the vehicle controller as a method of feedback.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Peter Craig Lombrozo, Carsten Jensen, Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Russell Smith, Daniel Lynn Larner
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Patent number: 9551992Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing suggested locations for pick up and destination locations. Pick up locations may include locations where an autonomous vehicle can pick up a passenger, while destination locations may include locations where the vehicle can wait for an additional passenger, stop and wait for a passenger to perform some task and return to the vehicle, or for the vehicle to drop off a passenger. As such, a request for a vehicle may be received from a client computing device. The request may identify a first location. A set of one or more suggested locations may be selected by comparing the predetermined locations to the first location. The set may be provided to the client computing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Daniel Trawick Egnor, Nathaniel Fairfield
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Patent number: 9205828Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for determining the location of a vehicle. According to one aspect the method and apparatus the movements of motor rotors in a vehicle are monitored and used to determine speed, travel distance and/or travel path of a vehicle may be determined. Using various navigation techniques, the distance and travel path may then be used to determine the vehicle's location. Furthermore, movements of the motor rotors may also be used to report the positions of the steering and drive systems for the purpose of informing the vehicle controller as a method of feedback.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Peter Craig Lombrozo, Carsten Jensen, Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Russell Smith, Daniel Lynn Larner
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Patent number: 7266843Abstract: Pre-emptive malware scanning of user specified operating system 10, 12 defined storage locations is performed to establish whether those storage locations contain any malware containing computer files. If the storage locations are malware-free, then they are classified as clean storage locations and subsequent read accesses to those storage locations will be permitted without requiring further malware scanning. Writes to clean storage locations will continue to be malware scanned.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton, James Malcolm Vignoles, Christopher Andrew Barton
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Patent number: 7257842Abstract: A malware detection system seeking to identify computer viruses, worms, Trojans, banned files and the like acts to determine from the file name, file size and storage location of a computer file being tested, whether that computer file potentially matches a specific known malware free computer file stored within a list of such specific known malware free computer files. If a match occurs indicating that the candidate computer file is potentially the specific known malware free computer file, then this is confirmed by calculating a checksum of the candidate computer file and comparing this against a stored corresponding checksum of the specific known malware free computer file. If these checksums match, then the candidate computer file can be passed as clean without requiring further time consuming malware detection scanning.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Andrew Barton, Simon Neil Reed, Martin Alan Brown
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Publication number: 20060259222Abstract: An electric assisted steering system for a motor driven road vehicle, having assist torque signal generating means which generates an assist torque signal for the steering system in response to the driver's applied torque and sensed vehicle speed to reduce the driver's steering effort. A yaw rate haptic torque is generated which is based upon vehicle rate error and is arranged to be added to the torque assist signal such that, when the yaw rate error builds up corresponding to increasing steering instability (e.g. understeer or oversteer) of the vehicle, the haptic torque added to the torque assist signal reduces the effective road reaction feedback sensed by the driver in advance of any actual vehicle stability loss whereby to allow the driver to correct appropriately in good time before terminal steering instability is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: James Farrelly, Simon Stevens, Andrew Barton
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Patent number: 7093121Abstract: A request for secure data sent from a client computer 2 to a webtsite server computer 4 is redirected to a proxy computer 6. A secure connection is established with the proxy computer 6 using a protocol such as HTTP and Certificate Exchange. The proxy computer 6 then establishes its own secure connection with the website server 4. The data requested is passed in encrypted form from the website server computer 4 to the proxy computer 6. The proxy computer 6 decrypts this data and then scans it for illegal content, such as computer viruses, worms, Trojans, banned computer files, banned words, banned combinations of words or banned images and the like. Providing no illegal content is found, the data is encrypted again for transfer over the secure link between the proxy computer 6 and the client computer 2. The proxy computer 6 may conveniently be the firewall computer within a local area network.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Andrew Barton, Graham Andrew Clarke, Simon Crowe
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Patent number: 7086050Abstract: A computer file update triggering technique uses tags embedded within e-mail messages sent to connected computers to indicate the existence of an updated version of a computer file to those connected computers. The connected computers may then automatically download the updated version of the computer file. The notification via e-mail of the existence of the updated computer files may be provided as a subscription service by the computer file provider.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2001Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: McAfee, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Andrew Barton, Kristian John Pine, Paul Nicholas Gartside
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Publication number: 20060106516Abstract: A road vehicle steering system which is adapted to use measurements and estimates characterising the motion of and forces acting on the vehicle and the steering system such as to derive an estimate of steering system disturbance force and to then use the latter estimate to establish a torque demand for the vehicle electronic power steering (EPS) which substantially compensates for this disturbance force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Andrew Pick, Timothy Sworn, Andrew Barton, James Farrelly
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Publication number: 20050189163Abstract: A vehicle stability compensation system which is arranged to adjust dynamically the self-centering position and the steering feel of the steering system during split mu braking operation, the adjustment being based on at least one operational variable representing a corrective steer angle for the vehicle which is added to the main electrically assisted steering system assistance torque via driver feedback controller whereby to maintain the vehicle stable and controllable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2003Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Andrew Barton, James Patrick Farrelly, Mark Tucker, Edward Milbourn, Michael Bayes
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Publication number: 20030131259Abstract: A request for secure data sent from a client computer 2 to a webtsite server computer 4 is redirected to a proxy computer 6. A secure connection is established with the proxy computer 6 using a protocol such as HTTPS and Certificate Exchange. The proxy computer 6 then establishes its own secure connection with the website server 4. The data requested is passed in encrypted form from the website server computer 4 to the proxy computer 6. The proxy computer 6 decrypts this data and then scans it for illegal content, such as computer viruses, worms, Trojans, banned computer files, banned words, banned combinations of words or banned images and the like. Providing no illegal content is found, the data is encrypted again for transfer over the secure link between the proxy computer 6 and the client computer 2. The proxy computer 6 may conveniently be the firewall computer within a local area network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Christopher Andrew Barton, Graham Andrew Clarke, Simon Crowe
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Publication number: 20030120952Abstract: Pre-emptive malware scanning of user specified operating system 10, 12 defined storage locations is performed to establish whether those storage locations contain any malware containing computer files. If the storage locations are malware-free, then they are classified as clean storage locations and subsequent read accesses to those storage locations will be permitted without requiring further malware scanning. Writes to clean storage locations will continue to be malware scanned.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2001Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton, James Malcolm Vignoles, Christopher Andrew Barton
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Publication number: 20020016959Abstract: A computer file update triggering technique uses tags embedded within e-mail messages sent to connected computers to indicate the existence of an updated version of a computer file to those connected computers. The connected computers may then automatically download the updated version of the computer file. The notification via e-mail of the existence of the updated computer files may be provided as a subscription service by the computer file provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Applicant: NETWORKS ASSOCIATES TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Christopher Andrew Barton, Kristian John Pine, Paul Nicholas Gartside
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Patent number: 6002336Abstract: The present invention provides a reaction time measurement system that includes a hard-wired or battery-powered accelerometer module attached to a starting block or platform to detect acceleration when a contestant moves. Although the block is grossly stationary, it undergoes slight movement and mechanical vibration, so the accelerometer produces an output signal. A filter or a processing unit in the module processes the output signal to define the reaction time or moment when the athlete starts to leave the block. Preferably the module removably attaches to the starting block by a rigid coupling, and its processor stores and annotates the accelerometer signal. A link or connector signals the reaction time, or the stored signal on request, to a central monitor at which false start detection determination are made and records created.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1997Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: Lynx System Developers, Inc.Inventors: Erik Widding, Douglas DeAngelis, Andrew Barton
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Patent number: 5947204Abstract: A device and method for selectively controlling the flow of production fluid through a tubing string in an oil and gas well according to which a housing is connected to a tubing string for insertion into the well, and well fluid is passed from the ground surface into the housing. The housing is provided with a plug to establish well fluid pressure in the housing to actuate a packer and/or other ancillary devices. The plug can be removed from the hosing by increasing the pressure of the well fluid in the housing above a predetermined value, thus permitting the flow of production fluid from the formation zone, through the housing and the tubing string, and to the ground surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1998Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.Inventor: John Andrew Barton