Patents by Inventor Andy Benavidez

Andy Benavidez 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).

  • Systems and methods for remotely controlling operation of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11526165
    Abstract: A system includes one or more processors that are configured to receive data from one or more sensors, to determine whether one or more characteristics of a driver or an occupant indicate driving control of a vehicle should transfer from the driver based on the data, and to enable a remote operator to control operation of the vehicle in response to determining that the driving control should transfer from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Andy Benavidez, Jessica Gisela Ellinor Nunn, Michael Livingston
  • Systems and methods for remotely controlling operation of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11188074
    Abstract: A system includes one or more processors that are configured to receive data from one or more sensors, to determine whether one or more characteristics of a driver or an occupant indicate driving control of a vehicle should transfer from the driver based on the data, and to enable a remote operator to control operation of the vehicle in response to determining that the driving control should transfer from the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Andy Benavidez, Jessica Gisela Ellinor Nunn, Michael Livingston
  • Concurrent display of application between devices
    Patent number: 10452769
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for concurrent display of applications between devices. One of the methods includes establishing full duplex communication session with a first application on a first computing device using a second application. The method includes receiving a user interface image from the first application on the first computing device. The method includes displaying the user interface image on a second user interface of the computer system. The method includes generating an overlay image including one or more annotations to the user interface image. The method also includes sending the overlay image to the first computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Andy Benavidez, Heather Thomas, Ryan Springer, Mark Paxman Warnick