Patents by Inventor Austin L. Oehlerking

Austin L. Oehlerking 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROAD CONDITION AND CONGESTION MONITORING
    Publication number: 20120065871
    Abstract: A portable communication device for providing road conditions and monitoring traffic congestion for a user contains a device for sensing orientation of the portable communication device, including acceleration and/or deceleration of a vehicle in which the communication device is located, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured by the memory to perform the step of calculating space time series data to determine traffic congestion characteristics, wherein the step of calculating space time series data includes at least one step selected from the group consisting of determining position of the portable communication device as a function of time, determining velocity of the portable communication device as a function of time, and determining acceleration of the portable communication device as a function of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ajay A. Deshpande, Stephen Sai-Wung Ho, Austin L. Oehlerking, Sanjay E. Sarma