Patents by Inventor Bennett Smith

Bennett Smith 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: 20240094019
    Abstract: The present embodiments may relate to generating dynamic transit routes based at least in part upon telematics data of users. For instance, a transit analysis (TA) computing device may be configured to: (1) receive telematics data from the plurality of user mobile devices, each user mobile device of the plurality of user mobile devices corresponding to one user identifier of a plurality of user identifiers; (2) build, for each user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers, a transit model; (3) generate, for each user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers, based at least in part upon the transit model associated with the user identifier, one or more transit predictions; and/or (4) generate, based at least in part upon the one or more transit predictions, for each user identifier of the plurality of user identifiers, a dynamic transit route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kenneth Jason Sanchez, Theobolt N. Leung, Mary Piontkowski, Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20230394590
    Abstract: Technology for identifying potentially fraudulent user behavior related to the capture and transmission of vehicle trip telemetry data is provided. Automatic and periodic attempts may be made to wake up (e.g., launch, or change to an active mode) an application installed on a mobile device configured to transmit mobile device data, including captured sensor data, to a remote computer device. Based on the sensor data, the remote computer device may determine a number, frequency, and/or duration of vehicle trips associated with the user of the mobile device. When one or more types of expected mobile device data are not received by the remote computer device after a particular attempt to wake the application, data indicating a failure to receive expected mobile device data may be recorded in a log. Based on the log, an alert indicating potentially fraudulent behavior associated with the user of the mobile device may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Bennett Smith, Kenneth J. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11823273
    Abstract: Technology for identifying potentially fraudulent user behavior related to the capture and transmission of vehicle trip telemetry data is provided. Automatic and periodic attempts may be made to wake up (e.g., launch, or change to an active mode) an application installed on a mobile device configured to transmit mobile device data, including captured sensor data, to a remote computer device. Based on the sensor data, the remote computer device may determine a number, frequency, and/or duration of vehicle trips associated with the user of the mobile device. When one or more types of expected mobile device data are not received by the remote computer device after a particular attempt to wake the application, data indicating a failure to receive expected mobile device data may be recorded in a log. Based on the log, an alert indicating potentially fraudulent behavior associated with the user of the mobile device may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BlueOwl, LLC
    Inventors: Bennett Smith, Kenneth J. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20230308832
    Abstract: A user computing device for identifying a driver of a vehicle on a trip is provided. The user computing device is associated with a first vehicle occupant, and is programmed to: (i) detect a second user computing device associated with a second vehicle occupant, (ii) initiate a ping exchange process including emitting a set of non-audible sonic ping signals and detecting a set of signals from the second user computing device over a duration of the trip, (iii) generate a relative positioning map of the user computing device with respect to the second user computing device, (iv) determine that the first vehicle occupant is one of a driver and a passenger of the vehicle, and (v) transmit, to a driver identification (“DI”) server, a trip report including the determination and the generated relative positioning map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20230267771
    Abstract: A system for analyzing wireless telematics data to determine that a vehicle is engaged in an extended period of travel and prompt additional devices within the vehicle regarding the extended period of travel. The system may comprise a telematics server and a plurality of mobile applications to be implemented on a plurality of telematics devices belonging to a plurality of users. The plurality of telematics devices transmit telematics data to the telematics server. The data is analyzed and the telematics server transmits an indication to the telematics devices, causing the mobile applications to execute in a driver application mode or passenger application mode. Messages containing notifications to change drivers or pull over are sent to the telematics devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Patent number: 11700506
    Abstract: A user computing device for identifying a driver of a vehicle on a trip is provided. The user computing device is associated with a first vehicle occupant, and is programmed to: (i) detect a second user computing device associated with a second vehicle occupant, (ii) initiate a ping exchange process including emitting a set of non-audible sonic ping signals and detecting a set of signals from the second user computing device over a duration of the trip, (iii) generate a relative positioning map of the user computing device with respect to the second user computing device, (iv) determine that the first vehicle occupant is one of a driver and a passenger of the vehicle, and (v) transmit, to a driver identification (“DI”) server, a trip report including the determination and the generated relative positioning map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: BlueOwl, LLC
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20230214930
    Abstract: Technology for identifying potentially fraudulent user behavior related to the capture and transmission of vehicle trip telemetry data is provided. Automatic and periodic attempts may be made to wake up (e.g., launch, or change to an active mode) an application installed on a mobile device configured to transmit mobile device data, including captured sensor data, to a remote computer device. Based on the sensor data, the remote computer device may determine a number, frequency, and/or duration of vehicle trips associated with the user of the mobile device. When one or more types of expected mobile device data are not received by the remote computer device after a particular attempt to wake the application, data indicating a failure to receive expected mobile device data may be recorded in a log. Based on the log, an alert indicating potentially fraudulent behavior associated with the user of the mobile device may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Bennett Smith, Kenneth J. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11657659
    Abstract: A system for analyzing wireless telematics data to determine that a vehicle is engaged in an extended period of travel and prompt additional devices within the vehicle regarding the extended period of travel. The system may comprise a telematics server and a plurality of mobile applications to be implemented on a plurality of telematics devices belonging to a plurality of users. The plurality of telematics devices transmit telematics data to the telematics server. The data is analyzed and the telematics server transmits an indication to the telematics devices, causing the mobile applications to execute in a driver application mode or passenger application mode. Messages containing notifications to change drivers or pull over are sent to the telematics devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: BlueOwl, LLC
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20230116055
    Abstract: A computer system for generating a public transportation schedule for users is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20220215696
    Abstract: A system for analyzing wireless telematics data to determine that a vehicle is engaged in an extended period of travel and prompt additional devices within the vehicle regarding the extended period of travel. The system may comprise a telematics server and a plurality of mobile applications to be implemented on a plurality of telematics devices belonging to a plurality of users. The plurality of telematics devices transmit telematics data to the telematics server. The data is analyzed and the telematics server transmits an indication to the telematics devices, causing the mobile applications to execute in a driver application mode or passenger application mode. Messages containing notifications to change drivers or pull over are sent to the telematics devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20220167118
    Abstract: A user computing device for identifying a driver of a vehicle on a trip is provided. The user computing device is associated with a first vehicle occupant, and is programmed to: (i) detect a second user computing device associated with a second vehicle occupant, (ii) initiate a ping exchange process including emitting a set of non-audible sonic ping signals and detecting a set of signals from the second user computing device over a duration of the trip, (iii) generate a relative positioning map of the user computing device with respect to the second user computing device, (iv) determine that the first vehicle occupant is one of a driver and a passenger of the vehicle, and (v) transmit, to a driver identification (“DI”) server, a trip report including the determination and the generated relative positioning map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Patent number: 11308737
    Abstract: A system for analyzing wireless telematics data to determine that a vehicle is engaged in an extended period of travel and prompt additional devices within the vehicle regarding the extended period of travel. The system may comprise a telematics server and a plurality of mobile applications to be implemented on a plurality of telematics devices belonging to a plurality of users. The plurality of telematics devices transmit telematics data to the telematics server. The data is analyzed and the telematics server transmits an indication to the telematics devices, causing the mobile applications to execute in a driver application mode or passenger application mode. Messages containing notifications to change drivers or pull over are sent to the telematics devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BLUEOWL, LLC
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Patent number: 11252532
    Abstract: A user computing device for identifying a driver of a vehicle on a trip is provided. The user computing device is associated with a first vehicle occupant, and is programmed to: (i) detect a second user computing device associated with a second vehicle occupant, (ii) initiate a ping exchange process including emitting a set of non-audible sonic ping signals and detecting a set of signals from the second user computing device over a duration of the trip, (iii) generate a relative positioning map of the user computing device with respect to the second user computing device, (iv) determine that the first vehicle occupant is one of a driver and a passenger of the vehicle, and (v) transmit, to a driver identification (“DI”) server, a trip report including the determination and the generated relative positioning map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BLUEOWL, LLC
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20210211835
    Abstract: A user computing device for identifying a driver of a vehicle on a trip is provided. The user computing device is associated with a first vehicle occupant, and is programmed to: (i) detect a second user computing device associated with a second vehicle occupant, (ii) initiate a ping exchange process including emitting a set of non-audible sonic ping signals and detecting a set of signals from the second user computing device over a duration of the trip, (iii) generate a relative positioning map of the user computing device with respect to the second user computing device, (iv) determine that the first vehicle occupant is one of a driver and a passenger of the vehicle, and (v) transmit, to a driver identification (“DI”) server, a trip report including the determination and the generated relative positioning map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Patent number: 10880686
    Abstract: A user computing device for identifying a driver of a vehicle on a trip is provided. The user computing device is associated with a first vehicle occupant, and is programmed to: (i) detect a second user computing device associated with a second vehicle occupant, (ii) initiate a ping exchange process including emitting a set of non-audible sonic ping signals and detecting a set of signals from the second user computing device over a duration of the trip, (iii) generate a relative positioning map of the user computing device with respect to the second user computing device, (iv) determine that the first vehicle occupant is one of a driver and a passenger of the vehicle, and (v) transmit, to a driver identification (“DI”) server, a trip report including the determination and the generated relative positioning map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: BLUEOWL, LLC
    Inventor: Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20170137684
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates crystals capable of cooling upon illumination. In certain embodiments, the crystals include yttrium-fluoride doped with a trivalent rare earth ion. Exemplary crystals include yttrium-lithium-fluoride crystals and yttrium-sodium-fluoride crystals, doped with Yb3+, Er3+, or a combination of both. Methods of producing the crystals hydrothermally and methods of cooling a solution are also provided. Further methods include use of the crystals for therapeutic hypothermia. Finally, a theranostic is provided that includes the crystals conjugated to a targeting moiety capable of selectively binding to a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Peter Pauzauskie, Paden Roder, Bennett Smith, Xuezhe Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130252221
    Abstract: Presenting and generating questions are disclosed, including: presenting a first set of questions to a plurality of users; collecting a first set of answers pertaining to the first set of questions; generating a second set of questions pertaining to the first set of answers by the plurality of users; and determining influence scores corresponding to the plurality of users based at least in part on a second set of answers pertaining to the second set of questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Alibaba.com Limited
    Inventors: Gregory Charles McNutt, Michael Effle, Charles Bennett Smith, Boris Basevich, Christina Liu, Liujin Yu, Victor Miagkikh, Boomi Perumal, Rodney Andrew Resella
  • Patent number: 7406356
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for characterizing the timbre of a time-varying sound signal s(t) using at least one descriptor, where the at least one descriptor includes a harmonic spectral spread of the sound signal s(t). The sound signal s(t) may be compared to other sound signals using the at least one descriptor. The at least one descriptor may also include a harmonic spectral deviation of the sound signal s(t).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Geoffroy Peeters, Stephen McAdams, Jochen Krimphoff, Patrick Susini, Nicolas Misdaris, Bennett Smith
  • Publication number: 20040220799
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for characterizing in accordance with at least a descriptor, the timbre of a time-variable sound signal (s(t) for a duration D, which consists in defining said descriptor by the harmonic spectral scope of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Geoffroy Peeters, Stephen McAdams, Jochen Krimphoff, Patrick Susini, Nicolas Misdaris, Bennett Smith
  • Patent number: D645780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Leon Smith, Dorothy Bennett Smith