Patents by Inventor Biju Ravindran

Biju Ravindran 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).

  • Parking assistance system and method
    Patent number: 8854231
    Abstract: A vehicle parking assistance system is based on presenting a bird's eye view. The display has an input interface such as a touch-input display or a remote input device such as a joystick. In this case, by selecting a desired position on the display (which is presenting an image of an object or location in space for which the driver is wanting to know the range), the user is able to request a distance calculation between the vehicle and that location in space. The distance information can be provided as an audible message and/or as a visual overlay message onto the bird's eye view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: NXP, B.V.
    Inventors: Bijo Thomas, Biju Ravindran
  • PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120194355
    Abstract: A vehicle parking assistance system is based on presenting a bird's eye view. The display has an input interface such as a touch-input display or a remote input device such as a joystick. In this case, by selecting a desired position on the display (which is presenting an image of an object or location in space for which the driver is wanting to know the range), the user is able to request a distance calculation between the vehicle and that location in space. The distance information can be provided as an audible message and/or as a visual overlay message onto the bird's eye view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Bijo Thomas, Biju Ravindran