Patents by Inventor Brian Petersen
Brian Petersen 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: 20160256056Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating foot inflammation each uses at least one temperature detection modality to form a first thermogram and a second thermogram of the sole of at least one foot. Each thermogram forms a substantially continuous set of two-dimensional temperature values across the sole of the (at least one) foot. The thermograms have features; namely, the first thermogram has first features and the second thermogram has second features. The method and apparatus thus control a device to apply at least one transformation to the first and second thermograms to align the first features with corresponding second features, and determine, at any thermogram location, if at least one of the thermograms presents one of a plurality of patterns indicative of inflammation. Finally, the method and apparatus each produce output information indicating the result of the determination of whether the thermograms present one of the plurality of patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Brian Petersen, Jonathan David Bloom, David Robert Linders, Jeffrey Mark Engler
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Patent number: 9398397Abstract: A vehicle may include at least one controller configured to maintain a communication channel over a network between a vehicle and a vehicle service server accessible through an access point node. The at least one controller may be further configured to receive, over the network out-of-band from the communication channel, an update message including updated communication channel connection information, and upon receiving the message, reconnect the communication channel according to the updated connection information. A secure server may be configured to generate the update message specifying at least one of updated access point node information and updated address information, encrypt the update message according to an encryption key shared with a vehicle destination, and provide the update message over a network to the vehicle out-of-band from the communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Brian Petersen, Praveen Yalavarty, Ritesh Pandya, Joseph Paul Rork
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Patent number: 9326723Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating foot inflammation each uses at least one temperature detection modality to form a first thermogram and a second thermogram of the sole of at least one foot. Each thermogram forms a substantially continuous set of two-dimensional temperature values across the sole of the (at least one) foot. The thermograms have features; namely, the first thermogram has first features and the second thermogram has second features. The method and apparatus thus control a device to apply at least one transformation to the first and second thermograms to align the first features with corresponding second features, and determine, at any thermogram location, if at least one of the thermograms presents one of a plurality of patterns indicative of inflammation. Finally, the method and apparatus each produce output information indicating the result of the determination of whether the thermograms present one of the plurality of patterns.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Podimetrics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Petersen, Jonathan David Bloom, David Robert Linders, Jeffrey Mark Engler
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Patent number: 9323546Abstract: A system may include a configurable module having a firmware version supporting multiple functions and a configuration specifying which of the functions are utilized for a vehicle feature; and a controller configured to update the configuration of the module, based on a command published by a server to a controller-subscribed topic tree message topic, the command targeting the vehicle according to one of unique vehicle identifier and the vehicle feature.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Ritesh Pandya, Praveen Yalavarty
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Patent number: 9298649Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to detect that a vehicle module update has been performed. The processor is further configured to create an identifier associated with a module that indicates an updated status and for each module having an identifier indicating an updated status associated therewith, requesting subscription to a topic, corresponding to the updated module, and specific to an individual vehicle, from a remote server.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ritesh Pandya, Brian Petersen, Joseph Paul Rork, Praveen Yalavarty
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Publication number: 20150347326Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to detect that a vehicle module update has been performed. The processor is further configured to create an identifier associated with a module that indicates an updated status and for each module having an identifier indicating an updated status associated therewith, requesting subscription to a topic, corresponding to the updated module, and specific to an individual vehicle, from a remote server.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ritesh Pandya, Brian Petersen, Joseph Paul Rork, Praveen Yalavarty
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Publication number: 20150330318Abstract: A computer implemented method includes logging vehicle startup information. The method also includes determining, via a computer, if timing commonalities exist between logged vehicle startup information instances. Further, the method includes recommending automatic vehicle startup, based on a threshold number of timing commonalities. The method also includes formulating recommended start times based on logged vehicle startup information instances having timing commonalities. The method additionally includes presenting a schedule including recommended start times to a vehicle user and scheduling automatic vehicle startups upon vehicle user acceptance of the presented schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2014Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Brian Petersen, Joseph Paul Rork
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Publication number: 20150310741Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a request for publication of a message to a vehicle. The processor is further configured to determine if the message has a time-sensitive indicia, defining an expiration time, affiliated therewith. Also, the processor is configured to deliver messages having time-sensitive indicia to a time-sensitive inbox. The processor is additionally configured to remove messages from the time sensitive inbox when a defined expiration time for a given message has passed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Joseph Paul RORK, Brian PETERSEN, Praveen YALAVARTY, Ritesh PANDYA
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Publication number: 20150286475Abstract: A system may include a vehicle-based computing system. The vehicle-based computing system may identify from a first software update chunk retrieved from a subscribed topic for receiving vehicle updates, a number of chunks of the update, retrieve additional chunks of the update by subscription to each of a sequence of subtopics to the subscribed topic, each subtopic associated with a respective remaining one of the number of chunks, and update the software utilizing the retrieved chunks.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John VANGELOV, Brian PETERSEN, Ritesh PANDYA, Praveen YALAVARTY
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Publication number: 20150277942Abstract: A system may include a configurable module having a firmware version supporting multiple functions and a configuration specifying which of the functions are utilized for a vehicle feature; and a controller configured to update the configuration of the module, based on a command published by a server to a controller-subscribed topic tree message topic, the command targeting the vehicle according to one of unique vehicle identifier and the vehicle feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph Paul RORK, Brian PETERSEN, Ritesh PANDYA, Praveen YALAVARTY
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Publication number: 20150281374Abstract: A message broker may initialize, responsive to a connection notification published via vehicle connection to a vehicle-associated topic tree topic to which a service delivery network is subscribed, a lost-connection notification to be published to the topic by the broker upon broker identification of the connection as lost, and when a periodic notification over the connection to the message broker is missed, publish the lost-connection notification to the vehicle-associated topic. A service delivery may receive a message publish request for a vehicle topic via a message broker to which the service delivery network and vehicle subscribe; and send a wakeup message to the vehicle out-of-band from the message broker to request the vehicle to reconnect to the message broker when a type of the message requires the vehicle to be connected to publish the message and the vehicle is disconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Brian PETERSEN, Ritesh PANDYA, Joseph Paul RORK, Praveen YALAVARTY
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Publication number: 20150262439Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system for authorizing use of a vehicle communication and information system may include one or more data processors configured to receive information associating one or more devices with a vehicle computer. The data processor(s) may be also configured to receive information identifying a user requesting authorization to command the vehicle controls from the one or more devices associated with the vehicle computer. The user(s) may be authorized to command the vehicle controls from the one or more devices associated with the vehicle computer based on performing an authentication process for authenticating the user, determining that the user is an authenticated user based on the authentication process, and enabling command of one or more vehicle controls from the one or more remote devices via the associated vehicle computer based on the user being authenticated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Robert Bruce KLEVE, Brian PETERSEN, Ritesh PANDYA, Edward Andrew PLEET, John Robert VAN WIEMEERSCH
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Publication number: 20150221150Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a vehicle-access-PIN generation request from a vehicle computing system (VCS). The processor is also configured to generate the vehicle-access-PIN. The processor is additionally configured to associate a vehicle with the vehicle-access-PIN. Further, the processor is configured to return the vehicle-access-PIN to the requesting VCS. Also, the processor is configured to receive a validation request, including a validation-PIN, from a non-vehicle computing system (NVCS). In addition, the processor is configured to validate the validation-PIN by comparison with stored vehicle-access-PINs to find a match and provide access credentials, for a vehicle associated with a stored vehicle-access-PIN that matches the validation-PIN, to the NVCS.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: William M. Frykman, Ritesh Pandya, Brian Petersen, Joseph Paul Rork, Kelly Lee Zechel
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Publication number: 20150195364Abstract: A vehicle may include at least one controller configured to maintain a communication channel over a network between a vehicle and a vehicle service server accessible through an access point node. The at least one controller may be further configured to receive, over the network out-of-band from the communication channel, an update message including updated communication channel connection information, and upon receiving the message, reconnect the communication channel according to the updated connection information. A secure server may be configured to generate the update message specifying at least one of updated access point node information and updated address information, encrypt the update message according to an encryption key shared with a vehicle destination, and provide the update message over a network to the vehicle out-of-band from the communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Brian Petersen, Praveen Yalavarty, Ritesh Pandya, Joseph Paul Rork
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Publication number: 20150190059Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating foot inflammation each uses at least one temperature detection modality to form a first thermogram and a second thermogram of the sole of at least one foot. Each thermogram forms a substantially continuous set of two-dimensional temperature values across the sole of the (at least one) foot. The thermograms have features; namely, the first thermogram has first features and the second thermogram has second features. The method and apparatus thus control a device to apply at least one transformation to the first and second thermograms to align the first features with corresponding second features, and determine, at any thermogram location, if at least one of the thermograms presents one of a plurality of patterns indicative of inflammation. Finally, the method and apparatus each produce output information indicating the result of the determination of whether the thermograms present one of the plurality of patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Brian Petersen, Jonathan David Bloom, David Robert Linders, Jeffrey Mark Engler
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Publication number: 20150193219Abstract: A vehicle may gather vehicle build configuration information, and provide a vehicle identifier and the vehicle information to a server. The server may determine a feature set configuration of a configurable module of the vehicle based on the vehicle information and vehicle feature associations retrieved from a vehicle data source, and provide, in a message topic of a topic tree associated with the vehicle identifier to which the vehicle is subscribed, a notification to configure the configurable module. The vehicle may update a feature set configuration of a configurable module supporting a plurality of features based on the notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ritesh Pandya, Brian Petersen, Joseph Paul Rork, Praveen Yalavarty
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Publication number: 20150193220Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include subscribing to a first topic tree topic associated with an installed vehicle software component version; identifying a desired software component version based on a published notification retrieved from the first topic; and when the desired version and the installed version differ, updating a software component using a software update retrieved from a second topic tree topic associated with software updates to the installed version.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Brian Petersen, Ritesh Pandya, Praveen Yalavarty
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Patent number: 9064101Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system for authorizing use of a vehicle communication and information system may include one or more data processors configured to receive information associating one or more devices with a vehicle computer. The data processor(s) may be also configured to receive information identifying a user requesting authorization to command the vehicle controls from the one or more devices associated with the vehicle computer. The user(s) may be authorized to command the vehicle controls from the one or more devices associated with the vehicle computer based on performing an authentication process for authenticating the user, determining that the user is an authenticated user based on the authentication process, and enabling command of one or more vehicle controls from the one or more remote devices via the associated vehicle computer based on the user being authenticated.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Bruce Kleve, Brian Petersen, Ritesh Pandya, Edward Andrew Pleet, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20150105941Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive remote vehicle identification information and a user-confirmable vehicle variable value from a remote vehicle computing system. The processor is also configured to receive vehicle identification information and user-confirmable variable value user-input, input in conjunction with a remote process remote access request. Further, the processor is configured to compare the user-input variable value to the remotely received variable value. The processor is additionally configured to provide access to the remote process upon a correspondence between the user-input variable value and the remotely received variable value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ritesh Pandya, Brian Petersen
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Publication number: 20150052888Abstract: A hydraulic system (1) is provided comprising a supply port arrangement (P, T), a working port arrangement (A, B), and a booster section (7), said supply port arrangement having at least a supply port (P), said booster section (7) being arranged between said supply port arrangement (P, T) and said working port arrangement (A, B). The operational possibilities of such a hydraulic system should be extended. To this end said working port arrangement comprises at least two working ports (A, B), flow direction changing means (9) are provided changing a flow direction through said working port arrangement and inactivating means (16) are provided inactivating or activating said booster section (7) for each flow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Joergen Mads Clausen, Christen Espersen, Leif Hansen, Brian Petersen, Joergen P. Todsen, Poul Ennemark, Knud Meldgaard Jensen, Tom Tychsen