Patents by Inventor Carlos Cunha

Carlos Cunha 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).

  • Patent number: 12008743
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed that may employ a set of ensemble methods that comprise a plurality of machine learning algorithms or statistical algorithms for hazard detection. The system and method may combine images, stereo and context information using a plurality of deep learning algorithms to accurately detection hazards. The system and method may incorporate a depth channel to the red, green, and blue (RGB) channels of an image to create a four-channel RGBD image. The system and method may also overlay an RGB image with a color-map of the depth channel. The system and method may further concatenate regions of interest (ROI) to the RGB channels of an image. Lastly, the system and method may incorporate an auxiliary semantic segmentation decoder for a multi-task learning event on a drivable space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Simon Markus Geisler, Ravi Kumar Satzoda
  • Patent number: 11928278
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a user input surface configured to receive a user touch location and a user force input, one or more sensors positioned relative to the user input surface and configured to detect a force applied to the user input surface, and a controller in communication with the one or more sensors. The controller is configured to detect a first sensor response utilizing a first force applied to the user input surface via the one or more sensors and a first position of the first force applied, wherein the first position is relative to the user input surface, simulate a multi-finger force being applied by utilizing at least the first sensor response to form simulated multi-finger data, and deploy a model associated with the multi-finger force, wherein the model is utilized to output a predicted force and predicted location of an applied force relative to the input surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Ingo Hermanns
  • Publication number: 20230334203
    Abstract: A computational method for characterizing a biopolymer property of a biopolymer. The computational method includes receiving a dimensional representation of a molecule concentration over time within a fluid flow of a fluid medium flowing through a fluid channel including the biopolymer; predicting a fluid flow velocity and/or a fluid flow pressure of the fluid medium in response to the dimensional representation of the molecule concentration over time within the fluid medium using a machine learning model; and characterizing the biopolymer property of the biopolymer in response to the fluid flow velocity and/or the fluid flow pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Giovanna BUCCI, Young Shik SHIN, Carlos CUNHA, Karim GADELRAB, Christopher JOHNSON, Nadezda FOMINA
  • Patent number: 11535257
    Abstract: A lane localization system and method that may include a first measurement distance sensor located on a right-hand side of a vehicle and a second measurement distance sensor located on a left-hand side of the vehicle. The system and method may also be operable to receive data from at least one of the first measurement distance sensor or the second measurement distance sensor. The system and method may further determine which lane along a road the vehicle is traveling within based on a comparison a frequency of one or more echoes indicative of one or more objects located on the right-hand side and the left-hand side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Michael Ostertag
  • Publication number: 20220276737
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a user input surface configured to receive a user touch location and a user force input, one or more sensors positioned relative to the user input surface and configured to detect a force applied to the user input surface, and a controller in communication with the one or more sensors. The controller is configured to detect a first sensor response utilizing a first force applied to the user input surface via the one or more sensors and a first position of the first force applied, wherein the first position is relative to the user input surface, simulate a multi-finger force being applied by utilizing at least the first sensor response to form simulated multi-finger data, and deploy a model associated with the multi-finger force, wherein the model is utilized to output a predicted force and predicted location of an applied force relative to the input surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Carlos CUNHA, Ingo HERMANNS
  • Publication number: 20210366096
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed that may employ a set of ensemble methods that comprise a plurality of machine learning algorithms or statistical algorithms for hazard detection. The system and method may combine images, stereo and context information using a plurality of deep learning algorithms to accurately detection hazards. The system and method may incorporate a depth channel to the red, green, and blue (RGB) channels of an image to create a four-channel RGBD image. The system and method may also overlay an RGB image with a color-map of the depth channel. The system and method may further concatenate regions of interest (ROI) to the RGB channels of an image. Lastly, the system and method may incorporate an auxiliary semantic segmentation decoder for a multi-task learning event on a drivable space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Carlos CUNHA, Simon Markus GEISLER, Ravi Kumar SATZODA
  • Publication number: 20210362723
    Abstract: A lane localization system and method that may include a first measurement distance sensor located on a right-hand side of a vehicle and a second measurement distance sensor located on a left-hand side of the vehicle. The system and method may also be operable to receive data from at least one of the first measurement distance sensor or the second measurement distance sensor. The system and method may further determine which lane along a road the vehicle is traveling within based on a comparison a frequency of one or more echoes indicative of one or more objects located on the right-hand side and the left-hand side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Carlos CUNHA, Michael OSTERTAG
  • Patent number: 11137256
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data corresponding to detected objects in a parking region, the data including information ascertained by an ascertaining vehicle driving through the parking region, determining a parking region distribution, based on detected objects in a street segment located within the parking region, determining a street segment distribution, calculating a difference between the parking region and the street segment distribution, identifying an anomaly located within the street segment, and generating an updated parking area map of the parking region based on the identified anomaly. The method includes receiving the data, for example, each time an ascertaining vehicle drives through the parking region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Ruobing Chen
  • Patent number: 11093764
    Abstract: A method for object detection and parking spot localization includes receiving data corresponding to detected objects located within a street segment, the data being ascertained by an ascertaining vehicle driving through the street section, determining a detected object distribution, shifting the detected object distribution, and generating a parking map of available parking spots on the street segment based on a parking region distribution and the shifted detected object distribution. The method includes receiving the data, determining the detected object distribution, and shifting of the detected object distribution, for example each time at least one of the at least one ascertaining vehicle drives through the street section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Ruobing Chen
  • Patent number: 10762782
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data corresponding to spaces situated in a street section, the data being ascertained by at least one ascertaining vehicle driving through the street section and including information corresponding to a beginning edge of at least one object and a ending edge of at least one second object, determining boundaries of at least one space in which parking is permitted based on the received data, and generating a display representation of the boundaries of the at least one space in which parking is permitted. The method includes receiving the data and determining the boundaries, for example, each time an ascertaining vehicle drives through the street.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Georgiy Shurkhovetskyy, Carlos Cunha, Ruobing Chen, Philipp Mayer, Manuel Maier
  • Publication number: 20200005055
    Abstract: A method for object detection and parking spot localization includes receiving data corresponding to detected objects located within a street segment, the data being ascertained by an ascertaining vehicle driving through the street section, determining a detected object distribution, shifting the detected object distribution, and generating a parking map of available parking spots on the street segment based on a parking region distribution and the shifted detected object distribution. The method includes receiving the data, determining the detected object distribution, and shifting of the detected object distribution, for example each time at least one of the at least one ascertaining vehicle drives through the street section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Ruobing Chen
  • Publication number: 20200003565
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data corresponding to detected objects in a parking region, the data including information ascertained by an ascertaining vehicle driving through the parking region, determining a parking region distribution, based on detected objects in a street segment located within the parking region, determining a street segment distribution, calculating a difference between the parking region and the street segment distribution, identifying an anomaly located within the street segment, and generating an updated parking area map of the parking region based on the identified anomaly. The method includes receiving the data, for example, each time an ascertaining vehicle drives through the parking region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Ruobing Chen
  • Patent number: 10288733
    Abstract: A method for aiding finding of available parking areas of a street section includes receiving data corresponding to parking areas situated in a street section, the data including information ascertained by an ascertaining vehicle driving through the street section and information received from a server, determining an instantaneous occupancy estimate of the street section based on the received data, calculating a forecasted occupancy estimate based on the instantaneous occupancy estimate using a timer series forecasting model, and generating a display representation of the calculated forecasted occupancy estimate. The method includes receiving the data and determining the occupancy estimate, for example, each time an ascertaining vehicle drives through the street.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Ruobing Chen, Philipp Mayer
  • Publication number: 20190073901
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data corresponding to spaces situated in a street section, the data being ascertained by at least one ascertaining vehicle driving through the street section and including information corresponding to a beginning edge of at least one object and a ending edge of at least one second object, determining boundaries of at least one space in which parking is permitted based on the received data, and generating a display representation of the boundaries of the at least one space in which parking is permitted. The method includes receiving the data and determining the boundaries, for example, each time an ascertaining vehicle drives through the street.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Georgiy Shurkhovetskyy, Carlos Cunha, Ruobing Chen
  • Patent number: 10074277
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a parking area of at least one street section includes providing information indicating a usable width of the street section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the street section between spaces for parked vehicles at the two lateral sides of a driving vehicle; the driving vehicle driving the street section and ascertaining lateral distances from objects using an ascertainment device situated in the driving vehicle; comparing the ascertained lateral distances to the usable width; and ascertaining the parking area by way of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Peter Christian Abeling, Thorben Schick, Carlos Cunha
  • Publication number: 20170329007
    Abstract: A method for aiding finding of available parking areas of a street section includes receiving data corresponding to parking areas situated in a street section, the data including information ascertained by an ascertaining vehicle driving through the street section and information received from a server, determining an instantaneous occupancy estimate of the street section based on the received data, calculating a forecasted occupancy estimate based on the instantaneous occupancy estimate using a timer series forecasting model, and generating a display representation of the calculated forecasted occupancy estimate. The method includes receiving the data and determining the occupancy estimate, for example, each time an ascertaining vehicle drives through the street.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Carlos Cunha, Ruobing Chen, Philipp Mayer
  • Publication number: 20170116859
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a parking area of at least one street section includes providing information indicating a usable width of the street section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the street section between spaces for parked vehicles at the two lateral sides of a driving vehicle; the driving vehicle driving the street section and ascertaining lateral distances from objects using an ascertainment device situated in the driving vehicle; comparing the ascertained lateral distances to the usable width; and ascertaining the parking area by way of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Peter Christian Abeling, Thorben Schick, Carlos Cunha
  • Patent number: 9542845
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a parking area of at least one street section includes providing information indicating a usable width of the street section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the street section between spaces for parked vehicles at the two lateral sides of a driving vehicle; the driving vehicle driving the street section and ascertaining lateral distances from objects using an ascertainment device situated in the driving vehicle; comparing the ascertained lateral distances to the usable width; and ascertaining the parking area by way of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Peter Christian Abeling, Thorben Schick, Carlos Cunha
  • Patent number: D513155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory W. Schrader, Michael L. Suter, Jose Marcelo Carvalho, Jose Luiz Comanini, Francisco Celso Brocchetto, Luiz Fernando da Cruz Baptista, Antonio Carlos Cunha, Gilmar da Silva Sena, Kevin G. Socha