Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Lumb

Christopher R. Lumb 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: 11904889
    Abstract: Velocity adjustments based on roadway scene comprehension may include controlling an ego vehicle traveling in a first lane, wherein the first lane comprises a lane of travel for the ego vehicle of a multilane roadway including at least the first lane and a second lane; capturing object ranges by the ego vehicle using at least a first sensor corresponding to a first sensor type; identifying a first vehicle operating in the second lane from the first sensor; determining a first velocity of the first vehicle; generating a first lane flow rate for the second lane from one or more captured object velocities, wherein the lane flow rate of the second lane is based on at least the first velocity of the first vehicle and a traffic density estimation; determining whether to modify an ego vehicle velocity based on the first lane flow rate; and in response to determining whether to modify the ego vehicle velocity, generating instructions for the ego vehicle's velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: GHOST AUTONOMY INC.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Lumb, Prannay Khosla, Matthew D. Markel, John Hayes
  • Patent number: 11704895
    Abstract: Camera data normalization for an autonomous vehicle are described herein, including: receiving, from one or more cameras of the autonomous vehicle, camera data; applying a color normalization to the camera data; applying a spherical reprojection to the camera data; and applying, based on a registration point, a stabilization to the camera data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Ghost Autonomy Inc.
    Inventors: John Hayes, Volkmar Uhlig, Akash J. Sagar, Nima Soltani, Feng Tian, Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 11574409
    Abstract: Scene filtering using motion estimation, including identifying, in camera data from an autonomous vehicle, based on motion relative to the autonomous vehicle, one or more pixels; filtering, from the camera data, the one or more pixels; and training, based on the filtered camera data, a neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: GHOST AUTONOMY INC.
    Inventors: John Hayes, Volkmar Uhlig, Akash J. Sagar, Nima Soltani, Feng Tian, Christopher R. Lumb
  • Publication number: 20210094565
    Abstract: Motion-based scene selection for an autonomous vehicle may include identifying, in camera data from an autonomous vehicle, based on a plurality of motion vectors associated with the camera data, one or more image objects; determining, for each image object of the one or more image objects, based on the one or more motion vectors, a corresponding label of one or more labels; and encoding the one or more labels in association with the camera data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: JOHN HAYES, VOLKMAR UHLIG, AKASH J. SAGAR, NIMA SOLTANI, FENG TIAN, CHRISTOPHER R. LUMB
  • Publication number: 20210094564
    Abstract: Camera data normalization for an autonomous vehicle are described herein, including: receiving, from one or more cameras of the autonomous vehicle, camera data; applying a color normalization to the camera data; applying a spherical reprojection to the camera data; and applying, based on a registration point, a stabilization to the camera data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: JOHN HAYES, VOLKMAR UHLIG, AKASH J. SAGAR, NIMA SOLTANI, FENG TIAN, CHRISTOPHER R. LUMB
  • Publication number: 20210097698
    Abstract: Scene filtering using motion estimation, including identifying, in camera data from an autonomous vehicle, based on motion relative to the autonomous vehicle, one or more pixels; filtering, from the camera data, the one or more pixels; and training, based on the filtered camera data, a neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: JOHN HAYES, VOLKMAR UHLIG, AKASH J. SAGAR, NIMA SOLTANI, FENG TIAN, CHRISTOPHER R. LUMB
  • Patent number: 9710333
    Abstract: A system for storing encrypted compressed data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine whether an encrypted compressed segment has been previously stored. The encrypted compressed segment was determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and compressing and then encrypting each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to store the encrypted compressed segment in the event that the encrypted compressed segment has not been previously stored. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 9436723
    Abstract: A system for storing compressed data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a compressed segment. The compressed segment is determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and compressing each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to determine whether the compressed segment has been previously stored, and in the event that the compressed segment has not been previously stored, store the compressed segment. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 9350549
    Abstract: Making a target file impractical to be retrieved comprises decrypting a directory manager file using a first directory manager file key. The directory manager file includes an encryption key for a segment that is used when reconstructing a target file. The directory manager file is modified by deleting a reference to the target file. The reference includes a file encryption key. Retrieving the target file is made impractical by the deletion of the reference to the target file in the directory manager file. The modified directory manager file is encrypted using a second directory manager file key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Publication number: 20160139992
    Abstract: A system for storing encrypted compressed data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine whether an encrypted compressed segment has been previously stored. The encrypted compressed segment was determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and compressing and then encrypting each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to store the encrypted compressed segment in the event that the encrypted compressed segment has not been previously stored. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 9275251
    Abstract: A system for storing encrypted compressed data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine whether an encrypted compressed segment has been previously stored. The encrypted compressed segment was determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and compressing and then encrypting each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to store the encrypted compressed segment in the event that the encrypted compressed segment has not been previously stored. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Publication number: 20150229476
    Abstract: Making a target file impractical to be retrieved comprises decrypting a directory manager file using a first directory manager file key. The directory manager file includes an encryption key for a segment that is used when reconstructing a target file. The directory manager file is modified by deleting a reference to the target file. The reference includes a file encryption key. Retrieving the target file is made impractical by the deletion of the reference to the target file in the directory manager file. The modified directory manager file is encrypted using a second directory manager file key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 9043595
    Abstract: Making a target file impractical to be retrieved comprises decrypting a directory manager file using a first directory manager file key. The directory manager file includes an encryption key for a segment that is used when reconstructing a target file. The directory manager file is modified by deleting a reference to the target file. The reference includes a file encryption key. Retrieving the target file is made impractical by the deletion of the reference to the target file in the directory manager file. The modified directory manager file is encrypted using a second directory manager file key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Publication number: 20140330797
    Abstract: A system for storing compressed data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a compressed segment. The compressed segment is determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and compressing each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to determine whether the compressed segment has been previously stored, and in the event that the compressed segment has not been previously stored, store the compressed segment. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Publication number: 20140325216
    Abstract: A system for storing encrypted compressed data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine whether an encrypted compressed segment has been previously stored. The encrypted compressed segment was determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and compressing and then encrypting each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to store the encrypted compressed segment in the event that the encrypted compressed segment has not been previously stored. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Publication number: 20140237232
    Abstract: Making a target file impratical to be retrieved comprises decrypting a directory manager file using a first directory manager file key. The directory manager file includes an encryption key for a segment that is used when reconstructing a target file. The directory manager file is modified by deleting a reference to the target file. The reference includes a file encryption key. Retrieving the target file is made impractical by the deletion of the reference to the target file in the directory manager file. The modified directory manager file is encrypted using a second directory manager file key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 8762348
    Abstract: A system for storing compressed data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a compressed segment. The compressed segment is determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and compressing each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to determine whether the compressed segment has been previously stored, and in the event that the compressed segment has not been previously stored, store the compressed segment. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 8731190
    Abstract: A system for storing encrypted compressed data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine whether an encrypted compressed segment has been previously stored. The encrypted compressed segment was determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and compressing and then encrypting each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to store the encrypted compressed segment in the event that the encrypted compressed segment has not been previously stored. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 8650395
    Abstract: Making a target file impractical to be retrieved comprises decrypting a directory manager file using a first directory manager file key. The directory manager file includes an encryption key for a segment that is used when reconstructing a target file. The directory manager file is modified by deleting a reference to the target file. The reference includes a file encryption key. Retrieving the target file is made impractical by the deletion of the reference to the target file in the directory manager file. The modified directory manager file is encrypted using a second directory manager file key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corportion
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb
  • Patent number: 8401181
    Abstract: A system for storing encrypted data comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive an encrypted segment. The encrypted segment is determined by breaking a data stream, a data block, or a data file into one or more segments and encrypting each of the one or more segments. The processor is further configured to determine whether the encrypted segment has been previously stored, and in the event that the encrypted segment has not been previously stored, store the encrypted segment. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher R. Lumb