Patents by Inventor Conor Powers Sullivan

Conor Powers Sullivan 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).

  • Context-based searching systems and methods for vehicles
    Patent number: 12450275
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving searching systems for vehicles. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting a gesture performed by an occupant of a vehicle, defining a context of the gesture. The method also includes correlating the gesture with a target. The method also includes constructing a search query based on the context, the target correlated with the gesture, and an occupant request. The method also includes executing the search query to acquire search results. The method further includes communicating the search results to the occupant to provide assistance to the occupant based on the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Alexander Charles Granieri, Jimmy Chiu, Navid Fattahi, Brian R. Hilnbrand, Owen Davis, Conor Powers Sullivan, Vincent Pascual, Roger Louie, Carlos Aldama, Tristan Robert Littlehale, Armon Jonathan Amirriazi
  • CALIBRATING A GESTURE-BASED SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250236301
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to gesture-based systems for vehicles. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to initiating a calibration process, identifying calibration targets. The method also includes detecting positional information of gestures performed by an occupant of a vehicle in relation to the calibration targets. The method also includes deriving, based on the positional information of the gestures and locations of the calibration targets, a biometric signature of the occupant. The biometric signature includes a manner in which the occupant points that is unique to the occupant. The method further includes providing the biometric signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Brian R. Hilnbrand, Jimmy Chiu, Owen Davis, Alexander Charles Granieri, Conor Powers Sullivan
  • CONTEXT-BASED SEARCHING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20250013683
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving searching systems for vehicles. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting a gesture performed by an occupant of a vehicle, defining a context of the gesture. The method also includes correlating the gesture with a target. The method also includes constructing a search query based on the context, the target correlated with the gesture, and an occupant request. The method also includes executing the search query to acquire search results. The method further includes communicating the search results to the occupant to provide assistance to the occupant based on the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Alexander Charles Granieri, Jimmy Chiu, Navid Fattahi, Brian R. Hilnbrand, Owen Davis, Conor Powers Sullivan, Vincent Pascual, Roger Louie, Carlos Aldama, Tristan Robert Littlehale, Armon Jonathan Amirriazi