Patents by Inventor Dalton Theebaraj Victor

Dalton Theebaraj Victor 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).

  • Using lighting and other streetside devices to indicate parking space availability and navigation information
    Patent number: 10096246
    Abstract: A method for directing a vehicle to a parking space within an environment is disclosed. The method includes selecting a parking space from a collection of parking spaces within the environment, further selecting one or more lighting devices within the environment based at least on a location of the selected parking space, and sending a signal to the one or more lighting devices to generate a lighting pattern visible to a driver of the vehicle, where the lighting pattern directs the driver to navigate the vehicle toward the parking space. In addition, the vehicle may be navigated using radio navigation algorithms based on beacon signals broadcasted from streetside devices, such as lighting devices or parking meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: ITRON NETWORKED SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Dalton Theebaraj Victor, James Alexander Howarth, George Flammer
  • USING LIGHTING AND OTHER STREETSIDE DEVICES TO INDICATE PARKING SPACE AVAILABILITY AND NAVIGATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20140320318
    Abstract: A method for directing a vehicle to a parking space within an environment is disclosed. The method includes selecting a parking space from a collection of parking spaces within the environment, further selecting one or more lighting devices within the environment based at least on a location of the selected parking space, and sending a signal to the one or more lighting devices to generate a lighting pattern visible to a driver of the vehicle, where the lighting pattern directs the driver to navigate the vehicle toward the parking space. In addition, the vehicle may be navigated using radio navigation algorithms based on beacon signals broadcasted from streetside devices, such as lighting devices or parking meters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Dalton Theebaraj Victor, James Alexander Howarth, George Flammer