Patents by Inventor David Witters

David Witters 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: 12430455
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a system for secure data delivery, the system comprising: an autonomous vehicle including a data courier; data exceeding a predetermined threshold size, the data provided in an encrypted data structure secured by a digital key; and instructions for routing the data, the instructions including a location of a receiver and a route for routing the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is configured to receive and deliver the data in a parked state, and the data courier comprises: a wired interface configured to receive the data by a wired connection, a data store configured to store the data and the instructions temporarily until the data is delivered; a security module configured to prevent unauthorized access to the data while stored in the data store; and a tamper detector configured to detect tampering of the data while stored in the data store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventor: David Witters
  • Publication number: 20240232460
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a computer-implemented system, comprising instructions for performing operations including: retrieving real-world data comprising skeleton attributes of various skeletons; receiving instructions to generate a simulated skeleton for a scene in a simulation; generating the simulated skeleton according to the scene based on the skeleton attributes, the simulated skeleton comprising a generic skeleton modified by scaling factors according to the scene; building a simulation asset using the simulated skeleton; and determining a reaction of a vehicle to the simulation asset in the scene simulated, the reaction of the vehicle being a function of a configuration of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Alan Cruz, Amit Karim, Leftheris Kaleas, Jeffrey Chan, David Witters, Justin DeCell, Benjamin Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20240160756
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a system for secure data delivery, the system comprising: an autonomous vehicle including a data courier; data exceeding a predetermined threshold size, the data provided in an encrypted data structure secured by a digital key; and instructions for routing the data, the instructions including a location of a receiver and a route for routing the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is configured to receive and deliver the data in a parked state, and the data courier comprises: a wired interface configured to receive the data by a wired connection, a data store configured to store the data and the instructions temporarily until the data is delivered; a security module configured to prevent unauthorized access to the data while stored in the data store; and a tamper detector configured to detect tampering of the data while stored in the data store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventor: David Witters
  • Publication number: 20230005214
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides solutions for generating accurate virtual representations of real-world environments. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for: aggregating a plurality of images, wherein each of the images is associated with a set of geolocation coordinates, extracting a set of image parameters from the plurality of images, wherein the set of image parameters includes a dynamic range value, and providing the set of image parameters to a three-dimensional (3D) modeling platform. In some aspects, the process can further include generating a virtual environment corresponding with the set of geolocation coordinates, wherein the virtual environment is based on the set of image parameters. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Goldstein, David Witters
  • Patent number: 7783695
    Abstract: A computerized method for rendering images includes receiving from a client a render job having an associated job profile, distributing the render job via a communications medium to at least one of a plurality of render servers based at least in part on the job profile, and rendering the render job. The method also includes forwarding the rendered render job to a network storage system for retrieval by the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: D'Arcy M. Tyrrell, III, Anne P. Wagner, David Witters, Richard A. Petersen, David Lease