Patents by Inventor Derek Michael Petersen

Derek Michael Petersen 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).

  • Publication number: 20260208763
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods may include monitoring, during a ride provided by an autonomous vehicle (AV), sensor data generated by one or more sensors associated with the AV. The sensor data may include image data, audio data, seat sensor data, or seatbelt sensor data indicative of passenger behavior. The sensor data may be analyzed to evaluate passenger comfort or discomfort during the AV ride. Based on the analysis, one or more passenger ride preferences associated with changeable features of the AV may be inferred. The inferred passenger ride preferences may be stored in association with the passenger and may be applied during a subsequent AV ride carrying the passenger. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2026
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Inventors: Jennie Arielle Braunstein, Timothy Tay Chao, Adam Jacob Derewecki, Hangyu Li, Derek Michael Petersen, Alexander Mcnaughton Luke Wallace
  • Patent number: 12630185
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include monitoring, during a ride provided by an autonomous vehicle (AV), passenger communications between a passenger and a remote agent using an in-vehicle electronic device. The method may further include identifying passenger ride preferences based on a passenger request, and in association with a first occurrence of a ride event. The method may also include providing confirmation, via the in-vehicle electronic device, that the request is being fulfilled, the fulfillment of which causes a change in the passenger's AV experience based upon changes to features of the AV. The method may further include generating, based upon the request, a prediction of passenger ride preferences for the passenger and then, during a subsequent AV ride carrying the passenger, applying the predicted passenger ride preferences to an AV during a second occurrence of the ride event. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennie Arielle Braunstein, Timothy Tay Chao, Adam Jacob Derewecki, Hangyu Li, Derek Michael Petersen, Alexander McNaughton Luke Wallace
  • Publication number: 20220410932
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include monitoring, during a ride provided by an autonomous vehicle (AV), passenger communications between a passenger and a remote agent using an in-vehicle electronic device. The method may further include identifying passenger ride preferences based on a passenger request, and in association with a first occurrence of a ride event. The method may also include providing confirmation, via the in-vehicle electronic device, that the request is being fulfilled, the fulfillment of which causes a change in the passenger's AV experience based upon changes to features of the AV. The method may further include generating, based upon the request, a prediction of passenger ride preferences for the passenger and then, during a subsequent AV ride carrying the passenger, applying the predicted passenger ride preferences to an AV during a second occurrence of the ride event. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jennie Arielle Braunstein, Timothy Tay Chao, Adam Jacob Derewecki, Hangyu Li, Derek Michael Petersen, Alexander McNaughton Luke Wallace