Patents by Inventor Donna Bell

Donna Bell 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: 10809079
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing routing and navigational information to users (e.g., visually handicapped users). Example methods may include determining, by one or more computer processors coupled to at least one memory, a first location of a user device and an orientation of a user device, and generating a first route based on the first location, the first orientation, and a destination location. Further, the method may include determining one or more obstacles on the first route using data corresponding to visual information and one or more artificial intelligence techniques; and generating a second route based on the one or more obstacles detected on the first route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Donna Bell, Sarah Houts, Lynn Valerie Keiser, Jinhyoung Oh, Gaurav Pandey
  • Publication number: 20200064141
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing routing and navigational information to users (e.g., visually handicapped users). Example methods may include determining, by one or more computer processors coupled to at least one memory, a first location of a user device and an orientation of a user device, and generating a first route based on the first location, the first orientation, and a destination location. Further, the method may include determining one or more obstacles on the first route using data corresponding to visual information and one or more artificial intelligence techniques; and generating a second route based on the one or more obstacles detected on the first route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Donna Bell, Sarah Houts, Lynn Valerie Keiser, Jinhyoung Oh, Gaurav Pandey
  • Patent number: 10261920
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of a static image RAM drive is provided. The system includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a volatile memory drive, a non-volatile memory drive, and a power source. The non-volatile memory drive has a secure memory space. The secure memory space is programmed with an encryption key and an encrypted disk image. In response to a power cycle, the FPGA reads the encrypted disk image from the non-volatile memory, authenticates the disk image using the encryption key, decrypts the encrypted disk image, and writes the decrypted disk image to the volatile memory. The decrypted disk image is used to boot a computer. The computer is booted to a known good state each time the power is cycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as presented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Donna Bell