Patents by Inventor Douglas Antony Rinckes

Douglas Antony Rinckes 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).

  • Proposing transit points by analyzing travel patterns
    Patent number: 9103689
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for analyzing travel patterns in transit systems is provided. The method includes identifying an existing transit point of a transit system and receiving location information including geo-location paths of a plurality of mobile devices. Each of the geo-location paths includes the identified transit point. The method also includes determining a congestion level for transit points of the transit system based on the received location information. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Antony Rinckes, Csaba Zoltán Garay
  • Assessing traffic status with sensors
    Patent number: 8947263
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for assessing traffic status with sensors is provided. The method includes receiving sensor readings from a plurality of mobile sensors for detecting a traffic parameter and obtaining traffic information associated with the received sensor readings. The method also includes identifying a change in traffic based on the obtained traffic information and the received sensor reading, and determining whether a traffic incident has occurred based on the identified change. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Csaba Zoltán Garay, Douglas Antony Rinckes
  • Proposing transit points by analyzing travel patterns
    Patent number: 8868340
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for analyzing travel patterns in transit systems is provided. The method includes identifying an existing transit point of a transit system and receiving location information including geo-location paths of a plurality of mobile devices. Each of the geo-location paths includes the identified transit point. The method also includes determining a proposed transit point for the transit system based on the geo-location paths of the received location information. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Antony Rinckes, Csaba Zoltán Garay
  • ASSESSING TRAFFIC STATUS WITH SENSORS
    Publication number: 20140232564
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for assessing traffic status with sensors is provided. The method includes receiving sensor readings from a plurality of mobile sensors for detecting a traffic parameter and obtaining traffic information associated with the received sensor readings. The method also includes identifying a change in traffic based on the obtained traffic information and the received sensor reading, and determining whether a traffic incident has occurred based on the identified change. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Csaba Zoltán GARAY, Douglas Antony Rinckes