Patents by Inventor Duncan Ashby
Duncan Ashby 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: 9618350Abstract: A computer readable medium embodies a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a processing apparatus to perform operations including determining information corresponding to a number of differences in distances between ending points of journeys taken by a vehicle and starting points of consecutive journeys taken by the vehicle, and transmitting one or more representations of the information. Another computer readable medium tangibly includes instructions for, for each of a number of vehicles, receiving one or more scores corresponding to a vehicle, and determining a ranked list containing at least a portion of the scores, and outputting the ranked list. Another computer readable medium includes instructions for, for each of a number of vehicles, receiving information corresponding to a vehicle, using one or more metrics, calculating one or more values from the received information, and communicating one or more representations of the one or more value to one or more entities.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Todd M. Appel, Duncan A. Ashby, So Yeon Chun, Milind R. Naphade, Richard J. Nash, Anshul Sheopuri, Anders Thornqvist, Martin Vuyk
-
Publication number: 20160133061Abstract: A computer readable medium embodies a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a processing apparatus to perform operations including determining information corresponding to a number of differences in distances between ending points of journeys taken by a vehicle and starting points of consecutive journeys taken by the vehicle, and transmitting one or more representations of the information. Another computer readable medium tangibly includes instructions for, for each of a number of vehicles, receiving one or more scores corresponding to a vehicle, and determining a ranked list containing at least a portion of the scores, and outputting the ranked list. Another computer readable medium includes instructions for, for each of a number of vehicles, receiving information corresponding to a vehicle, using one or more metrics, calculating one or more values from the received information, and communicating one or more representations of the one or more value to one or more entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Todd M. Appel, Duncan A. Ashby, So Yeon Chun, Milind R. Naphade, Richard J. Nash, Anshul Sheopuri, Anders Thornqvist, Martin Vuyk
-
Patent number: 9261375Abstract: A computer readable medium embodies a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a processing apparatus to perform operations including determining information corresponding to a number of differences in distances between ending points of journeys taken by a vehicle and starting points of consecutive journeys taken by the vehicle, and transmitting one or more representations of the information. Another computer readable medium tangibly includes instructions for, for each of a number of vehicles, receiving one or more scores corresponding to a vehicle, and determining a ranked list containing at least a portion of the scores, and outputting the ranked list. Another computer readable medium includes instructions for, for each of a number of vehicles, receiving information corresponding to a vehicle, using one or more metrics, calculating one or more values from the received information, and communicating one or more representations of the one or more value to one or more entities.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Todd M. Appel, Duncan A. Ashby, So Yeon Chun, Milind R. Naphade, Richard J. Nash, Anshul Sheopuri, Anders Thornqvist, Martin Vuyk
-
Patent number: 8055534Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for charging travel fees or awarding benefits as a function of vehicle occupancy. Variable travel fee schedules include a plurality of different rate values, each rate value associated with ride-sharing service points of a vehicle infrastructure and vehicle occupancy counts. Occupants within a vehicle traveling via a vehicle infrastructure are counted, the counting generating discrete occupant counts correlated with the ride-sharing service points. Subsets of variable travel fee schedule rate values are selected as a function of association with discrete occupant counts and correlated ride-sharing service points. Owners, occupants or other parties associated with the vehicle are accordingly charged a travel fee or awarded a benefit as a function of the rate value subset and an amount of the vehicle traveling.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Duncan Ashby, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Naveen Lamba, Colin Fung Wan Lim, James W. Seaman, Vinodh K. Swaminathan
-
Publication number: 20110241899Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes, for a set of passages of a vehicle, where each passage is associated with at least one confidence level, applying at least one heuristic to confidence levels corresponding to the set to determine at least one score. The method also includes performing the applying at least one heuristic for a number of sets of passages of a number of vehicles and selecting a number of the sets based on their associated at least one scores. The method additionally includes outputting identifications corresponding to each of the selected sets. Apparatus and computer readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Todd M. Appel, Duncan A. Ashby, So Yeon Chun, Milind R. Naphade, Richard J. Nash, Anshul Sheopuri, Anders Thornqvist, Martin Vuyk
-
Publication number: 20110246058Abstract: A computer readable medium embodies a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a processing apparatus to perform operations including determining information corresponding to a number of differences in distances between ending points of journeys taken by a vehicle and starting points of consecutive journeys taken by the vehicle, and transmitting one or more representations of the information. Another computer readable medium tangibly includes instructions for, for each of a number of vehicles, receiving one or more scores corresponding to a vehicle, and determining a ranked list containing at least a portion of the scores, and outputting the ranked list. Another computer readable medium includes instructions for, for each of a number of vehicles, receiving information corresponding to a vehicle, using one or more metrics, calculating one or more values from the received information, and communicating one or more representations of the one or more value to one or more entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Todd M. Appel, Duncan A. Ashby, So Yeon Chun, Milind R. Naphade, Richard J. Nash, Anshul Sheopuri, Anders Thornqvist, Martin Vuyk
-
Publication number: 20100161391Abstract: This invention provides a system and method of detecting and responding to individual vehicle exhaust emissions such that a vehicle producing exhaust emissions containing pollutants in excess of required standards is assessed a higher toll or other fees than non-offending vehicles. Upon correction of the problem when emissions are determined to be within acceptable ranges, the fees are re-adjusted. Vehicle fees can be assessed on a sliding scale regardless of “acceptable thresholds” whereupon a higher levels of pollution emitted by the vehicle require payment of a higher fee than that paid by a vehicle with a lower level. Sensors may be installed within individual vehicles, or may be externally mounted to detect emissions. The use of a computer program and program code may be used for collecting and quantifying the level of pollution in the emissions and for assessing a suitable fee based on the level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: International Business CorporationInventors: Duncan Ashby, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Naveen Lamba, Colin Fung Wan Lim, Benjamin G. Morris, James W. Seaman
-
Publication number: 20100161392Abstract: Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for charging travel fees or awarding benefits as a function of vehicle occupancy. Variable travel fee schedules include a plurality of different rate values, each rate value associated with ride-sharing service points of a vehicle infrastructure and vehicle occupancy counts. Occupants within a vehicle traveling via a vehicle infrastructure are counted, the counting generating discrete occupant counts correlated with the ride-sharing service points. Subsets of variable travel fee schedule rate values are selected as a function of association with discrete occupant counts and correlated ride-sharing service points. Owners, occupants or other parties associated with the vehicle are accordingly charged a travel fee or awarded a benefit as a function of the rate value subset and an amount of the vehicle traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Duncan Ashby, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Naveen Lamba, Colin Fung Wan Lim, James W. Seaman, Vinodh K Swaminathan
-
Publication number: 20100153193Abstract: A system and method are responsive to actual or anticipated weather changes that are likely to have an adverse effect on roadway driving conditions in a given vehicle use area. Based on the anticipated severity of the weather condition, transport-related road and/or parking tolls and fees are increased in order to discourage unnecessary vehicle travel. Using a communication system such as a transponder network, changes in the tolls and fees can be transmitted to toll collection agencies, public parking facilities and other governmental and private enterprises responsible for the collection of vehicle transport fees. Rate change information and details of weather changes can also be transmitted to vehicles likely to be affected by the adverse condition and the consequent change in these fees.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: International Business CorporationInventors: Duncan Ashby, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Naveen Lamba, James W. Seaman, Vinodh K. Swaminathan