Patents by Inventor Fethi Filali

Fethi Filali 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: 20180189791
    Abstract: Methods and system for addressing geographical locations/physical addresses with personalized and user-defined location tags that allow individuals and entities to define a simple and unique tag to represent each physical location such as building, person's current location. The system comprises: a tag management unit capable of assigning and managing the personalized unique location tag to the specific physical location; at least a communication device capable of facilitating access to the services of the tag management unit; at least a smart device application module capable of being installed or embedded with the communication device for facilitating the user to access to the services of the tag management unit. The tag management unit, the personalized unique location tag, the smart device application module, the communication device, a third-party application module, a web application module are communicably connected with each other through a communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Fethi FILALI
  • Patent number: 9786161
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for estimating road traffic in a road segment at a given time. The system comprising: a central server; and at least one of one or more mobile communication units installed in a vehicle passing the road segment at the given time, wherein each of the mobile communication unit is capable of sending a plurality of mobile spot values to the central server, and one or more fixed communication units installed for detecting wireless enabled objects in vehicles passing the road segment at the given time, wherein each of the fixed communication unit is capable of sending a plurality of detected spot values to the central server. The central server is capable of processing the at least one of the plurality of mobile spot values and the plurality of detected spot values to estimate road traffic in the road segment at the given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: QATAR UNIVERSITY QSTP-B
    Inventor: Fethi Filali
  • Patent number: 9587951
    Abstract: Disclosed are map matching methods and system for tracking and determining an improved position of a reference asset. The method comprising: receiving at least one global navigation satellite system (GNSS) current position probe from the reference asset; requesting and receiving information from a geographical information system (GIS) unit on a plurality of probable road network segments on which the at least one GNSS current position probe is capable of being snapped; computing a weighted cost function for each of the probable road network segments; and snapping and information fusing the current position of the reference asset with a selected road network segment having the minimum weighted cost function out of the probable road network segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: QATAR UNIVERSITY QSTP-B
    Inventors: Elyes Ben Hamida, Fethi Filali
  • Publication number: 20160380856
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatus for tracking devices status and malfunctions in a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) network. The system comprises: at least a controller module capable of tracking devices status and malfunctions, wherein the controller module having at least one of a processing module, a tracking module, and a database module; at least a device attached to a mobile or a static entity, wherein the device is having at least one of at least a sensor and at least a device communication module; at least a data profiles module capable of describing at least one of the device and at least the sensor; at least a device heartbeat profile and at least a data accuracy profile associated with the data profiles module; and at least a tracking module capable of tracking devices status and malfunctions. The device is capable of collecting the data records generated by the sensors and transmitting the collected data records to the controller module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Elyes BEN HAMIDA, Fethi FILALI
  • Publication number: 20160148512
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for traffic incident reporting comprising the present invention provides a system for traffic incident reporting comprising: a plurality of vehicles and infrastructure units employing a vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communication technology capable of sharing real time and historical information of one or more vehicles involved in the traffic incident and other vehicles in a predefined area of the traffic incident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: QATAR UNIVERSITY QSTP-B
    Inventors: Hamid MENOUAR, Wassim DRIRA, Fethi FILALI, Adnan ABU-DAYYA
  • Publication number: 20160012722
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for estimating road traffic in a road segment at a given time. The system comprising: a central server; and at least one of one or more mobile communication units installed in a vehicle passing the road segment at the given time, wherein each of the mobile communication unit is capable of sending a plurality of mobile spot values to the central server, and one or more fixed communication units installed for detecting wireless enabled objects in vehicles passing the road segment at the given time, wherein each of the fixed communication unit is capable of sending a plurality of detected spot values to the central server. The central server is capable of processing the at least one of the plurality of mobile spot values and the plurality of detected spot values to estimate road traffic in the road segment at the given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Fethi FILALI
  • Publication number: 20160007161
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for detection and tracking of wireless enabled objects. The system comprises: a plurality of detectors; and a central server in operative communication with the plurality of detectors. Each of the plurality of detectors is capable of: detecting one or more wireless enabled objects; collecting associated information about the wireless enabled objects; and sending the associated information to the central server. The central server is capable of processing the associated information to produce analyzed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventor: Fethi FILALI
  • Publication number: 20150099533
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for correcting and communicating location information of a node in a wireless communication network environment. The method comprises the steps of: calculating atleast a position offset, obtaining position coordinates of atleast a localizer, calculating atleast position coordinates of atleast a communicator, and communicating the position coordinates of the communicator as the location information of the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Qatar University QSTP-B
    Inventors: Hamid Menouar, Fethi Filali, Adnan Abu-Dayya