Patents by Inventor Fling Tseng

Fling Tseng 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: 20240289844
    Abstract: In-vehicle advertisement presentation systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example method includes determining vehicle information for a trip, the vehicle information including any one or more of a current vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a drive mode, and/or traffic information, determining user information, the user information including any one or more of a route prediction for the trip, a speed prediction for the trip, and/or a destination, determining user preferences for advertisements from any one or more of audio signals within the vehicle and/or historical user data, selecting a number of the advertisements to present to the user during the trip, and providing the advertisements to the user during the trip through a human-machine interface (HMI) of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Himanshu Verma, Fling Tseng
  • Publication number: 20230384101
    Abstract: Recommendation of off-beat locations as destinations for vehicles is provided. Off-beat locations for a location of a vehicle are identified by a server. Each off-beat location is associated with a corresponding popularity score, the popularity score indicating a relative level of occupancy of the off-beat location. The off-beat locations are filtered by the server based on at least one threshold level of popularity score. The off-beat locations are recommended from the server to the vehicle as those that meet the at least one threshold level of popularity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Himanshu VERMA, Fling TSENG
  • Patent number: 11772659
    Abstract: A vehicle may determine that erratic vehicle behavior has been sensed, based on comparison of a sensed vehicle behavioral characteristic at a given location compared to a predefined expected value of the characteristic. The vehicle may further determine whether an environmental anomaly has been detected in association with the given location and classify the sensed erratic behavior based on whether the environmental anomaly was detected. Responsive to classifying the behavior as erratic based on determining no environmental anomaly was detected, the vehicle may report the erratic behavior to a remote server, along with the given location. The remote server may receive a plurality of such reports for a given location and update a classification of the behavior based on data indicated in the plurality of reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Fling Tseng, Himanshu Verma
  • Patent number: 11618373
    Abstract: A puddle light system projects content-bearing images onto a ground surface adjacent a vehicle using a puddle light projector unit having a multicolor light source configured to project the content-bearing images using at least one selected color from a plurality of available colors. An image sensor directed at the ground surface and mounted on the vehicle is configured to capture colored images. A controller is configured to (A) construct one of the content-bearing images as an image representation with an illumination region to be projected onto the ground, (B) analyze a first colored image of the ground surface with the light source deactivated to identify a dominant surface color, (C) select a complementary color relative to the dominant surface color, (D) colorize the illumination region using the selected complementary color, and (E) command the puddle light projector unit to project the image representation using the colorized illumination region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Aed Dudar, Fling Tseng
  • Publication number: 20220363267
    Abstract: A vehicle may determine that erratic vehicle behavior has been sensed, based on comparison of a sensed vehicle behavioral characteristic at a given location compared to a predefined expected value of the characteristic. The vehicle may further determine whether an environmental anomaly has been detected in association with the given location and classify the sensed erratic behavior based on whether the environmental anomaly was detected. Responsive to classifying the behavior as erratic based on determining no environmental anomaly was detected, the vehicle may report the erratic behavior to a remote server, along with the given location. The remote server may receive a plurality of such reports for a given location and update a classification of the behavior based on data indicated in the plurality of reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Fling Tseng, Himanshu Verma
  • Patent number: 11450118
    Abstract: A vehicle may be configured to detect an object within an interior of the vehicle using a vehicle sensor. The vehicle may further determine whether the object should be removed, based on a determined object value, such as may be determined by comparison of an object characteristic to a database of objects. Also, responsive to determining the object should be removed, the vehicle may schedule removal at an automated object-removal center. The vehicle may also wirelessly notify the object-removal center of vehicle arrival when the vehicle arrives at the object-removal center, including sending identification of the object, receiving indication from the object-removal center that the object has been removed, and confirming removal of the object by attempting to detect the object using the vehicle sensor, the confirmation occurring based on non-detection of the object by the vehicle that originally detected the object and requested removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shiqi Qiu, Fling Tseng, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan
  • Patent number: 11346679
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a set of user attribute preferences for a trip. The processor is also configured to determine a plurality of trip routes, the routes having variance in a value for at least one user attribute preference as compared to other of the routes. The processor is further configured to present the plurality of routes in a selectable manner, including displaying an attribute value associated with each route and implement navigation for a selected route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fling Tseng, Pankaj Kumar, Hassene Jammoussi, Fakhreddine Landolsi, Imad Hassan Makki
  • Patent number: 11258898
    Abstract: Parameters of clusters of a context-encoded model are updated, per frequency estimation of an aspect of calls to contacts with respect to unique combinations of contextual data of calls matching the respective clusters. The clusters are weighted according to relevance of the unique combinations of contextual data to current contextual information. First probabilities of calling individual contacts are determined according to the current contextual information and one or more inferences between calls determined from the clusters as weighted. Second probabilities of calling each of the plurality of contacts are determined according to a set of rules defining prioritizations for contacts based on external factors. Third probabilities of calling each of the plurality of contacts are determined according to calling patterns of other of the plurality of contacts. The first, second, and third sets of weights are combined to determine final predictions for predicted probabilities to call each of the contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bhagyashri Satyabodha Katti, Fling Tseng, Erick Michael Lavoie
  • Patent number: 11210722
    Abstract: A server includes a memory configured to store a vehicle feature usage pattern and data associated with a trip; and processor, programmed to responsive to receiving a vehicle selection request for a user, predict a driving condition of the vehicle used by the user during the trip; calculate a usage score for each of a plurality of predefined vehicle safety features based on the vehicle feature usage pattern of the user and the driving condition as predicted; and select, from a plurality of vehicles, one or more vehicles as candidate vehicles based on the usage score as calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fling Tseng, Aed Dudar
  • Patent number: 11210870
    Abstract: A first controller receives a diagnostic recommendation from a cloud server. A second controller, in communication with the first controller over a vehicle bus, responsive to occurrence of a vehicle condition triggering execution of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) monitor, suspends the execution of the OBD monitor while the vehicle is within a region specified by the diagnostic recommendation. Locations in diagnostic result data are correlated to identify clusters of locations that include at least a predetermined number of executions of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) monitor. Responsive to a predicted probability of success of execution of the OBD monitor for one of the clusters of locations computed using the diagnostic result data being below an enablement threshold, a message is sent to a vehicle suspending further executions of the OBD monitor at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Fling Tseng
  • Patent number: 11175876
    Abstract: Multiple display infotainment systems in vehicles provide various options for drivers and passengers to interact with elements on the multiple displays. Techniques include accessing historical driver information that includes previous or typical driver preferences and actions while operating the vehicle. Driving context information and driver state information are received describing the conditions in and around the vehicle. When a signal indicates that an interactive element should be presented to the driver or a passenger, an adaptive rule-based system uses the contextual information and previous history to determine a score for each interaction element. The score and they type of interaction required by the element are then used to determine a location on the multiple displays for presenting the interactive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fling Tseng, Aed M. Dudar, Jóhannes Geir Kristinsson
  • Patent number: 11144984
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to user input to pick up an item at a shop, calculate an estimated time of arrival (ETA) to the shop and a predicted preparation time for the item by the shop; and responsive to a current time being within a grace period to the preparation time before the ETA, place an order for the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fling Tseng, Johannes Kristinsson, Aed Dudar, Shiqi Qiu
  • Patent number: 11017616
    Abstract: A memory stores a probability map including information indicative of probabilities of a vehicle being used during each of a plurality of segments of a time period. A processor of the vehicle is programmed to schedule a time to install a software update utilizing the probability map and an expected downtime required for the installation, and to install the software update at the scheduled time responsive to confirming the vehicle is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Daniel Joseph Madrid, Jason Michael Miller, Fling Tseng
  • Publication number: 20210110183
    Abstract: A vehicle may be configured to detect an object within an interior of the vehicle using a vehicle sensor. The vehicle may further determine whether the object should be removed, based on a determined object value, such as may be determined by comparison of an object characteristic to a database of objects. Also, responsive to determining the object should be removed, the vehicle may schedule removal at an automated object-removal center. The vehicle may also wirelessly notify the object-removal center of vehicle arrival when the vehicle arrives at the object-removal center, including sending identification of the object, receiving indication from the object-removal center that the object has been removed, and confirming removal of the object by attempting to detect the object using the vehicle sensor, the confirmation occurring based on non-detection of the object by the vehicle that originally detected the object and requested removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Shiqi QIU, Fling Tseng, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan
  • Patent number: 10949483
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller programmed to identify tag phrases for locations that express a relationship between the location and a learned location tag. The tag phrases are based on words and word sequences learned from prior selections and inputs of a user. The controller is programmed to communicate the tag phrases to the user and provide trip assistance based on a selected tag phrase chosen by the user. The locations and tag phrases are accessible to devices such that locations are identified with common tag phrases on each of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fling Tseng, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Jessamyn Smallenburg
  • Patent number: 10872253
    Abstract: A vehicle may be configured to detect an object within an interior of the vehicle using a vehicle sensor. The vehicle may further determine whether the object should be removed, based on a determined object value, such as may be determined by comparison of an object characteristic to a database of objects. Also, responsive to determining the object should be removed, the vehicle may schedule removal at an automated object-removal center. The vehicle may also wirelessly notify the object-removal center of vehicle arrival when the vehicle arrives at the object-removal center, including sending identification of the object, receiving indication from the object-removal center that the object has been removed, and confirming removal of the object by attempting to detect the object using the vehicle sensor, the confirmation occurring based on non-detection of the object by the vehicle that originally detected the object and requested removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shiqi Qiu, Fling Tseng, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan
  • Publication number: 20200394558
    Abstract: A memory stores call records to a plurality of contacts. A processor is programmed to determine probabilities of calling contacts according to current contextual information and call inferences determined from clusters of a context-encoded model created from the call records, each cluster corresponding to a unique combination of ranges of values of the contextual information; and identify the most likely next contact to call as the one of the plurality of contacts having a highest of the probabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Bhagyashri S. KATTI, Fling TSENG, Shiqi QIU, Johannes Geir KRISTINSSON, Nicholas FRAZIER, Daryl MARTIN, Erick Michael LAVOIE
  • Publication number: 20200334732
    Abstract: A server includes a memory configured to store a vehicle feature usage pattern and data associated with a trip; and processor, programmed to responsive to receiving a vehicle selection request for a user, predict a driving condition of the vehicle used by the user during the trip; calculate a usage score for each of a plurality of predefined vehicle safety features based on the vehicle feature usage pattern of the user and the driving condition as predicted; and select, from a plurality of vehicles, one or more vehicles as candidate vehicles based on the usage score as calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Fling TSENG, Aed DUDAR
  • Publication number: 20200273262
    Abstract: A first controller receives a diagnostic recommendation from a cloud server. A second controller, in communication with the first controller over a vehicle bus, responsive to occurrence of a vehicle condition triggering execution of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) monitor, suspends the execution of the OBD monitor while the vehicle is within a region specified by the diagnostic recommendation. Locations in diagnostic result data are correlated to identify clusters of locations that include at least a predetermined number of executions of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) monitor. Responsive to a predicted probability of success of execution of the OBD monitor for one of the clusters of locations computed using the diagnostic result data being below an enablement threshold, a message is sent to a vehicle suspending further executions of the OBD monitor at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Aed M. DUDAR, Fling TSENG
  • Publication number: 20200257912
    Abstract: A vehicle may be configured to detect an object within an interior of the vehicle using a vehicle sensor. The vehicle may further determine whether the object should be removed, based on a determined object value, such as may be determined by comparison of an object characteristic to a database of objects. Also, responsive to determining the object should be removed, the vehicle may schedule removal at an automated object-removal center. The vehicle may also wirelessly notify the object-removal center of vehicle arrival when the vehicle arrives at the object-removal center, including sending identification of the object, receiving indication from the object-removal center that the object has been removed, and confirming removal of the object by attempting to detect the object using the vehicle sensor, the confirmation occurring based on non-detection of the object by the vehicle that originally detected the object and requested removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Shiqi QIU, Fling Tseng, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan