Patents by Inventor Francisco C. Pereira

Francisco C. Pereira 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).

  • Travel survey systems and methods
    Patent number: 10024978
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting travel data include a mobile application capable of being executed on a mobile computing device and configured to monitor and log travel data related to travel of the mobile computing device, and to communicate the travel data over a network. A networked data processing device may be coupled to receive the travel-related data from the network and analyze the travel-related data to identify a mode of travel of the mobile computing device. A graphical user interface allows a user of the mobile computing device to verify accuracy of the identified means of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Moshe E. Ben-Akiva, Francisco C. Pereira, Pericles C. Zegras, Fang Zhao
  • Travel Survey Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20150198722
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting travel data include a mobile application capable of being executed on a mobile computing device and configured to monitor and log travel data related to travel of the mobile computing device, and to communicate the travel data over a network. A networked data processing device may be coupled to receive the travel-related data from the network and analyze the travel-related data to identify a mode of travel of the mobile computing device. A graphical user interface allows a user of the mobile computing device to verify accuracy of the identified means of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Moshe E. Ben-Akiva, Francisco C. Pereira, Pericles C. Zegras, Fang Zhao