Patents by Inventor Franck L. Thai

Franck L. Thai 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: 9726509
    Abstract: Embodiments include computer-implemented method, systems and computer program products for route planning utilizing a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to determine an accessible route of a person travelling in a vehicle. The computer-implemented method includes generating, by at least one processor of the GPS device utilizing a map database, a route and retrieving a vehicle profile identifying operable conditions of the vehicle. Information from a route condition database relating to conditions along the route is retrieved and it is determined based upon the conditions along the route and the operable conditions of the vehicle if the route is an authorized, passable route for the vehicle. In response to determining if the route is an authorized, passable route for the vehicle, the route is presented on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franck L. Thai, Ramya Raghavendra