Patents by Inventor Gary Kwan

Gary Kwan 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: 12187270
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first camera configured to view an environment outside a vehicle; a second camera configured to view a driver of the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to receive a first image from the first camera, and a second image from the second camera; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine first information indicating a risk of intersection violation based at least partly on the first image; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine second information indicating a state of the driver based at least partly on the second image; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether to provide a control signal for operating a device or not based on (1) the first information indicating the intersection violation, and (2) the second information indicating the state of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Nauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oren Alpert, Tahmida Binte Mahmud, Alexander Dion Wu, Piyush Chandra, Jeremy Marschke, Gary Kwan, Stefan Heck, Ruslan Belkin, Ilan Hornstein
  • Patent number: 11945435
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first camera configured to view an environment outside a vehicle; a second camera configured to view a driver of the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to receive a first image from the first camera, and a second image from the second camera; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine first information indicating a risk of collision with the vehicle based at least partly on the first image; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine second information indicating a state of the driver based at least partly on the second image; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether to provide a control signal for operating a device or not based on (1) the first information indicating the risk of collision with the vehicle, and (2) the second information indicating the state of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oren Alpert, Tahmida Binte Mahmud, Alexander Dion Wu, Piyush Chandra, Jeremy Marschke, Gary Kwan, Stefan Heck, Ruslan Belkin, Ilan Hornstein
  • Publication number: 20210380115
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first camera configured to view an environment outside a vehicle; a second camera configured to view a driver of the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to receive a first image from the first camera, and a second image from the second camera; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine first information indicating a risk of collision with the vehicle based at least partly on the first image; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine second information indicating a state of the driver based at least partly on the second image; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether to provide a control signal for operating a device or not based on (1) the first information indicating the risk of collision with the vehicle, and (2) the second information indicating the state of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Nauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oren Alpert, Tahmida Binte Mahmud, Alexander Dion Wu, Piyush Chandra, Jeremy Marschke, Gary Kwan, Stefan Heck, Ruslan Belkin, Ilan Hornstein
  • Publication number: 20210312193
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first camera configured to view an environment outside a vehicle; a second camera configured to view a driver of the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to receive a first image from the first camera, and a second image from the second camera; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine first information indicating a risk of intersection violation based at least partly on the first image; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine second information indicating a state of the driver based at least partly on the second image; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether to provide a control signal for operating a device or not based on (1) the first information indicating the intersection violation, and (2) the second information indicating the state of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Nauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oren Alpert, Tahmida Binte Mahmud, Alexander Dion Wu, Piyush Chandra, Jeremy Marschke, Gary Kwan, Stefan Heck, Ruslan Belkin, Ilan Hornstein
  • Publication number: 20210309221
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first camera configured to view an environment outside a vehicle; and a processing unit configured to receive a first image from the first camera; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a centerline of a road or a lane in which the vehicle is traveling; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a region of interest based on the centerline, the region of interest having a geometry that is based on a feature of the centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Nauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Oren Alpert, Tahmida Binte Mahmud, Alexander Dion Wu, Piyush Chandra, Jeremy Marschke, Gary Kwan, Stefan Heck, Ruslan Belkin, Ilan Hornstein
  • Publication number: 20210153778
    Abstract: Smart apparel for monitoring athletics and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a data interface to access first motion data and second motion data generated by the smart apparel, the first motion data associated with a first joint on a body and the second motion data associated with a second joint on the body; a motion data fuser to fuse the first motion data and the second motion data; an analytics determiner to process the fused first and second motion data to identify a progression of a motion based activity; and a display organizer to generate a graphical display representing the progression of the motion based activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Anupama Gupta, Timothy Hansen, Lili Jiang, Todd Johnson, Gary Kwan, Wenlong Li, Yu-Wei Liao, Bhaveshkumar Makwana, Alok Mishra, Kisang Pak, Mary Smiley, Sun Hee Wee, Johnny Yip