Patents by Inventor Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula
Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula 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).
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Patent number: 11945403Abstract: A vehicle for improved user authentication is provided. The vehicle includes a biometric sensor; and a controller programmed to initiate a biometric authentication of a user within a vicinity of a vehicle using data received from the biometric sensor, and responsive to occurrence of a secondary trigger condition initiated by the user to gain access to the vehicle, complete the authentication to grant or deny access to the user. A system for remote management of lockout states for a vehicle is provided. A server is programmed to receive a lockout notification from the vehicle, responsive to occurrence of a failed access attempt using an access modality, the lockout notification including contextual information with respect to the occurrence of the failed access attempt; and send, responsive to the lockout notification, an indication of an administrative action to be performed by the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ryan Edwin Hanson, Ali Hassani, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Hamid Golgiri
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Publication number: 20240087360Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to acquire a first image by illuminating a first object with a first light beam, segment the first image of the first object to determine regions that correspond to a first surface material and determine a first measure of pixel values in regions of the first image that correspond to the first surface material. The instructions include further instructions to perform a comparison of the first measure of pixel values to a second measure of pixel values determined from a second image of a second object, wherein the second image is previously acquired by illuminating the second object with a second light beam and when the comparison determines that the first measure is equal to the second measure of pixel values within a tolerance, determine that the first object and the second object are a same object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ali Hassani, Jonathan Diedrich, Hamid M. Golgiri, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 11794765Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for receiving proximity characteristics at a nomadic device, the proximity characteristics including mapped obstruction data identifying locations of one or more obstructions of an area surrounding a vehicle; calculating at last one unobstructed pose orientations for establishing a secure connection between the nomadic device and the vehicle based on the proximity characteristics, the unobstructed pose orientation determined at least in part on the mapped obstruction data; and displaying the unobstructed pose orientation on the nomadic device within an array of augmented reality pose orientations on the nomadic device. In some embodiments, the systems and methods include displaying an interactive overlay as a direction to a user of the nomadic device, the interactive overlay coaching the user to locate to the at least one unobstructive pose orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Tom Nelson, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Erick Michael Lavoie, Ryan Joseph Gorski
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Patent number: 11741747Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to acquire a first image by illuminating a first object with a first light beam, determine a first measure of pixel values in the image and perform a comparison of the first measure of pixel values to a second measure of pixel values determined from a second image of a second object, wherein the second image is previously acquired by illuminating the second object with a second light beam. The instructions include further instructions to, when the comparison determines that the first measure is equal to the second measure of pixel values within a tolerance, determine that the first object and the second object are a same object.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jonathan Diedrich, Ali Hassani, Hamid M. Golgiri, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula
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Patent number: 11697414Abstract: A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes a vehicle steering system, a wireless communication module, a detection system outputting a signal including scene data of an area to a rear of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller receives, via the wireless communication module, an automated hitching initiation command from an external wireless device, receives the scene data and identifying the trailer within the area to the rear of the vehicle, derives a backing path to align a hitch ball mounted on the vehicle to a coupler of the trailer, and controls the vehicle steering system to maneuver the vehicle including reversing along the backing path.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Kyle Simmons, Luke Niewiadomski, Roger Trombley, Frederic Christen, Christoph Kessler, Katherine Rouen, Erick Michael Lavoie, Hamid M. Golgiri, Bruno Sielly Jales Costa, Nikhil Nagraj Rao, Vidya Nariyambut Murali, John Michael Celli, Frank Golub, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Siyuan Ma, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula
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Patent number: 11657589Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to determine a first measure of pixel values in the first image, acquire a second image, estimate ambient light illuminating the first object based on the second image and modify the first measure of pixel values based on a second measure of pixel values corresponding to estimated ambient light based on the second image. The instructions include further instructions to perform a comparison of the modified first measure of pixel values to a third measure of pixel values determined from a third image of a second object, wherein the third image is previously acquired by illuminating the second object with a second light beam and, when the comparison determines that the first measure is equal to the third measure of pixel values within a tolerance, determine whether the first object and the second object are a same object.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ali Hassani, Hamid M. Golgiri, Jonathan Diedrich, Robert Parenti, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula
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Patent number: 11648976Abstract: The disclosure describes systems and methods including a mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer. The mobile device provides an intuitive user interface and control input mechanism for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer. The control input mechanism uses the tilt and heading of the mobile device to provide a propulsion command and a steering curvature command.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Erick Lavoie, Bo Bao, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Siyuan Ma, Monica Bannurkar
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Patent number: 11611694Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to vehicle remote parking assistance, and, more specifically, systems and methods for determining a distance between a vehicle and a mobile device during a remote parking procedure. In particular, the systems and methods include selecting a camera lens or focal length for use with a first method of determining a distance between a vehicle and a mobile device based on an image of the vehicle and a digital model of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Erick Lavoie, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Siyuan Ma
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Publication number: 20230065190Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for receiving proximity characteristics at a nomadic device, the proximity characteristics including mapped obstruction data identifying locations of one or more obstructions of an area surrounding a vehicle; calculating at last one unobstructed pose orientations for establishing a secure connection between the nomadic device and the vehicle based on the proximity characteristics, the unobstructed pose orientation determined at least in part on the mapped obstruction data; and displaying the unobstructed pose orientation on the nomadic device within an array of augmented reality pose orientations on the nomadic device. In some embodiments, the systems and methods include displaying an interactive overlay as a direction to a user of the nomadic device, the interactive overlay coaching the user to locate to the at least one unobstructive pose orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Tom Nelson, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Erick Michael Lavoie, Ryan Joseph Gorski
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Patent number: 11537120Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to a vehicle maneuvering system that includes a personal communication device configured to provide enhanced feedback during vehicle maneuvering operations. In an example scenario, an individual executes a remote-control action upon a personal communication device such as, for example, by swiping a finger across a touchscreen. The personal communication device communicates with a vehicle controller to maneuver the vehicle. Enhanced feedback pertaining to the movement of the vehicle, such as a direction and/or a speed of movement, is provided via the personal communication device in various formats.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bob Bao, Erick Lavoie, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Siyuan Ma
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Publication number: 20220390942Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein are configured to provide a mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer. The mobile device provides a user engagement input for display and use of a control input. The control input may be used to generate a signal for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Erick Lavoie, Hamid Golgiri, Bo Bao, Siyuan Ma, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny
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Patent number: 11487281Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to remotely-controlled automated vehicle parking operations. A driver of a vehicle stands on a curb and launches a software application on a handheld device. The software application uses a camera of the handheld device to capture images of the vehicle that can be observed by the driver. The software application then attempts to obtain a visual lock between the camera and the vehicle. In some cases, obtaining the visual lock may be hampered due to adverse lighting conditions. Light may be transmitted from the handheld device to illuminate the vehicle for better image capture. Alternatively, a command can be transmitted from the handheld device to a controller in the vehicle for turning on a light in the vehicle. After obtaining visual lock, various techniques such as vehicle path prediction and interpolation, can be used for effectively tracking the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Lawrence Chikeziri Amadi, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20220334578Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein are configured to provide a mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer. The mobile device provides an intuitive user interface and control input mechanism for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer with one hand. In particular, the control input mechanism performs a method to determine an arrangement of controls for use with one hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Erick Lavoie
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Publication number: 20220292388Abstract: A machine-learning localization scheme is provided. Calibration data is received from a plurality of vehicles, the calibration data including wireless data indicative of locations of mobile devices within the plurality of vehicles, ground truth data with respect to the locations of the mobile devices, and contextual information with respect to one or more of operating system versions of the mobile devices or battery levels of the mobile devices. A machine-learning model is trained using the wireless data and the contextual information as inputs and the ground truth data as output. Responsive to an error rate for the machine-learning model being within an error target, the machine-learning model is provided to the plurality of vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Vivekanandh ELANGOVAN, Ali HASSANI, Hemanth Yadav ARADHYULA, Hamid M. GOLGIRI, John Robert VAN WIEMEERSCH
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Patent number: 11443527Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to acquire a first image by illuminating a first object with a first light beam, determine a first measure based on a first number of pixels corresponding to the first object in the first image and determine a relative distance measure by comparing the first measure based on the first number of pixels corresponding to the first object to a second measure based on a second number of pixels corresponding to a second object in the first image.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ali Hassani, Hamid M. Golgiri, Jonathan Diedrich, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula
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Publication number: 20220286619Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to vehicle remote parking assistance, and, more specifically, systems and methods for determining a distance between a vehicle and a mobile device during a remote parking procedure. In particular, the systems and methods include selecting a camera lens or focal length for use with a first method of determining a distance between a vehicle and a mobile device based on an image of the vehicle and a digital model of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Erick Lavoie, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Siyuan Ma
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Publication number: 20220260993Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to vehicle remote parking assistance, and, more specifically, systems and methods for determining a distance between a vehicle and a mobile device during a remote parking procedure. In particular, the systems and methods relate to determining a noise factor and remedy to eliminate the noise factor to be able to use a first method to determine the distance. The first method is based on an image of a vehicle from a camera of a mobile device and a digital model of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Erick Lavoie, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula
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Publication number: 20220219751Abstract: The disclosure describes systems and methods including a mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer. The mobile device provides an intuitive user interface and control input mechanism for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer. The control input mechanism uses the tilt and heading of the mobile device to provide a propulsion command and a steering curvature command.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Erick Lavoie, Bo Bao, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Siyuan Ma, Monica Bannurkar
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Publication number: 20220219643Abstract: A vehicle for improved user authentication is provided. The vehicle includes a biometric sensor; and a controller programmed to initiate a biometric authentication of a user within a vicinity of a vehicle using data received from the biometric sensor, and responsive to occurrence of a secondary trigger condition initiated by the user to gain access to the vehicle, complete the authentication to grant or deny access to the user. A system for remote management of lockout states for a vehicle is provided. A server is programmed to receive a lockout notification from the vehicle, responsive to occurrence of a failed access attempt using an access modality, the lockout notification including contextual information with respect to the occurrence of the failed access attempt; and send, responsive to the lockout notification, an indication of an administrative action to be performed by the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Ryan Edwin HANSON, Ali HASSANI, Hemanth Yadav ARADHYULA, John Robert VAN WIEMEERSCH, Hamid GOLGIRI
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Publication number: 20220222464Abstract: A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to acquire a first image by illuminating a first object with a first light beam, determine a first measure of pixel values in the image and perform a comparison of the first measure of pixel values to a second measure of pixel values determined from a second image of a second object, wherein the second image is previously acquired by illuminating the second object with a second light beam. The instructions include further instructions to, when the comparison determines that the first measure is equal to the second measure of pixel values within a tolerance, determine that the first object and the second object are a same object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jonathan Diedrich, Ali Hassani, Hamid M. Golgiri, Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula