Patents by Inventor Jackie Shannon

Jackie Shannon 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).

  • UNLOCKING VEHICLE DOORS WITH FACIAL RECOGNITION
    Publication number: 20220410841
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to authenticate a rider/user of an autonomous vehicle (AV) using biometric data, such as facial recognition. A process of the disclosed technology can facilitate the automatic unlocking of an AV by performing steps that include: receiving a dispatch request associated with a user identifier (ID), receiving a recognition model that corresponds with the user ID, and receiving an image stream including images of pedestrian faces. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for: providing the images to the recognition model, and determining if a user represented in the images corresponds with the user ID. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: John Logan Anderson, Robin Yang, Jiajian Zhou, Jackie Shannon, Jun Zhou, Divya Thakur, Alex Van Dorn
  • Unlocking vehicle doors with facial recognition
    Patent number: 11458929
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to ways to authenticate a rider/user of an autonomous vehicle (AV) using biometric data, such as facial recognition. A process of the disclosed technology can facilitate the automatic unlocking of an AV by performing steps that include: receiving a dispatch request associated with a user identifier (ID), receiving a recognition model that corresponds with the user ID, and receiving an image stream including images of pedestrian faces. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for: providing the images to the recognition model, and determining if a user represented in the images corresponds with the user ID. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: John Logan Anderson, Robin Yang, Jiajian Zhou, Jackie Shannon, Jun Zhou, Divya Thakur, Alex Van Dorn