Patents by Inventor James Barfield, JR.

James Barfield, JR. 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: 9702716
    Abstract: A computing device may execute a routing application to perform operations including identifying a contextual parameter indicative of a quality preference for routing over segments of geographic mapping data, weighing the segments of geographic mapping data according to traffic score information indicative of the presence of the contextual parameter over the respective segments determined based at least in part on vehicle diagnostic data, and determining a suggested route for a vehicle from a current location to a destination location over the weighed segments of geographic mapping data based on the contextual parameter. The device may be further configured to receive a route request including the destination location for the vehicle; and display the route for the vehicle on a map including indications of the quality of the segments along the suggested route. To improve the routing, learning heuristics identify what diagnostic data variables correlate with presence of which contextual parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Telematics Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Siegel, James Barfield, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9639978
    Abstract: A system and method for generating and displaying a video animation or replay of a user's drive or run using data from sensors, mapping data, manufacturer data, environmental data, and/or user data. The video replay shows an avatar representing the user or the user's vehicle and may also show the surrounding environment through which the user traveled. The video replay may be used for entertainment, instruction, insurance, or law enforcement purposes, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Telematics Inc.
    Inventors: James Barfield, Jr., Robert Siegel
  • Publication number: 20150155007
    Abstract: A system and method for generating and displaying a video animation or replay of a user's drive or run using data from sensors, mapping data, manufacturer data, environmental data, and/or user data. The video replay shows an avatar representing the user or the user's vehicle and may also show the surrounding environment through which the user traveled. The video replay may be used for entertainment, instruction, insurance, or law enforcement purposes, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: HTI IP, LLC
    Inventors: James Barfield, JR., Robert Siegel
  • Publication number: 20150066355
    Abstract: A computing device may execute a routing application to perform operations including identifying a contextual parameter indicative of a quality preference for routing over segments of geographic mapping data, weighing the segments of geographic mapping data according to traffic score information indicative of the presence of the contextual parameter over the respective segments determined based at least in part on vehicle diagnostic data, and determining a suggested route for a vehicle from a current location to a destination location over the weighed segments of geographic mapping data based on the contextual parameter. The device may be further configured to receive a route request including the destination location for the vehicle; and display the route for the vehicle on a map including indications of the quality of the segments along the suggested route. To improve the routing, learning heuristics identify what diagnostic data variables correlate with presence of which contextual parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: HTI, IP, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Robert Siegel, James Barfield, JR.