Patents by Inventor James Wilhelm Heaton

James Wilhelm Heaton 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).

  • Publication number: 20240077319
    Abstract: Autonomous management of wireless connectivity of priority response vehicles is provided. It is received, from a communications network including a plurality of access points, the access points configured to provide communications services to priority vehicles and non-priority vehicles, locations of the priority vehicles over the communications network. A SON server is utilized, in communication with the plurality of access points, to optimize wireless connectivity for the priority vehicles. It is received, by an enhanced vehicle management system (EVMS) server, in communication with the SON server, network quality information from the SON server. The priority vehicles are routed based on the network quality information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jean de Dieu MUTANGANA, Mohsen BAHRAMI, Hamed ASADI, James Wilhelm HEATON
  • Publication number: 20240013276
    Abstract: Performing vehicle analytics using connected data captured from potential vehicle customers is provided. Connected data indicative of usage by a customer of one or more vehicles is received in real-time. The connected data is analyzed to determine a per-customer recommendation based on the usage. The per-customer recommendation is sent to a dealership in real-time to advise the dealership.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma CHENGALVALA, James Wilhelm HEATON
  • Patent number: 11813981
    Abstract: A selectable vehicle profile for an electrified vehicle (EV) may be communicated to a vehicle controller to modify vehicle acceleration, generate simulated engine sounds, customize the look and feel of a vehicle instrument cluster/panel display and/or human-machine interface(s) (HMI) (including gages, menus, displays, colors etc.), control transmission simulated shift schedule and feel, control active suspension/ride control, and similar features so that the EV operates to provide a driving experience similar to a previously profiled vehicle, such as a non-electrified vehicle. Vehicle profiles may be generated by an OEM or after-market supplier based on actual measurements and/or specifications associated with operation of a particular non-electrified vehicle. The vehicle profile may be licensed for download to the EV, and/or made available through a subscription service, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: John Naum Vangelov, Joseph Carl Beiser, James Wilhelm Heaton
  • Publication number: 20230343145
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and using dual vehicle digital twins for model-based learning and remotely-operated vehicles. An example method may include receiving, by a processor associated with a first digital twin stored locally on a computing system of a vehicle or a second digital twin stored remotely on a first remote system, data relating to a first sub-system of the vehicle and a second sub-system of the vehicle. The example method may also include sending the data to the first digital twin or the second digital twin, wherein sending the data includes synchronizing with the first digital twin or the second digital twin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Laleh Ghalami, James Wilhelm Heaton, Praveen Kumar Yalavarty, Sajit Janardhanan, Navid Tafaghodi Khajavi
  • Publication number: 20230316235
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to provide an identification of an occupant of a vehicle to a plurality of virtual-meeting platforms, receive data indicating a plurality of virtual meetings at respective start times for the occupant from the virtual-meeting platforms, connect a user interface of the vehicle to a first one of the virtual meetings through a first virtual-meeting platform of the virtual meeting platforms at the respective start time, and connect the user interface to a second one of the virtual meetings through a second virtual-meeting platform of the virtual meeting platforms at the respective start time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Wilhelm Heaton, Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma Chengalvala
  • Publication number: 20230239765
    Abstract: Mesh device communication is provided. A dictionary of indexes corresponding to different messages is stored to a cache memory of an access device. A message is received via a transceiver of the access device. The cache memory is accessed to look up the message to identify an index corresponding to the message. The message is propagated, via the transceiver, to a wireless access device mesh network including a plurality of other access devices by broadcasting the index of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Mohsen BAHRAMI, James Wilhelm HEATON, Hamed ASADI
  • Publication number: 20230202413
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to identifying a first user via a mobile device, load a first non-person entity associated with the first user from the mobile device to configure vehicle settings, the first non-person entity including a driver setting, a first entertainment setting and a second entertainment setting; and responsive to identifying a second user entering the vehicle, switch from the first entertainment setting to a second entertainment setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Carl BEISER, John CORREIA, James Wilhelm HEATON, Arthur Marius VITUI, Praveen Kumar YALAVARTY, Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma CHENGALVALA
  • Patent number: 11613217
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to identifying a first user via a mobile device, load a first non-person entity associated with the first user from the mobile device to configure vehicle settings, the first non-person entity including a driver setting, a first entertainment setting and a second entertainment setting; and responsive to identifying a second user entering the vehicle, switch from the first entertainment setting to a second entertainment setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Carl Beiser, John Correia, James Wilhelm Heaton, Arthur Marius Vitui, Praveen Kumar Yalavarty, Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma Chengalvala
  • Patent number: 11016712
    Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for generating a customized display in a vehicle. The customized display may be generated on the basis of various factors such as a reason for executing a trip, a preferred travel model, and/or operating parameters of the vehicle. A few exemplary reasons for executing a trip can include taking a vacation, delivering a package, dropping off a passenger, dining out, going to work, a fuel fill up, and/or for charging a battery. A computer may utilize such reasons to identify objects of interest in a geographical area surrounding the vehicle when the vehicle is executing the trip and generate a customized display that includes these objects. For example, when the reason for executing the trip is a vacation, the objects in the customized display may include a tourist attraction, a landmark, a fueling station, an electric charging station, and/or a restaurant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma Chengalvala, James Wilhelm Heaton
  • Publication number: 20210053487
    Abstract: A selectable vehicle profile for an electrified vehicle (EV) may be communicated to a vehicle controller to modify vehicle acceleration, generate simulated engine sounds, customize the look and feel of a vehicle instrument cluster/panel display and/or human-machine interface(s) (HMI) (including gages, menus, displays, colors etc.), control transmission simulated shift schedule and feel, control active suspension/ride control, and similar features so that the EV operates to provide a driving experience similar to a previously profiled vehicle, such as a non-electrified vehicle. Vehicle profiles may be generated by an OEM or after-market supplier based on actual measurements and/or specifications associated with operation of a particular non-electrified vehicle. The vehicle profile may be licensed for download to the EV, and/or made available through a subscription service, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: John Naum VANGELOV, Joseph Carl BEISER, James Wilhelm HEATON
  • Publication number: 20210042076
    Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for generating a customized display in a vehicle. The customized display may be generated on the basis of various factors such as a reason for executing a trip, a preferred travel model, and/or operating parameters of the vehicle. A few exemplary reasons for executing a trip can include taking a vacation, delivering a package, dropping off a passenger, dining out, going to work, a fuel fill up, and/or for charging a battery. A computer may utilize such reasons to identify objects of interest in a geographical area surrounding the vehicle when the vehicle is executing the trip and generate a customized display that includes these objects. For example, when the reason for executing the trip is a vacation, the objects in the customized display may include a tourist attraction, a landmark, a fueling station, an electric charging station, and/or a restaurant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma Chengalvala, James Wilhelm Heaton
  • Publication number: 20200353882
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to identifying a first user via a mobile device, load a first non-person entity associated with the first user from the mobile device to configure vehicle settings, the first non-person entity including a driver setting, a first entertainment setting and a second entertainment setting; and responsive to identifying a second user entering the vehicle, switch from the first entertainment setting to a second entertainment setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Carl BEISER, John CORREIA, James Wilhelm HEATON, Arthur Marius VITUI, Praveen Kumar YALAVARTY, Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma CHENGALVALA
  • Patent number: 10814835
    Abstract: A system includes a processor that receives an authentication request, at a vehicle, from an application executing on a device in communication with the vehicle, including a security designation. The receiving vehicle then determines if the vehicle has access to a primary security authentication system corresponding to the security designation. The vehicle also, responsive to the vehicle having access, utilizes the primary authentication system to authenticate a user via the determined primary security authentication system and provide user credentials, obtained based on successful use of the primary authentication system, to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma Chengalvala, James Wilhelm Heaton
  • Publication number: 20200276960
    Abstract: A system includes a processor that receives an authentication request, at a vehicle, from an application executing on a device in communication with the vehicle, including a security designation. The receiving vehicle then determines if the vehicle has access to a primary security authentication system corresponding to the security designation. The vehicle also, responsive to the vehicle having access, utilizes the primary authentication system to authenticate a user via the determined primary security authentication system and provide user credentials, obtained based on successful use of the primary authentication system, to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Venkata Maruthe Ravikumara Sharma Chengalvala, James Wilhelm Heaton