Patents by Inventor John Charles Weast

John Charles Weast 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: 20170174221
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for managing autonomous vehicles are described herein. A system for managing an autonomous vehicle, the system comprises a driving behavior collection module to collect driving behavior of a driver while driving an autonomous vehicle in manual mode; a driving profile module to build a driving profile based on the driving behavior; and a configuration module to configure the autonomous vehicle to operate according to the driving profile when operating in autonomous mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Lawson Vaughn, Timothy J. Gresham, Corey Kukis, John Charles Weast
  • Patent number: 9578504
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for authentication and authorization in a wearable ensemble are described herein. A system for authenticating a wearable device includes an access module to access a second wearable device from a first wearable device, the first and second wearable devices being worn by a wearer and the first wearable device being a trusted device to the wearer, a measurement module to measure a distance from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, and an authentication module to authenticate the second wearable device when the distance is within a threshold range of an initialized distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: John Charles Weast
  • Publication number: 20160174071
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for authentication and authorization in a wearable ensemble are described herein. A system for authenticating a wearable device includes an access module to access a second wearable device from a first wearable device, the first and second wearable devices being worn by a wearer and the first wearable device being a trusted device to the wearer, a measurement module to measure a distance from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, and an authentication module to authenticate the second wearable device when the distance is within a threshold range of an initialized distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: John Charles Weast