Patents by Inventor John Simonds
John Simonds 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: 10593335Abstract: A vehicle voice processor includes a processing device and a data storage medium. The processing device is programmed to receive identification information from a wearable device, identify a speaker from the identification information, identify a dialect associated with the speaker from the identification information, select a predetermined acoustic model, and adjust the predetermined acoustic model based at least in part on the dialect identified.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ali Hassani, Gary Steven Strumolo, Pramita Mitra, David Melcher, Mark A. Cuddihy, Craig John Simonds
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Patent number: 10522141Abstract: A system includes a wearable device including a memory and a processor. The processor receives a verbal input for a vehicle from a user. The processor interprets the verbal input to locate in the memory at least one datum predetermined to be interpretable by the vehicle computer. The processor generates a message corresponding to the verbal input including the at least one datum, and sends the message to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Pramita Mitra, Craig John Simonds, Gary Steven Strumolo, Ali Hassani, Mark A. Cuddihy, David Melcher
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Publication number: 20180286413Abstract: A vehicle voice processor includes a processing device and a data storage medium. The processing device is programmed to receive identification information from a wearable device, identify a speaker from the identification information, identify a dialect associated with the speaker from the identification information, select a predetermined acoustic model, and adjust the predetermined acoustic model based at least in part on the dialect identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2015Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ali Hassani, Gary Steven Strumolo, Pramita Mitra, David Melcher, Mark A. Cuddihy, Craig John Simonds
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Publication number: 20180261217Abstract: A system includes a wearable device including a memory and a processor. The processor receives a verbal input for a vehicle from a user. The processor interprets the verbal input to locate in the memory at least one datum predetermined to be interpretable by the vehicle computer. The processor generates a message corresponding to the verbal input including the at least one datum, and sends the message to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: PRAMITA MITRA, CRAIG JOHN SIMONDS, GARY STEVEN STRUMOLO, ALI HASSANI, MARK A. CUDDIHY, DAVID MELCHER
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Patent number: 9676395Abstract: Biometric data is received from a wearable device. The biometric data concerns a vehicle operator measured by at least one sensor in the wearable device. A load score is determined. The load score is a measurement of operator capacity to operate the vehicle based at least in part on the biometric data from the wearable device. At least one vehicle component is actuated based at least in part on the load score.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Jeffrey Allen Greenberg, Brad Alan Ignaczak, Patrick Kevin Holub, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Gary Steven Strumolo, Pramita Mitra, David Melcher, Mark A. Cuddihy, Craig John Simonds, Ali Hassani
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Publication number: 20170120929Abstract: Biometric data is received from a wearable device. The biometric data concerns a vehicle operator measured by at least one sensor in the wearable device. A load score is determined. The load score is a measurement of operator capacity to operate the vehicle based at least in part on the biometric data from the wearable device. At least one vehicle component is actuated based at least in part on the load score.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Jeffrey Allen Greenberg, Brad Alan Ignaczak, Patrick Kevin Holub, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Gary Steven Strumolo, Pramita Mitra, David Melcher, Mark A. Cuddihy, Craig John Simonds, Ali Hassani
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Publication number: 20050102226Abstract: The present description relates to a system and method of accounting for a mortgage related transaction comprises receiving data related to the mortgage related transaction, the mortgage related transaction being defined using a combination of attributes, and comparing the combination of attributes that define the transaction with a database of attribute combinations to determine the accounting treatment of the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Dror Oppenheimer, Maryann Bastnagel, Michael Quinn, John Kemper, John Simonds
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Publication number: 20050102225Abstract: A data processing system for processing loan data for a plurality of loans including a data storage system configured to store loan data for the plurality of loans and a user interface including one or more web pages configured to enable a servicer using a remote computing system to transfer loan data over the Internet to and from the data processing system. The user interface includes a loan activity processing function configured to receive servicer loan data including loan activity data from the servicer, a trial balance processing function configured to enable the servicer to submit servicer loan data for comparison with the stored loan data, and a loan level browsing function configured to allow the servicer to view stored loan data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Dror Oppenheimer, Maryann Bastnagel, John Kemper, John Simonds, Mark Mathewson, Navdeep Singh
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Publication number: 20040092253Abstract: An infotainment system is provided which efficiently manages and provides for the availability of information onboard a vehicle. The infotainment system includes an infogas agent for acquiring information from an external source. The infotainment system further includes a context-based delivery system for delivering context-based information. The context-based information includes a vehicle context advisor for monitoring and storing information relative to vehicle devices and services available on the vehicle. The context advisor further includes a personalization context advisor for monitoring and storing personalization information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle. The context advisor further includes an environmental context advisor for monitoring and storing environmental information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Craig John Simonds, John Loring Yester, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad
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Publication number: 20040090346Abstract: An infotainment system is provided which efficiently manages and provides for the availability of information onboard a vehicle. The infotainment system includes an infogas agent for acquiring information from an external source. The infotainment system further includes a context-based delivery system for delivering context-based information. The context-based information includes a vehicle context advisor for monitoring and storing information relative to vehicle devices and services available on the vehicle. The context advisor further includes a personalization context advisor for monitoring and storing personalization information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle. The context advisor further includes an environmental context advisor for monitoring and storing environmental information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Craig John Simonds, John Loring Yester, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad
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Publication number: 20040090121Abstract: An infotainment system is provided which efficiently manages and provides for the availability of information onboard a vehicle. The infotainment system includes an infogas agent for acquiring information from an external source. The infotainment system further includes a context-based delivery system for delivering context-based information. The context-based information includes a vehicle context advisor for monitoring and storing information relative to vehicle devices and services available on the vehicle. The context advisor further includes a personalization context advisor for monitoring and storing personalization information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle. The context advisor further includes an environmental context advisor for monitoring and storing environmental information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Craig John Simonds, John Loring Yester, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad
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Publication number: 20040093154Abstract: An infotainment system is provided which efficiently manages and provides for the availability of information onboard a vehicle. The infotainment system includes an infogas agent for acquiring information from an external source. The infotainment system further includes a context-based delivery system for delivering context-based information. The context-based information includes a vehicle context advisor for monitoring and storing information relative to vehicle devices and services available on the vehicle. The context advisor further includes a personalization context advisor for monitoring and storing personalization information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle. The context advisor further includes an environmental context advisor for monitoring and storing environmental information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Craig John Simonds, John Loring Yester, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad
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Publication number: 20040093155Abstract: An infotainment system is provided which efficiently manages and provides for the availability of information onboard a vehicle. The infotainment system includes an infogas agent for acquiring information from an external source. The infotainment system further includes a context-based delivery system for delivering context-based information. The context-based information includes a vehicle context advisor for monitoring and storing information relative to vehicle devices and services available on the vehicle. The context advisor further includes a personalization context advisor for monitoring and storing personalization information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle. The context advisor further includes an environmental context advisor for monitoring and storing environmental information made available to devices and services onboard the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Craig John Simonds, John Loring Yester, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad
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Patent number: 5682316Abstract: A vehicle traction controller includes engine control and brake control routines to improve vehicle traction. The engine control routine reduces average slip of driven wheels of the vehicle by retarding spark timing and by reducing air flow into the engine via an electronically controlled throttle. The engine control routine is entered if the average wheel speed of the driven wheels is above a predetermined threshold speed. Control of spark timing is performed by a Proportional-Differential (PD) control technique. The electronically controlled throttle is controlled by a Proportional-Integral-Differential (PID) control technique. The brake control routine operates to reduce the rotational speed of the driven wheel which has the highest rotational speed. The brake control routine is entered if one of the driven wheels has a rotational speed which is greater than a maximum desired speed and if the difference in speed between the driven wheels is greater than a maximum difference value.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: October 28, 1997Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Davorin Hrovat, Minh Ngoc Tran, Craig John Simonds, John Loring Yester