Patents by Inventor Joshua SWEERS

Joshua SWEERS 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).

  • Shape-shifting control surface for an autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 11760377
    Abstract: A system for interactions with an autonomous vehicle includes a proprioceptive device; and a controller. The controller is configured to: detect a first condition external to the autonomous vehicle; generate a first proprioceptive output in response to the first condition, the first proprioceptive output changing a shape of the proprioceptive device; receive a first input force from the proprioceptive device; determine a first user input based on the first input force; and, based on the first user input, cause the autonomous vehicle to perform a navigation action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Verbeke, Sven Kratz, Adam Boulanger, Neeka Mansourian, Joshua Sweers, Stefan Marti
  • Assessing cognitive reaction to over-the-air updates
    Patent number: 11385884
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a cognitive reaction to a software application update include determining that a software application executing on a computing device has been modified into an updated software application; acquiring, via at least one sensor, sensor data associated with a user of the updated software and determining, based on the sensor data, at least one of a cognitive workload and an emotional state associated with a user interaction with a feature of the updated software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Verbeke, Joshua Sweers, Stefan Marti
  • ASSESSING COGNITIVE REACTION TO OVER-THE-AIR UPDATES
    Publication number: 20200341745
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a cognitive reaction to a software application update include determining that a software application executing on a computing device has been modified into an updated software application; acquiring, via at least one sensor, sensor data associated with a user of the updated software and determining, based on the sensor data, at least one of a cognitive workload and an emotional state associated with a user interaction with a feature of the updated software application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph VERBEKE, Joshua SWEERS, Stefan MARTI
  • SHAPE-SHIFTING CONTROL SURFACE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200269870
    Abstract: A system for interactions with an autonomous vehicle includes a proprioceptive device; and a controller. The controller is configured to: detect a first condition external to the autonomous vehicle; generate a first proprioceptive output in response to the first condition, the first proprioceptive output changing a shape of the proprioceptive device; receive a first input force from the proprioceptive device; determine a first user input based on the first input force; and, based on the first user input, cause the autonomous vehicle to perform a navigation action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph VERBEKE, Sven KRATZ, Adam BOULANGER, Neeka MANSOURIAN, Joshua SWEERS, Stefan MARTI