Patents by Inventor Lars Stephen WATTS

Lars Stephen WATTS 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).

  • Distributed processing of vehicle sensor data
    Patent number: 11987266
    Abstract: In some examples, a first electronic control unit (ECU) receives zone sensor data of a plurality of zones associated with a vehicle. For instance, a respective second ECU and a respective set of zone sensors is associated with each respective zone of the plurality of zones. Based on an indicated driving mode of the vehicle, the first ECU may perform recognition on the zone sensor data from a first zone of the plurality of zones to determine first recognition information. The first ECU receives second recognition information from the respective second ECUs of the respective zones. For instance, the respective second ECUs are configured to perform recognition processing on respective zone sensor data from the set of zone sensors of the respective zones. Based on the first recognition information and the second recognition information, the first ECU sends at least one control signal to at least one vehicle actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Lars Stephen Watts, Kota Irie, Hidetoshi Arima
  • DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF VEHICLE SENSOR DATA
    Publication number: 20230271628
    Abstract: In some examples, a first electronic control unit (ECU) receives zone sensor data of a plurality of zones associated with a vehicle. For instance, a respective second ECU and a respective set of zone sensors is associated with each respective zone of the plurality of zones. Based on an indicated driving mode of the vehicle, the first ECU may perform recognition on the zone sensor data from a first zone of the plurality of zones to determine first recognition information. The first ECU receives second recognition information from the respective second ECUs of the respective zones. For instance, the respective second ECUs are configured to perform recognition processing on respective zone sensor data from the set of zone sensors of the respective zones. Based on the first recognition information and the second recognition information, the first ECU sends at least one control signal to at least one vehicle actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Lars Stephen WATTS, Kota IRIE, Hidetoshi ARIMA