Patents by Inventor Linh Pham
Linh Pham 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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Publication number: 20240122780Abstract: Provided are methods for autonomous vehicle and audio user guidance, which can include detecting user input at a first surface, determining context data associated with a feature of the first surface and providing an instruction associated with the context data. Systems and computer program products are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Linh PHAM, Adam Ridgely KHAW, Christopher KONOPKA
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Patent number: 11919539Abstract: Among other things, techniques are described for screening and monitoring the health of a vehicle user including receiving sensor data produced by a sensor at the vehicle, processing the sensor data to determine at least one health condition of the user of the vehicle, and in response to determining the at least one health condition, executing a vehicle function selected from a plurality of vehicle functions based on the at least one health condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Motional AD LLCInventors: Eric Wolff, Abhimanyu Singh, Linh Pham
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Patent number: 11914048Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a location determining device includes a processor that is configured to determine an indicated distance between a first detector and a source based on a signal originating at the source and detected by the detector, determine a second distance between the source and a second detector that does not have a direct signal path to the source based on a signal originating at the source and detected by the second detector, and determine a reliability of the indicated distance for determining the location by determining whether the indicated distance corresponds to a direct signal path between the first detector and the source based on a difference between the indicated distance and the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Eric P. Knutson, David M. Spell, Linh Pham
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Patent number: 11874383Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a location determining device includes a processor that is configured to determine an indicated distance between a first detector and a source based on a signal originating at the source and detected by the detector, determine a second distance between the source and a second detector that does not have a direct signal path to the source based on a signal originating at the source and detected by the second detector, and determine a reliability of the indicated distance for determining the location by determining whether the indicated distance corresponds to a direct signal path between the first detector and the source based on a difference between the indicated distance and the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Eric P. Knutson, David M. Spell, Linh Pham
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Publication number: 20230347920Abstract: An autonomous vehicle notification system, method, and a computer program product. One or more travel trajectories associated with at least one of a vehicle and at least one object present in an environment of the vehicle are determined. A presence of at least one event occurring in the environment of the vehicle is detected. A determination is made that the detected event meets a notification threshold. At least one notification in a plurality of notifications for presentation using at least one user interface component of the vehicle is generated. The notification corresponds to the detected event. The generated notification is selectively presented using the user interface component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Bence Cserna, Linh Pham, Felice Ling
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Patent number: 11772603Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for passenger authentication and entry for autonomous vehicles are disclosed. A vehicle receives information over a first communication channel from a first mobile device. The information specifies a geographical location. The information causes the vehicle to arrive at the geographical location. The vehicle transmits a first message to a second mobile device indicating that the vehicle has arrived at the geographical location. The first message includes a graphical icon representing the vehicle. The graphical icon is for display on a user interface of the second mobile device. The vehicle receives a second message from the second mobile device over a second communication channel. The second message indicates that the graphical icon was dragged across the user interface into a graphical receptacle displayed on the user interface. Responsive to receiving the second message, at least one door of the vehicle is unlocked.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Motional AD LLCInventors: Robert Brown, Dexter Stoltz, Adam-Ridgely Khaw, Linh Pham, Sean Beaudette
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Publication number: 20230034871Abstract: Among other things, techniques are described for screening and monitoring the health of a vehicle user including receiving sensor data produced by a sensor at the vehicle, processing the sensor data to determine at least one health condition of the user of the vehicle, and in response to determining the at least one health condition, executing a vehicle function selected from a plurality of vehicle functions based on the at least one health condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Eric Wolff, Abhimanyu Singh, Linh Pham
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Publication number: 20220371544Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for passenger authentication and entry for autonomous vehicles are disclosed. A vehicle receives information over a first communication channel from a first mobile device. The information specifies a geographical location. The information causes the vehicle to arrive at the geographical location. The vehicle transmits a first message to a second mobile device indicating that the vehicle has arrived at the geographical location. The first message includes a graphical icon representing the vehicle. The graphical icon is for display on a user interface of the second mobile device. The vehicle receives a second message from the second mobile device over a second communication channel. The second message indicates that the graphical icon was dragged across the user interface into a graphical receptacle displayed on the user interface. Responsive to receiving the second message, at least one door of the vehicle is unlocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Robert Brown, Dexter Stoltz, Adam-Ridgely Khaw, Linh Pham, Sean Beaudette
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Publication number: 20220345861Abstract: Among other things, techniques are described for a passenger support system. In an example, a reported number of passengers associated with on-demand mobility transportation services is obtained in response to passengers opting-in to a passenger support system. The reported number of passengers is compared with a vehicle detected number of passengers. In response to the reported number of passengers being unequal to the vehicle detected number of passengers, a remote customer assistant is enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Felice Ling, Linh Pham, Moira Doherty
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Patent number: 11458995Abstract: Among other things, techniques are described for screening and monitoring the health of a vehicle user including receiving sensor data produced by a sensor at the vehicle, processing the sensor data to determine at least one health condition of the user of the vehicle, and in response to determining the at least one health condition, executing a vehicle function selected from a plurality of vehicle functions based on the at least one health condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Motional AD LLCInventors: Eric Wolff, Abhimanyu Singh, Linh Pham
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Patent number: 11435481Abstract: A device for determining position information includes a detector that is configured to detect a position of the device and a processor that is configured to determine the position information based on a primary position indication from the detector and a secondary position indication from a second detector that is distinct from the detector. The processor determines the position information by aligning the primary position indication with the secondary position indication based on identifying a pattern of the primary position indication that corresponds with a pattern of the secondary position indication.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Eric Paul Knutson, David Martin Spell, Linh Pham
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Publication number: 20220185062Abstract: Among other things, vehicle cabin pressure systems and vehicle cabin pressure techniques are described for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a cabin configured to seat a plurality of passengers; at least one inlet including at least one inlet fan; at least one occupancy sensor; and at least one processor configured to execute computer executable instructions, the execution carrying out operations including: receiving a signal from the at least one occupancy sensor indicating a number of passengers within the cabin; and controlling the at least one inlet to cause air that is or has been filtered to flow into the cabin and increase a pressure in the cabin to a predetermined level above an ambient pressure level outside the vehicle based on the number of passengers in the cabin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Adam-Ridgely Khaw, Linh Pham, Tristan Dwyer, Christopher Konopka
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Publication number: 20220113433Abstract: A device for determining position information includes a detector that is configured to detect a position of the device and a processor that is configured to determine the position information based on a primary position indication from the detector and a secondary position indication from a second detector that is distinct from the detector. The processor determines the position information by aligning the primary position indication with the secondary position indication based on identifying a pattern of the primary position indication that corresponds with a pattern of the secondary position indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Eric Paul KNUTSON, David Martin SPELL, Linh PHAM
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Publication number: 20220113740Abstract: A system for determining vehicle location information includes a receiver supported on a first vehicle for receiving a communication from a second vehicle and a signal from each of a plurality of satellites. A detector is configured to detect a positional relationship between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. A processor is configured to determine a location of the first vehicle from received satellite signals, a location of the second vehicle based on the communication received from the second vehicle, a corrected location of the first vehicle based on the location of the second vehicle and the positional relationship between the vehicles, and a corrective mapping of a plurality of sections of a field of view of the receiver. Each section has ad correction factor for correcting a subsequently determined location of the first vehicle based on satellite signals received from satellites appearing in the respective sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Eric Paul KNUTSON, David Martin SPELL, Linh PHAM
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Publication number: 20220113137Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a method of processing information regarding movement of a first vehicle based on information regarding movement of at least one second vehicle includes: receiving a communication from the second vehicle that includes information regarding movement of the second vehicle, determining that the movement of the second vehicle corresponds to movement of the first vehicle, identifying at least one feature of the movement of the second vehicle that indicates an environmental condition that affects the movement of the second vehicle, identifying a sensor indication of movement of the first vehicle that corresponds to the feature of the movement of the second vehicle, and excluding the identified sensor indication from information used to determine movement of the first vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Eric Paul KNUTSON, David Martin SPELL, Linh PHAM
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Publication number: 20220032956Abstract: Among other things, techniques are described for screening and monitoring the health of a vehicle user including receiving sensor data produced by a sensor at the vehicle, processing the sensor data to determine at least one health condition of the user of the vehicle, and in response to determining the at least one health condition, executing a vehicle function selected from a plurality of vehicle functions based on the at least one health condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Eric Wolff, Abhimanyu Singh, Linh Pham
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Publication number: 20210247524Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a location determining device includes a processor that is configured to determine an indicated distance between a first detector and a source based on a signal originating at the source and detected by the detector, determine a second distance between the source and a second detector that does not have a direct signal path to the source based on a signal originating at the source and detected by the second detector, and determine a reliability of the indicated distance for determining the location by determining whether the indicated distance corresponds to a direct signal path between the first detector and the source based on a difference between the indicated distance and the second distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Eric P. KNUTSON, David M. SPELL, Linh PHAM
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Publication number: 20210231439Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a system for determining heading direction information includes a plurality of detectors in a predetermined detector arrangement. The detectors are respectively configured to detect at least one satellite. At least one processor is configured to determine a spatial relationship between at least one characteristic of the detector arrangement and a single satellite detected by each of the detectors. The processor is configured to determine the spatial relationship at each of a plurality of times when each of the detectors detects the single satellite. The processor is configured to determine heading direction information based on a difference between the determined spatial relationships.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Eric P. Knutson, David M. Spell, Linh Pham
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Patent number: 11022698Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a system includes a detector configured to detect a signal from a source and provide first signal information regarding a distance a detected signal traveled between the source and the detector. A processor is configured to determine whether the first signal information corresponds to a direct signal path between the detector and the source or the first signal information corresponds to a reflected signal based on second signal information from at least one other detector that does not have a direct signal path between the other detector and the source. The processor determines a location of the detector based on the first signal information only when the first signal information corresponds to the direct signal path between the detector and the source.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Eric P. Knutson, David M. Spell, Linh Pham
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Patent number: 10438168Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic customization of reporting tools in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes importing, by a database system, a first application from a computing system associated with a third-party entity, where the first application is associated with the third-party entity and first one or more reporting forms of a plurality of reporting forms. The method may further include integrating, by the database system, the first application with a second application to generate an integrated application, where the second application includes a local application and is independent of the first application. The second application may be associated with second one or more reporting forms of the plurality of reporting forms.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Arunkumaran Varadharajan, Catherine Block Daves, Daniel Scott Perry, Garrett George Kiel, Chuqiao Zha, Khushboo Shah, Linh Pham, Patrick Yu Pang Louie, Srividhya Agandeswaran, Stefan Eberl, Sulabh Bansal