Patents by Inventor Lucas Allen

Lucas Allen 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).

  • Patent number: 11107306
    Abstract: A remotely-controlled (RC) and/or autonomously operated inspection device, such as a ground vehicle or drone, may capture one or more sets of imaging data indicative of at least a portion of an automotive vehicle, such as all or a portion of the undercarriage. The one or more sets of imaging data may be analyzed based upon data indicative of at least one of vehicle damage or a vehicle defect being shown in the one or more sets of imaging data. Based upon the analyzing of the one or more sets of imaging data, damage to the vehicle or a defect of the vehicle may be identified and corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Ryan Knuffman, Bradley A. Sliz, Lucas Allen
  • Publication number: 20210264528
    Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing image data to assess policy management opportunities are disclosed. According to certain aspects, a server may access aerial and other image data depicting a set of properties, and may analyze the aerial and other image data to identify the set of properties and determine a set of conditions associated with the set of properties. The server may further assess, based upon the set of conditions and a set of previous conditions, whether corresponding policies associated with the set of properties are eligible for renewal, discounts, or other benefits for property owners. If the policies are eligible for renewal or discounts the server may automatically renew the policies, or apply the discounts or otherwise update the policies, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Bradley A. Sliz, Lucas Allen, Jeremy T. Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20210252383
    Abstract: Controllers that allow for adjusting various features of the controller are disclosed. The controller may include may include one or more speakers for outputting sound or audio content. A user may contact one or more of the speakers with a finger(s) to adjust a characteristic of the audio content and/or to adjust audio settings. For example, a user may touch a speaker with his/her finger to change (e.g., increase or decrease) the volume or to mute the sound. In some instances, the speakers may be located on the controller body of the handheld controller for convenient and quick access by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Lucas Allen Whipple, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette
  • Publication number: 20210252388
    Abstract: Described herein are controllers with sensor-rich controls for enhanced controller functionality. An example control may include a pressure sensor that is configured to detect an amount of a force of a press on a cover of the control based at least in part on a proximity of a metal layer to the pressure sensor. This control may further include a touch sensor for detecting an object contacting the cover of the control. Additional embodiments disclose, among other things, integrated trackpads and D-pads, as well as backlighting features that indicate a functional state of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Lucas Allen Whipple, Walter Petersen, Jeffrey Walter Mucha, Scott Dalton, Pierre-Loup Miguel Griffais
  • Publication number: 20210256789
    Abstract: An intention detection mechanism detects a target user accessing an operational context and accesses sensor data collected by a plurality of sensors encoding signals describing one or more characteristics of the target user and surroundings of the target user. The intention detection mechanism converts the accessed sensor data into a multi-channel sensor data time series, where each channel represents a characteristic of the target user. The intention detection mechanism compares the sensor data time series to a multi-channel intentionality template to determine whether the sensor data time series contains the multi-channel intentionality template. The multi-channel intentionality template describes characteristics indicative of an intent of a target user accessing the operational context. If the sensor data time series contains the multi-channel intentionality template, the intention detection mechanism communicates a signal confirming that the target user intended to access to the operational context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: David Brett Pasirstein, Jonathan Welch, Andrew Weber Spott, Lucas Allen Budman, Amitabh Agrawal, Niles William Hacking
  • Publication number: 20210250342
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for identifying a user based on the classification of user characteristic data. An identity verification system receives a request from a requesting target user for access to an operational context and characteristic data describing actions of the requesting target user. The identity verification system inputs the characteristic data to an identity confidence model to determine an identity confidence value describes a likelihood that an identity of the requesting target user matches an authenticating identity and determines a false match rate and false non-match rate, which represent a performance of the identity confidence model. The identity verification system determines a match probability for the requesting target user by adjusting the identity confidence value based on the determined false match rate and false non-match rate and grants the requesting target user access to the operational context if match probability is greater than the operational security threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Allen Budman, Amitabh Agrawal, Andrew Weber Spott, Michael Ross Graf
  • Publication number: 20210248219
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for identifying a user based on the classification of characteristic data collected for that user. An identity verification system accesses characteristic data collected by a sensor for a plurality of users. When a user requests access to an operational context, the identity verification system inputs characteristic data collected for the user to an identity confidence model to generate an authentication result, indicating whether the user was granted access to the operational context. The identity verification system updates a false acceptance rate and a false rejection rate for the identity confidence model based the authentication result. Because the false acceptance rate and the false rejection rate for the identity confidence model characterize the performance of the identity confidence model, the identity verification system adjusts one or more parameters of the identity confidence model to improve reduce the false acceptance rate and the false rejection rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Allen Budman, Amitabh Agrawal, Andrew Weber Spott, Joseph R. Carli
  • Patent number: 11080841
    Abstract: One or more processing elements may be trained to identify vehicle damages or vehicle damages based upon training data. A remotely-controlled (RC) and/or autonomously operated inspection device, such as a ground vehicle or drone, may capture one or more sets of imaging data indicative of at least a portion of an automotive vehicle, such as all or a portion of the undercarriage. The one or more sets of imaging data may be analyzed using the trained processing elements to identify a damage to the vehicle or defect of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Ryan Knuffman, Bradley A. Sliz, Lucas Allen
  • Patent number: 11069165
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for identifying a user based on the classification of user movement data. An identity verification system receives a sequence of motion data from a mobile device operated by a target user. From the sequences of motion data, the identity verification system identifies a plurality of identity blocks representing different movements performed by the target user and encodes a set of signature sequences from each identity block into a feature vector. Each feature vector is input to a confidence model to output an identity confidence value for an identity block. An identity confidence value describes a confidence that the movement in the identity block was performed by the target user. The identity confidence value is compared to an operational security threshold and if identity confidence value is above the threshold, the target user is granted access to an operational context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: TruU, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Allen Budman, Amitabh Agrawal, Andrew Weber Spott, Michael Ross Graf
  • Patent number: 11049189
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying a property usage type based upon sensor data includes, with customer permission or affirmative consent, receiving data generated by various sensors; generating a report that includes a listing of events recorded by each sensor; analyzing data from the report to determine a property usage type score; receiving data regarding types and levels of insurance coverage associated with the property usage type score; receiving data derived from a homeowner's insurance policy; comparing the types and levels of insurance coverage associated with the property usage type score with the types and levels of insurance coverage from the homeowner's current insurance policy; and transmitting a message to the homeowner to update their insurance policy if there are differences between (i) the insurance coverage that the homeowner has, and (ii) the insurance coverage the homeowner should have based upon the property usage type score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Rajiv Shah, Michael S. Jacob, Sripriya Sundararaman, Jeffrey D. Hevrin, Jeffrey G. Kinsey, Phillip Sangpil Moon, EllaKate LeFebre, Sunish Menon, Jeffrey W. Stoiber, James Dykeman, Erin Olander, Lucas Allen
  • Patent number: 11050926
    Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing image data to automatically ensure image capture consistency are described. According to certain aspects, a server may access aerial and other image data and identify a set of parameters associated with the capture of the image data. The server may access a corresponding set of acceptable image capture parameters, and may compare the set of parameters to the set of acceptable parameters to determine whether image data is consistent with the set of acceptable parameters. In some embodiments, if the image data is not consistent, the server may generate a notification or instruction to cause an image capture component to recapture additional image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley A. Sliz, Lucas Allen, Jeremy T. Cunningham
  • Patent number: 11017480
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying a property usage type based upon sensor data includes, with customer permission or affirmative consent, receiving data generated by various sensors; generating a report that includes a listing of events recorded by each sensor; analyzing data from the report to determine a property usage type score; receiving data regarding types and levels of insurance coverage associated with the property usage type score; receiving data derived from a homeowner's insurance policy; comparing the types and levels of insurance coverage associated with the property usage type score with the types and levels of insurance coverage from the homeowner's current insurance policy; and transmitting a message to the homeowner to update their insurance policy if there are differences between (i) the insurance coverage that the homeowner has, and (ii) the insurance coverage the homeowner should have based upon the property usage type score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Rajiv Shah, Michael S. Jacob, Sripriya Sundararaman, Jeffrey D. Hevrin, Jeffrey G. Kinsey, Phillip Sangpil Moon, Ellakate LeFebre, Sunish Menon, Jeffrey W. Stoiber, James Dykeman, Erin Olander, Lucas Allen
  • Publication number: 20210047806
    Abstract: An earth shaping vehicle (ESV) includes a chassis and a rear earth shaping tool. The chassis drives the ESV through the site from a first location in the site to a second location in the site. The front earth shaping tool moves earth from the first location to the second location. The rear earth shaping tool grades a ground surface between first location and the second location. Sensors coupled to the rear excavation tool produce one or more signals representative of a position and an orientation of the rear tool relative to the ground surface of the site. A controller produces actuating signals to actuate the rear excavation tool to grade the ground surface based on the one or more signals representative of the position and the orientation of the rear tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Gaurav Jitendra Kikani, James Alan Emerick, Andrew Xiao Liang, Lucas Allen Bruder, Ian Joseph Warmouth, Joonhyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210027390
    Abstract: A remotely-controlled (RC) and/or autonomously operated inspection device, such as a ground vehicle or drone, may capture one or more sets of imaging data indicative of at least a portion of an automotive vehicle, such as all or a portion of the undercarriage. The one or more sets of imaging data may be analyzed based upon data indicative of at least one of vehicle damage or a vehicle defect being shown in the one or more sets of imaging data. Based upon the analyzing of the one or more sets of imaging data, damage to the vehicle or a defect of the vehicle may be identified. The identified damage or defect may be compared to a claimed damage or defect to determine whether the claimed damage or defect occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Knuffman, Bradley A. Sliz, Lucas Allen
  • Publication number: 20200349246
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for identifying a user based on the classification of user movement data. An identity verification system receives a sequence of motion data characterizing movements performed by a target user. The sequence of motion data is received as a point cloud of the motion data. The point cloud is input a machine-learned model trained based on manually labeled point clusters of a training set of motion data that each represent a movement. The machine-learned model identifies a movement represented by the point cloud of the motion data and assigns a label describing the movement the point cloud. The system generates a labeled representation of the sequence of motion data comprising the label identifying a portion of the sequence of motion data corresponding to the identified movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: LUCAS ALLEN BUDMAN, AMITABH AGRAWAL, ANDREW WEBER SPOTT
  • Patent number: 10824535
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining features of a dataset that are indicative of anomalous behavior of one or more computers in a large group of computers comprises (1) receiving log files including a plurality of entries of data regarding connections between a plurality of computers belonging to an organization and a plurality of websites outside the organization, each entry being associated with the actions of one computer, (2) executing a time series decomposition algorithm on a portion of the features of the data to generate a first list of features, (3) implementing a plurality of traffic dispersion graphs to generate a second list of features, and (4) implementing an autoencoder and a random forest regressor to generate a third list of features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Rajiv Shah, Shannon Morrison, Jeremy Cunningham, Taylor Smith, Sripriya Sundararaman, Jing Wan, Jeffrey Hevrin, Ronald Duehr, Brad Sliz, Lucas Allen
  • Patent number: 10825097
    Abstract: A remotely-controlled (RC) and/or autonomously operated inspection device, such as a ground vehicle or drone, may capture one or more sets of imaging data indicative of at least a portion of an automotive vehicle, such as all or a portion of the undercarriage. The one or more sets of imaging data may be analyzed based upon data indicative of at least one of vehicle damage or a vehicle defect being shown in the one or more sets of imaging data. Based upon the analyzing of the one or more sets of imaging data, damage to the vehicle or a defect of the vehicle may be identified. The identified damage or defect may be compared to a claimed damage or defect to determine whether the claimed damage or defect occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Ryan Knuffman, Bradley A. Sliz, Lucas Allen
  • Publication number: 20200320639
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying a property usage type based upon sensor data includes, with customer permission or affirmative consent, receiving data generated by various sensors; generating a report that includes a listing of events recorded by each sensor; analyzing data from the report to determine a property usage type score; receiving data regarding types and levels of insurance coverage associated with the property usage type score; receiving data derived from a homeowner's insurance policy; comparing the types and levels of insurance coverage associated with the property usage type score with the types and levels of insurance coverage from the homeowner's current insurance policy; and transmitting a message to the homeowner to update their insurance policy if there are differences between (i) the insurance coverage that the homeowner has, and (ii) the insurance coverage the homeowner should have based upon the property usage type score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Rajiv Shah, Michael S. Jacob, Sripriya Sundararaman, Jeffrey D. Hervin, Jeffrey G. Kinsey, Phillip Sangpil Moon, Ellakate LeFebre, Sunish Menon, Jeffrey W. Stoiber, James Dykeman, Erin Olander, Lucas Allen
  • Publication number: 20200311825
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying a property usage type based upon sensor data includes, with customer permission or affirmative consent, receiving data generated by various sensors; generating a report that includes a listing of events recorded by each sensor; analyzing data from the report to determine a property usage type score; receiving data regarding types and levels of insurance coverage associated with the property usage type score; receiving data derived from a homeowner's insurance policy; comparing the types and levels of insurance coverage associated with the property usage type score with the types and levels of insurance coverage from the homeowner's current insurance policy; and transmitting a message to the homeowner to update their insurance policy if there are differences between (i) the insurance coverage that the homeowner has, and (ii) the insurance coverage the homeowner should have based upon the property usage type score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Rajiv Shah, Michael S. Jacob, Sripriya Sundararaman, Jeffrey D. Hevrin, Jeffrey G. Kinsey, Phillip Sangpil Moon, EllaKate LeFebre, Sunish Moon, Jeffrey W. Stoiber, James Dykeman, Erin Olander, Lucas Allen
  • Publication number: 20200302722
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for identifying a user based on the classification of user movement data. An identity verification system receives a sequence of motion data from a mobile device operated by a target user. From the sequences of motion data, the identity verification system identifies a plurality of identity blocks representing different movements performed by the target user and encodes a set of signature sequences from each identity block into a feature vector. Each feature vector is input to a confidence model to output an identity confidence value for an identity block. An identity confidence value describes a confidence that the movement in the identity block was performed by the target user. The identity confidence value is compared to an operational security threshold and if identity confidence value is above the threshold, the target user is granted access to an operational context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: LUCAS ALLEN BUDMAN, AMITABH AGRAWAL, ANDREW WEBER SPOTT, MICHAEL ROSS GRAF