Patents by Inventor Madhusoodhan Ramanujam

Madhusoodhan Ramanujam 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).

  • Publication number: 20190250616
    Abstract: Technology is described for an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may provide commands to drive the autonomous vehicle along a route to a destination. The autonomous vehicle may determine that a service is to be performed on the autonomous vehicle when the autonomous vehicle is driving along the route to the destination. The autonomous vehicle may identify a service center that is in proximity to the route taken by the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may provide commands to divert the autonomous vehicle from the route and drive to the service center to enable the service to be performed on the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Patent number: 10220705
    Abstract: Technology is described for sharing an autonomous vehicle. An autonomous vehicle may receive a request to perform a task. The autonomous vehicle may determine whether the task conflicts with previously scheduled tasks to be performed at the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may add the task to a schedule of tasks to be performed at the autonomous vehicle when the task does not conflict with the previously scheduled tasks. The autonomous vehicle may provide commands to enable the autonomous vehicle to perform the task in accordance with the schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Patent number: 10023231
    Abstract: Technology is described for parking autonomous vehicles. An autonomous vehicle may receive an instruction to park the autonomous vehicle. The instruction may be received when the autonomous vehicle is in a preselected location. The autonomous vehicle may select at least one parking area that potentially has available parking spaces to park the autonomous vehicle using, in part, a defined set of parking criteria. Commands may be provided to drive the autonomous vehicle to the parking area. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to select an available parking space within the parking area to park the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may send a confirmation message after the autonomous vehicle is parked in the available parking space within the parking area. The confirmation message may include a parking location associated with the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Patent number: 9805519
    Abstract: Technology is described for performing services on an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may detect that a service is to be performed on the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may select a service center to perform the service on the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may provide commands to drive the autonomous vehicle to the service center to enable performance of the service on the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Patent number: 9805605
    Abstract: Technology is described for operating a fleet of autonomous vehicles. A request for a taxi service may be received from a mobile device. The request may include a current location of the mobile device. They request may indicate that the taxi service is to be performed at a current time. An autonomous vehicle may be selected from the fleet of autonomous vehicles to perform the taxi service based in part on an availability of the autonomous vehicle and a proximity between the autonomous vehicle and the current location of the mobile device. Instructions may be provided to the autonomous vehicle to perform the taxi service according to the request. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to provide commands to drive the autonomous vehicle to the current location of the mobile device in order to perform the taxi service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Publication number: 20150346727
    Abstract: Technology is described for parking autonomous vehicles. An autonomous vehicle may receive an instruction to park the autonomous vehicle. The instruction may be received when the autonomous vehicle is in a preselected location. The autonomous vehicle may select at least one parking area that potentially has available parking spaces to park the autonomous vehicle using, in part, a defined set of parking criteria. Commands may be provided to drive the autonomous vehicle to the parking area. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to select an available parking space within the parking area to park the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may send a confirmation message after the autonomous vehicle is parked in the available parking space within the parking area. The confirmation message may include a parking location associated with the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Publication number: 20150348112
    Abstract: Technology is described for providing advertisements to an autonomous vehicle. A starting location and a destination for the autonomous vehicle may be received. A route for the autonomous vehicle to drive from the starting location to the destination may be generated. The route may be in proximity to one or more business entities that provide a product or service of interest to a passenger within the autonomous vehicle. The route may be sent to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to provide commands to drive the autonomous vehicle to the destination according to the route. Advertisements may be selected for the one or more business entities in proximity to the route. The advertisements for the business entities may be transmitted when the autonomous vehicle is within a defined distance from the business entities when driving on the route to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Publication number: 20150348335
    Abstract: Technology is described for performing services on an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may detect that a service is to be performed on the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may select a service center to perform the service on the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may provide commands to drive the autonomous vehicle to the service center to enable performance of the service on the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Publication number: 20150339928
    Abstract: Technology is described for operating a fleet of autonomous vehicles. A request for a taxi service may be received from a mobile device. The request may include a current location of the mobile device. They request may indicate that the taxi service is to be performed at a current time. An autonomous vehicle may be selected from the fleet of autonomous vehicles to perform the taxi service based in part on an availability of the autonomous vehicle and a proximity between the autonomous vehicle and the current location of the mobile device. Instructions may be provided to the autonomous vehicle to perform the taxi service according to the request. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to provide commands to drive the autonomous vehicle to the current location of the mobile device in order to perform the taxi service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam
  • Publication number: 20150338852
    Abstract: Technology is described for sharing an autonomous vehicle. An autonomous vehicle may receive a request to perform a task. The autonomous vehicle may determine whether the task conflicts with previously scheduled tasks to be performed at the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may add the task to a schedule of tasks to be performed at the autonomous vehicle when the task does not conflict with the previously scheduled tasks. The autonomous vehicle may provide commands to enable the autonomous vehicle to perform the task in accordance with the schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Madhusoodhan Ramanujam