Patents by Inventor Manoj Kalamkar
Manoj Kalamkar 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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Patent number: 12162516Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting a gesture in a transport, responsive to the gesture being detected, identifying an action to be performed by the transport, identifying currently engaged transport operations, determining whether performing the action will exceed a threshold transport operation level based on the currently engaged transport operations, and determining whether to perform or cancel the action corresponding to the detected gesture based on whether the threshold transport operation level will be exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Patent number: 12033502Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying transports operating on a roadway, determining a degree of transport traffic based on the identified transports, when the degree of transport traffic has exceeded a traffic level, assigning one or more of the identified transports as a roadway manager, controlling movement of the roadway manager, and generating a roadway indicator on the roadway manager to direct the identified transports.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Patent number: 11873000Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting a movement in a transport, determining whether the movement includes a gesture definition, when the movement includes a gesture definition, identifying a gesture associated with the gesture definition, and performing an action, via the transport, corresponding to the identified gesture.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Patent number: 11797949Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying, via a transport, at least one person in proximity to the transport, determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant, sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes, and responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Patent number: 11735048Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a first transport, an indication from a traffic signal that the first transport is legally able to move from a stopped disposition, elapsing a period of time between receiving the indication and the first transport did not move during the period of time, and receiving a notification at the end of the period of time, by the first transport, that the first transport ought to move.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20230237901Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying transports operating on a roadway, determining a degree of transport traffic based on the identified transports, when the degree of transport traffic has exceeded a traffic level, assigning one or more of the identified transports as a roadway manager, controlling movement of the roadway manager, and generating a roadway indicator on the roadway manager to direct the identified transports.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20230182778Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying a person as a roadway obstruction via a transport moving along the roadway, determining a first threat level of the person at a first time, via the transport, when the first threat level is above a threshold, indicating via the transport, to alert at least one of an occupant of the transport and the person, detecting a gesture, via the transport, performed by the person, and the gesture indicates the transport should proceed, responsive to detecting the gesture, determining a second threat level at a second time is below the threshold, and responsive to the second threat level being below the threshold, proceeding, by the transport, along the roadway.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20220159430Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying, via a transport, at least one person in proximity to the transport, determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant, sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes, and responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Patent number: 11290856Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying, via a transport, at least one person in proximity to the transport, determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant, sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes, and responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20210319696Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a first transport, an indication from a traffic signal that the first transport is legally able to move from a stopped disposition, elapsing a period of time between receiving the indication and the first transport did not move during the period of time, and receiving a notification at the end of the period of time, by the first transport, that the first transport ought to move.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20210304617Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying transports operating on a roadway, identifying one or more gestures performed by one or more transport occupants located inside the transports, interpreting the one or more gestures as transport operation controls, determining one of the transports has a higher priority than at least one other of the plurality of transports, applying the one or more gestures associated with the higher priority transport to control movement of the plurality of transports on the roadway.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20210300423Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying a person as a roadway obstruction via a transport moving along the roadway, determining a first threat level of the person at a first time, via the transport, when the first threat level is above a threshold, indicating via the transport, to alert at least one of an occupant of the transport and the person, detecting a gesture, via the transport, performed by the person, and the gesture indicates the transport should proceed, responsive to detecting the gesture, determining a second threat level at a second time is below the threshold, and responsive to the second threat level being below the threshold, proceeding, by the transport, along the roadway.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20210306823Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying, via a transport, at least one person in proximity to the transport, determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant, sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes, and responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20210304595Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying transports operating on a roadway, determining a degree of transport traffic based on the identified transports, when the degree of transport traffic has exceeded a traffic level, assigning one or more of the identified transports as a roadway manager, controlling movement of the roadway manager, and generating a roadway indicator on the roadway manager to direct the identified transports.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20210253120Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting a movement in a transport, determining whether the movement includes a gesture definition, when the movement includes a gesture definition, identifying a gesture associated with the gesture definition, and performing an action, via the transport, corresponding to the identified gesture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20210256316Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting a gesture in a transport performed by a transport occupant, determining an occupant status associated with the transport occupant, determining whether the occupant status permits the gesture to be performed, and performing an action associated with the gesture, when the occupant status permits the gesture to be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Publication number: 20210253135Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting a gesture in a transport, responsive to the gesture being detected, identifying an action to be performed by the transport, identifying currently engaged transport operations, determining whether performing the action will exceed a threshold transport operation level based on the currently engaged transport operations, and determining whether to perform or cancel the action corresponding to the detected gesture based on whether the threshold transport operation level will be exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
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Patent number: 11055998Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a first transport, an indication from a traffic signal that the first transport is legally able to move from a stopped disposition, elapsing a period of time between receiving the indication and the first transport did not move during the period of time, and receiving a notification at the end of the period of time, by the first transport, that the first transport ought to move.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg