Patents by Inventor Maria ROHRER

Maria ROHRER 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).

  • Road sign announcer
    Patent number: 10730450
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a camera capturing an image of a road sign associated with a road that the vehicle is traveling on. A first processing device is communicatively coupled to the camera and recognizes text characters in the captured image. A second processing device is communicatively coupled to the first processing device and converts the recognized text characters into an electronic speech signal. A loudspeaker is communicatively coupled to the second processing device and converts the electronic speech signal into audible speech that can be heard by the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventors: Katherine Wilbert, Maria Rohrer, Garrett Laskowski, John Qiu, Padmanaban Kanagaraj
  • ROAD SIGN ANNOUNCER
    Publication number: 20190359148
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a camera capturing an image of a road sign associated with a road that the vehicle is traveling on. A first processing device is communicatively coupled to the camera and recognizes text characters in the captured image. A second processing device is communicatively coupled to the first processing device and converts the recognized text characters into an electronic speech signal. A loudspeaker is communicatively coupled to the second processing device and converts the electronic speech signal into audible speech that can be heard by the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: KATHERINE WILBERT, MARIA ROHRER, GARRETT LASKOWSKI, JOHN QIU, PADMANABAN KANAGARAJ
  • Road sign announcer
    Patent number: 10414347
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a camera capturing an image of a road sign associated with a road that the vehicle is traveling on. A first processing device is communicatively coupled to the camera and recognizes text characters in the captured image. A second processing device is communicatively coupled to the first processing device and converts the recognized text characters into an electronic speech signal. A loudspeaker is communicatively coupled to the second processing device and converts the electronic speech signal into audible speech that can be heard by the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventors: Katherine Wilbert, Maria Rohrer, Garrett Laskowski, John Qiu, Padmanaban Kanagaraj
  • SINGLE BUTTON ACTIVATION OF ALL VEHICLE SECURITY FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20180118160
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a plurality of security devices and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to each of the security devices. The electronic processor determines that a user of the motor vehicle has depressed a predetermined pushbutton. In response to determining that the predetermined pushbutton has been depressed, the electronic processor causes each if the security devices to be turned ON.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: DONALD ALLEN TURNER, JERROD WESLEY BRUECKNER, KURT E. FOSTER, KENTA KIMURA, JODI PAXTON, MARIA ROHRER, TODD TUCKER, JI HYE YEON
  • ROAD SIGN ANNOUNCER
    Publication number: 20170206887
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a camera capturing an image of a road sign associated with a road that the vehicle is traveling on. A first processing device is communicatively coupled to the camera and recognizes text characters in the captured image. A second processing device is communicatively coupled to the first processing device and converts the recognized text characters into an electronic speech signal. A loudspeaker is communicatively coupled to the second processing device and converts the electronic speech signal into audible speech that can be heard by the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Katherine WILBERT, Maria ROHRER, Garrett LASKOWSKI, John QIU, Padmanaban KANAGARAJ