Patents by Inventor Matthew Robert Byrd

Matthew Robert Byrd 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: 12340328
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a roadside assistance system that may utilize crowdsourcing to collect and monitor user data, such as user input and user behavior, to build a machine learning model. In response to receiving a request for roadside assistance from a driver, the roadside assistance system may utilize the machine learning model to identify a suitable user who may provide the requested roadside assistance within a suitable time, and guide the identified suitable user to a location of the requesting driver to perform the requested roadside service. Furthermore, the roadside assistance system may direct suitable user to supply locations to pick up certain supplies for the requested roadside service. Additionally, the roadside assistance system may utilize crowdsourcing to provide rental vehicles to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Robert Lee Black, Timothy Blair Chalmers, Zachery C. Lake, Justin Dax Haslam, Matthew Robert Byrd
  • Patent number: 12333656
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a software application that may execute on a mobile device associated with an individual operating a vehicle, operational data associated with operation of the vehicle. The method may also include predicting, by the software application, one or more activities that the individual is expected to perform with respect to operation of the vehicle based at least in part on the operational data, and providing, by the software application via the mobile device, an indication of a recommendation to perform the one or more activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Jose L. Romero, Jr., Andre Rene Buentello, Matthew Robert Byrd, Mounica Urity, Sayeef Rahim, Timothy Blair Chalmers, Robert Lee Black, Ashley Raine Philbrick
  • Patent number: 12142097
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a system including a communication component and a processor coupled to the communication component. The processor may collect user input data indicative of skills for providing vehicle towing services from users, receive driving behavior data associated with each user, build a model indicative of an expected location of each user based on the user input data and the driving behavior data, receive a request for a vehicle towing service associated with a vehicle from a computing device, identify a user for performing the vehicle towing service based on the driving behavior data, send a notification to an additional computing device to request a confirmation that the user agrees to perform the vehicle towing service, send a location of the vehicle to the additional computing device, and transfer a digital key to the additional computing device to access the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Robert Lee Black, Timothy Blair Chalmers, Zachery C. Lake, Justin Dax Haslam, Matthew Robert Byrd
  • Patent number: 11995673
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a monitoring system from a software application configured to execute on a mobile device, a performance rating associated with an activity performed by an individual with respect to usage of a vehicle operated by the individual, determining, by the monitoring system, one or more rewards to allocate to the individual for use in a gaming platform, and updating, by the monitoring system, a user profile associated with the individual in the gaming platform, wherein the updated user profile is configured to access to the rewards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Jose L. Romero, Jr., Andre Rene Buentello, Matthew Robert Byrd, Mounica Urity, Sayeef Rahim, Timothy Blair Chalmers, Robert Lee Black, Ashley Raine Philbrick