Patents by Inventor Meghan Frances Fotak
Meghan Frances Fotak 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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Publication number: 20240071230Abstract: Described herein are examples of a computerized method that comprises: in response to obtaining information regarding a potential collision between a vehicle and an object, obtaining data describing the vehicle for a time period extending before and after a time of the potential collision. The method may determine a likelihood that the potential collision is a non-collision event based on the data describing the vehicle by performing one or more assessments. The assessments may include telematics monitor assessment, driver behavior assessment, road surface feature assessment, trip correlation assessment, and/or context assessment. In response to determining that the likelihood indicates that the potential collision is not a non-collision event, the method may trigger one or more actions responding to the potential collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Willem Petersen, Harjot Singh Parmar, Amish Vijay Patel, Meghan Frances Fotak, Paul Stobbe, Robert Spencer Hockin
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Patent number: 11884285Abstract: Described herein are various techniques, including systems and non-transitory instructions, that, in response to obtaining information regarding a potential collision between a vehicle and an object, obtain data describing the vehicle for a time period extending before and after a time of the potential collision. The system may determine a likelihood that the potential collision is a non-collision event based on the data describing the vehicle by performing one or more assessments. The assessments may include telematics monitor assessment, driver behavior assessment, road surface feature assessment, trip correlation assessment, and/or context assessment. In response to determining that the likelihood indicates that the potential collision is not a non-collision event, the system may trigger one or more actions responding to the potential collision.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Willem Petersen, Harjot Singh Parmar, Amish Vijay Patel, Meghan Frances Fotak, Paul Stobbe, Robert Spencer Hockin
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Patent number: 11862022Abstract: Described herein are examples of a computerized method that comprises: in response to obtaining information regarding a potential collision between a vehicle and an object, obtaining data describing the vehicle for a time period extending before and after a time of the potential collision. The method may determine a likelihood that the potential collision is a non-collision event based on the data describing the vehicle by performing one or more assessments. The assessments may include telematics monitor assessment, driver behavior assessment, road surface feature assessment, trip correlation assessment, and/or context assessment. In response to determining that the likelihood indicates that the potential collision is not a non-collision event, the method may trigger one or more actions responding to the potential collision.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Willem Petersen, Harjot Singh Parmar, Amish Vijay Patel, Meghan Frances Fotak, Paul Stobbe, Robert Spencer Hockin
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Publication number: 20230392942Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and evaluating fuel consumptions of vehicles are provided. The method can involve operating a telematics device installed in the vehicle to: collect fuel data from at least one fuel data source of the vehicle; track, for each fuel data source, a cumulative amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle; determine a confidence level of each fuel data source; identify an initial fuel data source; generate a plurality of mid-trip fuel records; identify a final fuel data source based on a priority of each fuel data source and each confidence level of each fuel data source; determine whether the plurality of mid-trip fuel records is valid; and transmit the plurality of mid-trip fuel records and an indication of whether the plurality of mid-trip fuel records is valid to a fleet management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Weinan Sun, Michael Angelo David Santorelli, James David Johnston, Ian Grzegorczyk
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Publication number: 20230191928Abstract: Methods and systems for predicting a potential alternator failure in a motor vehicle are provided. The method includes determining a potential alternator undercharging condition if a duration between the maximum cranking voltage time stamp and the maximum device voltage time stamp is greater than an undercharging indicator duration threshold. Advantageously, an alternator may be repaired or replaced before it fails thus averting having the motor vehicle become inoperable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Jialin Zhu, James David Johnston, Weinan Sun, Matthew Konski, Michael Angelo David Santorelli, Daniel Alec Sheen
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Patent number: 11623534Abstract: Methods and systems for determining an alternator condition in a motor vehicle are provided. The method includes receiving a maximum cranking voltage and a maximum cranking voltage time stamp from the motor vehicle over an asset interface of the telematics device; receiving a maximum device voltage and a maximum device voltage time stamp from the motor vehicle over the asset interface, and determining a potential alternator undercharging condition if a duration between the maximum cranking voltage time stamp and the maximum device voltage time stamp is greater than an undercharging indicator duration threshold. Advantageously, an alternator may be repaired or replaced before it fails thus averting having the motor vehicles inoperable.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Jialin Zhu, James David Johnston, Weinan Sun, Matthew Konski, Michael Angelo David Santorelli, Daniel Alec Sheen
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Publication number: 20230108703Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and evaluating fuel consumptions of vehicles are provided. The method can involve operating a telematics device installed in the vehicle to: collect fuel data from at least one fuel data source of the vehicle; track, for each fuel data source, a cumulative amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle; determine a confidence level of each fuel data source; identify an initial fuel data source; generate a plurality of mid-trip fuel records; identify a final fuel data source based on a priority of each fuel data source and each confidence level of each fuel data source; determine whether the plurality of mid-trip fuel records is valid; and transmit the plurality of mid-trip fuel records and an indication of whether the plurality of mid-trip fuel records is valid to a fleet management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Weinan Sun, Michael Angelo David Santorelli, James David Johnston, Ian Grzegorczyk
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Publication number: 20230049099Abstract: Disclosed is a computing platform including a memory assembly having encoded thereon executable control-logic instructions configured to be executable by the computing platform, and also configured to urge the computing platform to carry out a method comprising receiving data; and detecting at least one anomaly contained in the data that was received.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Samantha Anne Waring, Ivan Li, Jialin Zhu
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Publication number: 20230036120Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for analyzing health of vehicle batteries and vehicle electrical systems. Vehicle batteries, as well as other components of a vehicle electrical system, tend to degrade over time, and eventually fail. The described systems and methods generate an electrical system metric based on electrical data from a plurality of vehicles. Electrical system performance of individual vehicles is compared to the generated electrical system metric, to determine electrical system performance of vehicles relative to other similar vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Daniel J. Lewis, Jialin Zhu, Mark Jeffrey Davidson
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Publication number: 20220397612Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for analyzing health of vehicle batteries and vehicle electrical systems. Vehicle batteries, as well as other components of a vehicle electrical system, tend to degrade over time, and eventually fail. The described systems and methods generate an electrical system metric based on electrical data from a plurality of vehicles. Electrical system performance of individual vehicles is compared to the generated electrical system metric, to determine electrical system performance of vehicles relative to other similar vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Daniel J. Lewis, Jialin Zhu, Mark Jeffrey Davidson
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Publication number: 20220388409Abstract: Methods and systems for determining an alternator condition in a motor vehicle are provided. The method includes receiving a maximum cranking voltage and a maximum cranking voltage time stamp from the motor vehicle over an asset interface of the telematics device; receiving a maximum device voltage and a maximum device voltage time stamp from the motor vehicle over the asset interface, and determining a potential alternator undercharging condition if a duration between the maximum cranking voltage time stamp and the maximum device voltage time stamp is greater than an undercharging indicator duration threshold. Advantageously, an alternator may be repaired or replaced before it fails thus averting having the motor vehicles inoperable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Jialin Zhu, James David Johnston, Weinan Sun, Matthew Konski, Michael Angelo David Santorelli, Daniel Alec Sheen
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Patent number: 11513159Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for analyzing health of vehicle batteries and vehicle electrical systems. Vehicle batteries, as well as other components of a vehicle electrical system, tend to degrade over time, and eventually fail. The described systems and methods generate an electrical system metric based on electrical data from a plurality of vehicles. Electrical system performance of individual vehicles is compared to the generated electrical system metric, to determine electrical system performance of vehicles relative to other similar vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Daniel J. Lewis, Jialin Zhu, Mark Jeffrey Davidson
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Patent number: 11473545Abstract: Devices and systems for determining an alternator condition in a motor vehicle are provided. The method includes performing a plurality of micro wakeups to capture voltage values during a cranking event, determining the maximum cranking voltage and its timestamp, detecting an ignition signal, determining the maximum device voltage and its timestamp, and determining a potential alternator undercharging condition if a duration between the maximum cranking voltage timestamp and the maximum device voltage timestamp is greater than an undercharging indicator duration threshold. Advantageously, an alternator may be repaired or replaced before it fails thus averting having the motor vehicles inoperable.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Jailin Zhu, James David Johnston, Weinan Sun, Matthew Konski, Michael Angelo David Santorelli, Daniel Alec Sheen, Robert Spencer Hockin, Xiaohui Yu
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Patent number: 11455842Abstract: Methods and systems for determining an alternator condition in a motor vehicle are provided. The method includes performing a plurality of micro wakeups to capture voltage values during a cranking event, determining the maximum cranking voltage and its timestamp, detecting an ignition signal, determining the maximum device voltage and its timestamp, and determining a potential alternator undercharging condition if a duration between the maximum cranking voltage timestamp and the maximum device voltage timestamp is greater than an undercharging indicator duration threshold. Advantageously, an alternator may be repaired or replaced before it fails thus averting having the motor vehicle inoperable.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Jialin Zhu, James David Johnston, Weinan Sun, Matthew Konski, Michael Angelo David Santorelli, Daniel Alec Sheen, Robert Spencer Hockin, Xiaohui Yu
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Publication number: 20220246036Abstract: Described herein are examples of a computerized method that comprises: in response to obtaining information regarding a potential collision between a vehicle and an object, obtaining data describing the vehicle for a time period extending before and after a time of the potential collision. The method may determine a likelihood that the potential collision is a non-collision event based on the data describing the vehicle by performing one or more assessments. The assessments may include telematics monitor assessment, driver behavior assessment, road surface feature assessment, trip correlation assessment, and/or context assessment. In response to determining that the likelihood indicates that the potential collision is not a non-collision event, the method may trigger one or more actions responding to the potential collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Willem Petersen, Harjot Singh Parmar, Amish Vijay Patel, Meghan Frances Fotak, Paul Stobbe, Robert Spencer Hockin
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Publication number: 20220242427Abstract: Described herein are various techniques, including systems and non-transitory instructions, that, in response to obtaining information regarding a potential collision between a vehicle and an object, obtain data describing the vehicle for a time period extending before and after a time of the potential collision. The system may determine a likelihood that the potential collision is a non-collision event based on the data describing the vehicle by performing one or more assessments. The assessments may include telematics monitor assessment, driver behavior assessment, road surface feature assessment, trip correlation assessment, and/or context assessment. In response to determining that the likelihood indicates that the potential collision is not a non-collision event, the system may trigger one or more actions responding to the potential collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Willem Petersen, Harjot Singh Parmar, Amish Vijay Patel, Meghan Frances Fotak, Paul Stobbe, Robert Spencer Hockin
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Publication number: 20220198305Abstract: Disclosed is a computing platform including a memory assembly having encoded thereon executable control-logic instructions configured to be executable by the computing platform, and also configured to urge the computing platform to carry out a method comprising receiving data; and detecting at least one anomaly contained in the data that was received.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Samantha Anne Waring, Ivan Li, Jialin Zhu
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Publication number: 20220197890Abstract: Disclosed is a computing platform including a memory assembly having encoded thereon executable control-logic instructions configured to be executable by the computing platform, and also configured to urge the computing platform to carry out a method comprising receiving data; and detecting at least one anomaly contained in the data that was received.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Samantha Anne Waring, Ivan Li, Jialin Zhu
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Publication number: 20220200878Abstract: Disclosed is a computing platform including a memory assembly having encoded thereon executable control-logic instructions configured to be executable by the computing platform, and also configured to urge the computing platform to carry out a method comprising receiving data; and detecting at least one anomaly contained in the data that was received.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Meghan Frances Fotak, Samantha Anne Waring, Ivan Li, Jialin Zhu