Patents by Inventor Michael Lang Johnson

Michael Lang Johnson 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).

  • System and method for prompting vehicle service based on proximity and wait time
    Patent number: 11775941
    Abstract: A system for prompting vehicle service includes: a processor; a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor and including one or more processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: determine a vehicle location; determine one or more maintenance tasks required by the vehicle; identify a maintenance facility capable of performing the one or more maintenance tasks; determine a location of the maintenance facility capable of performing the one or more maintenance tasks; determine a wait time to perform the one or more maintenance tasks at the maintenance facility; and output a maintenance scheduling prompt based on: a comparison between the wait time and a wait time threshold, and a second comparison between: (i) a magnitude of a distance between the vehicle and the maintenance facility; and (ii) a distance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lang Johnson, Melvin W. Sullivan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMPTING VEHICLE SERVICE BASED ON PROXIMITY AND WAIT TIME
    Publication number: 20210012297
    Abstract: A system for prompting vehicle service includes: a processor; a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor and including one or more processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: determine a vehicle location; determine one or more maintenance tasks required by the vehicle; identify a maintenance facility capable of performing the one or more maintenance tasks; determine a location of the maintenance facility capable of performing the one or more maintenance tasks; determine a wait time to perform the one or more maintenance tasks at the maintenance facility; and output a maintenance scheduling prompt based on: a comparison between the wait time and a wait time threshold, and a second comparison between: (i) a magnitude of a distance between the vehicle and the maintenance facility; and (ii) a distance threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lang Johnson, Melvin W. Sullivan