Patents by Inventor Mithran MENON

Mithran MENON 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).

  • Method and apparatus for in-vehicle impairment detection with driver verification
    Patent number: 10894546
    Abstract: A method for enabling driver operation of a motor vehicle includes receiving an electrical signal representing a property sensed by touching a region of skin of an occupant in the motor vehicle, and determining whether the occupant's ability to drive the motor vehicle is impaired based on the electrical signal. The method further includes performing an image based verification to determine whether the occupant from whom the property was sensed is in a driving position of the motor vehicle, and providing a control signal to enable operation of the motor vehicle based on a result of the determining and a result of the image based verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance
    Inventors: Stephane Vanhelle, Mithran Menon
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-VEHICLE IMPAIRMENT DETECTION WITH DRIVER VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20200122731
    Abstract: A method for enabling driver operation of a motor vehicle includes receiving an electrical signal representing a property sensed by touching a region of skin of an occupant in the motor vehicle, and determining whether the occupant's ability to drive the motor vehicle is impaired based on the electrical signal. The method further includes performing an image based verification to determine whether the occupant from whom the property was sensed is in a driving position of the motor vehicle, and providing a control signal to enable operation of the motor vehicle based on a result of the determining and a result of the image based verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance
    Inventors: Stephane VANHELLE, Mithran MENON