Patents by Inventor Murali Ande

Murali Ande 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).

  • Monitoring/alert system for airline gate activities
    Patent number: 11792369
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and reporting aircraft turnaround activities at an airport gate that includes monitoring the airport gate using a first camera that has a first field of view associated with the airport gate; generating, using the first camera, first image data capturing a first activity within the first field of view; receiving, by processor(s), the first image data; identifying, by the processor(s), the first activity captured in the first image data; comparing, using a computer application, aspect(s) of the first activity with a predetermined schedule; and displaying, on a graphical user interface remote from the first camera and using the computer application, an alert indicating that the first activity does not comply with the predetermined schedule; wherein the processor(s) include a machine learning processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: Krunalkumar Patel, Murali Ande, James Hill
  • Monitoring/alert system for airline gate activities
    Patent number: 11006078
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and reporting aircraft turnaround activities at an airport gate that includes monitoring the airport gate using a first camera that has a first field of view associated with the airport gate; generating, using the first camera, first image data capturing a first activity within the first field of view; receiving, by processor(s), the first image data; identifying, by the processor(s), the first activity captured in the first image data; comparing, using a computer application, aspect(s) of the first activity with a predetermined schedule; and displaying, on a graphical user interface remote from the first camera and using the computer application, an alert indicating that the first activity does not comply with the predetermined schedule; wherein the processor(s) include a machine learning processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: Krunalkumar Patel, Murali Ande, James Hill
  • System and method for accommodating disrupted travelers so that respective optimized itineraries for the disrupted travelers are identified simultaneously and a result comprising a simultaneous assignment of the respective optimized alternative itineraries is returned to a JMS out queue and outputted in XML format
    Patent number: 9639842
    Abstract: A system and method for accommodating disrupted travelers utilizing scoring and optimization techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: Tuell Coleman Green, Murali Ande, Steven D. Leist, James Tullos Diamond
  • System and method for managing transportation transactions
    Patent number: 8874458
    Abstract: A system and method for managing transportation transactions according to which one or more vehicles such as, for example, airplanes, depart from a specific location such as, for example, an airline gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Murali Ande, Tuell C. Green
  • System and method for providing flight data services
    Patent number: 8874459
    Abstract: A system and method according to which travel data is received, a projected times forecast is generated using the travel data, a probable times forecast is generated using the projected times forecast, and a postable times forecast is generated using the probable times forecast. In an exemplary embodiment, the travel data is airline flight data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuell C. Green, Murali Ande, Kunal Shah, James T. Diamond, Laidlaw R. Fletcher
  • System and method for managing transportation transactions
    Patent number: 8731990
    Abstract: A system and method for managing transportation transactions according to which one or more vehicles such as, for example, airplanes, depart from a specific location such as, for example, an airline gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bruce Osborne, Rick Ash, Mike McKanna, James T. Diamond, Murali Ande, Tuell C. Green
  • System and method for managing multiple transportation operations
    Patent number: 8700440
    Abstract: A system and method for managing multiple transportation operations according to which one or more vehicles such as, for example, airplanes, arrive at, and depart from, one or more specific locations such as, for example, airports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Murali Ande, Tuell C. Green, James T. Diamond, Kunal Shah
  • System and method for transferring articles such as airline transfer bags
    Patent number: 8688496
    Abstract: A system and method for transferring articles such as, for example, airline transfer bags, according to which, in several exemplary embodiments, the articles are transferred from an arrival gate of an inbound flight to one or more departure gates of connecting flights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Pongsakon Tansupaswatdikul, Alejandro Scalise, Tuell C. Green, James T. Diamond, Murali Ande, Jeff C. Johnson
  • System and method for managing transportation transactions
    Patent number: 8615418
    Abstract: A system for managing transportation transactions is described. In an exemplary embodiment, one or more diverted transportation transactions, such as, for example, one or more diverted airline flights, are managed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Niznik, Tuell C. Green, Murali Ande, Kunal Shah, James T. Diamond, Laidlaw R. Fletcher