Patents by Inventor Nanette Efird

Nanette Efird 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).

  • Vehicle control system and methods
    Patent number: 11403724
    Abstract: A control system includes one or more processors that are configured to obtain event data associated with a vehicle. The one or more processors are also configured to receive a statement including a designated chargeable usage of the vehicle, with the statement issued by an entity, and the one or more processors further configured to access one or more rules dictating rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to compare the event data with the one or more rules to determine the rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle based on the event data and to compare the rule-based chargeable usage with the designated chargeable usage to identify one or more discrepancies between the rule-based chargeable usage and the designated chargeable usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Nanette Efird, Milan Karunaratne, Nathan Thomas North
  • VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200074575
    Abstract: A control system includes one or more processors that are configured to obtain event data associated with a vehicle. The one or more processors are also configured to receive a statement including a designated chargeable usage of the vehicle, with the statement issued by an entity, and the one or more processors further configured to access one or more rules dictating rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to compare the event data with the one or more rules to determine the rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle based on the event data and to compare the rule-based chargeable usage with the designated chargeable usage to identify one or more discrepancies between the rule-based chargeable usage and the designated chargeable usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Nanette Efird, Milan Karunaratne, Nathan Thomas North
  • Vehicle control system and method
    Patent number: 10474984
    Abstract: A control system includes a sensor or other input device and one or more processors configured to receive event data associated with a vehicle from the sensor. The one or more processors also are configured to receive a designated chargeable usage of the vehicle and to determine one or more rules dictating rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle based on the event data. The one or more processors compare the event data with the one or more rules to determine the rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle and compare the rule-based chargeable usage with the designated chargeable usage to identify one or more discrepancies between the rule-based chargeable usage and the designated chargeable usage. The one or more rules dynamically change with changing conditions of the vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to generate control signals based on the rule-based chargeable usage and/or the identified discrepancies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC
    Inventor: Nanette Efird
  • VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160253642
    Abstract: A control system includes a sensor or other input device and one or more processors configured to receive event data associated with a vehicle from the sensor. The one or more processors also are configured to receive a designated chargeable usage of the vehicle and to determine one or more rules dictating rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle based on the event data. The one or more processors compare the event data with the one or more rules to determine the rule-based chargeable usage of the vehicle and compare the rule-based chargeable usage with the designated chargeable usage to identify one or more discrepancies between the rule-based chargeable usage and the designated chargeable usage. The one or more rules dynamically change with changing conditions of the vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to generate control signals based on the rule-based chargeable usage and/or the identified discrepancies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Nanette Efird