Patents by Inventor Nathan Falk

Nathan Falk 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087378
    Abstract: An example method includes (a) generating a request to obtain log data descriptive of operation of an autonomous vehicle control system in a subject scenario, the log data indexed by an indexing parameter; (b) submitting the request to a log repository service, the log repository service configured to receive the request and serve, responsive to the request, log metadata; (c) loading, based on the log metadata and an index value of the indexing parameter, a log data sketch associated with the index value; and (d) loading, based on the log metadata and the index value, and responsive to an inspection indicator, detailed log data associated with the index value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Brian C. Becker, Peter VanTuyl Bentley, Matthew Thomas Bradley, Nathan Falk, Jack Wyatt Harris, Marion Le Borgne, Timothy Patrick Wojtaszek
  • Patent number: 11745759
    Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle operations are provided. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining data indicative of vehicle fleet feature(s) associated with an autonomous vehicle fleet. The method includes obtaining data indicative of a vehicle service request associated with a user, the vehicle service request indicating a request for a vehicle service. The method includes determining user feature(s) associated with the user. The method includes determining a compatibility of the user and the autonomous vehicle fleet for the vehicle service based at least in part on the fleet feature(s) and the user feature(s). Determining the compatibility can include predicting how the autonomous vehicle fleet will perform the vehicle service associated with the vehicle service request based at least in part on the fleet's autonomy capabilities. The method includes communicating data associated with the vehicle service request to a computing system associated with the autonomous vehicle fleet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhe Liu, Mark Yen, Nathan Falk, Brent Justin Goldman, Shenglong Gao, Aaron Matthew Crum
  • Publication number: 20230145326
    Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle operations are provided. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining data indicative of vehicle fleet feature(s) associated with an autonomous vehicle fleet. The method includes obtaining data indicative of a vehicle service request associated with a user, the vehicle service request indicating a request for a vehicle service. The method includes determining user feature(s) associated with the user. The method includes determining a compatibility of the user and the autonomous vehicle fleet for the vehicle service based at least in part on the fleet feature(s) and the user feature(s). Determining the compatibility can include predicting how the autonomous vehicle fleet will perform the vehicle service associated with the vehicle service request based at least in part on the fleet's autonomy capabilities. The method includes communicating data associated with the vehicle service request to a computing system associated with the autonomous vehicle fleet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Zhe Liu, Mark Yen, Nathan Falk, Brent Justin Goldman, Shenglong Gao, Aaron Matthew Crum
  • Patent number: 11541904
    Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle operations are provided. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining data indicative of vehicle fleet feature(s) associated with an autonomous vehicle fleet. The method includes obtaining data indicative of a vehicle service request associated with a user, the vehicle service request indicating a request for a vehicle service. The method includes determining user feature(s) associated with the user. The method includes determining a compatibility of the user and the autonomous vehicle fleet for the vehicle service based at least in part on the fleet feature(s) and the user feature(s). Determining the compatibility can include predicting how the autonomous vehicle fleet will perform the vehicle service associated with the vehicle service request based at least in part on the fleet's autonomy capabilities. The method includes communicating data associated with the vehicle service request to a computing system associated with the autonomous vehicle fleet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhe Liu, Mark Yen, Nathan Falk, Brent Justin Goldman, Shenglong Gao, Aaron Matthew Crum
  • Publication number: 20220194415
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for relaxing queries on a queried connection graph can include obtaining, by a computing system including one or more computing devices, a connected graph. The computer-implemented method can include evaluating, by the computing system, a first set of connected components of the connected graph with respect to a first query set. The first query set can include one or more query criteria. The query criteria can include one or more attributes associated with operating an autonomous vehicle. The computer-implemented method can include determining, by the computing system, one or more relaxed query sets based at least in part on the first query set. The computer-implemented method can include evaluating, by the computing system, a second set of connected components of the connected graph with respect to the one or more relaxed query sets, the connected graph being associated with autonomous vehicle operation within a geographic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Yifan Liu, Anirudh Srinivas, Nathan Falk
  • Publication number: 20220185315
    Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating autonomous vehicle travel networks are provided. A system can obtain map data descriptive of a number of segment attributes for a number of travel way segments within a travel way network. The system can obtain operational domain parameters for the travel way segments and generate an operational domain including a number of operational travel way segments with segment attributes that achieve the operational domain parameters. The system can compare the operational domain to approval criteria associated with a service entity to verify that the operational travel way segments of the operational domain comply with service entity policies. The system can provide a verified operational domain to an autonomous vehicle for use in traversing the travel network. An operational domain that does not meet the approval criteria can be modified to comply with the approval criteria before being provided to an autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Falk, Sara Ahmadi, Alvin AuYoung
  • Publication number: 20210380126
    Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle operations are provided. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining data indicative of vehicle fleet feature(s) associated with an autonomous vehicle fleet. The method includes obtaining data indicative of a vehicle service request associated with a user, the vehicle service request indicating a request for a vehicle service. The method includes determining user feature(s) associated with the user. The method includes determining a compatibility of the user and the autonomous vehicle fleet for the vehicle service based at least in part on the fleet feature(s) and the user feature(s). Determining the compatibility can include predicting how the autonomous vehicle fleet will perform the vehicle service associated with the vehicle service request based at least in part on the fleet's autonomy capabilities. The method includes communicating data associated with the vehicle service request to a computing system associated with the autonomous vehicle fleet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Zhe Liu, Mark Yen, Nathan Falk, Brent Justin Goldman, Shenglong Gao, Aaron Matthew Crum
  • Publication number: 20070256078
    Abstract: A system, method and program product is provided for reserving resources in a computing environment, and especially a distributed cluster environment. The method comprises the steps of analyzing specific requests relating to a received reservation and checking their sufficiency. Resource availability is then checking based on this information. Resources are then reserved and a new reservation created when above mentioned conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Nathan Falk, Iris Harvey, Paula Trimble, Enci Zhong