Patents by Inventor Orlee Smith

Orlee Smith 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: 20240294187
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling playing of content at an autonomous vehicle. For example, a request to transport a user on a trip may be received. The autonomous vehicle may be assigned to the trip. Whether the user has enabled a content feature may be determined. In response to determining that the user has enabled the content feature a request for a device identifier is sent to the autonomous vehicle. The device identifier generated at the autonomous vehicle is received. The received device identifier may be sent to a content-enabling computing system including one or more processors in order to enable the user to play content from the client computing device at the autonomous vehicle during the trip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Corey Hall, Maria Moon, Orlee Smith, Erik Wolsheimer, Kyle Bechtel
  • Patent number: 12005927
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling playing of content at an autonomous vehicle. For example, a request to transport a user on a trip may be received. The autonomous vehicle may be assigned to the trip. Whether the user has enabled a content feature may be determined. In response to determining that the user has enabled the content feature a request for a device identifier is sent to the autonomous vehicle. The device identifier generated at the autonomous vehicle is received. The received device identifier may be sent to a content-enabling computing system including one or more processors in order to enable the user to play content from the client computing device at the autonomous vehicle during the trip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Corey Hall, Maria Moon, Orlee Smith, Erik Wolsheimer, Kyle Bechtel
  • Publication number: 20230059417
    Abstract: The technology relates to providing an enhanced user experience for riders in autonomous vehicles. Two or more displays may be arranged at different locations within a vehicle to provide notifications, alerts and control options. Information may be dynamically and automatically switched between these displays, as well as a rider's own personal communication device(s). What information to present on each screen can depend on factors including how many riders are in the vehicle, their seating within the vehicle, how their attention is focused and/or display location and size. Certain information may be mirrored or otherwise duplicated among multiple screens while other information can be presented asymmetrically on different screens. Presented information may include a “monologue” from the vehicle explaining why a driving action is taken or not taken, alerts about important conditions, buttons to control certain functionality of the vehicle, or other information that may be of interest to the rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Maria Moon, Matthew Hall, Peter Crandall, Orlee Smith, Dean Harding
  • Publication number: 20220176997
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling playing of content at an autonomous vehicle. For example, a request to transport a user on a trip may be received. The autonomous vehicle may be assigned to the trip. Whether the user has enabled a content feature may be determined. In response to determining that the user has enabled the content feature a request for a device identifier is sent to the autonomous vehicle. The device identifier generated at the autonomous vehicle is received. The received device identifier may be sent to a content-enabling computing system including one or more processors in order to enable the user to play content from the client computing device at the autonomous vehicle during the trip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: WAYMO LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Corey Hall, Maria Moon, Orlee Smith, Erik Wolsheimer, Kyle Bechtel
  • Publication number: 20220135077
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. An example method may include identifying a pullover location for the vehicle. As the vehicle approaches the pullover location, information identifying one or more road users may be received. A behavior prediction for each of the one or more road users may be received. One of one of the one or more road users may be identified based on the received behavior predictions for each of the one or more road users and a collision zone for the vehicle. After waiting for the identified one to pass the vehicle, the vehicle may be maneuvered in the autonomous driving mode into the pullover location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Maria Moon, Samrat Kansara, Daniella Gutlansky, Orlee Smith, Kyle Bechtel
  • Patent number: D1062498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Maria Moon, Vishay Nihalani, Orlee Smith, Philip Nemec, Ryan Powell, Suneet Shah, Cong Li