Patents by Inventor Patrick Cooke

Patrick Cooke 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: 20260170854
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method when executed by data processing hardware causes the data processing hardware to perform operations including receiving, at an eye monitoring application, eye tracking data from an imaging system, executing, via the eye monitoring application, an eye tracking protocol, the eye tracking protocol including a blink protocol and a directional protocol, comparing, via the eye tracking protocol, key points of the eye tracking data with a predefined pattern of the eye monitoring application, executing one of the blink protocol and the directional protocol based on the comparison of the key points of the eye tracking data with the predefined pattern, generating, via the eye monitoring application, an ocular emergency alert based on the executed one of the blink protocol and the directional protocol, receiving, at a back-office server, the ocular emergency alert, and generating, based on the ocular emergency alert, a confirmation notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: James Scott MacGuidwin, Alexander Escatel, Patrick Cooke
  • Publication number: 20260145683
    Abstract: A driver awareness coverage (DAC) system includes a vehicle having notification devices and sensors capturing optical information about a vehicle driver. A DAC application defines areas of interest (AoIs) surrounding the vehicle; processes the optical information; estimates a driver gaze direction, field-of-view, and focal point, and maps the gaze direction to the AoIs. The DAC application determines the gaze direction is in a range of known passenger compartment locations; defines a lifespan for each AoI, and selectively updates each AoI lifespan depending on gaze direction. A stimulus subroutine is executed when a lifespan of an AoI has been exceeded. The lifespan is exceeded when the gaze direction has not passed through the AoIs for an extended period of time. Then, the DAC application generates a notification to the driver that prompts the driver to break a distracted, hypnotic or altered mental state and increase a driver attention level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Alexander Escatel, James Scott MacGuidwin, Patrick Cooke, Gyan Vardhan Singh
  • Patent number: 12637088
    Abstract: A driver awareness coverage (DAC) system includes a vehicle having notification devices and sensors capturing optical information about a vehicle driver. A DAC application defines areas of interest (AoIs) surrounding the vehicle; processes the optical information; estimates a driver gaze direction, field-of-view, and focal point, and maps the gaze direction to the AoIs. The DAC application determines the gaze direction is in a range of known passenger compartment locations; defines a lifespan for each AoI, and selectively updates each AoI lifespan depending on gaze direction. A stimulus subroutine is executed when a lifespan of an AoI has been exceeded. The lifespan is exceeded when the gaze direction has not passed through the AoIs for an extended period of time. Then, the DAC application generates a notification to the driver that prompts the driver to break a distracted, hypnotic or altered mental state and increase a driver attention level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Escatel, James Scott MacGuidwin, Patrick Cooke, Gyan Vardhan Singh