Patents by Inventor Patrick Greaney Willett

Patrick Greaney Willett 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).

  • Patent number: 11729270
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating communication with autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system (e.g., of a vehicle) can generate a first communication associated with an autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide the first communication to an application programming interface gateway that is remote from the autonomous vehicle. Another computing system can obtain, via an application programming interface gateway, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The other computing system can determine a first frontend interface of the application programming interface gateway based at least in part on the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide, via the first frontend interface, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle to a first system client associated with the first frontend interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew James Way, Chee Yu, Steve Ayers, Patrick Greaney Willett, Eli Schleifer
  • Patent number: 11314246
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for generating customized command toolboxes for remote operators in a service system that includes autonomous vehicles. The system receives a request for remote assistance from an autonomous vehicle. The system determines, from a local storage location, vehicle data associated with the autonomous vehicle. The system selects a subset of remote assistance actions from a predetermined set of remote assistance actions. The system displays, in a remote assistance user interface, one or more user interface elements indicative of the subset of remote assistance actions. The system determines one or more remote assistance actions from the subset of remote assistance actions based at least in part on a user input associated with the one or more user interface elements. The system transmits one or more control signals associated with the one or more remote assistance actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samann Ghorbanian-Matloob, Sean Shanshi Chen, Patrick Greaney Willett
  • Publication number: 20210048814
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for generating customized command toolboxes for remote operators in a service system that includes autonomous vehicles. The system receives a request for remote assistance from an autonomous vehicle. The system determines, from a local storage location, vehicle data associated with the autonomous vehicle. The system selects a subset of remote assistance actions from a predetermined set of remote assistance actions. The system displays, in a remote assistance user interface, one or more user interface elements indicative of the subset of remote assistance actions. The system determines one or more remote assistance actions from the subset of remote assistance actions based at least in part on a user input associated with the one or more user interface elements. The system transmits one or more control signals associated with the one or more remote assistance actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Samann Ghorbanian-Matloob, Sean Shanshi Chen, Patrick Greaney Willett
  • Patent number: 10749960
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating communication with autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system (e.g., of a vehicle) can generate a first communication associated with an autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide the first communication to an application programming interface gateway that is remote from the autonomous vehicle. Another computing system can obtain, via an application programming interface gateway, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The other computing system can determine a first frontend interface of the application programming interface gateway based at least in part on the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide, via the first frontend interface, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle to a first system client associated with the first frontend interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew James Way, Chee Yu, Steve Ayers, Patrick Greaney Willett, Eli Schleifer
  • Publication number: 20190235486
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating communication with autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system (e.g., of a vehicle) can generate a first communication associated with an autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide the first communication to an application programming interface gateway that is remote from the autonomous vehicle. Another computing system can obtain, via an application programming interface gateway, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The other computing system can determine a first frontend interface of the application programming interface gateway based at least in part on the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide, via the first frontend interface, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle to a first system client associated with the first frontend interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew James Way, Chee Yu, Steve Ayers, Patrick Greaney Willett, Eli Schleifer
  • Publication number: 20190238638
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating communication with autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system (e.g., of a vehicle) can generate a first communication associated with an autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide the first communication to an application programming interface gateway that is remote from the autonomous vehicle. Another computing system can obtain, via an application programming interface gateway, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The other computing system can determine a first frontend interface of the application programming interface gateway based at least in part on the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle. The computing system can provide, via the first frontend interface, the first communication associated with the autonomous vehicle to a first system client associated with the first frontend interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew James Way, Chee Yu, Steve Ayers, Patrick Greaney Willett, Eli Schleifer