Patents by Inventor Peter Winzell

Peter Winzell 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: 20250350599
    Abstract: Techniques are described that facilitate remote control of vehicle functions by the employment of a private digital key that enables a user to remotely control one or more functions of the vehicle and store information; and a digital key component that adds a new protocol to the private digital key to regulate consent management for a vehicle and support multiple brands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventor: Peter Winzell
  • Patent number: 12333062
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are presented regarding utilizing technology to determine a vehicle occupant's reaction to a soundscape present in a passenger compartment in which they are located. Sound waves present in the soundscape can result for sources internal and external to the vehicle, as well as sound waves transmitted into the passenger compartment as part of an audio technique, such as audio suppression, audio enhancement, anti-noise, audio cancellation, etc. Occupant feedback can be via a button, gesture recognition, speech, a physical condition, and suchlike, and can indicate approval or disapproval of the soundscape. Location of the vehicle can be determined based on GPS data, images of the operating environment, etc. The network of devices can be clocked with a common protocol to enable synchronization of fused data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Winzell, Jon Seneger
  • Patent number: 12216658
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are presented regarding mapping attributes in a first dataset with attributes in a second dataset. Rather than simply applying a static approach of matching a first attribute in the first dataset with a first attribute in the second dataset, etc., an importance of a particular attribute can be identified to assist in accurate matching versus another attribute that does not have as much importance in the matching process. For example, a DESCRIPTION attribute can have greater importance than a DATATYPE attribute, e.g., as a function of the number of terms available to be matched in a DESCRIPTION than in a DATATYPE field. By identifying the degree of matching of an important attribute, the matched values of lesser important parameters can be dynamically adjusted based on the degree of matching of the important attribute. Such an approach enables vast amounts of datasets to be automatically matched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Winzell
  • Publication number: 20240386019
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are presented regarding mapping attributes in a first dataset with attributes in a second dataset. Rather than simply applying a static approach of matching a first attribute in the first dataset with a first attribute in the second dataset, etc., an importance of a particular attribute can be identified to assist in accurate matching versus another attribute that does not have as much importance in the matching process. For example, a DESCRIPTION attribute can have greater importance than a DATATYPE attribute, e.g., as a function of the number of terms available to be matched in a DESCRIPTION than in a DATATYPE field. By identifying the degree of matching of an important attribute, the matched values of lesser important parameters can be dynamically adjusted based on the degree of matching of the important attribute. Such an approach enables vast amounts of datasets to be automatically matched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventor: Peter Winzell
  • Patent number: 12145595
    Abstract: A system and method, including: a data input device coupled to a vehicle, wherein the data input device is operable for gathering input data related to one or more of an environmental context surrounding or within the vehicle, an occupant state within the vehicle, a vehicle state, a location of the vehicle, and a noise condition inside or outside of the vehicle; an artificial intelligence system coupled to the data input device, wherein the artificial intelligence system is operable for generating a sound qualifier based on the gathered input data related to the one or more of the environmental context surrounding or within the vehicle, the occupant state within the vehicle, the vehicle state, and the noise condition inside or outside of the vehicle; and an audio generation module operable for receiving the sound qualifier from the artificial intelligence system and synthesizing a soundscape based on the sound qualifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Seneger, Sihao Ding, Peter Winzell
  • Publication number: 20240345650
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are presented regarding utilizing technology to determine a vehicle occupant's reaction to a soundscape present in a passenger compartment in which they are located. Sound waves present in the soundscape can result for sources internal and external to the vehicle, as well as sound waves transmitted into the passenger compartment as part of an audio technique, such as audio suppression, audio enhancement, anti-noise, audio cancellation, etc. Occupant feedback can be via a button, gesture recognition, speech, a physical condition, and suchlike, and can indicate approval or disapproval of the soundscape. Location of the vehicle can be determined based on GPS data, images of the operating environment, etc. The network of devices can be clocked with a common protocol to enable synchronization of fused data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Winzell, Jon Seneger
  • Publication number: 20240025416
    Abstract: A system and method, including: a data input device coupled to a vehicle, wherein the data input device is operable for gathering input data related to one or more of an environmental context surrounding or within the vehicle, an occupant state within the vehicle, a vehicle state, a location of the vehicle, and a noise condition inside or outside of the vehicle; an artificial intelligence system coupled to the data input device, wherein the artificial intelligence system is operable for generating a sound qualifier based on the gathered input data related to the one or more of the environmental context surrounding or within the vehicle, the occupant state within the vehicle, the vehicle state, and the noise condition inside or outside of the vehicle; and an audio generation module operable for receiving the sound qualifier from the artificial intelligence system and synthesizing a soundscape based on the sound qualifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jon Seneger, Sihao Ding, Peter Winzell
  • Patent number: 11842715
    Abstract: A vehicle noise cancellation system and method, operable for: receiving local contextual information affecting a soundwave present in a vehicle; receiving remote contextual information affecting the soundwave present in the vehicle; receiving vehicle occupant information; processing the local contextual information, the remote contextual information, and the vehicle occupant information to generate an augmented anti-soundwave; and delivering the augmented anti-soundwave to an occupant of the vehicle to mitigate the soundwave present in the vehicle. Delivering the augmented anti-soundwave to the occupant of the vehicle to mitigate the soundwave present in the vehicle may include delivering the first augmented anti-soundwave to an occupant present in the first zone of the vehicle and delivering the second augmented anti-soundwave to an occupant present in the second zone of the vehicle using a plurality of speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Seneger, Peter Winzell
  • Publication number: 20230367778
    Abstract: A method and system for vehicle unique signal to vehicle general signal matching, such that proprietary vehicle signals can be mapped and translated to corresponding Vehicle Signal Specification (VSS) signals or the like, facilitating all types of connected vehicle functionalities. A candidate ranking algorithm is based on the lexical elements of signal names and their semantic descriptions. Furthermore, units and data types may also be used to further enhance candidate suggestions. For candidate storage and generation, a knowledge graph using a graph database is suggested. Methods for automatic translation code generation are also suggested, which occurs when a one-to-one mapping is lacking. The algorithms may be implanted in vehicle or in the cloud, and mappings may be constrained to a schema dictated by a given use case, or may be more extensive and cached for future use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Peter WINZELL
  • Patent number: 11769411
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a set of tools that enable traffic safety developments across multiple participants and industries, with location and other safety related data being shared in an anonymized fashion. Specifically, a location based server is provided that implements a vulnerable road user protocol. This vulnerable road user protocol avoids the use of global vehicle identification numbers and does not utilize persistent storage for such information, thereby mitigating location based privacy concerns. Further, the present disclosure provides a “hybrid” simulation engine that can be used to tailor and provide specific road user alerts, and specifies a risk assessment module that acts as a logic for quantifying the risk level associated with each unique road user relationship. Finally, the present disclosure provides an alert methodology for certain vulnerable road users based on noise-cancelling headphone and 3D audio algorithm technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Winzell, Jonas Fenn
  • Publication number: 20230097755
    Abstract: A vehicle noise cancellation system and method, operable for: receiving local contextual information affecting a soundwave present in a vehicle; receiving remote contextual information affecting the soundwave present in the vehicle; receiving vehicle occupant information; processing the local contextual information, the remote contextual information, and the vehicle occupant information to generate an augmented anti-soundwave; and delivering the augmented anti-soundwave to an occupant of the vehicle to mitigate the soundwave present in the vehicle. Delivering the augmented anti-soundwave to the occupant of the vehicle to mitigate the soundwave present in the vehicle may include delivering the first augmented anti-soundwave to an occupant present in the first zone of the vehicle and delivering the second augmented anti-soundwave to an occupant present in the second zone of the vehicle using a plurality of speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jon SENEGER, Peter WINZELL
  • Publication number: 20220208006
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a set of tools that enable traffic safety developments across multiple participants and industries, with location and other safety related data being shared in an anonymized fashion. Specifically, a location based server is provided that implements a vulnerable road user protocol. This vulnerable road user protocol avoids the use of global vehicle identification numbers and does not utilize persistent storage for such information, thereby mitigating location based privacy concerns. Further, the present disclosure provides a “hybrid” simulation engine that can be used to tailor and provide specific road user alerts, and specifies a risk assessment module that acts as a logic for quantifying the risk level associated with each unique road user relationship. Finally, the present disclosure provides an alert methodology for certain vulnerable road users based on noise-cancelling headphone and 3D audio algorithm technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Winzell, Jonas Fenn
  • Patent number: 11151396
    Abstract: Real time vehicle occupant emergency health data systems and methods that link a vehicle subsystem, a cloud subsystem, and a public health profile subsystem such that, in a triggering vehicle emergency event or the like, the health status of a previously-identified or unidentified vehicle occupant is captured in real time by an on-board camera and/or other sensor. This vehicle occupant identification and health status information are variously transmitted to the cloud, where the vehicle occupant identification is coupled with available public health profile information, in the case of a previously-identified vehicle occupant. Subsequently, the health status information and public health profile information are transmitted to an emergency responder or the like, thereby aiding in rendering medical assistance to an injured or sick vehicle occupant. The systems and methods of the present disclosure may also provide data analytics information that may be used later to improve vehicle safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Aswathy Surendran, Peter Winzell
  • Publication number: 20200285872
    Abstract: Real time vehicle occupant emergency health data systems and methods that link a vehicle subsystem, a cloud subsystem, and a public health profile subsystem such that, in a triggering vehicle emergency event or the like, the health status of a previously-identified or unidentified vehicle occupant is captured in real time by an on-board camera and/or other sensor. This vehicle occupant identification and health status information are variously transmitted to the cloud, where the vehicle occupant identification is coupled with available public health profile information, in the case of a previously-identified vehicle occupant. Subsequently, the health status information and public health profile information are transmitted to an emergency responder or the like, thereby aiding in rendering medical assistance to an injured or sick vehicle occupant. The systems and methods of the present disclosure may also provide data analytics information that may be used later to improve vehicle safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Aswathy SURENDRAN, Peter WINZELL
  • Patent number: 10706302
    Abstract: Real time vehicle occupant emergency health data systems and methods that link a vehicle subsystem, a cloud subsystem, and a public health profile subsystem such that, in a triggering vehicle emergency event or the like, the health status of a previously-identified or unidentified vehicle occupant is captured in real time by an on-board camera and/or other sensor. This vehicle occupant identification and health status information are variously transmitted to the cloud, where the vehicle occupant identification is coupled with available public health profile information, in the case of a previously-identified vehicle occupant. Subsequently, the health status information and public health profile information are transmitted to an emergency responder or the like, thereby aiding in rendering medical assistance to an injured or sick vehicle occupant. The systems and methods of the present disclosure may also provide data analytics information that may be used later to improve vehicle safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Aswathy Surendran, Peter Winzell
  • Publication number: 20190370576
    Abstract: Real time vehicle occupant emergency health data systems and methods that link a vehicle subsystem, a cloud subsystem, and a public health profile subsystem such that, in a triggering vehicle emergency event or the like, the health status of a previously-identified or unidentified vehicle occupant is captured in real time by an on-board camera and/or other sensor. This vehicle occupant identification and health status information are variously transmitted to the cloud, where the vehicle occupant identification is coupled with available public health profile information, in the case of a previously-identified vehicle occupant. Subsequently, the health status information and public health profile information are transmitted to an emergency responder or the like, thereby aiding in rendering medical assistance to an injured or sick vehicle occupant. The systems and methods of the present disclosure may also provide data analytics information that may be used later to improve vehicle safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Aswathy Surendran, Peter Winzell