Patents by Inventor Regan Towal

Regan Towal 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).

  • Autonomously performing default operations based on current operating contexts
    Patent number: 10479375
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for autonomously performing default operations. A vehicle comprising a processor and a memory may be configured to perform the techniques. The processor may determine, while currently operating autonomously, a current context in which the vehicle is operating autonomously. The memory may store the current context. The processor may further determine, while currently operating autonomously and based on the current context, one of a plurality of operations to perform when the vehicle is unable to continue to operate autonomously, and unable to transfer control of the vehicle to an occupant, and perform the determined one of the plurality of operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Regan Towal
  • AUTONOMOUSLY PERFORMING DEFAULT OPERATIONS BASED ON CURRENT OPERATING CONTEXTS
    Publication number: 20180229737
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for autonomously performing default operations. A vehicle comprising a processor and a memory may be configured to perform the techniques. The processor may determine, while currently operating autonomously, a current context in which the vehicle is operating autonomously. The memory may store the current context. The processor may further determine, while currently operating autonomously and based on the current context, one of a plurality of operations to perform when the vehicle is unable to continue to operate autonomously, and unable to transfer control of the vehicle to an occupant, and perform the determined one of the plurality of operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Regan Towal