Patents by Inventor Reza A. Ghanbari

Reza A. Ghanbari 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: 20240036580
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using risk profiles for creating and deploying new vehicle event definitions to a fleet of vehicles are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain a first risk profile, a second risk profile, and vehicle event characterization information; select individual ones of the previously detected vehicle events that have one or more characteristics in common; determine circumstances for at least a predefined period prior to occurrences of the selected vehicle events; create a new vehicle event definition based on the determined set of circumstances; distribute the new vehicle event definition to individual vehicles in the fleet of vehicles; and receive additional vehicle event information from the individual vehicles in the fleet of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Shayne Brookins, David Forney, Reza Ghanbari, Jason Palmer, Mark Freitas
  • Publication number: 20240021081
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system that generates data describing physical surroundings of vehicles during operation. Individual vehicles carry sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to one or both of the physical surroundings of the vehicles and/or the operation of the vehicles. Based on the generated output signals, the physical surroundings in which the first vehicle is operating are derived, such as, for example, the speeds of different nearby vehicles, and their distances to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Slaven Sljivar, Jason Palmer, Reza Ghanbari, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Barry James Parshall, Mark Freitas, Daniel Andrew Deninger
  • Publication number: 20240021027
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system configured to generate and provide timely vehicle event information for a fleet of vehicles including at least a first vehicle. Individual vehicles detect vehicle events and transmit related information to a remote computing server. The remote computing server determines whether the detected vehicles events are relevant to add to a set of vehicle events scenarios. For example, if a particular vehicle event is duplicative of a previous vehicle event, if may not need to be added. The newest vehicles events may be reported at certain intervals, in particular if they are indicative of a trend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Freitas, Jason Palmer, Reza Ghanbari, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Slaven Sljivar, Barry James Parshall, Daniel Andrew Deninger
  • Patent number: 11854313
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a distributed data center that includes resources carried by a fleet of vehicles. The system includes sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicles. The system may detect vehicle events based on the information conveyed by the output signals. The system includes a remote computing server configured to present a user interface to a user. Through the user interface, the user may query information from one or more vehicles in the fleet. The distributed query is transmitted to individual vehicles, and results are locally processed in accordance with response constraints and subsequently transmitted back to the remote computing server for presentation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Reza Ghanbari, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, David Forney, Mark Freitas, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Jeffrey Griswold, Jason Palmer
  • Publication number: 20230386266
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a distributed data center that includes resources carried by a fleet of vehicles. Individual vehicles carry sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicles and/or the surroundings of the vehicles. The system includes a remote computing server configured to obtain executable code from a user, and subsequently transmit the executable code to individual vehicles in the fleet. Individual vehicles locally execute the executable code to produce local results, and subsequently transfer the results to the remote computing server for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Reza Ghanbari, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Mark Freitas, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Slaven Sljivar, Jason Palmer, Jeffrey Griswold, David Forney
  • Patent number: 11830365
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system that generates data describing physical surroundings of vehicles during operation. Individual vehicles carry sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to one or both of the physical surroundings of the vehicles and/or the operation of the vehicles. Based on the generated output signals, the physical surroundings in which the first vehicle is operating are derived, such as, for example, the speeds of different nearby vehicles, and their distances to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Slaven Sljivar, Jason Palmer, Reza Ghanbari, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Barry James Parshall, Mark Freitas, Daniel Andrew Deninger
  • Patent number: 11815898
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using risk profiles for creating and deploying new vehicle event definitions to a fleet of vehicles are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain a first risk profile, a second risk profile, and vehicle event characterization information; select individual ones of the previously detected vehicle events that have one or more characteristics in common; determine circumstances for at least a predefined period prior to occurrences of the selected vehicle events; create a new vehicle event definition based on the determined set of circumstances; distribute the new vehicle event definition to individual vehicles in the fleet of vehicles; and receive additional vehicle event information from the individual vehicles in the fleet of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Shayne Brookins, David Forney, Reza Ghanbari, Jason Palmer, Mark Freitas
  • Patent number: 11776327
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a distributed data center that includes resources carried by a fleet of vehicles. Individual vehicles carry sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicles and/or the surroundings of the vehicles. The system includes a remote computing server configured to obtain executable code from a user, and subsequently transmit the executable code to individual vehicles in the fleet. Individual vehicles locally execute the executable code to produce local results, and subsequently transfer the results to the remote computing server for presentation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Reza Ghanbari, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Mark Freitas, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Slaven Sljivar, Jason Palmer, Jeffrey Griswold, David Forney
  • Patent number: 11727730
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system configured to generate and provide timely vehicle event information for a fleet of vehicles including at least a first vehicle. Individual vehicles detect vehicle events and transmit related information to a remote computing server. The remote computing server determines whether the detected vehicles events are relevant to add to a set of vehicle events scenarios. For example, if a particular vehicle event is duplicative of a previous vehicle event, if may not need to be added. The newest vehicles events may be reported at certain intervals, in particular if they are indicative of a trend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Freitas, Jason Palmer, Reza Ghanbari, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Slaven Sljivar, Barry James Parshall, Daniel Andrew Deninger
  • Publication number: 20230230480
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a distributed data center that includes resources carried by a fleet of vehicles. The system includes sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicles and/or the surroundings of vehicles. The system includes a remote computing server configured to maintain map data and distribute it to the fleet, including local map data to individual vehicles pertaining to their surroundings. Individual vehicles may compare the local map data with the information related to their individual surroundings. Based on such comparisons, individual vehicles may detect discrepancies between the local map data and the information related to their individual surroundings. The remote computing server may modify and/or update the map data based on the detected discrepancies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Reza Ghanbari, David Forney, Mark Freitas, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Jeffrey Griswold, Jason Palmer
  • Publication number: 20230176587
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using risk profiles for fleet management of a fleet of vehicles are disclosed. Fleet management may include determining the performance levels of particular vehicle operators. The risk profiles characterize values representing likelihoods of occurrences of vehicle events. The values are based on vehicle event information for previously detected vehicle events. Exemplary implementations may: receive, from a particular vehicle, particular vehicle event information for particular vehicle events that have been detected by the particular vehicle; determine one or more metrics that quantify a performance level of the particular vehicle operator, based on the risk profiles; compare the one or more metrics for the particular vehicle operator with aggregated metrics that quantify performance levels of a set of vehicle operators; and store, transfer, and/or present results of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: David Forney, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Reza Ghanbari, Jason Palmer, Mark Freitas
  • Patent number: 11657711
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a distributed data center that includes resources carried by a fleet of vehicles. The system includes sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicles and/or the surroundings of vehicles. The system includes a remote computing server configured to maintain map data and distribute it to the fleet, including local map data to individual vehicles pertaining to their surroundings. Individual vehicles may compare the local map data with the information related to their individual surroundings. Based on such comparisons, individual vehicles may detect discrepancies between the local map data and the information related to their individual surroundings. The remote computing server may modify and/or update the map data based on the detected discrepancies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Reza Ghanbari, David Forney, Mark Freitas, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Jeffrey Griswold, Jason Palmer
  • Patent number: 11609579
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using risk profiles for fleet management of a fleet of vehicles are disclosed. Fleet management may include determining the performance levels of particular vehicle operators. The risk profiles characterize values representing likelihoods of occurrences of vehicle events. The values are based on vehicle event information for previously detected vehicle events. Exemplary implementations may: receive, from a particular vehicle, particular vehicle event information for particular vehicle events that have been detected by the particular vehicle; determine one or more metrics that quantify a performance level of the particular vehicle operator, based on the risk profiles; compare the one or more metrics for the particular vehicle operator with aggregated metrics that quantify performance levels of a set of vehicle operators; and store, transfer, and/or present results of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Forney, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Reza Ghanbari, Jason Palmer, Mark Freitas
  • Publication number: 20230078143
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and using deviations from driver-specific vehicle performance expectations for a particular vehicle operator are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may obtain trip information or service information that include values for driver performance metrics pertaining to a particular vehicle operator; determine the driver-specific performance expectations by aggregating information included in the obtained trip information; determine particular metric values for a current trip; compare the determined driver-specific performance expectations with the particular metric values for the current trip; determine deviations based on the comparisons; determine whether to recommend an action based on the deviations; and generate and/or provide one or more notifications to at least one of the particular vehicle operator, a stakeholder of the fleet of vehicles, and a remote computing server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Reza Ghanbari, Ashim Bose, Jason Palmer, David Wagstaff
  • Publication number: 20230084964
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and using fleet-specific vehicle operator performance for a set of vehicle operators are disclosed. A fleet of vehicles may be operated by a set of vehicle operators. Exemplary implementations may obtain trip information or service information that include values for driver performance metrics pertaining to individual vehicle operators; determine the fleet-specific vehicle operator performance by aggregating information included in the obtained trip and/or service information; determine particular metric values for a particular vehicle operator; compare the determined fleet-specific vehicle operator performance with the determined particular metric values; based on the comparison, generate and/or provide one or more notifications to at least one of the particular vehicle operator, a stakeholder of the fleet of vehicles, and a remote computing server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Reza Ghanbari, Ashim Bose, Jason Palmer, David Wagstaff
  • Patent number: 11587371
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a distributed data center that includes resources carried by a fleet of vehicles. The system includes sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicles. The system may detect vehicle events based on the information conveyed by the output signals. The system includes a remote computing server configured to present a user interface to a user. Through the user interface, the user may query information from one or more vehicles in the fleet. The distributed query is transmitted to individual vehicles, and results are locally processed in accordance with response constraints and subsequently transmitted back to the remote computing server for presentation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Reza Ghanbari, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, David Forney, Mark Freitas, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Jeffrey Griswold, Jason Palmer
  • Publication number: 20220242310
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying whether vehicle operators are paying attention are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: generate output signals conveying information related to a first vehicle operator; make a first type of determination of at least one of an object on which attention of the first vehicle operator is focused and/or a direction in which attention of the first vehicle operator is focused; make a second type of determination regarding fatigue of the first vehicle operator; make a third type of determination of at least one of a distraction level of the first vehicle operator and/or a fatigue level of the first vehicle operator; and effectuate a notification regarding the third type of determination to at least one of the first vehicle operator and/or a remote computing server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Mauricia, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Reza Ghanbari, Mark Freitas, Jeffrey Griswold, David Forney, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Jason Palmer
  • Publication number: 20220198841
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a distributed data center that includes resources carried by a fleet of vehicles. The system includes sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicles. The system may detect vehicle events based on the information conveyed by the output signals. The system includes a remote computing server configured to present a user interface to a user. Through the user interface, the user may query information from one or more vehicles in the fleet. The distributed query is transmitted to individual vehicles, and results are locally processed in accordance with response constraints and subsequently transmitted back to the remote computing server for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Reza Ghanbari, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, David Forney, Mark Freitas, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Jeffrey Griswold, Jason Palmer
  • Patent number: 11364844
    Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying whether vehicle operators are paying attention are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: generate output signals conveying information related to a first vehicle operator; make a first type of determination of at least one of an object on which attention of the first vehicle operator is focused and/or a direction in which attention of the first vehicle operator is focused; make a second type of determination regarding fatigue of the first vehicle operator; make a third type of determination of at least one of a distraction level of the first vehicle operator and/or a fatigue level of the first vehicle operator; and effectuate a notification regarding the third type of determination to at least one of the first vehicle operator and/or a remote computing server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Mauricia, Daniel Andrew Deninger, Reza Ghanbari, Mark Freitas, Jeffrey Griswold, David Forney, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, Jason Palmer
  • Publication number: 20220163976
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and using risk profiles for management of a fleet of vehicles are disclosed. The risk profiles characterize values representing likelihoods of occurrences of vehicle events, based on previously detected vehicle events. Exemplary implementations may: obtain vehicle event information for vehicle events that have been detected by the fleet of vehicles; aggregate the vehicle event information for multiple ones of the events to create one or more of a first risk profile, a second risk profile and/or a third risk profile; obtain a point of origin for and a target destination of a particular vehicle; determine a set of routes from the point of origin to the target destination; determine individual values representing likelihoods of occurrences of vehicle events along individual routes in the set of routes; select the first route from the set of routes; and provide the selected first route to the particular vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Reza Ghanbari, Nicholas Shayne Brookins, David Forney, Jason Palmer, Mark Freitas