Patents by Inventor Robert Mazzola

Robert Mazzola 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: 20240086982
    Abstract: Image-based parking recognition and navigation systems and methods are disclosed. An example method includes: obtaining camera data collected by the plurality of cameras, the image data identifying one or more parking locations; analyzing the camera data in accordance with one or more machine learning techniques to identify a plurality of candidate parking location, obtaining, from a smart phone app executed on a mobile user device, a user request to reserve a candidate parking location in the plurality of candidate parking location; determining a location of the candidate parking location based on location data associated with a first camera; identifying a booking method to reserve the candidate parking location based on the location of the candidate parking location; and responsive to obtaining the user request, enabling a user issuing the user request to reserve the candidate parking location through smart phone app executed on the mobile user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter, Noah Kindler
  • Patent number: 11915587
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides solutions for facilitating the selection of a parking space by a user of a parking application. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for monitoring sensor data and location data associated with a user device, retrieving, based on the location data associated with a user device, listing data associated with one or more parking spaces in a vicinity of the user device, and capturing image data that includes at least a portion of the one or more parking spaces. In some aspects, the process may further include steps for overlaying one or more graphical objects onto the image data, wherein the one or more graphical objects are based on the listing data associated with the one or more parking spaces. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval
  • Patent number: 11907976
    Abstract: A method for managing vehicles comprises: detecting motion of an object at a first location associated with a geographic area using a motion sensor, the geographic area including one or more parking locations; responsive to detecting the motion of the object at the first location, capturing, using one or more cameras, image data associated with the first location; using one or more edge processors located within a threshold proximity of the geographic area to access a machine learning computer vision model. The one or more edge processors are configured to execute instructions locally to the first location to perform operations comprising: obtaining, at the computer vision model, the image data associated with the object; determining, by the computer vision model, that the object is a vehicle; identifying, by the computer vision model, one or more vehicle specific parameters associated with the vehicle; and determine the one or more vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter, Robert Mazzola
  • Publication number: 20230401659
    Abstract: A computing system, includes: a non-transitory memory; processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions to perform operations including: detecting a vehicle at a first location, executing instructions local to the first location by one or more edge processors to determine vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle; determining the vehicle is associated with a user account stored in a computerized vehicle management system; in response to the determining that the vehicle is associated with the user account, and transmitting instruction to a first display at the first location to present a user-tailored menu generated by using the edge processors to access a machine learning computer model based on data obtaining from the user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, George Azzi, Callam Poynter, John Oglesby
  • Patent number: 11830046
    Abstract: A method for managing vehicles comprises: detecting motion of an object at a first location associated with a geographic area using a motion sensor, the geographic area including one or more parking locations; responsive to detecting the motion of the object at the first location, capturing, using one or more cameras, image data associated with the first location; using one or more edge processors located within a threshold proximity of the geographic area to access a machine learning computer vision model. The one or more edge processors are configured to execute instructions locally to the first location to perform operations comprising: obtaining, at the computer vision model, the image data associated with the object; determining, by the computer vision model, that the object is a vehicle; identifying, by the computer vision model, one or more vehicle specific parameters associated with the vehicle; and determine the one or more vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter, Robert Mazzola
  • Patent number: 11816709
    Abstract: Image-based parking recognition and navigation systems and methods are disclosed. An example method includes: obtaining camera data collected by the plurality of cameras, the image data identifying one or more parking locations; analyzing the camera data in accordance with one or more machine learning techniques to identify a plurality of candidate parking location; obtaining, from a smart phone app executed on a mobile user device, a user request to reserve a candidate parking location in the plurality of candidate parking location; determining a location of the candidate parking location based on location data associated with a first camera; identifying a booking method to reserve the candidate parking location based on the location of the candidate parking location; and responsive to obtaining the user request, enabling a user issuing the user request to reserve the candidate parking location through smart phone app executed on the mobile user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter, Noah Kindler
  • Publication number: 20230274201
    Abstract: Parking space selection and navigation systems and methods are disclosed. Computing devices are configured to receive a search request from a user device to secure a first parking space, secure a first parking space for the first user device, determine a first value associated with the first parking space and a second value associated with a second parking space based on listing parameters, determine that the second value is greater than the first value by a predefined amount, and, in response to that determination, transmit a message to the user device comprising a prompt configured to secure the second listing and transmitting a second user-selectable message to a second user device, the second user-selectable message comprising a prompt configured to exchange the second parking space with the first with an incentive for the second user device to exchange parking spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter
  • Patent number: 11727510
    Abstract: A computing system, includes: a non-transitory memory; processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions to perform operations including: detecting a vehicle at a first location, executing instructions local to the first location by one or more edge processors to determine vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle; determining the vehicle is associated with a user account stored in a computerized vehicle management system; in response to the determining that the vehicle is associated with the user account, and transmitting instruction to a first display at the first location to present a user-tailored menu generated by using the edge processors to access a machine learning computer model based on data obtaining from the user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, George Azzi, Callam Poynter, John Oglesby
  • Patent number: 11710404
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides solutions for facilitating the selection of a parking space by a user of a parking application. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for monitoring sensor data and location data associated with a user device, retrieving, based on the location data associated with a user device, listing data associated with one or more parking spaces in a vicinity of the user device, and capturing image data that includes at least a portion of the one or more parking spaces. In some aspects, the process may further include steps for overlaying one or more graphical objects onto the image data, wherein the one or more graphical objects are based on the listing data associated with the one or more parking spaces. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval
  • Patent number: 11663531
    Abstract: Parking space selection and navigation systems and methods are disclosed. One or more computing devices are configured to receive a search request from a first user device to secure a parking space for a vehicle, which includes one or more listing parameter, secure a first parking space stored in a database based on the search request, and determine a first listing value for the first parking space. The computing device(s) are configured to receive information associated with a second parking space and determine a second listing value for the second parking space. The computing device(s) are configured to determine that the second listing value is greater than the first listing value by a predefined value, transmit a message to the first and second user devices, and automatically transmit information relating to the parking reservation to a navigation application to update a destination associated with the second parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter
  • Patent number: 11514784
    Abstract: Vehicular movement detection systems and methods are disclosed. A computing device is configured to monitor sensor data and location data associated with a first user device including one or more sensors, and monitor traffic data associated with a location of the first user device based on the sensor data and location data. In response to the data, the computing device determines whether to provide a user-selectable message to the first user device based on a vehicle speed, proximity to a destination, and vehicle speed relative to traffic speed. The user-selectable message comprises a prompt configured to transmit a search request for a listing location. In response to the determination, the user-selectable message is provided to the first user device. In response to receiving a search request, the computing device is configured to transmit instructions to the first user device to direct the first user device to a first listing location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval
  • Publication number: 20220335343
    Abstract: Parking space selection and navigation systems and methods are disclosed. One or more computing devices are configured to receive a search request from a first user device to secure a parking space for a vehicle, which includes one or more listing parameter, secure a first parking space stored in a database based on the search request, and determine a first listing value for the first parking space. The computing device(s) are configured to receive information associated with a second parking space and determine a second listing value for the second parking space. The computing device(s) are configured to determine that the second listing value is greater than the first listing value by a predefined value, transmit a message to the first and second user devices, and automatically transmit information relating to the parking reservation to a navigation application to update a destination associated with the second parking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter
  • Publication number: 20220301431
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides solutions for facilitating the selection of a parking space by a user of a parking application. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for monitoring sensor data and location data associated with a user device, retrieving, based on the location data associated with a user device, listing data associated with one or more parking spaces in a vicinity of the user device, and capturing image data that includes at least a portion of the one or more parking spaces. In some aspects, the process may further include steps for overlaying one or more graphical objects onto the image data, wherein the one or more graphical objects are based on the listing data associated with the one or more parking spaces. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval
  • Publication number: 20220237713
    Abstract: A computing system, includes: a non-transitory memory; processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions to perform operations including: detecting a vehicle at a first location, executing instructions local to the first location by one or more edge processors to determine vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle; determining the vehicle is associated with a user account stored in a computerized vehicle management system; in response to the determining that the vehicle is associated with the user account, and transmitting instruction to a first display at the first location to present a user-tailored menu generated by using the edge processors to access a machine learning computer model based on data obtaining from the user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, George Azzi, Callam Poynter, John Oglesby
  • Patent number: 11386360
    Abstract: Parking space selection systems and methods are disclosed. One or more computing devices are configured to determine a first listing value based on one or more listing parameters associated with a first listing, which is secured by a first wireless device. A second listing value is determined based on one or more listing parameters associated with a second listing. The first and second listing value are compared and a difference between them is determined. It is determined whether the difference between the first listing value and the second listing value exceeds a predetermined threshold. In response to the determination that the difference exceeds the predetermined threshold, a user-selectable message is provided on the first wireless device. The user-selectable message includes a prompt configured to secure the second listing. In response to the prompt, the second listing is secured for the first wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter
  • Patent number: 11341431
    Abstract: Parking space selection systems and methods are disclosed. One or more computing devices are configured to determine a first listing value based on one or more listing parameters associated with a first listing, which is secured by a first wireless device. A second listing value is determined based on one or more listing parameters associated with a second listing. The first and second listing value are compared and a difference between them is determined. It is determined whether the difference between the first listing value and the second listing value exceeds a predetermined threshold. In response to the determination that the difference exceeds the predetermined threshold, a user-selectable message is provided on the first wireless device. The user-selectable message includes a prompt configured to secure the second listing. In response to the prompt, the second listing is secured for the first wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Pied Parker, Inc.
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Robert Mazzola, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter
  • Publication number: 20220108474
    Abstract: The technologies regarding dynamic image-based parking systems and methods of operation thereof are disclosed. An example method for operating a camera-based parking management system includes: activating an AI-enabled camera covering a parking area responsive to detecting a parking object; capturing a snapshot of the parking area using the AI-enabled camera; transmitting the snapshot to an edge processor to identify parking object(s) shown in the snapshot; determining that the parking object shown in the snapshot is not capable of being identified with a predefined degree of certainty based on a machine learning model; responsive to the determining: identifying first one or more characteristics about the parking object that potentially reduce identification accuracy; and identifying second one or more characteristics about the snapshot (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, George Azzi, Callam Poynter, Robert Mazzola
  • Publication number: 20220063485
    Abstract: Vehicular communication systems and methods are disclosed, including one or more media devices. A host device inside a vehicle is coupled to a media device that is adaptable to being mounted to the vehicle. The media device includes a display configured to display a default image. The host device is configured to receive data associated with a predefined direction of the vehicle from vehicle operation sensors on the vehicle and receive traffic data from one or more application servers. In response to the data, the host device determines a vehicle status and transmits media content to be presented on the display, including at least one road sign. The host device is further configured to establish a link with a second media device including a display and transmit instructions to project the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Mazzola
  • Publication number: 20210158410
    Abstract: A method for managing vehicles comprises: detecting motion of an object at a first location associated with a geographic area using a motion sensor, the geographic area including one or more parking locations; responsive to detecting the motion of the object at the first location, capturing, using one or more cameras, image data associated with the first location; using one or more edge processors located within a threshold proximity of the geographic area to access a machine learning computer vision model. The one or more edge processors are configured to execute instructions locally to the first location to perform operations comprising: obtaining, at the computer vision model, the image data associated with the object; determining, by the computer vision model, that the object is a vehicle; identifying, by the computer vision model, one or more vehicle specific parameters associated with the vehicle; and determine the one or more vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter, Robert Mazzola
  • Publication number: 20200349617
    Abstract: A method for managing vehicles comprises: detecting motion of an object at a first location associated with a geographic area using a motion sensor, the geographic area including one or more parking locations; responsive to detecting the motion of the object at the first location, capturing, using one or more cameras, image data associated with the first location; using one or more edge processors located within a threshold proximity of the geographic area to access a machine learning computer vision model. The one or more edge processors are configured to execute instructions locally to the first location to perform operations comprising: obtaining, at the computer vision model, the image data associated with the object; determining, by the computer vision model, that the object is a vehicle; identifying, by the computer vision model, one or more vehicle specific parameters associated with the vehicle; and determine the one or more vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Francisco Sandoval, Callam Poynter, Robert Mazzola