Patents by Inventor Roy Goudy
Roy Goudy 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).
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Publication number: 20170008455Abstract: A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle includes receiving, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles; identifying host vehicle information for the host vehicle; determining that a potential message occlusion exists based at least in part on the remote vehicle information for the one or more remote vehicles and the host vehicle information; and in response to determining that a potential message occlusion exists, causing a message occlusion alert to be output.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: ROY GOUDY, NEAL PROBERT, JEREMY CHAMBERS, ANDREW CHRISTENSEN
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Publication number: 20170008454Abstract: A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle includes receiving remote vehicle information indicating geospatial state and kinematic state for each of the one or more remote vehicles. The method also includes identifying host vehicle information indicating geospatial state and kinematic state for the host vehicle, identifying a queue length representing a number of vehicles queued ahead of the host vehicle, and identifying at least one of the one or more remote vehicles as a conflicting vehicle. The method also includes determining a time-to-contact based on the remote vehicle information corresponding to the conflicting vehicle and the host vehicle information. The method also includes causing a warning alert to be output if the time-to-contact is less than a warning alert threshold and only if the queue length is zero vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: ANDREW CHRISTENSEN, ROY GOUDY, NEAL PROBERT, JEREMY CHAMBERS
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Publication number: 20160375768Abstract: A vehicle implementing vehicle operation assistance information management for autonomous vehicle control operation may identify a vehicle operation assistance information item, the vehicle operation assistance information item indicating a location of a candidate vehicle control operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: HEATHER KONET, ROY GOUDY, ANDREW CHRISTENSEN
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Publication number: 20160375766Abstract: A method and apparatus for vehicle operation assistance information management may include a vehicle, which may include a primary graphical display portion and a secondary graphical display portion. Vehicle operation assistance information management may include identifying vehicle operation assistance information, identifying an immanency, an urgency, and a utility for the vehicle operation assistance information. The urgency may indicate an advance urgency, and a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the secondary graphical display portion. The urgency may indicate an advisory urgency or a warning urgency, a first portion of a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the primary graphical display portion, and, subsequently, and a second portion of a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the secondary graphical display portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Heather Konet, Adrian Tan, Roy Goudy, Andrew Christensen, Neal Probert, Jeremy Chambers
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Publication number: 20160375767Abstract: A vehicle implementing vehicle operation assistance information management for autonomous vehicle control transfer may identify a vehicle operation assistance information item indicating a location of an expected vehicle operation control transfer, and may, on a condition that an immanency for the vehicle operation assistance information item is within a maximum relevant immanence, determine an urgency based on the immanency, and present a representation of the vehicle operation assistance information item, which may include controlling a primary graphical display portion of the vehicle to present a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information item, controlling a secondary graphical display portion of the vehicle to present the graphical representation, or a combination thereof. The vehicle may, control an auditory presentation device of the vehicle to present an auditory representation of the vehicle operation assistance information item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: HEATHER KONET, ROY GOUDY, ANDREW CHRISTENSEN
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Publication number: 20160098926Abstract: A method of monitoring emergency vehicles includes generating host vehicle information with a navigation unit, the host vehicle information including a host vehicle location and a host vehicle heading, receiving emergency vehicle information with a receiver, the emergency vehicle information including an emergency vehicle emergency status, an emergency vehicle location and an emergency vehicle heading, determining with a controller a distance between the host vehicle location and the emergency vehicle location, determining with the controller whether the distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is decreasing, and performing a mitigation operation, when the distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is decreasing, and the distance between host vehicle and the emergency vehicle is a threshold distance or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Neal PROBERT, Roy GOUDY, Jeremy CHAMBERS, Andy CHRISTENSEN
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Publication number: 20160096519Abstract: A method of monitoring passenger buses includes generating host vehicle information with a navigation unit, the host vehicle information including a host vehicle location and a host vehicle heading, receiving passenger bus information with a receiver, the passenger bus information including an passenger bus status, a passenger bus location and a passenger bus heading, determining with a controller a distance between the host vehicle location and the passenger bus location, determining with the controller whether the distance between host vehicle location and the passenger bus location is decreasing, and performing a mitigation operation, when the distance between host vehicle location and the passenger bus location is decreasing, and the distance between host vehicle location and the passenger bus location is a threshold distance or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Roy GOUDY, Neal PROBERT, Jeremy CHAMBERS, Andy CHRISTENSEN
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Publication number: 20150360601Abstract: A vehicle headlight control system includes a headlight, a positioning system, a receiver, and a controller. The positioning system is configured to generate host vehicle information including a host vehicle location and a host vehicle trajectory. The receiver is configured to receive remote vehicle information including a remote vehicle location and a remote vehicle trajectory. The controller is configured to calculate a remote vehicle distance from the host vehicle location based on the remote vehicle information and the host vehicle information, determine whether the remote vehicle distance is less than a predetermined distance, and automatically operate the headlight in a first setting while the remote vehicle distance is determined to be less than the predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Jeremy CHAMBERS, Roy GOUDY, Neal PROBERT, Andy CHRISTENSEN
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Patent number: 9177478Abstract: A vehicle contact avoidance system includes a detection system, a warning system, and a controller. The detection system is configured to detect a remote obstacle in proximity to a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle contact avoidance system, including information related to at least one of a speed, a direction and a distance of the remote obstacle relative to the host vehicle. The warning system is configured to emit a warning sound to notify a driver of the host vehicle of imminent contact between the host vehicle and the remote obstacle. The controller is programmed to determine whether contact between the host vehicle and the remote obstacle is imminent based of the information supplied to the controller by the detection system, and programmed to cause the warning system to emit the warning sound. The warning sound includes a non-speech portion and a speech portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Heather Konet, Neal Probert, Jeremy Chambers, Roy Goudy, Andrew Christensen
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Publication number: 20150123778Abstract: A vehicle contact avoidance system includes a detection system, a warning system, and a controller. The detection system is configured to detect a remote obstacle in proximity to a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle contact avoidance system, including information related to at least one of a speed, a direction and a distance of the remote obstacle relative to the host vehicle. The warning system is configured to emit a warning sound to notify a driver of the host vehicle of imminent contact between the host vehicle and the remote obstacle. The controller is programmed to determine whether contact between the host vehicle and the remote obstacle is imminent based of the information supplied to the controller by the detection system, and programmed to cause the warning system to emit the warning sound. The warning sound includes a non-speech portion and a speech portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Heather KONET, Neal PROBERT, Jeremy CHAMBERS, Roy GOUDY, Andrew CHRISTENSEN
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Patent number: 8878660Abstract: A vehicle meter cluster basically includes a meter cluster housing, an instrument display, a lens and a light source. The lens is disposed in front of the instrument display and includes a reflective area. The light source is mounted on the meter cluster housing or proximate to the meter cluster housing. The light source is configured to selectively emit light toward the reflective area of the lens to selectively provide warning information on the reflective area.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Heather Konet, Roy Goudy, Jeremy Chambers, Andy Christensen, John Combest, Jim Grabow
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Patent number: 8547251Abstract: An on-board vehicle warning system includes a location detecting section, a regulation retrieving section, an incoming message receiving section and a potential violation alerting section. The location detecting section detects respective geographic locations of a vehicle and a forthcoming intersection. The regulation retrieving section retrieves, based on the intersection location, a jurisdiction including local intersection regulation information pertaining to a vehicle position with respect to an intersection boundary at the time of a particular phase transition of a traffic light. The incoming message receiving section receives intersection status information of the intersection containing a geographic location of the boundary and phase information including a current phase and a time to the phase transition of a traffic light of the intersection.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Roy Goudy, Tetsuya Iijima, Seiji Takeda
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Publication number: 20130015983Abstract: An on-board vehicle warning system includes a location detecting section, a regulation retrieving section, an incoming message receiving section and a potential violation alerting section. The location detecting section detects respective geographic locations of a vehicle and a forthcoming intersection. The regulation retrieving section retrieves, based on the intersection location, a jurisdiction including local intersection regulation information pertaining to a vehicle position with respect to an intersection boundary at the time of a particular phase transition of a traffic light. The incoming message receiving section receives intersection status information of the intersection containing a geographic location of the boundary and phase information including a current phase and a time to the phase transition of a traffic light of the intersection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Roy GOUDY, Tetsuya IIJIMA, Seiji TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20130002414Abstract: A vehicle meter cluster basically includes a meter cluster housing, an instrument display, a lens and a light source. The lens is disposed in front of the instrument display and includes a reflective area. The light source is mounted on the meter cluster housing or proximate to the meter cluster housing. The light source is configured to selectively emit light toward the reflective area of the lens to selectively provide warning information on the reflective area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Heather Konet, Roy Goudy, Jeremy Chambers, Andy Christensen, John Combest, Jim Grabow
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Patent number: 8294594Abstract: An on-board vehicle warning system includes a vehicle location detecting section, a traffic regulation retrieving section, an incoming message receiving section, a vehicle information detecting section, a potential violation alerting section. The traffic regulation retrieving section is configured to retrieve information relating to a local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle from traffic regulation data including traffic regulations relating to a plurality of jurisdictions. The potential violation alerting section is configured to determine a potential traffic violation based on the intersection information and the vehicle travel information, and to selectively produce a driver notification to a driver of the host vehicle based upon a determination of the potential traffic violation according to the local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2008Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Roy Goudy, Tetsuya Iijima, Seiji Takeda
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Publication number: 20090224942Abstract: An on-board vehicle warning system includes a vehicle location detecting section, a traffic regulation retrieving section, an incoming message receiving section, a vehicle information detecting section, a potential violation alerting section. The traffic regulation retrieving section is configured to retrieve information relating to a local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle from traffic regulation data including traffic regulations relating to a plurality of jurisdictions. The potential violation alerting section is configured to determine a potential traffic violation based on the intersection information and the vehicle travel information, and to selectively produce a driver notification to a driver of the host vehicle based upon a determination of the potential traffic violation according to the local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2008Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Roy Goudy, Tetsuya Iljima, Seiji Takeda
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Publication number: 20060142917Abstract: The present invention is operative to disable at least one infotainment device under certain conditions relative to the current driving environment of the user. The system uses a weighted matrix to assign risk to certain sensed conditions while driving. A changed condition is assigned a weight and the weighted risks are summed to calculate risk level information. The risk level information is thereafter compared to priority level information associated with at least one infotainment device. When the risk level information exceeds or is equal to the priority level information of the at least one infotainment device the system temporarily disables the infotainment device until the driving environment changes to a condition where it is safe to operate the infotainment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2006Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: Toyota Technical Center USA, Inc.Inventor: Roy Goudy
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Publication number: 20050038573Abstract: The present invention is operative to disable at least one infotainment device under certain conditions relative to the current driving environment of the user. The system uses a weighted matrix to assign risk to certain sensed conditions while driving. A changed condition is assigned a weight and the weighted risks are summed to calculate risk level information. The risk level information is thereafter compared to priority level information associated with at least one infotainment device. When the risk level information exceeds or is equal to the priority level information of the at least one infotainment device the system temporarily disables the infotainment device until the driving environment changes to a condition where it is safe to operate the infotainment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2003Publication date: February 17, 2005Inventor: Roy Goudy