Patents by Inventor Runjia Du

Runjia Du 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).

  • Personalized speed limiter
    Patent number: 12337859
    Abstract: A speed limiter for a vehicle can be personalized. The speed limiter can be caused to be activated. A user can provide a user input on a user interface. The user input can include a speed limiter personalization setting. In response to the user input, the speed limiter personalization setting can be caused to be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Rohit Gupta, Ziran Wang, Runjia Du, Kyungtae Han
  • PERSONALIZED TAKEOVER PREDICTION WITH DRIVER TACTILE INPUTS
    Publication number: 20250042444
    Abstract: Systems and methods of transitioning a vehicle from being autonomously controlled by an autonomous vehicle control system to being controlled by a driver upon the driver taking over driving of the vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain tactile information corresponding to the driver of the vehicle while the vehicle is being autonomously controlled by the autonomous vehicle control system; predict, using the tactile information, when the driver will be ready to take over driving of the vehicle from the autonomous vehicle control system; alert the driver to take over driving of the vehicle from the autonomous vehicle control system based on the prediction as to when the driver will be ready to take over driving of the vehicle; and transition the vehicle from being autonomously controlled by the autonomous vehicle control system to being controlled by the driver upon the driver taking over driving of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ziran Wang, Rohit Gupta, Kyungtae Han, Runjia Du
  • PERSONALIZED SPEED LIMITER
    Publication number: 20240208520
    Abstract: A speed limiter for a vehicle can be personalized. The speed limiter can be caused to be activated. A user can provide a user input on a user interface. The user input can include a speed limiter personalization setting. In response to the user input, the speed limiter personalization setting can be caused to be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Rohit Gupta, Ziran Wang, Runjia Du, Kyungtae Han