Patents by Inventor Ryan ALLARD

Ryan ALLARD 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).

  • Method and apparatus for intelligent inspection and interaction between a vehicle and a drone
    Patent number: 10703476
    Abstract: An approach is provided for intelligent inspection and interaction between a vehicle and a drone. The approach, for example, involves retrieving vehicle specification data for the vehicle. The vehicle specification data identifies one or more sensors of the vehicle, one or more sensor locations on the vehicle corresponding to the one or more sensors, or a combination thereof. The approach also involves configuring the drone device to move from a docked location to the one or more sensor locations on the vehicle based on the vehicle specification data. The approach further involves initiating an inspection function, an interaction function, or a combination thereof between the drone device and the vehicle when the drone device is positioned in proximity to the one or more sensor locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Ryan Allard, Frank Kozak
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT INSPECTION AND INTERACTION BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND A DRONE
    Publication number: 20190055015
    Abstract: An approach is provided for intelligent inspection and interaction between a vehicle and a drone. The approach, for example, involves retrieving vehicle specification data for the vehicle. The vehicle specification data identifies one or more sensors of the vehicle, one or more sensor locations on the vehicle corresponding to the one or more sensors, or a combination thereof. The approach also involves configuring the drone device to move from a docked location to the one or more sensor locations on the vehicle based on the vehicle specification data. The approach further involves initiating an inspection function, an interaction function, or a combination thereof between the drone device and the vehicle when the drone device is positioned in proximity to the one or more sensor locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan ALLARD, Frank KOZAK