Patents by Inventor Shaun Kohei WESTBROOK

Shaun Kohei WESTBROOK 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).

  • Autonomous mobile workforce system and method
    Patent number: 11878795
    Abstract: A method for workforce management includes receiving a service request associated with a task area from a user device, and controlling movement of an unmanned aerial machine from a home base to the task area. The unmanned aerial machine acquires evaluation data about the task area. The method also includes determining a task to be performed based on the service request, the task area, and the evaluation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Kisiler, Victor Acuña, Bonnie Hu Chen, Shaun Kohei Westbrook
  • AUTONOMOUS MOBILE WORKFORCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210188430
    Abstract: A method for workforce management includes receiving a service request associated with a task area from a user device, and controlling movement of an unmanned aerial machine from a home base to the task area. The unmanned aerial machine acquires evaluation data about the task area. The method also includes determining a task to be performed based on the service request, the task area, and the evaluation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Kisiler, Victor Acuña, Bonnie Hu Chen, Shaun Kohei Westbrook
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLAYBACK OF MEDIA USING GESTURES
    Publication number: 20170220120
    Abstract: The playback of media by a playback device is controlled by input gestures. Each user gesture can be first broken down into a base gesture which indicates a specific playback mode. The gesture is then broken down into a second part which contains a modifier command which determines the speed for the playback mode determined from the base command. Media content is then played using the specified playback mode at a speed determined by the modifier command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Shaun Kohei WESTBROOK, Juan M. NOGUEROL
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRAILERS AND EFFECTS
    Publication number: 20160094884
    Abstract: A trailer mode for a media service is provided. The trailer mode may provide trailers for content available on the media service platform (500, 540) to client devices (510) based on user preferences, viewing habits, and/or content themes. The trailer mode may be invoked on demand by a user and/or after a period of inactivity. The media service may use a combination of local and remote sources for playback of trailers during the trailer mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Shaun Kohei WESTBROOK