Patents by Inventor Simon Hougard

Simon Hougard 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).

  • Patent number: 10909873
    Abstract: An adaptive smart tutorial that assists in operating a vehicle is described. A situational profile for the vehicle including driver identity data is generated. The driver identity data includes respective usage frequency values corresponding to a plurality of assistance instructions. The situational profile is compared to a plurality of assistance profiles including aggregate identity data corresponding to the driver identity data, Based on the comparison, a plurality of similarity values corresponding to the plurality of assistance profiles indicating a level of similarity between the situational profile for the vehicle and a respective assistance profile of the plurality of assistance profiles is generated. An assistance instruction of the plurality of assistance instructions is selected depending upon a similarity value and a usage frequency value that corresponds to the assistance instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc., Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: David M. Nishijima, Lionel Cordesses, Simon Hougard
  • Publication number: 20190012927
    Abstract: An adaptive smart tutorial that assists in operating a vehicle is described. A situational profile for the vehicle including driver identity data is generated. The driver identity data includes respective usage frequency values corresponding to a plurality of assistance instructions. The situational profile is compared to a plurality of assistance profiles including aggregate identity data corresponding to the driver identity data, Based on the comparison, a plurality of similarity values corresponding to the plurality of assistance profiles indicating a level of similarity between the situational profile for the vehicle and a respective assistance profile of the plurality of assistance profiles is generated. An assistance instruction of the plurality of assistance instructions is selected depending upon a similarity value and a usage frequency value that corresponds to the assistance instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: David M. Nishijima, Lionel Cordesses, Simon Hougard
  • Patent number: 10083620
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer readable storage media for a smart tutorial that adapts are described. The smart tutorial may assist in the operation of a vehicle including generating a situational profile that includes driver identity data, vehicle state data, or extra-vehicular state data. The situational profile is compared to assistance profiles that include aggregate identity data, aggregate vehicular state data, or aggregate extra-vehicular state data. The assistance profiles correspond to assistance instructions. Based on the comparison, similarity values corresponding to the assistance profiles are generated based on the comparison between the situational profile and the assistance profiles. The greatest similarity value corresponds to the assistance profile that is most similar to the situational profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc., Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: David M. Nishijima, Lionel Cordesses, Simon Hougard
  • Publication number: 20180033327
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer readable storage media for a smart tutorial that adapts are described. The smart tutorial may assist in the operation of a vehicle including generating a situational profile that includes driver identity data, vehicle state data, or extra-vehicular state data. The situational profile is compared to assistance profiles that include aggregate identity data, aggregate vehicular state data, or aggregate extra-vehicular state data. The assistance profiles correspond to assistance instructions. Based on the comparison, similarity values corresponding to the assistance profiles are generated based on the comparison between the situational profile and the assistance profiles. The greatest similarity value corresponds to the assistance profile that is most similar to the situational profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: David M. Nishijima, Lionel Cordesses, Simon Hougard