Patents by Inventor Son-Ca Nguyen

Son-Ca Nguyen 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).

  • ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20230347937
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling roadside assistance to a vehicle that requires assistance having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a technician may be assigned to the vehicle that requires assistance. A signal corresponding to user input at a remote computing device requesting a change to a state of the vehicle may be received. The signal may be based on details of the assigned technician. Based on the validation, an instruction may be sent to the vehicle to change the state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Son-Ca Nguyen, Salil Pandit, Noah Eisen, Renaud-Roland Hubert, Lauren Tindal, Jessica Gong, Lorena Zalles
  • Roadside assistance for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11738774
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling roadside assistance to a vehicle that requires assistance having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a technician may be assigned to the vehicle that requires assistance. A signal corresponding to user input at a remote computing device requesting a change to a state of the vehicle may be received. The signal may be based on details of the assigned technician. Based on the validation, an instruction may be sent to the vehicle to change the state of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Son-Ca Nguyen, Salil Pandit, Noah Eisen, Renaud-Roland Hubert, Lauren Tindal, Jessica Gong, Lorena Zalles
  • ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20220219735
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling roadside assistance to a vehicle that requires assistance having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a technician may be assigned to the vehicle that requires assistance. A signal corresponding to user input at a remote computing device requesting a change to a state of the vehicle may be received. The signal may be based on details of the assigned technician. Based on the validation, an instruction may be sent to the vehicle to change the state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Son-Ca Nguyen, Salil Pandit, Noah Eisen, Renaud-Roland Hubert, Lauren Tindal, Jessica Gong, Lorena Zalles
  • Roadside assistance for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11285968
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling roadside assistance to a vehicle that requires assistance having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a technician may be assigned to the vehicle that requires assistance. A signal corresponding to user input at a remote computing device requesting a change to a state of the vehicle may be received. The signal may be based on details of the assigned technician. Based on the validation, an instruction may be sent to the vehicle to change the state of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Son-Ca Nguyen, Salil Pandit, Noah Eisen, Renaud-Roland Hubert, Lauren Tindal, Jessica Gong, Lorena Zalles
  • ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210403048
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling roadside assistance to a vehicle that requires assistance having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, a technician may be assigned to the vehicle that requires assistance. A signal corresponding to user input at a remote computing device requesting a change to a state of the vehicle may be received. The signal may be based on details of the assigned technician. Based on the validation, an instruction may be sent to the vehicle to change the state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Son-Ca Nguyen, Salil Pandit, Noah Eisen, Renaud-Roland Hubert, Lauren Tindal, Jessica Gong, Lorena Zalles