Patents by Inventor Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.

Stephen Paul McFarland, JR. 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: 11704107
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, over an open wireless network an encrypted software update and receiving, by the transport, over a closed wireless network a one-time key to decrypt the encrypted software update, wherein the one-time key is received while the transport is in motion and about to perform an action related to the software update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne
  • Publication number: 20230222077
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of sending data from a component on a transport to at least one other component on the transport in at least one location on a bus, comparing the data at the at least one other component to a threshold, and sending a notification, by the at least one other component, to a processor when the data is outside the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11657661
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, a current use of the transport, determining, by the transport, a feature based on the current use, receiving, by the transport, data related to the feature, and enabling, by the transport, the feature based on the received data. The feature was not available for use by the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11642257
    Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor data relating to an environment from a plurality of mobility deices, determining locations of one or more points of accessibility within the environment based on the sensor data, creating an environment map based on the sensor data, and transmitting the environment map to a mobility device. The environment map includes the one or more points of accessibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11626977
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, via a first communication channel between a sending device and a recipient device, a first partial encryption key from the receiving device, receiving, via a second communication channel between the sending device and the recipient device, a second partial encryption key from the receiving device, wherein the second communication channel comprises a different communication medium than the first communication channel, generating a transport key based on the first partial encryption key and the second partial encryption key received via the first and second channels, and encrypting data based on the generated transport key and transmitting the encrypted data to the receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Ismail Thanickel, Jonathan Burnham, Satyajit P. Patne, Neal Shen, Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230087725
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of initially determining, via one or more sensors on a transport, that the transport is approaching a one-way road in a wrong direction based on a slowing down of the transport and a movement of the transport toward the one-way road, notifying, via the one or more sensors, one or more occupants of the transport about the approaching, and in response to the transport continuing to approach in the wrong direction, slowing the transport, by a computer associated with the transport, to not permit entry into the one-way road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Patent number: 11610448
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of accessing, by a transport, data requested by an occupant of the transport, determining, by the transport, one or more risk levels associated with content of the data and a driving environment of the transport, responsive to the determining, bifurcating, by the transport, the data, distributing, by the transport, a portion of the bifurcated data with a lower risk level during a safe driving environment, and distributing, by the transport, a remaining portion of the bifurcated data with a higher risk level, after the occupant has departed the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11603094
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a transport, that the transport is approaching a traffic control marking on a road, providing a notification related to the detecting to one or more occupants of the transport, receiving from one or snore other transports, at a server, one or more indications of a crossing of the traffic control marking by the transport, determining, by the server, a consensus of the crossing based on the one or more indications, and performing, by the server, an action to correct the crossing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230057165
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a reaction by at least one occupant of a transport, related to a most relevant data of the transport, and sending a notification of the reaction and the data to a display associated with the at least one occupant, when the reaction is greater than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230050853
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of incrementing an epoch value related to a transport event, transmitting the incremented epoch value to at least one component on the transport, receiving an odometer reading comprising the epoch value and comparing the epoch value of the odometer reading and the incremented epoch value to determine whether the odometer reading is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mark R. Klausner, Matthew R. Gaertner, Andrew S. Blomdal, Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230049953
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of encrypting, by a transport, received data based on a first biometric associated with an occupant, unencrypting, by the transport, the encrypted data, based on a verification of a second biometric, wherein the second biometric is a continuum of the first biometric, and providing, by the transport, the unencrypted data to the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Patent number: 11577749
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, data related to an environment associated with a target transport, analyzing, by the server, the data to determine if at least one adverse condition related to the environment exists, and responsive to existence of the at least one adverse condition, sending, by the server, a recommendation related to operation of the target transport in a safe mode to overcome the at least one adverse condition to the target transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11554671
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of displaying, on a transport display, first data from a device detachably attached to a transport and displaying, on the transport display, second data from a device affixed to the transport. The second data is overlaid on the display proximate to the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Brian D. McFarland
  • Patent number: 11555466
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a distance traveled by a transport using data points from a sensor, determining an error exists with one or more of the data points, correcting the error by the sensor, discarding one or more of the data points when the error is above a threshold or when the error cannot be corrected and determining a minimum reasonable path of the transport using a remaining portion of the data points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Mark R. Klausner, Matthew R. Gaertner, Andrew S. Blomdal, Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220413837
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a transport, a difference between sensor data associated with a location outside the transport and data stored on the transport and updating, by the transport, the data stored on the transport with the difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11537701
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, via a transport, that a person seeks access to the transport, visually indicating, via the transport, an action for the person to perform, receiving, via the transport, the action and validating, via the transport, that the person is associated with the transport, based on the receiving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220398149
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, a request, determining, by the transport, a device associated with the request, responsive to the device being unrecognized, preparing a response with a portion including faulty data based on a characteristic of the transport, sending, by the transport, the response, and responsive to receiving an acknowledgment message from the device, based on a parsing of the faulty data by the device, indicating, by the transport, the faulty data to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR., Satyajit P. Patne, Saranya Sudanthira Kumar
  • Patent number: 11527154
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of initially determining, via one or more sensors on a transport, that the transport is approaching a one-way road in a wrong direction based on a slowing down of the transport and a movement of the transport toward the one-way road, notifying, via the one or more sensors, one or more occupants of the transport about the approaching, and in response to the transport continuing to approach in the wrong direction, slowing the transport, by a computer associated with the transport, to not permit entry into the one-way road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220388530
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a sensor on a transport is not functioning properly, determining a severity of the malfunction, responsive to the severity exceeding a threshold, lowering an autonomous level of the transport, and responsive to the severity continuing to exceed the threshold, limiting an operation of the transport based on an intended output of the malfunctioning sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Ryan N. Wilson, Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Patent number: 11520926
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of encrypting, by a transport, received data based on a first biometric associated with an occupant, unencrypting, by the transport, the encrypted data, based on a verification of a second biometric, wherein the second biometric is a continuum of the first biometric, and providing, by the transport, the unencrypted data to the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.