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).

  • Publication number: 20220035457
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a computer associated with a transport, a gait of an individual from at least one camera associated with the transport, validating, by the computer, the gait, receiving, by the computer, a gesture of the individual from the at least one camera, validating, by the computer, the gesture, and performing, by the computer, one or more functions based on the validated gait and the validated gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220024423
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a component in a transport, that another component has been removed, detecting, by the component, that a replacement component has been added in the transport, providing, by the component, data to the replacement component, wherein the data attempts to subvert an authorized functionality of the replacement component, and responsive to a non-subversion of the authorized functionality, permitting, by the component, use of the authorized functionality of the replacement component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220012967
    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: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220012356
    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: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210397430
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a software update at a first component in a target transport, parsing the software update by a second component in the target transport into a first portion of critical updates and a second portion of non-critical updates, verifying the first portion, by the second component, based on a source of the software update, running, by the second component, the verified first portion with a dedicated process on the target transport for a pre-set period of time, and responsive to positive results over the period of time, running the verified first portion with other processes on the target transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210394645
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of validating, by a transport, a weight distribution of an individual on a bottom of a seat, a position of the individual against a back of the seat and a pressure exerted by the individual on a steering wheel of the transport, and when the weight distribution, the position and the pressure are above a threshold, altering, by the transport, a use of the transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210397431
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving an authorization code for a software update by a transport component, executing the software update on the transport component, responsive to a successful execution of the software update, generating a validation code by the transport component, and running the software update on other transport components based on the validation code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210390858
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of identifying a dangerous driving situation, capturing first media by a vehicle involved in the dangerous driving situation, establishing a geofence based on a distance associated with the dangerous driving situation, and capturing second media by one or more other vehicles within the geofence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Patent number: 11163372
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a computer associated with a transport, a gait of an individual from at least one camera associated with the transport, validating, by the computer, the gait, receiving, by the computer, a gesture of the individual from the at least one camera, validating, by the computer, the gesture, and performing, by the computer, one or more functions based on the validated gait and the validated gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210331698
    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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210311554
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a computer associated with a transport, a gait of an individual from at least one camera associated with the transport, validating, by the computer, the gait, receiving, by the computer, a gesture of the individual from the at least one camera, validating, by the computer, the gesture, and performing, by the computer, one or more functions based on the validated gait and the validated gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210312031
    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: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210312730
    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: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210271465
    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: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210271464
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a memory on a transport, a first portion of a software update from a server, and in response to at least one device associated with the transport is proximate to the transport, receiving, by the memory, a second portion from the at least one device, performing, by a processor on the transport, the software update, and providing, by the transport, a notification of a completion of the software update to the at least one device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210272385
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving indications from a plurality of transports, by a server, of another transport in proximity to the plurality of transports, forming a consensus, by the server, from the indications from the plurality of transports, and transmitting, by the server, a notification to one or more of the other transport and a device associated with the other transport, in response to the consensus. Each indication includes an identifier of the other transport and an identification of one or more ways the other transport is being operated in a different manner than intended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Patent number: 11107355
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of identifying a dangerous driving situation, capturing first media by a vehicle involved in the dangerous driving situation, establishing a geofence based on a distance associated with the dangerous driving situation, and capturing second media by one or more other vehicles within the geofence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210264778
    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: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210261168
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a transport, that more than one other transport ahead are maneuvering toward one or more of a pre-violation and a violation and continuing maneuvering, by the more than one other transports ahead. In response to the continuing maneuvering by the more than one other transports, the method includes maneuvering, by the transport, toward one or more of the pre-violation and the violation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210261117
    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: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.