Patents by Inventor Tangie Tolbert

Tangie Tolbert 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).

  • Driving data used to improve infrastructure
    Patent number: 11618455
    Abstract: A system for improving transportation infrastructure includes a network access device to receive vehicle behavior data from multiple vehicles, the vehicle behavior data corresponding to at least one of driver-controlled vehicle behavior or autonomous vehicle behavior and including at least one of vehicle locations associated with the vehicle behavior data or infrastructure data indicating features of infrastructure associated with the vehicle behavior data. The system further includes a memory to store the vehicle behavior data including the at least one of the vehicle locations or the infrastructure data. The system further includes a processor to perform an analysis of the vehicle behavior data and the at least one of the vehicle locations or the infrastructure data and to identify an improvement to the transportation infrastructure to at least one of reduce traffic, increase driver comfort, or increase safety based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Narendran Narayanasamy, Tangie Tolbert
  • DRIVING DATA USED TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20210031780
    Abstract: A system for improving transportation infrastructure includes a network access device to receive vehicle behavior data from multiple vehicles, the vehicle behavior data corresponding to at least one of driver-controlled vehicle behavior or autonomous vehicle behavior and including at least one of vehicle locations associated with the vehicle behavior data or infrastructure data indicating features of infrastructure associated with the vehicle behavior data. The system further includes a memory to store the vehicle behavior data including the at least one of the vehicle locations or the infrastructure data. The system further includes a processor to perform an analysis of the vehicle behavior data and the at least one of the vehicle locations or the infrastructure data and to identify an improvement to the transportation infrastructure to at least one of reduce traffic, increase driver comfort, or increase safety based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Narendran Narayanasamy, Tangie Tolbert