Patents by Inventor Thiago Serra

Thiago Serra 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).

  • System and method for scheduling multiple modes of transport with incomplete information
    Patent number: 11085781
    Abstract: Systems and methods for scheduling early riders (ERs) and late riders (LRs) to vehicles in a multi-modal transportation network (MTN). Stored instructions, when executed, cause a processor to perform acts of forecasting a finite set of scenarios, each scenario having a possible set of forecast LRs (FLRs) itinerary requests. Iteratively, generate ER groups and FLR groups for each scenario, based on a desired time of arrival at a destination. Assign a commuter vehicle (CV) for each ER and FLR group in each scenario. Iteratively, determine for each ER and FLR group a start time and an arrival time at the destination in the corresponding CV, for which, the ER and FLR group are assigned. The iterations continue until a joint schedule for the ERs and the FLRs form each scenario that minimizes an objective function. Formulate assignment information, and transmit the assignment information to the ERs and the assigned CVs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thiago Serra, Arvind Raghunathan, David Bergman
  • System and Method for Scheduling Multiple Modes of Transport with Incomplete Information
    Publication number: 20200272954
    Abstract: Systems and methods for scheduling early riders (ERs) and late riders (LRs) to vehicles in a multi-modal transportation network (MTN). Stored instructions, when executed, cause a processor to perform acts of forecasting a finite set of scenarios, each scenario having a possible set of forecast LRs (FLRs) itinerary requests. Iteratively, generate ER groups and FLR groups for each scenario, based on a desired time of arrival at a destination. Assign a commuter vehicle (CV) for each ER and FLR group in each scenario. Iteratively, determine for each ER and FLR group a start time and an arrival time at the destination in the corresponding CV, for which, the ER and FLR group are assigned. The iterations continue until a joint schedule for the ERs and the FLRs form each scenario that minimizes an objective function. Formulate assignment information, and transmit the assignment information to the ERs and the assigned CVs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thiago Serra, Arvind Raghunathan, David Bergman