Patents by Inventor Tina Brunetti Sayer

Tina Brunetti Sayer 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: 20230219580
    Abstract: An apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to determine an actual driving performance of a driver in a manual driving mode and a projected driving performance if the vehicle had been operated in an autonomous driving mode, compare the driving performance in the manual driving mode and the autonomous driving mode, and transmit a feedback to the driver based on the comparison. The processing circuitry can be further configured to determine a driver state of the driver in the manual driving mode, determine environmental driving condition of the vehicle, and establish a baseline behavior of the driver as a function of the driver state and the environmental driving condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu HIEI, Rini SHERONY, Tina Brunetti SAYER, Joshua E. DOMEYER, John MARCOUX, Miles J. JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 11623647
    Abstract: A feedback server includes a processing circuitry configured to determine an actual driving performance of a driver in a manual driving mode and a projected driving performance if the vehicle had been operated in an autonomous driving mode, compare the driving performance in the manual driving mode and the autonomous driving mode, and transmit a feedback to the driver based on the comparison. The processing circuitry can be further configured to determine a driver state of the driver in the manual driving mode, determine environmental driving condition of the vehicle, and establish a baseline behavior of the driver as a function of the driver state and the environmental driving condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu Hiei, Rini Sherony, Tina Brunetti Sayer, Joshua E. Domeyer, John Marcoux, Miles J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11580870
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing training on a vehicle. The method includes acquiring, using processing circuitry, one or more alert modes associated with a vehicle. Further, the method includes controlling one or more alert devices as a function of a first alert mode. The first alert mode is selected from the one or more alert modes. The method includes outputting information to a user associated with the first alert mode via one or more output devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Rini Sherony, Tina Brunetti Sayer
  • Patent number: 10648821
    Abstract: Systems and methods for route planning. The method includes acquiring, using processing circuitry, travel information. The travel information includes a user destination. Further, the method includes determining, using the processing circuitry, an emotional state of a user based on at least one of a plurality of factors, determining a route plan based on the user destination and the emotional state of the user; and control an aspect of the vehicle based on the route plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Tina Brunetti Sayer
  • Patent number: 10449898
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing supplementary alert information. The method includes monitoring, using processing circuitry, one or more systems in a vehicle to determine an alert mode when an alert is generated. The method further includes identifying, using the processing circuitry, supplementary alert information associated with the alert mode. The supplementary alert information includes an explanation of a trigger of the alert. The method further includes outputting the supplementary alert information to a user of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Rini Sherony, Tina Brunetti Sayer
  • Publication number: 20180299276
    Abstract: Systems and methods for route planning. The method includes acquiring, using processing circuitry, travel information. The travel information includes a user destination. Further, the method includes determining, using the processing circuitry, an emotional state of a user based on at least one of a plurality of factors, determining a route plan based on the user destination and the emotional state of the user; and control an aspect of the vehicle based on the route plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Tina Brunetti SAYER
  • Publication number: 20180118219
    Abstract: A feedback server includes a processing circuitry configured to determine an actual driving performance of a driver in a manual driving mode and a projected driving performance if the vehicle had been operated in an autonomous driving mode, compare the driving performance in the manual driving mode and the autonomous driving mode, and transmit a feedback to the driver based on the comparison. The processing circuitry can be further configured to determine a driver state of the driver in the manual driving mode, determine environmental driving condition of the vehicle, and establish a baseline behavior of the driver as a function of the driver state and the environmental driving condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu HIEI, Rini Sherony, Tina Brunetti Sayer, Joshua E. Domeyer, John Marcoux, Miles J. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20170345328
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing training on a vehicle. The method includes acquiring, using processing circuitry, one or more alert modes associated with a vehicle. Further, the method includes controlling one or more alert devices as a function of a first alert mode. The first alert mode is selected from the one or more alert modes. The method includes outputting information to a user associated with the first alert mode via one or more output devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Rini Sherony, Tina Brunetti Sayer
  • Publication number: 20170341578
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing supplementary alert information. The method includes monitoring, using processing circuitry, one or more systems in a vehicle to determine an alert mode when an alert is generated. The method further includes identifying, using the processing circuitry, supplementary alert information associated with the alert mode. The supplementary alert information includes an explanation of a trigger of the alert. The method further includes outputting the supplementary alert information to a user of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Rini SHERONY, Tina Brunetti SAYER
  • Publication number: 20160343266
    Abstract: Arrangements related to assisting a user in attaining a health goal are described. A user may input a predetermined health goal in an application on a portable communication device. The application can track a user's progress toward the health goal. The user's predetermined health goal can be obtained from the application. The current progress toward the health goal can be obtained from the application A destination of current vehicular travel can be determined. Responsive to determining that the health goal is not met, a suggestion for making progress toward the health goal can be determined based on the determined, destination of current vehicular travel A message can be presented to the user. The message can include the determined suggestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Tina Brunetti Sayer
  • Patent number: 9400564
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a user identification subsystem operable to detect a driver; and an interactive display subsystem operable to generate output for display on a vehicle window based on detection of the driver, the output associated with a reminder specific to a questionable driving habit of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Warren Jing Po Chou, Tina Brunetti Sayer, Jason A. Schulz
  • Publication number: 20150077237
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a user identification subsystem operable to detect a driver; and an interactive display subsystem operable to generate output for display on a vehicle window based on detection of the driver, the output associated with a reminder specific to a questionable driving habit of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Warren Jing Po Chou, Tina Brunetti Sayer, Jason A. Schulz