Patents by Inventor Todd Tsui

Todd Tsui 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).

  • Remotely engaging autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 12761655
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving a request to initiate a computer-controlled operational state of the autonomous vehicle. The example method includes verifying, using a cryptographically signed identifier, an identity of the autonomous vehicle and an authorization status associated with the autonomous vehicle. The example method includes verifying that a control subsystem of the autonomous vehicle is configured to execute the software version and that a map subsystem of the autonomous vehicle is configured to execute the map version. The example method includes verifying that one or more environmental conditions associated with the route for execution by the autonomous vehicle satisfy criteria. The example method includes receiving, from a human-machine interface device, a launch signal input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Woosung Choi, Archana Iyer, Maitreya Jayesh Naik, Aaron Paul Siri, Graeme Carleton Smith, Todd Tsui, Matthew Charles Ellis Wood, Liang Chao Zhao
  • Remotely Engaging Autonomous Vehicles
    Publication number: 20260126792
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving a request to initiate a computer-controlled operational state of the autonomous vehicle. The example method includes verifying, using a cryptographically signed identifier, an identity of the autonomous vehicle and an authorization status associated with the autonomous vehicle. The example method includes verifying that a control subsystem of the autonomous vehicle is configured to execute the software version and that a map subsystem of the autonomous vehicle is configured to execute the map version. The example method includes verifying that one or more environmental conditions associated with the route for execution by the autonomous vehicle satisfy criteria. The example method includes receiving, from a human-machine interface device, a launch signal input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Woosung Choi, Archana Iyer, Maitreya Jayesh Naik, Aaron Paul Siri, Graeme Carleton Smith, Todd Tsui, Matthew Charles Ellis Wood, Liang Chao Zhao