Patents by Inventor Vani Thangaraju

Vani Thangaraju 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).

  • Virtual steering wheel with autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 12091058
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for manual driving of an autonomous vehicle via a virtual steering wheel. The embodiment may include identifying a user request to manually drive an autonomous vehicle. In response to determining that driving credentials of the user are validated, the embodiment may include displaying a virtual steering wheel to the user within the autonomous vehicle. The embodiment may include providing haptic feedback to the user in response to hand-based interaction with the displayed virtual steering wheel. The embodiment may include enabling manual drive of the autonomous vehicle by the user via the displayed virtual steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saraswathi Sailaja Perumalla, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Rachana Vishwanathula, Vani Thangaraju
  • VIRTUAL STEERING WHEEL WITH AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230406363
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for manual driving of an autonomous vehicle via a virtual steering wheel. The embodiment may include identifying a user request to manually drive an autonomous vehicle. In response to determining that driving credentials of the user are validated, the embodiment may include displaying a virtual steering wheel to the user within the autonomous vehicle. The embodiment may include providing haptic feedback to the user in response to hand-based interaction with the displayed virtual steering wheel. The embodiment may include enabling manual drive of the autonomous vehicle by the user via the displayed virtual steering wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Saraswathi Sailaja Perumalla, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Rachana Vishwanathula, Vani Thangaraju