Patents by Inventor Vincent Edward Colella

Vincent Edward Colella 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).

  • Systems and methods for privacy management in an autonomous mobile robot
    Patent number: 11820008
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot includes receiving a privacy mode setting from a user interface, where the privacy mode setting is based on a user selection between at least two different privacy mode settings for determining whether to operate the mobile cleaning robot in an image-capture-restricted mode. An image stream of an image capture device of the mobile cleaning robot is permitted in an absence of a user-selection of a more restrictive one of the privacy settings. At least a portion of the image stream is restricted or disabled based at least in part on a user-selection of a more restrictive one of the privacy settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Duthaler, Vincent Edward Colella
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVACY MANAGEMENT IN AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT
    Publication number: 20230173658
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot can include receiving a privacy mode setting from a user interface, where the privacy mode setting can be based on a user selection between at least two different privacy mode settings for determining whether to operate the mobile cleaning robot in an image-capture-restricted mode. An image stream of an image capture device of the mobile cleaning robot can be permitted in an absence of a user-selection of a more restrictive one of the privacy settings. At least a portion of the image stream can be restricted or disabled based at least in part on a user-selection of a more restrictive one of the privacy settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Gregg Duthaler, Vincent Edward Colella
  • Systems and methods for privacy management in an autonomous mobile robot
    Patent number: 11577380
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot can include receiving a privacy mode setting from a user interface, where the privacy mode setting is based on a user selection between at least two different privacy mode settings for determining whether to operate the mobile cleaning robot in an image-capture-restricted mode. An image stream of an image capture device of the mobile cleaning robot is permitted in an absence of a user-selection of a more restrictive one of the privacy settings. At least a portion of the image stream is restricted or disabled based at least in part on a user-selection of a more restrictive one of the privacy settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Duthaler, Vincent Edward Colella
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVACY MANAGEMENT IN AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT
    Publication number: 20220219311
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot can include receiving a privacy mode setting from a user interface, where the privacy mode setting can be based on a user selection between at least two different privacy mode settings for determining whether to operate the mobile cleaning robot in an image-capture-restricted mode. An image stream of an image capture device of the mobile cleaning robot can be permitted in an absence of a user-selection of a more restrictive one of the privacy settings. At least a portion of the image stream can be restricted or disabled based at least in part on a user-selection of a more restrictive one of the privacy settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Gregg Duthaler, Vincent Edward Colella