Patents by Inventor Yitah Richard Wu

Yitah Richard Wu 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).

  • Patent number: 8994495
    Abstract: Keypad indicia are integral with a window of a vehicle. The keypad indicia are formed using a ultra-violet (UV) fluorescent dye that is nearly invisible to a human eye until exposed to UV light. A UV light emitting device of the vehicle is configured for outputting UV light. The light emitting device is mounted for enabling the keypad indicia to be exposed to the outputted UV light thereby causing the keypad indicia to become readily visible by the human eye. An imaging device of the vehicle captures user interaction with the keypad indicia while the keypad indicia is exposed to the outputted UV light. The keypad interaction processor determines if a sequence of body part movements with respect to the keypad indicia that is captured by the imaging device during exposure of the keypad indicia to the outputted light corresponds to an access code of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Yitah Richard Wu, Jeff Allen Greenberg, Donald Paul Bilger, Mark George Vojtisek, Chad A. Widrick, Patrick Holub
  • Publication number: 20140015637
    Abstract: Keypad indicia are integral with a window of a vehicle. The keypad indicia are formed using a ultra-violet (UV) fluorescent dye that is nearly invisible to a human eye until exposed to UV light. A UV light emitting device of the vehicle is configured for outputting UV light. The light emitting device is mounted for enabling the keypad indicia to be exposed to the outputted UV light thereby causing the keypad indicia to become readily visible by the human eye. An imaging device of the vehicle captures user interaction with the keypad indicia while the keypad indicia is exposed to the outputted UV light. The keypad interaction processor determines if a sequence of body part movements with respect to the keypad indicia that is captured by the imaging device during exposure of the keypad indicia to the outputted light corresponds to an access code of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Yitah Richard Wu, Jeff Allen Greenberg, Donald Paul Bilger, Mark George Vojtisek, Chad A. Widrick, Patrick Holub
  • Patent number: 8427292
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes one or more computers. The one or more computers are configured to, in a first mode of operation, receive and store, at a plurality of instances, inventory information about assets in a vicinity of the vehicle, and identify patterns in asset inventories based on the inventory information and a history of vehicle locations associated with the inventory information. The one or more computers are also configured to, in a second mode of operation, generate output representing at least one suggested vehicle destination based on the identified patterns and assets detected in the vicinity of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Matthew Whitaker, Chiwei John Lee, Yitah Richard Wu
  • Publication number: 20120212333
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes one or more computers. The one or more computers are configured to, in a first mode of operation, receive and store, at a plurality of instances, inventory information about assets in a vicinity of the vehicle, and identify patterns in asset inventories based on the inventory information and a history of vehicle locations associated with the inventory information. The one or more computers are also configured to, in a second mode of operation, generate output representing at least one suggested vehicle destination based on the identified patterns and assets detected in the vicinity of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Matthew Whitaker, Chiwei John Lee, Yitah Richard Wu
  • Patent number: 8193923
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes one or more computers. The one or more computers are configured to, in a first mode of operation, receive and store, at a plurality of instances, inventory information about assets in a vicinity of the vehicle, and identify patterns in asset inventories based on the inventory information and a history of vehicle locations associated with the inventory information. The one or more computers are also configured to, in a second mode of operation, generate output representing at least one suggested vehicle destination based on the identified patterns and assets detected in the vicinity of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Matthew Whitaker, Chiwei John Lee, Yitah Richard Wu
  • Patent number: 8193924
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes one or more computers. The one or more computers are configured to, in a first mode of operation, receive and store, at a plurality of instances, inventory information about assets in a vicinity of the vehicle, and identify patterns in asset inventories based on a history of days and times when the inventory information was received. The one or more computers are also configured to, in a second mode of operation, generate output representing an alert if an asset expected to be in the vicinity of the vehicle on a particular day and time, based on the identified patterns, is not in the vicinity of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Matthew Whitaker, Chiwei John Lee, Yitah Richard Wu
  • Publication number: 20100253488
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes one or more computers. The one or more computers are configured to, in a first mode of operation, receive and store, at a plurality of instances, inventory information about assets in a vicinity of the vehicle, and identify patterns in asset inventories based on a history of days and times when the inventory information was received. The one or more computers are also configured to, in a second mode of operation, generate output representing an alert if an asset expected to be in the vicinity of the vehicle on a particular day and time, based on the identified patterns, is not in the vicinity of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Matthew Whitaker, Chiwei John Lee, Yitah Richard Wu
  • Publication number: 20100253473
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes one or more computers. The one or more computers are configured to, in a first mode of operation, receive and store, at a plurality of instances, inventory information about assets in a vicinity of the vehicle, and identify patterns in asset inventories based on the inventory information and a history of vehicle locations associated with the inventory information. The one or more computers are also configured to, in a second mode of operation, generate output representing at least one suggested vehicle destination based on the identified patterns and assets detected in the vicinity of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Rork, Matthew Whitaker, Chiwei John Lee, Yitah Richard Wu