Patents by Inventor Zarrin Chua

Zarrin Chua 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: 11953329
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for planning multimodal travel. A planning request for the multimodal travel from a first location to an second location is received. Candidate routes are determined for a passenger that is customized for a set of customization parameters a using the first location, the second location, and a set of passenger preferences. A candidate route in the candidate routes comprises a first leg from the first location to a first vertiport via a first modality, a second leg for a passenger air vehicle to travel from the first vertiport to a second vertiport using an air modality, and a third leg from the second vertiport to the second location using a second modality. The candidate route in the candidate routes is selected to form a route for the multimodal travel for the passenger when a user input is received selecting the candidate route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Zarrin Chua, Martin Kearney-Fischer, Francisco A. Navarro Félix
  • Patent number: 11763660
    Abstract: A method of operating a cabin monitoring system. The cabin monitoring system can determine that an object is associated with an individual. The cabin monitoring system can further determine that the individual is exiting an area that includes the object. The cabin monitoring system can further include transmitting an alert to an output device based on determining that the individual is exiting the area that includes the object. The alert can indicate that the object has been left in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Zarrin Chua
  • Publication number: 20230222924
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for managing vertiport resources. A capacity for handling air traffic at a vertiport is determined. An allocation of arrival slots, departure slots, and service slots for the air traffic using the vertiport is managed based on the capacity determined for the vertiport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Zarrin Chua, Alfredo Giuliano, Francisco A. Navarro Félix, Manuela Sauer, Martin Kearney-Fischer
  • Publication number: 20220290998
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for planning multimodal travel. A planning request for the multimodal travel from a first location to an second location is received. Candidate routes are determined for a passenger that is customized for a set of customization parameters a using the first location, the second location, and a set of passenger preferences. A candidate route in the candidate routes comprises a first leg from the first location to a first vertiport via a first modality, a second leg for a passenger air vehicle to travel from the first vertiport to a second vertiport using an air modality, and a third leg from the second vertiport to the second location using a second modality. The candidate route in the candidate routes is selected to form a route for the multimodal travel for the passenger when a user input is received selecting the candidate route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Zarrin Chua, Martin Kearney-Fischer, Francisco A. Navarro Félix
  • Publication number: 20220284823
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for operating air vehicles. Missions for the air vehicles are grouped into categories based on durations of the missions. The missions within the categories are clustered into subsets of the missions that can be concurrently performed to meet a set of mission performance criteria. The subsets of the missions are assigned to a set of air vehicle supervisors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Francisco A. Navarro Félix, Zarrin Chua, Alfredo Giuliano, Martin Kearney-Fischer, Tim Moser, Christopher John Devine, Jakob Widauer
  • Publication number: 20220246020
    Abstract: A method of operating a cabin monitoring system. The cabin monitoring system can determine that an object is associated with an individual. The cabin monitoring system can further determine that the individual is exiting an area that includes the object. The cabin monitoring system can further include transmitting an alert to an output device based on determining that the individual is exiting the area that includes the object. The alert can indicate that the object has been left in the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Zarrin Chua
  • Publication number: 20220092994
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle includes detecting, by an optical sensor, a movement of at least one object in a field of view of the optical sensor. The method further includes identifying, by a processor circuit, a pattern based on the movement of the at least one object. The method further includes determining, by the processor circuit based on the pattern, a vehicle command to be performed by the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Zarrin Chua, Martin Kearney-Fischer