Patents by Inventor Zujie Fan

Zujie Fan 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: 12012113
    Abstract: A vehicle-user interaction system for a vehicle includes: an editor configured to receive one or more inputs from a user of the vehicle and edit the one or more inputs into a rule script, the rule script including a user-defined rule based on the one or more inputs, the user-defined rule defining a trigger condition and a vehicle operation performed when the trigger condition is satisfied; a parser configured to create a list of monitoring elements and a list of functional elements based on the rule script, the list of monitoring elements including sensor elements that directly or indirectly describe the trigger condition, and the list of functional elements including functional elements that are associated with the vehicle operation; and an actuator configured to monitor sensor detection information associated with the sensor elements, determine whether the trigger condition is satisfied, and execute the functional elements to implement the user-defined rule in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Li, Zujie Fan, Tong Li
  • Patent number: 11673520
    Abstract: A method, device and system for a method, device, and system for automatically adjusting driver-related in-vehicle equipment, the method including the steps of: acquiring a driver's height from a detection device of a vehicle; determining preset values of additional body parameters of the driver based on the driver's height and calculating a position for entry using the driver's height and the preset values of the additional body parameters of the driver; and adjusting the equipment including a driver's seat to the position for entry so as to facilitate the driver to enter the vehicle and sit on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Li, Zujie Fan, Yan Li, Youming Xu, Xiangyu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230049658
    Abstract: A vehicle-user interaction system for a vehicle includes: an editor configured to receive one or more inputs from a user of the vehicle and edit the one or more inputs into a rule script, the rule script including a user-defined rule based on the one or more inputs, the user-defined rule defining a trigger condition and a vehicle operation performed when the trigger condition is satisfied; a parser configured to create a list of monitoring elements and a list of functional elements based on the rule script, the list of monitoring elements including sensor elements that directly or indirectly describe the trigger condition, and the list of functional elements including functional elements that are associated with the vehicle operation; and an actuator configured to monitor sensor detection information associated with the sensor elements, determine whether the trigger condition is satisfied, and execute the functional elements to implement the user-defined rule in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wei Li, Zujie Fan, Tong Li
  • Publication number: 20210276501
    Abstract: A method, device and system for a method, device, and system for automatically adjusting driver-related in-vehicle equipment, the method including the steps of: acquiring a driver's height from a detection device of a vehicle; determining preset values of additional body parameters of the driver based on the driver's height and calculating a position for entry using the driver's height and the preset values of the additional body parameters of the driver; and adjusting the equipment including a driver's seat to the position for entry so as to facilitate the driver to enter the vehicle and sit on the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Wei Li, Zujie Fan, Yan Li, Youming Xu, Xiangyu Zhang