Vehicle Position Indication Patents (Class 340/988)
  • Patent number: 12046076
    Abstract: A vehicle monitoring system and a vehicle monitoring method, the vehicle monitoring system comprising: a camera module, used for photographing one or more first images and one or more second images after a vehicle starts, the first images being obtained by photographing embarking passengers, the second images being obtained by photographing disembarking passengers; a processing module, connected to the camera module, and used for performing facial analysis on the first images to determine the passengers embarking the vehicle, performing facial analysis on the second images to determine the passengers disembarking the vehicle, and sequentially matching the embarking passengers with the disembarking passengers; a reminder module, connected to the processing module, and used for pushing a left-behind passenger message to a driver if there is an embarking passenger who cannot be matched with a disembarking passenger, to warn the driver that there is a passenger currently left behind in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: STREAMAX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui Wang, Yipeng Gao
  • Patent number: 12047850
    Abstract: A method of determining a relative elevation of a work machine. The method includes receiving a first pressure reading from a first pressure sensor coupled to a chassis of a work machine and receiving a second pressure reading from a second pressure sensor. The method also includes calculating a first relative elevation of the chassis of the work machine relative to the second pressure sensor by comparing the first pressure reading to the second pressure reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Korry D. Kobel, Fredric L. Yutzy, Dan Adamson, Stefan Eshleman
  • Patent number: 12045763
    Abstract: A method is provided for tracking a load when loading a vehicle. The load is provided with a load communication module and the vehicle includes, at an entrance, at least two entrance communication modules and, at a distance from the entrance and from the entrance communication modules, at least one vehicle communication module. The method includes, when the load is delivered to the vehicle, first communicating, by the load communication module with the at least two entrance communication modules and then communicating, by the load communication module with the vehicle communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV
    Inventors: Daniel Pfefferkorn, Thomas Wolf, Thomas Hollwedel
  • Patent number: 12046085
    Abstract: An apparatus that includes a parameter acquisition circuit, a parameter conditioning circuit, and a parameter storage circuit. The parameter acquisition circuit interprets a plurality of vehicle parameter values. The parameter conditioning circuit conditions the plurality of vehicle parameter values for storage in one or more cache devices. The parameter storage circuit stores the conditioned plurality of vehicle parameter values in the one or more cache devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Yixiang Chen
  • Patent number: 12046086
    Abstract: An apparatus including a policy acquisition circuit, a parameter acquisition circuit, and a parameter storage circuit. The policy acquisition circuit interprets a vehicle policy data value having at least one requested vehicle property. The parameter acquisition circuit interprets vehicle parameter values from providing end points each on at least one network zone of a vehicle. The parameter storage circuit selectively stores a portion of the vehicle parameter values. A first portion of the stored portion of the vehicle parameter values is stored on a storage end point distinct from an associated one of the providing end points for the at least a first portion of the stored vehicle parameter values. The parameter storage circuit also determines a reserved memory amount by determining an amount of data to be collected to support the at least a portion of the vehicle parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sonatus, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Fang, Jeffrey Chou, Yixiang Chen, Felipe Andres Valdes Valenzuela
  • Patent number: 12037041
    Abstract: Provided are a lane separation line detection correcting device/method and an automatic driving system for stabilizing the behavior of a vehicle by correcting overestimated curvature information resulting from an erroneous detection of a curvature of a lane separation line. A travel speed detecting circuit detects, for example, a target travel speed as vehicle sensor information. A maximum curvature estimating circuit estimates, based on the target travel speed, a maximum curvature of a road along which an own vehicle is traveling. A curvature correcting circuit corrects a curvature of a lane separation line input thereto based on the maximum curvature. A control unit controls steering of the own vehicle based on the lane separation line having a corrected curvature. As a result, vehicle steering can be automatically controlled so as to prevent the own vehicle while traveling from departing from a driving lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Taniguchi, Noritaka Kokido, Koji Iida
  • Patent number: 12036916
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to protecting the privacy of a user of a dispatching service for driverless vehicles. For example, a request for a vehicle identifying user information is received. A client computing device may be identified based on the user information. In response to the request, a driverless vehicle may be dispatched to the location of the client device. Signaling information may be generated based on a set of rules including a first rule that the signaling information does not identify, indirectly or directly, the user as well as a second rule that the signaling information does not identify, indirectly or directly, the user information. The location of the client computing device and the signaling information may be sent to the driverless vehicle for display. In addition, the signaling information may also be sent to the client computing device for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Brian Kemler, Daniel Fredinburg
  • Patent number: 12032379
    Abstract: A method for using an autonomous vehicle includes receiving one or more user preferences for use of the autonomous vehicle. A destination is received for a trip using the autonomous vehicle. An arrival time is received for when the trip needs to be completed. A determination is made as to whether the user preferences includes a preference for physical activity for the trip. One or more routes are provided for the trip to the destination that permits the trip to be completed by the arrival time and that implements at least one of the user preferences. At least one of the routes comprises a hybrid route including one segment in which a physical activity selected by the user is suggested for traversing a distance of the one segment and another segment using the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Copeland, Suzanne M. Fisi, Simone O. Harvey, David C. Hatch, Chris Kalaboukis, Muhammad Farukh Munir, Aaron Francis Colfax Petrik, Darrell L. Suen, Timothy R. Ward, Steven J. Wirt, Ryan J. Wyler, Nancy B. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 12028789
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a vehicle server in line with a plurality of vehicle terminals includes collecting broadcasting station titles of broadcasting channels serviced at respective positions; collecting position information from the plurality of vehicle terminals; constructing big data based on the collected broadcasting station titles and position information; learning a relationship between the position information and the broadcasting station titles using machine learning based big data analysis; and generating a broadcasting station title estimating model for estimating broadcasting station titles corresponding to the position information of the plurality of vehicle terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Sang Heun Lee
  • Patent number: 12026322
    Abstract: An ultra-high frequency-based method for activating a function of a vehicle with a portable item of user equipment having an accelerometer. The method including the following steps: Comparing signals from the accelerometer with a predetermined signature; Detecting a characteristic movement of the portable item of equipment, associated with a command to activate a function of the vehicle, performed by the user on the basis of the result of the comparison; Checking the establishment of ultra-high frequency communication between the portable item of equipment and the vehicle, i) If communication is established, then transmitting a command to activate the function of the vehicle to the vehicle in order to activate said function, ii) If not, if communication is not established within a predetermined time interval following detection of the characteristic movement, then the method is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Laurent Demichel
  • Patent number: 12020341
    Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for identifying and matching requestors and providers. For example, embodiments can display an identification pattern that is unique for a matched requestor and provider to allow the providers and requestors to quickly, easily, and accurately validate one another's identities prior to a service being provided. In some embodiments, the identification element may be presented on a provider communication device to clearly display graphics associated with an identification element to all requestors in an area so that the requestors may easily identify a matched provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Duncan Eyler, Taggart Matthiesen, Martin Conte MacDonell, Jesse Jones McMillin, Sebastian Rolf Johan Brannstrom, Christopher Kuh, Sang Ik Lee, Nicholas Robert Barrett, Sean Patrick Murphy, Edward Stephen Lowe
  • Patent number: 12013252
    Abstract: An optimization and recommendation engine can receive user location data to programmatically generate customized recommendations regarding the user's operation as a potential service provider for a network service. The optimization and recommendation engine can determine potential service routes based on the user location data indicating a frequent route of the user and on service data associated with the network service. The optimization and recommendation engine can also perform multivariate optimizations to select one or more optimal service routes from the potential service routes. The recommendations can include the one or more optimal service routes as well as parameters associated with such routes. The recommendations can further include a comparison of the parameters against characteristics of the user's frequent route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael O'Herlihy, Nirveek De
  • Patent number: 12015969
    Abstract: A system for tracking vehicle position using a smart phone in the vehicle as an active transponder, which is detected by roadside equipment is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system uses existing RF transceivers on the smart-phone, such as Bluetooth LE or WiFi to periodically transmit an identifying message. Road-based equipment detects and locates the smart phone. In a further embodiment, the smart phone is alerted by roadside beacons and only then responds with its identification information. Processing can be performed either on the smart phone or by roadside or central office equipment as is the case in prior art active or passive transponder-based tolling systems. Vehicle location detection can be enhanced through the use of directional antenna matrices such as a Butler matrix. The system can be used for automated roadway tolling and monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Amtech Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Gravelle, John Todd Elson, Greg Lantz, Michael Melville, Paul Hamel
  • Patent number: 12008506
    Abstract: A system and method for vehicle drive path analysis for a waste/recycling service vehicle are provided. The system and method can enable identifying of the customers and/or container locations for waste and recycling collection routes using vehicle drive path analysis and parcel data analysis. Some non-limiting properties that can be derived from the analysis include the customer location, address of customers, and/or the locations of containers at the customer location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Sergiy Savchenko, Hemachandra Pillutla, Eugene Munoz, Kenneth Simonelic
  • Patent number: 12007248
    Abstract: Upon determining a mobile object is approaching an ice layer above a body of water, a thermal image of the ice layer is obtained. The thermal image and ambient temperature data are input to a neural network that outputs a plurality of regions of the ice layer and respective estimated thicknesses for the regions. A classification for each region is determined based on its estimated thickness and the mobile object. The classification is one of preferred or nonpreferred. The classifications for the regions are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arun Dutta, Nithya Somanath, Colleen Cauvet, Collin Hurley, David Hamilton, Donald Paul Bilger, Javier Onate
  • Patent number: 11996816
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described for reducing the audible effect of pre-responses in an audio signal. The pre-responses are effectively delayed by employing a digital non-minimum-phase filter, which includes a zero lying outside the unit circle in its z-transform response. This zero is not paired with another zero at a reciprocal position inside the unit circle, as this would linearise the phase modification. The filtering can introduce a greater group delay at the pre-response frequency than at a low frequency, such as 500 Hz or even 0 Hz. The technique can be used to reduce pre-responses in an existing audio signal and also to pre-empt pre-responses that would be introduced to the audio signal by subsequent processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LENBROOK INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Graham Craven, John Robert Stuart
  • Patent number: 11991606
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to methods and apparatus for warning pedestrians, for example, of potential collisions with vehicles. The techniques may be considered a hybrid approach to reaching a pedestrian, in that it may employ a combination of interfaces (e.g., the radio interface between the pedestrian UE and the radio access network as well as a sidelink interface between the pedestrian UE and vehicle UE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Anantharaman Balasubramanian, Sudhir Kumar Baghel, Shailesh Patil
  • Patent number: 11989672
    Abstract: The inventive platform and method enhance the efficiency of systems in the interactive conveyance industry for goods and services by providing for the filtering, selection and securing of conveyance services in accordance with one or more of client and representative preferences in substantially real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TELEPORT MOBILITY, INC.
    Inventors: Alexis DaCosta, Vince Coletti
  • Patent number: 11984027
    Abstract: A vehicle with an emergency reporting function includes a vehicle communicator, an emergency reporting switch, a user interface, and a processor. The vehicle communicator transmits an emergency report about an emergency involving the vehicle to a server to make a request for an emergency response. The processor generates an emergency report and causes the vehicle communicator to transmit the emergency report if the vehicle is involved in an emergency. If the emergency reporting switch is manually operated by an occupant of the vehicle upon occurrence of the emergency, the processor presents emergency category items to allow the occupant to select a category item among the emergency category items on the user interface, generates the emergency report based on a manual operation about the category item selected by the occupant, and causes the vehicle communicator to transmit the emergency report based on the manual operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masatoshi Tsuge
  • Patent number: 11981225
    Abstract: This display device comprises a display provided in a moving body, a range calculation unit for calculating reachable range that the moving body can reach on the basis of the amount of remaining energy that the moving body has, and a display control unit for displaying the moving body, a prescribed facility (charging station), and the reachable range on a screen of the display such that the same are superimposed on a map and displaying the prescribed facility so as to be fixed at a prescribed position on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tasuku Saka, Masayuki Morita, Tomohisa Manabe, Nobuya Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11975731
    Abstract: Warning information that facilitates grasping an obstacle located in rear of a vehicle is provided. A driving assistance system including: a first detection section that detects an obstacle from a plurality of captured images of a rear side of a driver of a vehicle; a second detection section that detects the obstacle by analyzing a reflected wave of a measurement wave transmitted to the rear side; and an information output section that determines a direction in which the obstacle is located with respect to the vehicle on the basis of detection results of the first detection section and the second detection section, and that outputs warning information indicating the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: MURAKAMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Hayami, Masao Makita, Takayoshi Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 11978340
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to identifying vehicles using wireless device identifiers. In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a system for identifying vehicles in a parking structure includes a camera configured to capture images of an area in the parking structure where the camera captures an image containing one or more vehicle(s), a detector configured to scan for wireless device identifiers in the area, and a processing system including an electronic storage. The processing system is configured to execute instructions to access the image containing the vehicle(s) in the area and access one or more wireless device identifier(s) scanned by the detector in the area, process the image containing the vehicle(s) to extract one or more license plate identifier(s) corresponding to the vehicle(s), and store in the electronic storage at least one record associating the license plate identifier(s) with the wireless device identifier(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TKH SECURITY LLC
    Inventors: Garett Neff, Joseph Ruggero, Scott Dubois, Anders Nelson, Geoffrey Gaetan Naudet, Pablo Rozanski, Aurelien Ramondou, Morgan Kesler, Mark Kudas, Chien Hsiang Tang
  • Patent number: 11977832
    Abstract: A computing device includes a display, a logic machine, and a storage machine holding instructions executable to display a map via the display, and associate a note with location data defining a geographic location. The note is associated with an annotation displayable on the map. The annotation is associated with a location parameter defining a map location at which the annotation is displayed on the map corresponding to the geographic location associated with the note. The annotation is associated with a zoom parameter defining one or more map zoom levels at which the annotation is displayed on the map. The annotation is associated with a context parameter defining one or more computing device contexts with which the annotation is displayed on the map. A notification corresponding to the note is presented based on the computing device being located within a threshold distance of the geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Finbarr Duggan, David Grochocki, Jr., Jeff West
  • Patent number: 11971257
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus with localization. The method includes determining a sensor-based reference position using a position sensor of the vehicle, determining an image-based reference position of the vehicle based on image information of the vehicle captured using a camera of the vehicle, setting an acceptance range for the image-based reference position based on a driving situation of the vehicle, and comparing an error level of the image-based reference position to the acceptance range and estimating a current position of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Cheol Jeon, Chul Woo Kang, Kyungboo Jung
  • Patent number: 11972616
    Abstract: The technology relates to factors regarding the external environment around a vehicle that are used to trigger enhanced driving directions for use by the driver. The factors can include issues such as adverse weather conditions, low light conditions and temporary obstacles or other obstructions that may prevent or reduce the ability of the driver to see street signs or other landmarks that are part of an initial set of driving directions. Upon determination of one or more relevant factors, the system is able to modify or otherwise enhances directions in real time. This allows the driver to be able to quickly and easily identify other visible landmarks and use such information to navigate to a desired destination. This approach employs one or more on-board cameras configured to detect objects and conditions in the environment adjacent to or otherwise nearby the vehicle, such as within line of sight of the vehicle's front end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yan Mayster, Brian Edmond Brewington
  • Patent number: 11971262
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating scenic routes and safe parking locations near scenic points are provided. Based at least in part upon a driver indication of a preference for a scenic route from an origin location to a destination location, a mobile device application may generate a scenic route by selecting route segments between the origin location and the destination location associated with a large number of scenic points. Scenic points may be identified based at least in part upon historical driver telemetry data and POI data. For instance, if historical telemetry data indicates that a large number of drivers stop briefly at a location not known to be near a POI, that location may be a scenic location (e.g., a location where drivers frequently leave their vehicles to take photos). Additionally, safe parking locations near each scenic point may be identified based at least in part upon historical vehicle damage data, and navigation directions to safe parking locations may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BLUEOWL, LLC
    Inventors: Patricia Grealish-Rust, Theobolt N. Leung, Kenneth Jason Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11958516
    Abstract: In an example, the autonomous vehicle (“AV”) can be configured among the other vehicles and railway to communicate with a rider on a peer to peer basis to pick up the rider on demand from a location on a track, like a railway, tram or other track, rather than the rider being held hostage to a fixed, railway schedule. The rider can have an application on his/her cell phone, which tracks each of the AVs. and contact them using the application on the cell phone. In an example, the AV is configured for both on-track and off track operation with different operating parameters for on-track and off track, including speed, degree of autonomy, sensors used etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: GLYDWAYS, INC.
    Inventor: Vinod Khosla
  • Patent number: 11952097
    Abstract: Described herein is a blended wing body aircraft. In some embodiments, a blended wing body aircraft may include a set of passenger loading doors on a first lateral side of the aircraft, and a set of passenger unloading doors on the second lateral side of the aircraft. In some embodiments, this configuration may allow for more efficient loading and unloading of blended wing body aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: JetZero, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Allan Page
  • Patent number: 11938900
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method and system for immobilization of machines capable of moving are disclosed. The method for immobilization of machines capable of moving includes detecting an event by a tracking device; providing one or more rules to evaluate the detected event; evaluating the detected event using the one or more rules; and triggering an action type based on the outcome of the evaluation. The system for immobilization of machines capable of moving includes a machine capable of moving, a tracking device including at least one processor and logic, a starter relay and a fuel pump relay, wherein the tracking device detects an event; evaluates the detected event using one or more rules provided to evaluate the detected event; and triggers an action type based on the outcome of the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Garner, Bruno Rossi, Muhammad Masoom
  • Patent number: 11943621
    Abstract: At least some aspects of the present disclosure provide for a method of data transmission, performed by a wireless device. In some examples, the method includes receiving a localization tone having a first value. The method further includes inserting the localization tone into a data packet at an application layer of a communication protocol stack, the localization tone preceding data of a payload of the data packet and having a last bit immediately preceding a first bit of the data of the payload. The method further includes generating a modified localization tone estimating an effect of processing on the localization tone, wherein the modified localization tone is generated and configured to have the first value after undergoing processing. The method further includes replacing the localization tone in the data packet with the modified localization tone. The method further includes transmitting the data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ariton E. Xhafa, Ram Machness, Minghua Fu, Ramanuja Vedantham
  • Patent number: 11943682
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile device comprising: a motion sensor configured to determine a motion of the mobile device; a radiofrequency transceiver configured to receive an advertisement of at least one node; a controller configured to receive the motion of the mobile device; a user interface. The controller is configured to (i) obtain and parse the advertisement of the at least one node, when the mobile device is in a first motion, and (ii) display a list comprising the parsed advertisement of the at least one node on the user interface, when the mobile device is in a second motion. The first motion is the mobile device moving along a path and the second motion is the mobile device not moving away from a location on the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Govind Narayan, Marco Haverlag, Sonia Kataria
  • Patent number: 11932198
    Abstract: A transfer key system for a vehicle may include a key receptacle configured to detect the presence of a transfer key, and a controller configured to receive key status signals from the key receptacle, and activate the transfer key as an active transfer key in response to the status signal indicating a removal of the transfer key from the key receptacle and receiving an authentication signal from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Hassani, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Ryan Edwin Hanson, Aaron Matthew Delong
  • Patent number: 11927959
    Abstract: An autonomous driving vehicle provides a driverless transportation service for a user. An alarming phenomenon is a natural phenomenon that potentially causes a disaster. The autonomous driving vehicle recognizes, based on driving environment information, the alarming phenomenon at a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle or on a planned travel route from the current location to a destination. When recognizing the alarming phenomenon, the autonomous driving vehicle determines whether to continue or halt vehicle travel control in accordance with a current travel plan. When determining to halt the vehicle travel control in accordance with the current travel plan, the autonomous driving vehicle sets an emergency plan depending on a type of the alarming phenomenon and controls the autonomous driving vehicle in accordance with the emergency plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasunao Yoshizaki, Koji Taguchi, Masaki Wasekura, Nobuhide Kamata
  • Patent number: 11922734
    Abstract: An incident management system for managing an incident response may be provided. The incident management system may include an incident management (IM) computing device and a vehicle. The IM computing device may include a processor and memory, the processor may be programmed to receive a notification that an incident has occurred, the notification including sensor data and sub-system data. The processor may analyze the data to determine an incident response, the determination including categorizing the incident based on damage determined from the data. The processor may also identify a responding party based on the incident response and the category of the incident. The processor may further parse the data to generate a set of critical data. The critical data may be based on the responding party. The processor may transmit a message to the responding party including the critical data and the location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Jennifer Criswell Kellett, An Ho, Jerome Scott Trayer, Jacob Thomas Simonson, Jeremy Myers, Kip Wilson
  • Patent number: 11922461
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for a system and method for providing a list of current offers from retailers to a user operating a mobile client device. Aspects of the method comprise analyzing a transaction history of the user to identify a vendor who has transacted with the user; determining a present geographic location of the user based on a location of the mobile client device; determining a location of the vendor proximate the user based on the transaction history and the present geographic location of the user; searching for a current promotion offered by the vendor; and facilitating the serving of the current promotion to the user through the mobile client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua M. Greenough, Cameron M. Geiser
  • Patent number: 11915225
    Abstract: A mobile merchant may have an entrance area which may have a geo-fence area which has a communication device to communicate with a payment device of a user when in or passing through the geo-fence area such as getting on a bus. The location of the start of the communication may be noted and stored as a first or starting location. When the user gets off the mobile merchant, the communication between the communication device and the payment device may end. The location of the end of the communication may also be noted and stored as a second or ending location. The first and second location and data from the payment device may be communicated to a billing computing device which may determine a price for the trip from the first location and the second location and the price may be applied to the payment account represented by the payment data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Jaydeep Mangle
  • Patent number: 11912318
    Abstract: A transportation system is provided. The system includes: a highway vehicle, a first set of highway points located along a path of the vehicle, a second set of highway points located along a traffic signal section, at least one RFID tag located at each of the first set and the second set of highway points, and at least one RFID tag reader located on the highway vehicle connected to a network. The at least one RFID tag located at the first set of highway points is configured to store dynamic and static characteristics of the highway vehicle as it passes the first set of highway points and the at least one RFID tag located at the second set of highway points is configured to store dynamic and static characteristics of the vehicle as it passes the second set of highway points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ARUP VENTURES LIMITED
    Inventor: Kenneth Garmson
  • Patent number: 11915085
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced directionality for portal detector stations are provided. The systems include a portal detector station, an overhead detector station, a controller operatively coupled thereto. In embodiments, the controller analyzes read events detected by the portal detector station to determine a set of RFID tags included in a pallet of objects. The controller also analyzes read events detected by the overhead detector station to determine a direction of travel for the RFID tags included in the set of RFID tags and/or to detect stray read events that resulted in RFID tags being erroneously included in the set of RFID tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Grant, Michael J. Koch
  • Patent number: 11914390
    Abstract: Techniques for determining information associated with sounds detected in an environment based on audio data and map data or perception data are discussed herein. A vehicle can use map data and/or perception data to distinguish between multiple audio signals or sounds. A direct source of sound can be distinguished from a reflected source of sound by determining a direction of arrival of sounds and which objects the directions of arrival are associated with in the environment. A reflected sound can be received without receiving a direct sound. Based on the reflected sound and map data or perception data, characteristics of sound in an occluded region of the environment may be determined and used to control the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Venkata Subrahmanyam Chandra Sekhar Chebiyyam, Aleksandr Oysgelt, Subasingha Shaminda Subasingha, Nam Gook Cho
  • Patent number: 11906325
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicular electronic device including a power supply configured to supply power, an interface configured to receive high-definition (HD) map data on a specific area from a server through a communication device, and at least one processor configured to continuously generate electronic horizon data on a specific area based on the HD map data in the state of receiving the power, wherein the processor generates first electronic horizon data on a first section, and, upon determining that a vehicle is traveling the first section again after having travelled the first section based on the first electronic horizon data, does not generate electronic horizon data on the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jinsang Lee
  • Patent number: 11908205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for increasing the safety of driving functions in a partially automated or fully autonomous vehicle, including the following steps: capturing (S1) an environment image or a sequence of environment images by means of at least one surroundings detection sensor (2), detecting (S2) driving lane boundaries in the environment image or the sequence of environment images, determining (S3) a driving lane course based on the detected driving lane boundaries; retrieving (S4) a further driving lane course from a data source; checking the plausibility (S5) of the determined driving lane course by verifying a matching of the driving lane courses; identifying (S6) a degree of matching; setting (S7) a confidence value based on the degree of matching; deciding (S8) whether the determined driving lane course is provided to a driving function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Kai Alexander Wittkampf, Sandro Syguda
  • Patent number: 11907822
    Abstract: Interaction between a user and a conversational digital assistant executing on a computing device is controlled. Multiple interaction pairs are stored in one or more datastores accessible by the conversational digital assistant. Each interaction pair includes an interaction query and an associated assistance operation. An interactive engagement event is detected between the user and the conversational digital assistant, responsive to the storing operation. An interaction pair is selected from the one or more datastores, responsive to the operation of detecting an interactive engagement event. The interaction query of the selected interaction pair is communicated to the user. The assistance operation associated with the communicated interaction query is executed, responsive to receipt of a response from the user to the interaction query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sapna Daryanomal Jeswani, Ajoy Nandi
  • Patent number: 11891014
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to perform authentication of a portable device by communication with the portable device when startup of a system of the vehicle is instructed, when the system is off, or when the startup of the system of the vehicle is instructed and the system is off. The controller is configured to perform the startup of the system of the vehicle when the startup of the system of the vehicle is instructed, under a condition that the authentication of the portable device is successful. The controller is configured to perform reauthentication of the portable device when predetermined movement of the vehicle is detected after the startup of the system of the vehicle, and perform theft prevention processing when the reauthentication of the portable device fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Yuma, Atsushi Tabata, Koichi Okuda, Atsushi Kamada, Kazumi Shine
  • Patent number: 11893633
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for adjustment of card configurations for flight interruptions. Past flight interruptions that users experienced may be determined. Transactions conducted via the users' payment cards during the past flight interruptions may be determined. The data may be used for determining customized metrics for adjusting card configurations of the payment cards during current flight interruptions. Default metrics for adjusting card configurations of the payment cards during current flight interruptions may be determined. Current flight statuses may be monitored for the users. Current flight interruptions may be detected for the users. Card configurations of the payment cards may be adjusted during the detected current flight interruptions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Kwok, Daniel Miller, Lisa Guo, Xiaoguang Zhu, Alexander Lin, Vyjayanthi Vadrevu, Cameron Noah
  • Patent number: 11878627
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating an assistance system of a motor vehicle, wherein the assistance system has a projector. A message relating to a wrong-way driver is received, and a position of the wrong-way driver transmitted with the message is compared with a current position. Depending on the comparison, a recommendation for adapting a driving parameter is projected into an area in front of the motor vehicle for the driver by means of the projector. The present disclosure also relates to an assistance system of a motor vehicle and to a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Valentin Schmidt, Tilman Armbruster, Johannes Reschke, Faruk Krijestorac
  • Patent number: 11875366
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method, telematics data collected during one or more time periods by one or more electronic subsystems of a vehicle, and/or by a mobile electronic device of the driver or a passenger, is received. The telematics data includes operational data indicative of how a driver of the vehicle operated the vehicle. The received telematics data is analyzed to identify driving behaviors of the driver during the time period(s). Based at least upon the driving behaviors, a driver profile is generated or modified. Based at least upon the generated or modified driver profile, a suggested vehicle type is identified, at least by determining that the profile meets a set of one or more matching criteria associated with the suggested vehicle type. An indication of the suggested vehicle type is displayed to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Leo Nelson Chan, Jacob J. Alt, Matthew S. Megyese, Steven C. Cielocha, Kristopher Keith Gaudin, Brian Mark Fields
  • Patent number: 11866002
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing security notification based on biometric identifier are described, in which one or more biometric information of a person may be utilized to permit or prohibit the person to access the vehicle. As such, the person may not access (or operate) the vehicle without satisfying security measures based on his/her biometric identifier generated from various biological information collected from the person. When the person is not authorized to access the vehicle, the security measures may transmit a security notification to an owner of the vehicle (e.g., a mobile device of the owner, an account of the owner) such that the owner may take appropriate steps in response to receiving the security notification. Such a notification may include the biometric information of the person, other information collected from the sensing component, a set of options for the owner to select from, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Madison E. Wale, Bhumika Chhabra, Claudia A. Delaney, Elsie de la Garza Villarreal
  • Patent number: 11859983
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lane information generating method that can generate lane information of an increasing or decreasing lane which increases or decreases from a traveling lane with high accuracy is provided. By determining characteristic points based not only on traveling trajectory information of a vehicle but also on the shape of the increasing line of the increasing lane increasing from two traveling lanes, a control unit can complementarily using information of a shape of the increasing line at a position at which variation is easily generated in the traveling trajectory, and thus generate the characteristic points as the lane information of an increasing line with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiki Fujiwara, Takuya Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11854229
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to verifying the location of an object of a particular type. For instance, a plurality of images of an environment of the vehicle may be received. Associated objects of the particular type may be identified in ones of the plurality of images. A plurality of estimated locations may be determined for the object using a plurality of different localization techniques. For each image of the ones of the plurality of images, determine a reprojection error for each of the plurality of estimated locations. For each of the plurality of estimated locations, an error score is determined based on the reprojection errors. An estimated location may be selected from the plurality of estimated locations based on the determined error score. This selected location may be used to control a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventor: Mayank Bansal
  • Patent number: 11854001
    Abstract: A device may determine information that identifies a location of a projectable transaction card. The device may determine that the location of the projectable transaction card is in proximity to a location associated with an account entity. The device may determine navigation information based on determining that the location of the projectable transaction card is in proximity to the location associated with the account entity. The navigation information includes information for navigating from the location of the projectable transaction card to the location associated with the account entity. The device may provide the navigation information for display on a display screen of the projectable transaction card. The navigation information is not provided for display on the display screen of the projectable transaction card prior to the location of the projectable transaction card being in proximity to the location associated with the account entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventor: Sam Taffer