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  • ELECTRONICS AND DATA RESOURCE SHARING MARKETPLACE PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20230345287
    Abstract: A resource sharing marketplace platform includes a back-office server including a controller adapted to run a plurality of integrated systems and a wireless communication module in communication with the controller, wherein, the resource sharing marketplace platform is adapted to receive a request from a user, collect data from a plurality of acceptable service providers, and provide a response to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Prakash M. Peranandam, Arun Adiththan, Ramesh Sethu, Paolo Giusto
  • ARCHITECTURE AND METHODOLOGY FOR STATE ESTIMATION FAILURE DETECTION USING CROWDSOURCING AND DEEP LEARNING
    Publication number: 20210056779
    Abstract: A vehicle and a system and method for operating a vehicle. The system includes a state estimator and a processor. A detected value of a parameter of the vehicle is determined using sensor data obtained by in-vehicle detectors. The processor determines a check value of the parameter based on crowdsourced data, validates the detected value of the parameter based on the check value of the parameter, and operates the vehicle based on the validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Arun Adiththan, Praveen Palanisamy, SeyedAlireza Kasaiezadeh Mahabadi, Ramesh S
  • Electronics and data resource sharing marketplace platform
    Patent number: 12137366
    Abstract: A resource sharing marketplace platform includes a back-office server including a controller adapted to run a plurality of integrated systems and a wireless communication module in communication with the controller, wherein, the resource sharing marketplace platform is adapted to receive a request from a user, collect data from a plurality of acceptable service providers, and provide a response to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Prakash M. Peranandam, Arun Adiththan, Ramesh Sethu, Paolo Giusto
  • Architecture and methodology for state estimation failure detection using crowdsourcing and deep learning
    Patent number: 11532188
    Abstract: A vehicle and a system and method for operating a vehicle. The system includes a state estimator and a processor. A detected value of a parameter of the vehicle is determined using sensor data obtained by in-vehicle detectors. The processor determines a check value of the parameter based on crowdsourced data, validates the detected value of the parameter based on the check value of the parameter, and operates the vehicle based on the validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Arun Adiththan, Praveen Palanisamy, SeyedAlireza Kasaiezadeh Mahabadi, Ramesh S
  • SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A REPRESENTATIVE VEHICLE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION FOR ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20240152345
    Abstract: A system for determining a representative vehicle software configuration for a subset vehicles that are part of a group of vehicles. The system includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, where the memory stores data comprising a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to select a module configuration that is part of a set of combined module configurations as the representative vehicle software configuration based on at least one predefined criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Arun Adiththan, Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Ramesh Sethu, Joseph G. D'Ambrosio, Muralikrishnan Kailasam, Sitaram Emani
  • VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR SELECTING RECORDINGS BASED ON USER EMOTION
    Publication number: 20230377601
    Abstract: An infotainment system for a vehicle selects and plays recordings based on a current emotion of a user in response to receiving a user-generated query. The user-generated query includes one or more words indicating a current state of mind of the user. The infotainment system includes one or more controllers in electronic communication with one or more recording databases that store a plurality of content clusters that each describe a specific recording. The one or more controllers execute instructions to select a recording described by a selected content cluster, where the recording reflects the current emotion of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Vikramaditya Nimmagadda, Arun Adiththan, Aravind Gangumalla
  • Vehicle infotainment system for selecting recordings based on user emotion
    Patent number: 12033661
    Abstract: An infotainment system for a vehicle selects and plays recordings based on a current emotion of a user in response to receiving a user-generated query. The user-generated query includes one or more words indicating a current state of mind of the user. The infotainment system includes one or more controllers in electronic communication with one or more recording databases that store a plurality of content clusters that each describe a specific recording. The one or more controllers execute instructions to select a recording described by a selected content cluster, where the recording reflects the current emotion of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Vikramaditya Nimmagadda, Arun Adiththan, Aravind Gangumalla
  • DRIVING MONITORING AND SCORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220261627
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for monitoring an operator of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, by a processor, data generated by the vehicle; determining, by the processor, causal time series event data based on the received data; computing, by the processor, a score for at least one of safety and quality based on a first machine learning model and the causal time series event data; computing, by the processor, at least one explanation for the score based on a second machine learning model; and generating, by the processor, display data to display at least one of the causal time series event data, the score, and the explanation to an end user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ramesh Sethu, Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Rami I. Debouk, Arun Adiththan, Guangyu J. Zou
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INDICATING A DRIVING SITUATION TO EXTERNAL USERS
    Publication number: 20230065282
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for indicating a driving situation including at least one vehicle. The system includes a first processor, a second processor and an external device. A first processor obtains driving information, encodes the driving information and communicates the encoded driving information to the second processor. The second processor receives and decodes the encoded driving information. The second processor further allocates a predefined indication pattern to the decoded driving information, wherein the predefined indication pattern includes a graphical representation of an upcoming driving event involving the vehicle. An external device visualizes a current driving situation including the vehicle together with the predefined indication pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Ramesh Sethu, Arun Adiththan, Joseph G D Ambrosio
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE FOR LEADER VEHICLE CAPABILITIES FOR AN ON-DEMAND AUTONOMY (ODA) SERVICE
    Publication number: 20230049762
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an On-Demand Autonomy (ODA) service. The system includes a selection module of a leader vehicle (Lv) connected to an ODA server to determine whether to confirm a request for an on-demand autonomy (ODA) service which has been broadcast wherein the ODA service request includes control of a follower vehicle (Fv) to a requested location by creating a virtual link between the Lv and the Fv to configure a vehicle platoon to enable transport of the Fv by the Lv wherein the vehicle platoon is a linking of the Lv to the Fv via the virtual link to enable the Lv to assume the control of the Fv to the requested location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ramesh Sethu, Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Arun Adiththan, Joseph G. D Ambrosio
  • Methods and systems for indicating a driving situation to external users
    Patent number: 11790775
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for indicating a driving situation including at least one vehicle. The system includes a first processor, a second processor and an external device. A first processor obtains driving information, encodes the driving information and communicates the encoded driving information to the second processor. The second processor receives and decodes the encoded driving information. The second processor further allocates a predefined indication pattern to the decoded driving information, wherein the predefined indication pattern includes a graphical representation of an upcoming driving event involving the vehicle. An external device visualizes a current driving situation including the vehicle together with the predefined indication pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Ramesh Sethu, Arun Adiththan, Joseph G D Ambrosio
  • System and method for software architecture for leader vehicle capabilities for an on-demand autonomy (ODA) service
    Patent number: 11862024
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an On-Demand Autonomy (ODA) service. The system includes a selection module of a leader vehicle (Lv) connected to an ODA server to determine whether to confirm a request for an on-demand autonomy (ODA) service which has been broadcast wherein the ODA service request includes control of a follower vehicle (Fv) to a requested location by creating a virtual link between the Lv and the Fv to configure a vehicle platoon to enable transport of the Fv by the Lv wherein the vehicle platoon is a linking of the Lv to the Fv via the virtual link to enable the Lv to assume the control of the Fv to the requested location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ramesh Sethu, Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Arun Adiththan, Joseph G D Ambrosio
  • LIMP HOME MODE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE USING A SECONDARY AUTONOMOUS SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230073065
    Abstract: An autonomous driving system for an autonomous vehicle includes a plurality of on-board autonomous sensors that sense data related to operation of the autonomous vehicle and a surrounding environment and an automated driving controller in electronic communication with the plurality of on-board autonomous sensors. The automated driving controller is instructed to receive an indication one or more of the plurality of on-board autonomous sensors are non-functional and a secondary autonomous sensor system including one or more replacement sensors are installed. The automated driving controller is instructed to verify the secondary autonomous sensor system based on a security check and perform a redundancy check between the one or more replacement sensors and the plurality of on-board autonomous sensors. In response to determining the one or more replacement sensors are valid based on the redundancy check, the automated driving controller operates the autonomous vehicle in a limp home mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Rasoul Salehi, Arun Adiththan, Yao Hu, Yilu Zhang
  • VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK BASED ON OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR AND EMOTION
    Publication number: 20240157954
    Abstract: A vehicle system for recommending driving automation based on occupant behavior and emotion includes one or more input devices. The input devices generate an input signal associated with sensor data indicative of a current emotion and a current driving pattern of an occupant. The vehicle system further includes a computer having a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium (CRM). The CRM stores multiple occupant behavior profiles, with each occupant behavior profile including a unique occupant identification and multiple historical driving patterns. Each driving pattern has an associated historical emotion for the unique occupant identification. The processor is programmed to determine a deviation of the current driving pattern from the historical driving patterns, compare the deviation to a threshold, and generate a notification signal. The notification device provides the notification to recommend that the occupant actuate the vehicle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Arun Adiththan, Aravind Gangumalla, Vikramaditya Nimmagadda
  • SYSTEM AMD METHOD FOR SCENE BASED POSITIONING AND LINKING OF VEHICLES FOR ON-DEMAND AUTONOMY
    Publication number: 20230072230
    Abstract: Methods and systems for an On-Demand Autonomy (ODA) system are provided. A method includes: receiving a request for ODA service from the Fv, wherein the request includes a location of the Fv; when the Lv is within a first distance of the location of the Fv: identifying the Fv within a scene of an environment of the Lv; identifying an orientation of the Fv within the scene of the environment of the Lv; and determining a second location for the Lv to begin the ODA service; when the Lv is within a second distance of the second location, determining a closeness of other vehicles within a second scene of the environment of the Lv; confirming the orientation of the Fv in the second scene; performing a handshake method with the Fv to create a virtual link between the Lv and the Fv; and performing at least one of pulling and parking platooning methods using the created virtual link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Arun Adiththan, Ramesh Sethu, Joseph G. D Ambrosio
  • COOPERATIVE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR ENGINEERING ASSET MANAGEMENT AND SHARING
    Publication number: 20240054134
    Abstract: A computing system including a cooperative system architecture for cataloging, informing, sharing, and managing engineering assets within an organization includes a user management subsystem for creating a registered user profile associated with a specific user of the computing system. The registered user profile includes user metadata that provides identifying characteristics of the specific user. The computing system includes an asset management subsystem including an asset repository for recording one or more engineering assets. The asset management subsystem modifies the user metadata of the registered user profile in response to the specific user recording an engineering asset in the asset repository. The computing system includes a test management subsystem including a test repository for recording one or more test bill of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Paolo Giusto, Roy J. Mathieu, Ramesh Sethu, Prakash M. Peranandam, Arun Adiththan, Shige Wang, Farui Peng, Bakhtiar B. Litkouhi, Wenyuan Qi, Osman Eser Atesoglu
  • SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE AND METHODS ENABLING USE OF ON-DEMAND-AUTONOMY SERVICE
    Publication number: 20230049206
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an On-Demand Autonomy (ODA) service. The system includes a set of functional modules enabled for ODA service activities disposed in a follower vehicle (Fv) in communication with an ODA server that includes a user request module configured to receive request information from the Fv from the ODA server, and to process and communicate the request information to the schedule module; the schedule module configured to coordinate an arrival time information with the ODA server for pickup of the Fv based on the request information, and communicate the arrival time information to the schedule execution module; the schedule execution module configured to direct the Fv to a pickup point based on the arrival time information, and communicate the pickup point to the indication module; and the indication module configured to provide alerts to vehicles in the vicinity of the pickup of the Fv via the ODA service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ramesh Sethu, Arun Adiththan, Prakash Mohan Peranandam
  • SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR VEHICLE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION COVERAGE MEASUREMENT FOR UPDATE VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20230305830
    Abstract: A system is provided for updating vehicle software configurations for multiple vehicles. The system includes a network having multiple ECUs carried by the vehicles, with each ECU having an ECU software configuration including software components with one or more versions. The system further includes a network appliance having a processor communicating with the ECUs and a computer readable medium. The processor is programmed to identify coverage points for software components. The processor is further programmed to collect clusters for validating an update of the associated software components and determine optimal sets of clusters, which is less than or equal to a total of the clusters. The processor is further programmed to rank the clusters of the selected optimal set, based on a vehicle coverage percentage of each cluster, and transmit the optimal set for software configuration validation and then finally transmit the validated update to the associated vehicle ECUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Ramesh Sethu, Arun Adiththan, Muralikrishnan Kailasam, Zhiqiang J. Zhou
  • DYNAMIC SERVICE MARKETPLACE QUERY BUILDING AND DECOMPOSITION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240143599
    Abstract: A resource sharing marketplace platform includes a back-office server in wireless communication with a controller adapted to run a plurality of integrated systems, and is adapted to authenticate identification of the user and facilitate user log-in, receive a request from a user, establish dynamic parameters related to the request, break down the request from the user into a plurality of serviceable micro-queries by decomposing at least one request for multivariate data into a plurality of requests for multivariate and univariate data, and develop a contract including key clauses and reward constraints, identify, from a group of registered service providers, a sub-group of registered service providers that are capable of providing data related to at least one micro-query, and send a request for data to the sub-group, collect data from a plurality of acceptable service providers, and repack the individual data to provide a response to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Prakash Mohan Peranandam, Ramesh Sethu, Arun Adiththan, Paolo Giusto
  • Vehicle system and method for providing feedback based on occupant behavior and emotion
    Patent number: 11975728
    Abstract: A vehicle system for recommending driving automation based on occupant behavior and emotion includes one or more input devices. The input devices generate an input signal associated with sensor data indicative of a current emotion and a current driving pattern of an occupant. The vehicle system further includes a computer having a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium (CRM). The CRM stores multiple occupant behavior profiles, with each occupant behavior profile including a unique occupant identification and multiple historical driving patterns. Each driving pattern has an associated historical emotion for the unique occupant identification. The processor is programmed to determine a deviation of the current driving pattern from the historical driving patterns, compare the deviation to a threshold, and generate a notification signal. The notification device provides the notification to recommend that the occupant actuate the vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Arun Adiththan, Aravind Gangumalla, Vikramaditya Nimmagadda
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