Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140094987 | TIERED LEVEL OF ACCESS TO A SET OF VEHICLES - An access control system allows a plurality of users various tiered levels of access to a set of vehicles, records driving information and the purposes that the vehicles are driven, and provides reports to a select subsets of users. | 04-03-2014 |
20140180773 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND VALIDATING INCENTIVES BASED ON MULTI-PERSON VEHICLE OCCUPANCY - System and methods for determining a number of vehicle occupants based at least in part on sensor data gathered by one or more in-vehicle sensors are disclosed. The number of vehicle occupants may be determined, at least in part, by an in-vehicle system associated with the vehicle. Vehicle occupancy information indicative of the number of vehicle occupants may be transmitted to facilitate identification of one or more incentives based at least in part on the vehicle occupancy information. The incentive(s) may include a reduction in a fee associated with operation of the vehicle such as a discounted toll amount, an elimination of a fee, an incentive payment, a discount associated with a product or service offering, and so forth. A tolling system ma be provided for receiving the vehicle occupancy information and determining a toll amount based at least in part on the received information. | 06-26-2014 |
20140236462 | NAVIGATION SYSTEMS THAT ENHANCE DRIVER AWARENESS - Navigation systems that enhance driver awareness are provided. Information associated with a location of a vehicle may be determined. Based at least in part upon the determined location, awareness information associated with the vehicle may be collected. The awareness information may include at least one of crime information, accident information, legal information, or future traffic information. Based at least in part upon the collected awareness information, output information may be generated for presentation, and the generated output information may be output. | 08-21-2014 |
20140241585 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM AN OBJECT ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for obtaining information from objects attached to a vehicle. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for receiving one or more camera images from a front-facing camera attached to a vehicle; locating, from the one or more camera images, one or more region of interest (ROI) images; processing the one or more ROI images; outputting the one or more processed ROI images to a display within the vehicle; receiving radio frequency identification (RFID) information from a RFID reader attached to a front portion of the vehicle; and outputting one or more commands based at least in part on one or more of the RFID information or the processing of the one or more ROI images. | 08-28-2014 |
20150032328 | RECONFIGURABLE PERSONALIZED VEHICLE DISPLAYS - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for reconfigurable personalized vehicle displays. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for executing computer-executable instructions by one or more processors for displaying personalized information on a vehicle. The method can include detecting an identity of at least one of the one or more processors, display information based at least in part on the detected occupant identity; configuring the display information for use by one or more display devices associated with the vehicle; and communicating the configured display information to the one or more display devices. | 01-29-2015 |
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20140095069 | INTELLIGENT ROUTE PLANNING - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods and systems for intelligent route planning. An example method may include receiving, by a computation system comprising one or more processors, one or more tasks. The one or more tasks may be associated with one or more locations. The method may further include storing, by the computation system, the one or more tasks. The method may further include receiving, by the computation system, current location information associated with a user. The method may further include generating, by the computation system, based upon the one or more tasks and the current location information, one or more notifications associated with at least one task for presentation to the user. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095272 | Systems and Methods for Generation of Incentive Offers for On-Road Users - Systems and methods for generating incentive offers for road use are provider. Incentive offers may be generated by a service provider server. The incentive offers may be generated b identifying, by the computer having at least one processor, at least one use-condition associated with a transit point based at least in part on historical transit data. The generating the incentive offers may include generating one or more offers for a plurality of toll collections passes configured to enable the at least one use-condition associated with the transit point. Further, the method may provide for facilitating a distribution for the one or more incentive offers to a use group. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096234 | INTELLIGENT TASK ASSIGNMENT AND AUTHORIZATION SYSTEMS & METHODS - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods and systems for intelligent task management. An example method may include identifying one or more authorized entities. The method may further include broadcasting at least one task associated with a user to one or more devices associated with the one or more authorized entities. The method may further include receiving from the one or more authorized entities, via the one or more devices, an indication of acceptance of the at least one task. The method may further include selecting at least one trusted entity among the one or more authorized entities. The method may further include issuing at least one digital certificate to the at least one trusted entity to perform the at least one task. | 04-03-2014 |
20140156104 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING VEHICLE EVIDENCE - Systems and methods to request and collect evidence elements from one or more evidence systems responsive to a triggering event are disclosed. An evidence request beacon may be generated based at least in part on information associated with the triggering event. The evidence request beacon may be received by one or more evidence systems and may be evaluated to determine if potentially relevant evidence is available from the evidence system. If potentially relevant evidence elements are available from the one or more evidence systems, then the potentially relevant evidence elements may be provided to the requesting system. | 06-05-2014 |
20140184428 | INTERACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF A PARKED VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for interactive management of a parked vehicle. An example method may include receiving a first communication, at a server comprising one or more processors, indicating that the parked vehicle is considered an obstruction. The method may further include notifying, by the server, one or more users associated with the parked vehicle of the first communication. Additionally, the method may include generating, by the server, a predetermined response to the first communication associated with the obstruction. | 07-03-2014 |
20140207338 | CUSTOMIZATION OF A VEHICLE - Devices, systems, and techniques are provided for customization a vehicle and the interior thereof. The customization can be based at least on customization themes associated with an occupant of the vehicle and/or the vehicle. In addition or in the alternative, the customization can be based at least on vehicular context of the occupants and the vehicle. A specific customization can be effected in response to a change in context of vehicle, and thus the vehicle can be dynamically customized in response to a specific vehicular context as the context is realized. The customization themes can integrate with an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system and/or one or more of in-cabin lighting, projection or other rendering features, or data streams. Customization can be accomplished via configuration of one or more customization components comprising sensors, rendering units, lighting fixtures, or control components. | 07-24-2014 |
20140236719 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE FOR ROUTE GUIDANCE - Customized route guidance presentations associated with various routes may be generated based on data reflective of anecdotal knowledge and preferences associated with travelers. A marketplace may be provided for searching and purchasing the route guidance presentations. Providers of the data may be compensated upon purchase of the route guidance presentations. | 08-21-2014 |
20140317698 | INTELLIGENT TASK ASSIGNMENT AND AUTHORIZATION SYSTEMS & METHODS - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods and systems for intelligent task management. An example method may include identifying one or more authorized entities. The method may further include broadcasting at least one task associated with a user to one or more devices associated with the one or more authorized entities. The method may further include receiving from the one or more authorized entities, via the one or more devices, an indication of acceptance of the at least one task. The method may further include selecting at least one trusted entity among the one or more authorized entities. The method may further include issuing at least one digital certificate to the at least one trusted entity to perform the at least one task. | 10-23-2014 |
20150025792 | DYNAMIC NAVIGATION SERVICE - Systems and methods may provide for implementing a dynamic navigation service. In one example, the method may include generating user behavior data for a user, generating community user behavior data, generating a user suggested route, and generating a community user suggested route. | 01-22-2015 |
20150057869 | LOCALITY ADAPTED COMPUTERIZED ASSISTED OR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING OF VEHICLES - Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with computerized assist or autonomous driving of vehicles are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a method may include receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of data associated with vehicles driving at various locations within a locality; and generating, by the computing device, one or more locality specific policies for computerized assisted or autonomous driving of vehicles at the locality, based at least in part on the data associated with vehicles driving at various locations within the locality. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 02-26-2015 |