VEHICLE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A REQUEST FOR AN ITEM FROM A USER

    公开(公告)号:US20200075001A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16122489

    申请日:2018-09-05

    Inventor: Brian M. Kursar

    Abstract: A virtual assistance system for a vehicle is provided. The virtual assistance system includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an input device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an output device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules. The virtual assistance system receives, through the input device, a request for an item from a user, retrieves a location of an entity associated the item, calculates an estimated arrival time when the vehicle will arrive at the location, compares the estimated arrival time with a predetermined time associated with the entity, and instructs the output device to generate a delivery prompt related to the item in response to comparing the estimated arrival time with the predetermined time.

    Systems and methods for querying a distributed inventory of visual data

    公开(公告)号:US11294949B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16120810

    申请日:2018-09-04

    Inventor: Brian M. Kursar

    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to using vehicles as mobile observation platforms and improving the querying of visual data within the vehicles by leveraging edge computing resources of the vehicles in a distributed network. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to receiving, in a selected vehicle that is equipped with at least one camera, a visual query from a remote device, identifying search parameters from the query that specify at least visual content that is to be identified. The method includes analyzing a subset of a visual inventory to identify whether the subset includes the visual content by using at least a machine vision model executing on a processor within the selected vehicle. The visual inventory includes camera data that is acquired by the selected vehicle. The method includes communicating detection results about whether the subset includes the visual content to the remote device.

    VEHICLE SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC CROWDSOURCED DELIVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20210300297A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US16938317

    申请日:2020-07-24

    Inventor: Brian M. Kursar

    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a storage system for implementing crowdsourced delivery of a parcel. In one embodiment, the storage system includes a communication system configured to communicate wirelessly with an external server to receive an access setting, a storage locker, secured by a primary electronic locking mechanism, including a plurality of inner compartments each secured by respective secondary electronic locking mechanisms, one or more processors, and a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing: a locking module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to set the primary electronic locking mechanism and at least one secondary electronic locking mechanism to open in response to, respectively, a primary code and a secondary code based at least in part on information received in the access setting.

    Vehicle virtual assistant systems and methods for processing a request for an item from a user

    公开(公告)号:US11250845B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16122489

    申请日:2018-09-05

    Inventor: Brian M. Kursar

    Abstract: A virtual assistance system for a vehicle is provided. The virtual assistance system includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an input device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an output device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules. The virtual assistance system receives, through the input device, a request for an item from a user, retrieves a location of an entity associated the item, calculates an estimated arrival time when the vehicle will arrive at the location, compares the estimated arrival time with a predetermined time associated with the entity, and instructs the output device to generate a delivery prompt related to the item in response to comparing the estimated arrival time with the predetermined time.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CROWDSOURCED DELIVERY

    公开(公告)号:US20210304137A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US16938289

    申请日:2020-07-24

    Inventor: Brian M. Kursar

    Abstract: System and methods described herein relate to crowdsourced delivery, including receiving a delivery request, selecting a plurality of participants, determining a delivery route including at least one transfer of the parcel between a first participant and a second participant of the plurality of participants, with at least the first participant operating a vehicle having a secure storage locker that includes at least one secure compartment to hold the parcel, generating access keys including at least a first access key that enables access to the secure storage locker and a second access key that enables access to a secure compartment in the storage locker, transmitting the access keys to the second participant, distributing delivery tasks, based on the delivery route, to the plurality of participants, wherein completion of the delivery tasks results in delivery of the parcel to the delivery destination, and monitoring completion of the delivery tasks by the plurality of participants.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUERYING A DISTRIBUTED INVENTORY OF VISUAL DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20200073969A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16120810

    申请日:2018-09-04

    Inventor: Brian M. Kursar

    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to using vehicles as mobile observation platforms and improving the querying of visual data within the vehicles by leveraging edge computing resources of the vehicles in a distributed network. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to receiving, in a selected vehicle that is equipped with at least one camera, a visual query from a remote device, identifying search parameters from the query that specify at least visual content that is to be identified. The method includes analyzing a subset of a visual inventory to identify whether the subset includes the visual content by using at least a machine vision model executing on a processor within the selected vehicle. The visual inventory includes camera data that is acquired by the selected vehicle. The method includes communicating detection results about whether the subset includes the visual content to the remote device.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUERYING A DISTRIBUTED INVENTORY OF VISUAL DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20220179900A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17680887

    申请日:2022-02-25

    Inventor: Brian M. Kursar

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to using vehicles as mobile observation platforms. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to receiving, in a selected vehicle that is equipped with at least one camera, a request for locating a target, identifying search parameters from the request that specify the target that is to be identified and a time window for analyzing visual data from the camera. The method includes analyzing the visual data according to the search parameters to identify the target by using at least a machine vision model executing on a processor within the selected vehicle. The visual data includes at least camera data that is currently being acquired. The method includes communicating detection results about whether the visual data includes the target to a remote device from which the request originated.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING A PATH FOR AN OBJECT BY A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210061164A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16552432

    申请日:2019-08-27

    Inventor: Brian M. Kursar

    Abstract: A system for illuminating a path for an object by a vehicle includes one or more processors, a memory device, one or more lights, and one or more sensors. The memory device, one or more lights, and one or more sensors may be in communication with the one or more processors. The memory device may include an object detection module and an illumination module. The object detection module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to identify a presence of the object based on the one or more signals generated by the one or more sensors and determine object movement information of the object based on the one or more signals generated by the one or more sensors. The illumination module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to illuminate using the one or more lights an area for the object based on the object movement information.

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