Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Inc.

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Nissan North America, Inc.

Renault S.a.s.

United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of Nasa

University of Massachusetts

Symbol Technologies, LLC

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Julius S Gyorfi

Eric Rolse Buhrke

Juan M Lopez

Swee Mean Mok

Han Yu

James Patrick Ashley

Daniel Roman Gamota

Jie Zhang

Timothy J Collins

John Szczech

Siddharth Thakur

Andrew S Lundholm

Chris J Grivas

Mark Allan

Sajid Dalvi

Armelle Guerin

Tom Mathew

Jeffrey T Curtis

Mansour Toloo

Weimin Xiao

Stefan Witwicki

Kyle Hollins Wray

Jagatkumar V Shah

Shlomo Zilberstein

Benjamin J Bekritsky

Thomas M Tirpak

Krishna D Jonnalagadda

Paul R Christian

Omar Bentahar

Amitkumar N Balar

Paul W Brazis, Jr

Atsuhide Kobashi

Najamuddin Mirza Baig

Francesca Schuler

Travis Roland Beals

Hideki Yoshino

Mark A Tarlton

Laura Cesafsky

Hakeem B Adewole

Arec Jamgochian

Kevin Poulet

Aude Laurent

Astha Vagadia

Thomas S Babin

Sparsh Sharma

Shakil Barkat

Chuntao Zhang

Benjamin J Benkritsky

Eric Buhrke

Mark B Allan

Eric R Buhrke

Swee M Mok

A processor is configured to execute instructions stored in a memory to determine, in response to identifying vehicle operational scenarios of a scene, an action for controlling the AV, where the action is from a selected decision component that determined the action based on level of certainty associated with a state factor; generate an explanation as to why the action was selected, such that the explanation includes respective descriptors of the action, the selected decision component, and the state factor; and display the explanation in a graphical view that includes a first graphical indicator of a world object of the selected decision component, a second graphical indicator describing the state factor, and a third graphical indicator describing the action.

Explainability of autonomous vehicle decision making

An apparatus for remote support of autonomous operation of a vehicle includes a processor that is configured to perform a method including receiving, from a vehicle traversing a driving route from a start point to an end point at a destination, an assistance request signal identifying an inability of the vehicle at the destination to reach the end point, generating a first map display including a representation of a geographical area and the vehicle within the geographical area, receiving, from the vehicle, sensor data from one or more sensing devices of the vehicle, generating a remote support interface including the first map display and the sensor data, and transmitting instruction data to the vehicle that includes an alternative end point at the destination responsive to an input signal provided to the remote support interface.

Remote operation extending an existing route to a destination

A method of exception handing for an autonomous vehicle (AV) includes identifying an exception situation; identifying relevant sensors for the exception situation; identifying relevant tools to the exception situation, the relevant tools usable by a tele-operator to resolve the exception situation; and presenting, on a display of the tele-operator, data from the relevant sensors and the relevant tools.

System to recommend sensor view for quick situational awareness

A multimodal biometric authentication system utilizes a bulk absorption characteristic of human tissue that is measurable using a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor. One disclosed method of operation includes extracting bulk absorption features from biometric data obtained using a PPG sensor and generating a first biometric template. Additional biometric features are also extracted from biometric data obtained using a second biometric sensor and a second biometric template is also generated. An authentication output signal is provided in response to the first biometric template matching a first stored corresponding enrolled biometric template and the second biometric template matching a second stored corresponding enrolled biometric template.

Multimodal biometric authentication system and method with photoplethysmography (PPG) bulk absorption biometric

A multimodal biometric authentication system utilizes a bulk absorption characteristic of human tissue that is measurable using a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor. One disclosed method of operation includes extracting bulk absorption features from biometric data obtained using a PPG sensor and generating a first biometric template. Additional biometric features are also extracted from biometric data obtained using a second biometric sensor and a second biometric template is also generated. An authentication output signal is provided in response to the first biometric template matching a first enrolled biometric template and the second biometric template matching a second enrolled biometric template.

A method and apparatus can ascertain a location of a personal portable wireless communication device. Movement of the personal portable wireless communication device can be sensed using a plurality of movement sensors on the personal portable wireless communication device. Wireless network signal strengths can be measured by the personal portable wireless communication device. A location of the personal portable wireless communication device can be ascertained based on the sensed movement of the personal portable wireless communication device and the measured wireless network signal strengths through Bayesian filtering.

Method and apparatus for ascertaining a location of a personal portable wireless communication device

Implementations relate to systems and methods for generating compensated speed values for a Doppler-enabled device. A portable wireless device can contain a GPS navigation engine () to capture position data () and Doppler speed data () from positioning satellites. The device can also generate position-based speed values from successive position readings and time intervals, to determine the current speed independently of the Doppler-based speed values. During degraded signal conditions, the Doppler-based speed values can drop to invalid levels. The device incorporates a combiner module () which compares the position-based and Doppler-based speed values and performs combination operations on those quantities to produce a compensated speed value (). By selecting the maximum or otherwise combining those values, extreme excursions in speed values are avoided and accuracy promoted.

Systems and methods for generating compensated speed values for doppler-enabled device

Systems and methods for speed estimation based on stride data using predictive modeling relate to portable wireless devices () that contain GPS or other location resources to generate position and speed data. The device () also incorporates an accelerometer () or other motion sensor. When GPS signals are interrupted, an estimation module () and associated logic generates a speed estimate based solely on stride frequency data from the accelerometer (). Unlike conventional estimators, the estimation module () operates on a non-deterministic basis, generating an estimated speed using a joint probability distribution derived from previous speed and stride data captured while positioning signals are available. The estimation module () can continue to operate when GPS signals are available, and either filter the GPS speed measures for spurious signals, or further train the estimation module () with new position data. The estimation module () can also incorporate altitude measurements when estimating speed.

Systems and methods for speed estimation based on stride data using predictive modeling

A method uses a computing device that includes a first processor in a first, inactive state operatively coupled to a second processor in an active state. While the first processor is in the first state () the second processor uses sensors to determine () that a first condition occurred. In response to determining that the first condition has occurred, the first processor initializes () to a second, active state. If the first or second processor determines () that a second condition has occurred within a given time period (and) after the first condition occurred, the first processor performs () a first action such as launching a software application, capturing a digital photograph, or placing a phone call.

Initialize a computing device to perform an action

A method and apparatus for determining a range within a wireless communication system is provided herein. The range information can then be used to locate a node (e.g., an asset tag). During operation, the minimum transmission power of a source transceiver (e.g., an RFID reader) that enables a tag to be detected will be used to indicate distance. Changes in transmit power will be used to indicate relative changes in distance to a particular node. The reader will be configured to always operate at a transmission power that will result in a certain percentage (e.g., 50%) detection rate for a target transceiver (e.g., an RFID asset tag). As the reader moves closer to the tag, the minimum detection power will decrease; as it moves farther from the tag, the minimum detection power will increase. This information is displayed to give a general change in range information between the RFID reader and the asset tag (e.g., increasing range or decreasing range). An individual will be able to easily locate the asset tag by using the displayed information.

Method and apparatus for determining range information of a node in a wireless system

A method and apparatus is provided for easily creating virtual graffiti that will be left for a particular device to view. During operation a device will be placed near a first point that is used to define a boundary for the virtual graffiti. The device will locate the first point, and use the point to define the boundary. The device will receive an image that is to be used as virtual graffiti, and will fit the image within the boundary of the virtual graffiti. For example, the device may be consecutively placed near four points that will define a polygon to be used as the boundary for the virtual graffiti. An image will then be received, and the image will be fit within the polygon.

Method and apparatus for creating virtual graffiti in a mobile virtual and augmented reality system

Disclosed is a method for a scanning device to tell its user how to best orient the scanning device to scan a target location. The user approaches the target location and initiates a scan. The results of the scan are analyzed and compared to information about the target location. Based on the analysis, the user is told how to re-orient the scanning device, if that is necessary to achieve an acceptable re-scan of the target location. In a preferred embodiment, a screen on the scanning device presents a two-dimensional map based on the scan results and on the known relative locations of the target location and of nearby non-target locations. Locations on the map are highlighted to tell the user the results of the scan and to direct him to re-orient the scanning device if necessary.

Orienting a scanning device with respect to a target location

A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a prioritized list of display devices for display of a media file, the prioritized list being provided on a mobile computing device, the display devices being connected to the mobile computing device in a network. The method may include determining characteristics of the media file, discovering by the mobile computing device the display devices connected to the mobile computing device, discovering by the mobile computing device display characteristics of the display devices, creating the prioritized list of display devices by comparing the characteristics of the media file to the display characteristics of the display devices, and providing the prioritized list of the display devices on the mobile computing device for selection by a user.

Method and apparatus for providing a prioritized list of display devices for display of a media file

A wireless communication device () includes a radio frequency transceiver () adapted for burst transmission responsive to an enable signal in accordance with at least one communication protocol and an infrared transceiver () adapted for asynchronous data communication. The infrared transceiver () is responsive to the enable signal to suspend data communication. A controller () is coupled to each of the radio frequency transceiver () and the infrared transceiver (), and the controller () is operable to generate the enable signal in accordance with the at least one communication protocol.

Method and apparatus for communicating in the presence of radio frequency energy

A first viewer () is activated to define and render a visualization of a first interactive virtual reality experience to a user. At least one first application () is selected for use with the first interactive virtual reality experience and at least one first event handler () associated with the at least one first application is responsively activated. State information is responsively stored in the viewer concerning the objects in the virtual reality experience, the selected at least one first application () and the at least one first event handler () in a memory. The first viewer (), the at least one first application (), and the at least one first event handler () are then deactivated and a second viewer () associated with a second interactive virtual reality experience is activated.

System and method for managing interaction in a virtual environment

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Vernon Hills, IL, United States of America

Julius S Gyorfi