Patents
US 12353178 B2: Selecting a level of autonomy
- Granted
- 2025-07-08
- Filed
- 2020-01-14 application 16742494
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for selecting a level of autonomy. According to at least one embodiment, a method for selecting a level of autonomy includes determining a first likely condition of a first user of a task and/or building system, selecting a first autonomy level from multiple levels based at least in part on the first likely condition, and making a first decision in the task and/or the building system based on the first autonomy level.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250708.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivint LLC 457 patents | US company or organization | Provo, UT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rongbin Lanny Lin | Orem, UT | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brandon Bunker | Highland, UT | 47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B15/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06N | Computing arrangements based on specific computational models | G06N5/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Security interest Security interest After-acquired intellectual property security agreement | VIVINT LLC signed 2024-12-20 SMART HOME PROS, INC. signed 2024-12-20 VIVINT AMIGO, INC. signed 2024-12-20 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS PRIORITY COLLATERAL TRUSTEE JERSEY CITY, NJ | 70349/816 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-16 |
| 2024-11-11 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents recorded at reel 067456, frame 0729 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-11-08 | VIVINT, INC. PROVO, UT | 69334/165 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-11-01 | Release of security interest Release (reel 057434 / frame 0591) | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2024-10-30 | VIVINT LLC (F/K/A VIVINT, INC.) PROVO, UT | 69289/529 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-05-17 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | VIVINT, INC. signed 2024-05-17 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT WILMINGTON, DE | 67456/729 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-07-12 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement supplement no. 2 | VIVINT, INC. signed 2021-07-09 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. CHARLOTTE, NC | 57434/591 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-01-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LIN, RONGBIN LANNY signed 2014-05-27 BUNKER, BRANDON signed 2014-05-28 | VIVINT, INC. PROVO, UT | 51512/45 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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