Tero J Patana

20220401826, Dec 22, 2022

Jun 21, 2021

17/352824

- Redmond WA, US
James McColl SHIELDS - Seattle WA, US
Ryan Eugene WHITAKER - Seattle WA, US
Tero Juhani PATANA - Kirkland WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

A63F 13/2145
G06F 3/044
G06F 3/041
A63F 13/24

A controller system is provided herein that includes a controller base including at least one input device for receiving user input and a mechanical interface. The controller system further includes a controller module comprising a processor and memory. The controller module is configured to removably mount on the controller base at the mechanical interface thereby establishing a communication link therebetween. The user input received at the at least one input device is routed through the controller module to a console computing device.

20220312507, Sep 29, 2022

Mar 25, 2021

17/212778

- Redmond WA, US
Tero J. PATANA - Kirkland WA, US
James McColl SHIELDS - Seattle WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

H04W 76/10
H04W 4/80

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to device pairing techniques based on an association between a wireless fingerprint and a target computing device. In examples, wireless signal information associated with nearby computing devices is detected and used to identify a matching wireless fingerprint. For example, the wireless fingerprint may comprise entries for a plurality of devices, each of which may include a signal strength range for a device. Thus, when the signal strengths of the nearby devices are determined to match the wireless fingerprint, a connection may be automatically established with a target device associated with the wireless fingerprint. As such, rather than manually pairing a computing device with the target device, it may be determined that the computing device is in an environment associated with the target device by virtue of identifying a matching wireless fingerprint, such that a connection is automatically established with the target device.

20190031189, Jan 31, 2019

Jul 31, 2017

15/665065

- Redmond WA, US
Tero J. Patana - Lynnwood WA, US

B60W 30/085

Methods, systems, and computer program products are described herein for automatic collision avoidance and/or bodily injury mitigation. For example, a vehicle determines the optimal action(s) to take to avoid a collision or reduce the bodily injury of occupant(s) of the vehicle in the event that the vehicle determines that the collision is unavoidable. The vehicle performs action(s) that reduce the change of momentum experienced by occupant(s) thereof as a result of the collision. The actions are based on various characteristics of the vehicles that are to be involved in the collision. Such actions may comprise accelerating into and causing a collision with vehicle(s) in front of the vehicle at or around the same time at which a further vehicle rear-ends the vehicle. The system processes several scenarios in real-time (taking into changes of velocity of the vehicles involved) to determine the scenario that best mitigates the change of momentum.

20170217329, Aug 3, 2017

Jan 28, 2016

15/009691

- Redmond WA, US
Tero Patana - Lynnwood WA, US

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

B60L 11/18

A system for dynamic battery loading for electric vehicles includes an electric motor to displace a vehicle. A first battery stores a first electric power charge and a second battery stores a second electric power charge. A controller dynamically loads or couples the first battery or the second battery to deliver the first electric power charge or the second electric power charge, respectively, to the electric motor based at least in part on the power signal, a location of the first battery, or a location of the second battery within the vehicle.

20170183035, Jun 29, 2017

Dec 29, 2015

14/982498

- Redmond WA, US
Tero Patana - Lynnwood WA, US

B62D 15/02
G05D 1/02

A machine-implemented method is provided for controlling a fully automated or partially automated road vehicle so as to accurately position the vehicle within a traffic lane occupied by the vehicle. The method includes: determining locations of or distances to side boundaries or a longitudinal center of a traffic lane currently occupied by the vehicle; determining a currently requested or commanded offset from either one of the side boundaries or the longitudinal center of the traffic lane; determining if the vehicle is currently at least substantially complying with the requested or commanded offset; and if the vehicle is not currently substantially complying with the offset, adjusting a steering control of the vehicle to thereby bring the vehicle into compliance with the currently requested or commanded offset. By requesting or commanding different offsets on different days, road wear is more evenly distributed and concentrate break down due to accurate lane centering is avoided.