74 patents
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Utility
Self-contained Proximity Sensors In Wireless Communication with Vehicle Control System and Methods of Their Operation
10 Feb 22
Proximity sensors, e.g., Bluetooth® sensors, are installed in a vehicle.
James S. Turner
Filed: 30 Jul 21
Utility
Vehicle Entertainment System Providing Remote User Control of Video Content on a Monitor Display and Related Methods
10 Feb 22
A vehicle entertainment system may include at least one vehicle video monitor configured to be mounted in the vehicle and including a monitor display and a monitor control interface permitting an adjacent user to control video content for the monitor display.
JOSEPH C. CALTABIANO
Filed: 21 Oct 21
Utility
Remote vehicle system configuration, control, and telematics
8 Feb 22
A vehicle control system (VCS) includes external communication interfaces, such as a Bluetooth interface, for communicating with a user communication and control device, such as a smart phone or a tablet.
James S. Turner, Luc Samson
Filed: 24 Mar 21
Utility
Multi-sensor Passive Keyless Functionality
23 Dec 21
In selected examples, a vehicle control system (VCS) includes Bluetooth beacons and an app running on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or a key fob equipped with movement sensors and a Bluetooth® transceiver.
Aravind Warrier, Sylvain Jalbert, Robert Andre Lacroix
Filed: 20 May 21
Utility
Vehicle control system with wirelessly-coupled underhood components
21 Dec 21
A vehicle control system (VCS) in a passenger compartment interfaces with underhood components using a Bluetooth® link.
James S. Turner
Filed: 5 Feb 20
Utility
Vehicle entertainment system providing remote user control of video content on a monitor display and related methods
30 Nov 21
A vehicle entertainment system may include at least one vehicle video monitor configured to be mounted in the vehicle and including a monitor display and a monitor control interface permitting an adjacent user to control video content for the monitor display.
Joseph C. Caltabiano
Filed: 3 Jan 20
Utility
Self-contained proximity sensors in wireless communication with vehicle control system and methods of their operation
14 Sep 21
In embodiments, Bluetooth® proximity sensors installed in a vehicle are configured to pair with a user mobile device and estimate distances to the user mobile device based on signal strength of the Bluetooth® emissions of the user mobile device.
James S. Turner
Filed: 7 Jan 19
Utility
Remote Vehicle System Configuration, Control, and Telematics
26 Aug 21
A vehicle control system (VCS) includes external communication interfaces, such as a Bluetooth interface, for communicating with a user communication and control device, such as a smart phone or a tablet.
James S. Turner, Luc Samson
Filed: 24 Mar 21
Design
Television antenna
24 Aug 21
Prapan Paul Tinaphong, Chung Hua Hung
Filed: 30 Jan 20
Utility
Systems and methods of biometric acquisition using positive optical distortion
20 Jul 21
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for acquiring a biometric image.
Thomas E. Carter, II
Filed: 29 Aug 18
Utility
Sharing Vehicle Access by Using Mobile Device Messaging
8 Jul 21
In selected embodiments, a vehicle control system (VCS) is coupled to a vehicle computer and configured to present selectively appearance of a presence in the vehicle of a smartkey, e.g., by energizing/de-energizing the smartkey.
Robert Andre LaCroix, Geoff Weathersby, David Meunier
Filed: 4 Jan 21
Utility
Multi-sensor passive keyless functionality
6 Jul 21
In selected examples, a vehicle control system (VCS) includes Bluetooth beacons and an app running on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or a key fob equipped with movement sensors and a Bluetooth® transceiver.
Aravind Warrier, Sylvain Jalbert, Robert Andre Lacroix
Filed: 2 May 19
Utility
Vehicle Control System and Mobile Device Used As Vehicle Key Fob
10 Jun 21
An apparatus includes a vehicle control system (VCS) coupled to a computer of a vehicle via a CAN bus and configured to present selectively appearance of a presence in the vehicle of a smartkey, e.g., by energizing and de-energizing an actual smartkey of the vehicle.
Robert Andre Lacroix, Geoff Weathersby, Elie Issa
Filed: 20 Nov 20
Utility
Lens system for high quality visible image acquisition and infra-red iris image acquisition
4 May 21
This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for acquiring IR light and visible light images.
Keith J. Hanna
Filed: 7 Sep 18
Utility
System and Method for Locating a Portable Device In Different Zones Relative to a Vehicle and with Device Zone Indicators
29 Apr 21
A vehicle system may include a plurality of wireless transmitters carried by a vehicle and configured to transmit wireless signals, at least one indicator carried by the vehicle, and a portable device moveable relative to the vehicle and configured to receive the wireless signals from the plurality of wireless transmitters.
JOSEPH A. SANTAVICCA, ROBERT MAHRLE, TRISTEN KYLE PIERSON
Filed: 6 Jan 21
Design
Fluid valve with attached actuator
13 Apr 21
Prapan Paul Tinaphong
Filed: 25 Feb 20
Utility
Vehicle inventory and customer relation management system and method
6 Apr 21
In one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a system and methods for managing vehicles on a car dealer lot and for customer relation management after the time of sale of the vehicle, the system having a first mode, where the system tracks the location of vehicles on the dealer's lot so that vehicles can be easily found by make, model, trim level, price and other distinguishing vehicle features, the system further providing vehicle access authorization and reporting of any access or status change to the vehicle.
Michael S. Simmons
Filed: 1 Jul 19
Utility
Remote vehicle system configuration, control, and telematics
30 Mar 21
A vehicle control system (VCS) includes external communication interfaces, such as a Bluetooth interface, for communicating with a user communication and control device, such as a smart phone or a tablet.
James S. Turner, Luc Samson
Filed: 12 Jun 20
Utility
Methods and apparatus for power-efficient iris recognition
23 Mar 21
Disclosed herein are systems and methods wherein the iris biometric of an individual person is acquired using a mobile or static device.
Keith J. Hanna
Filed: 23 Jul 18
Utility
Biometric matching using normalized iris images
9 Mar 21
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for iris liveness determination.
John Michael Rozmus
Filed: 25 Jun 19