Patents Examined by Tan Dean Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7599843
    Abstract: A method of operating a telematics unit comprising the steps of: first operating the telematics unit in a logistical support mode containing a first set of operations assisting tracking of at least one of (a) the telematics unit and (b) a vehicle containing the telematics unit through storage and travel; and second operating the telematics unit in a customer service mode containing a second set of operations supporting a customer associated with the vehicle, wherein the first set of operations contains at least one operation unique from the second set of operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gary A. Watkins, Christopher L Oesterling, Wylie R Burt
  • Patent number: 6917372
    Abstract: A method for controlling replacement of plural terminal equipment in a building management system is disclosed, in which a system can be effectively replaced, without providing any temporal apparatuses and without any obstacle on the operation. The method for controlling replacement of plural terminal equipment connected to plural points to be managed in a building, includes the steps of tabulating a connecting status showing which existing terminal equipment or new terminal equipment is used in each point to be managed and correspondence between hard addresses of the existing terminal equipment and the new terminal equipment, which correspond to the points to be managed, and switching hard addresses corresponding to the points to be managed according to the tabled connecting status of the terminal equipment and the correspondence between the hard addresses of the existing terminal equipment and the new terminal equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Kozo Yokoyama