Patents by Inventor ANDREW P. HARBACK

ANDREW P. HARBACK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • VEHICLE PARKING SPOT LOCATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CONNECTED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20120056758
    Abstract: A vehicle parking spot locator system and method are provided. The system includes a database storing data pertaining to the parking spot locations including available parking spot locations, and a communication link for communicating with a vehicle and other sources. The communication link receives parking spot location information including information pertaining to availability of parking spot locations and further provides vehicles with parking spot location information to assist in locating a parking spot location. The system further includes a processor for processing the stored data in the database and providing parking spot location information to vehicles. The processor is configured to predict which open parking spot is closest to a desired destination and will be available when the vehicle arrives at the desired destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: FREDERICK F. KUHLMAN, DWADASI H.R. SARMA, ANDREW P. HARBACK