Patents by Inventor Bruce Andrew Mutter

Bruce Andrew Mutter 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).

  • System and method for data collection and messaging
    Patent number: 9613472
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing vehicle problems that may include a client device and central device. The client device may include a connector to connect to a vehicle and a vehicle interface to send and receive information from the vehicle. The client may also include an input/output system, a processor, and a communication system to communicate with the central device. The client device may capture a vehicle identification number (VIN) and may transmit the captured VIN along with geographic information to the central device. In response to received instructions from the central device, the client device may passively capture diagnostic information from the vehicle and transmit the diagnostic information to the central device. In response to the diagnostic information, the central device may transmit further instructions to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Herbert Heine, David Tsai, Bruce Andrew Mutter, Thomas Fallow Trisdale
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION AND MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20110071724
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing vehicle problems that may include a client device and central device. The client device may include a connector to connect to a vehicle and a vehicle interface to send and receive information from the vehicle. The client may also include an input/output system, a processor, and a communication system to communicate with the central device. The client device may capture a vehicle identification number (VIN) and may transmit the captured VIN along with geographic information to the central device. In response to received instructions from the central device, the client device may passively capture diagnostic information from the vehicle and transmit the diagnostic information to the central device. In response to the diagnostic information, the central device may transmit further instructions to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Gary Herbert HEINE, David Tsai, Bruce Andrew Mutter, Thomas Fallow Trisdale