Patents by Inventor Ernest B. Rennels

Ernest B. Rennels 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).

  • Offensive material control method for digital transmissions
    Patent number: 7444402
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and a system for screening offensive material in a digital transmission. A digital transmission including at least one embedded offensive material code associated with a portion of the digital transmission is received. The digital transmission is monitored for the offensive material code. The digital transmission is modified based on the embedded offensive material code and an offensive-material control input, and the modified digital transmission is played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Ernest B. Rennels
  • Satellite radio real time traffic updates
    Patent number: 7155335
    Abstract: A system and method for providing real-time traffic updates to a mobile vehicle communication device is disclosed. Producing traffic incident region coordinate data, communicating the traffic incident region coordinate data to a mobile vehicle communication device, and determining when a traffic incident region coordinate is within a predetermined radius around the mobile vehicle communication device is described. A computer readable medium is also provided including computer readable code for producing traffic incident region coordinate data, code for communicating the traffic incident region coordinate data to a mobile vehicle communication device; and code for determining when a traffic incident region coordinate is within a predetermined radius around the mobile vehicle communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Ernest B. Rennels
  • Offensive material control method for digital transmissions
    Publication number: 20040205334
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and a system for screening offensive material in a digital transmission. A digital transmission including at least one embedded offensive material code associated with a portion of the digital transmission is received. The digital transmission is monitored for the offensive material code. The digital transmission is modified based on the embedded offensive material code and an offensive-material control input, and the modified digital transmission is played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Ernest B. Rennels