Patents by Inventor Howard J. Carver

Howard J. Carver 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).

  • Patent number: 7926091
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for secure over-the-air modification of vehicular options by a vehicle user. The system includes a vehicle and a secure server. The vehicle includes receiver circuitry for receiving and demodulating wireless signals and a controller coupled to the receiver. The secure server is accessible by the vehicle user and generates a vehicular option modification package for provision to the vehicle by generating option parameter modification instructions in response to user parameter modification requests from the vehicle owner and generating authentication information in response to unique server authentication information associated with the secure server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ansaf I. Alrabady, Howard J. Carver, Salvatore G. Trupiano
  • Publication number: 20090138942
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for secure over-the-air modification of vehicular options by a vehicle user. The system includes a vehicle and a secure server. The vehicle includes receiver circuitry for receiving and demodulating wireless signals and a controller coupled to the receiver. The secure server is accessible by the vehicle user and generates a vehicular option modification package for provision to the vehicle by generating option parameter modification instructions in response to user parameter modification requests from the vehicle owner and generating authentication information in response to unique server authentication information associated with the secure server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC., GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANSAF I. ALRABADY, HOWARD J. CARVER, SALVATORE G. TRUPIANO
  • Patent number: 7194372
    Abstract: A method and system for verifying an embedded module of a mobile vehicle. The method includes the steps of providing a validation test plan including a plurality of test keywords indexed to a requirement in a spread sheet format, receiving a validation test plan request including at least one requirement, determining the test keywords of the validation test plan based on the requirement according to a test keyword definition, and sending the test keywords from a call center to the embedded module based on correspondence between the requirement and test keywords. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed for verifying an embedded module of a mobile vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Howard J. Carver, Steven D. Scott, John L. Dale
  • Patent number: 6728612
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of and system for testing a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, which begin with sending at least one test command from a test center to a call center based on a test script. A test command is transmitted from the call center to the telematics unit. The test command is executed at the telematics unit and then a test response is sent from the telematics unit to the call center. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer usable medium that includes a program for testing a telematics system in a mobile vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Howard J. Carver, Richard F. Heines, Qiong Liang
  • Patent number: 6575401
    Abstract: A vertical-lift and horizontal flight aircraft, which can be operated in a horizontal flight mode, as soon as ground clearance is made. And, because of its unique design is very stable in flight, is very light, has a low drag resistance factor and is versatile in the configurations that can be made from a basic platform. The aircraft is primarily disk shaped with the aircraft body in the center surrounded by a lift assembly housing, an outer body lift surface and a propulsion thrust unit mounted aft of the central body compartment. The lift assembly housing is parallel with the aircraft body and contains an inner drive ring, with attached lift blades, facing inward toward the body compartment and an outer drive ring, with attached lift blades, facing outward toward the outer body lift surface. Electromagnetic motors power each drive ring. The inner and outer lift assemblies are composed of a drive ring; lift blades, a drive ring guide-way and electromagnetic motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Howard J. Carver