Patents by Inventor Lucas P. Schneider

Lucas P. Schneider 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).

  • Mobile device application for communicating with vehicles
    Patent number: 10297097
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reserving a reservable asset using a mobile device. A mobile device communicates directly with a vehicle-associated control module or through a reservation server using either a TCP/IP communications channel or near-field communications. A member enters a request using the user interface provided by the mobile-device application. The identity of the member is validated the vehicle-associated control module executes the request by sending a signal to a computer or sensor in the vehicle through the vehicle wiring or the vehicle CANbus. The request can be a function, such as unlocking the vehicle doors, illuminating the interior or exterior lights, honking the horn, or activating a panic alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: ZIPCAR, INC.
    Inventors: Lesley Mottla, Douglas Williams, Jonathan Eric Wolfe, Gregory Ramsperger, David J. Goldman, Syed Naveed Ghalib, Lisa Rigano, Lucas P. Schneider
  • MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION FOR COMMUNICATING WITH VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20110060480
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reserving a reservable asset using a mobile device. A mobile device communicates directly with a vehicle-associated control module or through a reservation server using either a TCP/IP communications channel or near-field communications. A member enters a request using the user interface provided by the mobile-device application. The identity of the member is validated the vehicle-associated control module executes the request by sending a signal to a computer or sensor in the vehicle through the vehicle wiring or the vehicle CANbus. The request can be a function, such as unlocking the vehicle doors, illuminating the interior or exterior lights, honking the horn, or activating a panic alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Zipcar, Inc.
    Inventors: Lesley Mottla, Douglas Williams, Jonathan E. Wolfe, Gregory Ramsperger, David J. Goldman, Syed N. Ghalib, Lisa Rigano, Lucas P. Schneider