Patents by Inventor Matt C. Videtich

Matt C. Videtich 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).

  • Method and system for scheduling user preference satellite radio station selections in a mobile vehicle
    Publication number: 20030203714
    Abstract: A system and method is directed to scheduling user preference satellite radio station selections in a mobile vehicle. The method provides creating at least one vehicle preference selection schedule utilizing a user interface, transferring the vehicle preference selection schedule into a mobile communication unit, monitoring a satellite radio system broadcast, requesting the vehicle preference selection schedule from the mobile communication unit, and extracting a radio station selection from the broadcast based on the vehicle preference selection schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Matt C. Videtich, Thomas P. Grau, Richard M. Lee
  • Method and system for setting user preference satellite radio music selections in a mobile vehicle
    Publication number: 20030194977
    Abstract: A system and method is directed to setting user preference satellite radio music selections in a mobile vehicle. The method provides creating at least one vehicle preference selection list utilizing a user interface, transferring the vehicle preference selection list into a mobile communication unit, monitoring a satellite radio system broadcast, requesting the vehicle preference selection list from the mobile communication unit, and extracting a selection from the broadcast based on the vehicle preference selection list. The system provides a means for creating a vehicle preference selection list utilizing a user interface, a means for transferring the vehicle preference selection list into a mobile communication unit, a means for monitoring a satellite radio system broadcast, a means for requesting the vehicle preference selection list from the mobile communication unit, and a means for extracting a selection from the broadcast based on the vehicle preference selection list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Matt C. Videtich, Thomas P. Grau, Richard M. Lee
  • Method and system for vehicle preference selection monitoring
    Publication number: 20030144005
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for vehicle preference selection monitoring by initiating communication between a mobile communication unit and a base station, requesting at least one vehicle preference setting from the mobile communication unit, receiving the vehicle preference setting request at the mobile communication unit, determining vehicle preference data for the mobile communication unit, transmitting to the base station the vehicle preference data from the mobile communication unit, and receiving the vehicle preference data at the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation.
    Inventor: Matt C. Videtich