Patents by Inventor Stefan Bankowski
Stefan Bankowski 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).
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Patent number: 10437244Abstract: A system includes a mobile computer programmed to receive, from a vehicle computer, an instruction to proceed to a location and vehicle operation data from an in-vehicle communications network. The mobile computer is programmed to determine that a vehicle is ready to proceed to the location based on the operation data. The mobile computer is programmed to receive user input approving transitioning from a boarding state to a driving state. The mobile computer is programmed to then instruct the vehicle computer to actuate vehicle components to proceed to the location.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, David Anthony Hatton, Stefan Bankowski
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Publication number: 20190230206Abstract: A server is programmed to receive an application command from a hosted application executed by a second server, generate a simulated mobile device command indicating a function specified by the application command, and send the simulated mobile device command to a telematics controller of a vehicle, to cause the vehicle to execute the application command using a device link interface configured for communication between the vehicle and mobile devices local to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Elizabeth HALASH, Stefan BANKOWSKI, Robin Mathew KURIAN, Jeffrey HU
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Publication number: 20190025814Abstract: A system includes a mobile computer programmed to receive, from a vehicle computer, an instruction to proceed to a location and vehicle operation data from an in-vehicle communications network. The mobile computer is programmed to determine that a vehicle is ready to proceed to the location based on the operation data. The mobile computer is programmed to receive user input approving transitioning from a boarding state to a driving state. The mobile computer is programmed to then instruct the vehicle computer to actuate vehicle components to proceed to the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, David Anthony Hatton, Stefan Bankowski
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Patent number: 9998547Abstract: A vehicle computing system includes at least one processor configured to provide a lockout icon to a mobile device using a uniform resource identifier. The at least one processor is further configured to, in response to established communication with the mobile device having a user-interface display, retrieve the uniform resource identifier based on an application being executed at the mobile device. The at least one processor is further configured to transmit the uniform resource identifier to the mobile device to lockout the user-interface display with the lockout icon associated with the uniform resource identifier.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Livio, Inc.Inventors: Justin Dickow, Michael Burke, Stefan Bankowski, Michael Wollman
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Patent number: 9915541Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle information including at least location and fuel level. The processor is also configured to determine a current estimated time-of-arrival (ETA) to an event-associated destination based on travel time from the location. The processor is further configured to determine a fuel-level impact on the current ETA. Also, the processor is configured to provide a remote party update, including the current ETA, responsive to the current ETA deviating from a previous ETA by more than a threshold deviance.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stefan Bankowski, Edward Wehrman, Elizabeth Halash, Kevin Burdette, Heath Williams
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Patent number: 9891063Abstract: A nomadic device may be configured to connect to a vehicle computing system (VCS) over a local connection and to a location service over a wide-area connection, receive point-of-interest data over the wide-area connection from the location service, and provide the point-of-interest data to the VCS over the local connection for use by a navigation application of the VCS. The VCS may be configured to connect over a local connection to a nomadic device configured to execute a location application to connect to a location service over a wide-area connection, receive user interface input requesting point-of-interest data for use by a navigation application of the VCS, and responsive to the input, send a command over the local connection to request the point-of-interest data from the location application.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stefan Bankowski, Edward Wehrman, Elizabeth Halash, Julius Marchwicki
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Publication number: 20160381209Abstract: A vehicle computing system includes at least one processor configured to provide a lockout icon to a mobile device using a uniform resource identifier. The at least one processor is further configured to, in response to established communication with the mobile device having a user-interface display, retrieve the uniform resource identifier based on an application being executed at the mobile device. The at least one processor is further configured to transmit the uniform resource identifier to the mobile device to lockout the user-interface display with the lockout icon associated with the uniform resource identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Justin DICKOW, Michael BURKE, Stefan BANKOWSKI, Michael WOLLMAN
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Patent number: 9495959Abstract: A first computing device registers a first grammar that is stored in a persistent memory of the first computing device and that is a system grammar of the first computing device. The first computing device further registers at least one second grammar associated with an application stored in at least one second computing device. Input including may be received. The first grammar is selected for the command upon a determination that the input is specified as a command in each of the first grammar and the second grammar.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Elizabeth Halash, Stefan Bankowski, Louis Vincent Bellanca
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Publication number: 20160164881Abstract: A vehicle may identify an application identifier of a mobile application executed by a mobile device paired with the vehicle; query a local policy table for application permissions associated with the application identifier, the application permissions defining which user interface features, vehicle information elements, and vehicle functions are accessible to the mobile application; and provide the mobile application with vehicle access in accordance with the application permissions. The vehicle may also identify the application permissions additionally according to a mobile device identifier of the mobile device paired with the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Stefan BANKOWSKI, Michael Raymond WESTRA, David Chase MITCHELL, Julius MARCHWICKI, Elizabeth HALASH
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Publication number: 20160123753Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle information including at least location and fuel level. The processor is also configured to determine a current estimated time-of-arrival (ETA) to an event-associated destination based on travel time from the location. The processor is further configured to determine a fuel-level impact on the current ETA. Also, the processor is configured to provide a remote party update, including the current ETA, responsive to the current ETA deviating from a previous ETA by more than a threshold deviance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Stefan Bankowski, Edward Wehrman, Elizabeth Halash, Kevin Burdette, Heath Williams
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Publication number: 20160027224Abstract: A system includes a wireless device processor configured to communicate with a vehicle computing system over a wireless communication link to obtain vehicle data. The processor is also configured to compare obtained vehicle data to predetermined thresholds to determine if reporting is appropriate and report data to a user via a wireless device when obtained vehicle data comparison indicates that reporting is appropriate, based on the data exceeding a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Stefan Bankowski, Timur Pulathaneli, Kevin Burdette
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Publication number: 20160018232Abstract: A nomadic device may be configured to connect to a vehicle computing system (VCS) over a local connection and to a location service over a wide-area connection, receive point-of-interest data over the wide-area connection from the location service, and provide the point-of-interest data to the VCS over the local connection for use by a navigation application of the VCS. The VCS may be configured to connect over a local connection to a nomadic device configured to execute a location application to connect to a location service over a wide-area connection, receive user interface input requesting point-of-interest data for use by a navigation application of the VCS, and responsive to the input, send a command over the local connection to request the point-of-interest data from the location application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Stefan BANKOWSKI, Edward WEHRMAN, Elizabeth HALASH, Julius MARCHWICKI
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Publication number: 20150363210Abstract: A nomadic device may be configured to receive an indication of a software update to download over a local data connection to a vehicle computing system, download the software update from an update server over an approved wide-area data connection unavailable to the nomadic device when located within the vehicle, and provide the software update to the vehicle computing system for installation to the vehicle. A vehicle computing system may be configured receive, from an update server, an indication of a software update, provide the indication, over a local connection, to a nomadic device configured to download software updates when connected to a wide-area data connection unavailable to the nomadic device when located within the vehicle, and receive the software update, downloaded when connected to the wide-area data connection, from the nomadic device over the local connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Edward WEHRMAN, Stefan BANKOWSKI, Elizabeth HALASH
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Publication number: 20150312317Abstract: A device may register a mobile application with a vehicle-based computing system (VCS) using an application proxy configured to manage nomadic device connection to the VCS, and utilize the application proxy, by the mobile application, to present a mobile application user interface via a human-machine interface (HMI) of the VCS in accordance with an HMI status received from the VCS and indicative of a level of mobile application HMI access.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Edward WEHRMAN, Elizabeth HALASH, Stefan BANKOWSKI, Nicholas THORNE, Kevin BURDETTE
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Publication number: 20150293509Abstract: A nomadic device may be configured to connect to a vehicle computing system over a local connection and to an automation service over a wide-area connection, receive a message from the vehicle computing system over the local connection requesting a home automation action to be performed, and responsive to the message, send a command over the wide-area connection to an automation service to request the home automation action. A vehicle controller may be configured to connect to a nomadic device over a local connection, the nomadic device configured to connect to an automation service over a wide-area connection, receive input to a user interface of the vehicle computing system requesting performance of a home automation action of the automation service, and responsive to the input, send a command over the local connection to request the home automation action.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stefan BANKOWSKI, Markos RAPITIS, Aaron DeGROW, Kevin BURDETTE, Elizabeth HALASH, Edward WEHRMAN
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Publication number: 20150243283Abstract: A first computing device registers a first grammar that is stored in a persistent memory of the first computing device and that is a system grammar of the first computing device. The first computing device further registers at least one second grammar associated with an application stored in at least one second computing device. Input including may be received. The first grammar is selected for the command upon a determination that the input is specified as a command in each of the first grammar and the second grammar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Elizabeth Halash, Stefan Bankowski, Louis Vincent Bellanca
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Publication number: 20150081671Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a request to assemble a recommended playlist. The processor is also configured to access one or more user-specified social media sites and obtain posted song recommendations from the one or more social media sites. Also, the processor is configured to assemble the song recommendations into a playlist. The processor is further configured to access a song-providing service and request music on the playlist from the song providing service. The processor is additionally configured to play the requested music.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Stefan Bankowski