Patents by Inventor Stephanie Lynne Janczak

Stephanie Lynne Janczak 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).

  • System and method to mask incoming calls for a communication device connected to an automotive telematics system
    Patent number: 9150154
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for masking an in-coming call from a portable communication device (PCD) in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a controller that is configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver. The controller is further configured to transmit a first signal to a PCD to block a notification of an incoming call in the event the driver status signal indicates that the driver is the secondary driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Miller, Brian Bennie, Scott Alan Watkins, Doron M. Elliott, Stephanie Lynne Janczak
  • A SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MASK INCOMING CALLS FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONNECTED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE TELEMATICS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140203926
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for masking an in-coming call from a portable communication device (PCD) in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a controller that is configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver. The controller is further configured to transmit a first signal to a PCD to block a notification of an incoming call in the event the driver status signal indicates that the driver is the secondary driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Lee Miller, Brian Bennie, Scott Alan Watkins, Doron M. Elliott, Stephanie Lynne Janczak