Patents Assigned to Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Patent number: 8520410
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus and method of regulating is provided. A converter circuit includes a primary switching element and an auxiliary switching element. The auxiliary switching element is for transferring a reflected voltage signal. A transformer includes a primary and a secondary, the primary is coupled with the converter circuit. The converter circuit comprises a primary and an auxiliary switch for selectively determining a resonant frequency. The auxiliary switch is enabled by a driver having an independent power source so as to allow as strong a driver as necessary to drive a large auxiliary switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Telefus, Bahman Sharifipour
  • Publication number: 20130219039
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable network selector on board a vehicle (a) to select, from among plural communication networks, a network for signal transmission of a selected signal to an on board destination based on one or more of a status of the selected network, a status of a node in the selected network, a signal/noise ratio of the selected network, type, urgency, importance, format, and/or requirement of signal to be transmitted, an available and/or unavailable bandwidth in the selected network and/or node of the selected network, a current performance parameter(s) of the selected network, and a quality of service of the selected network and (b) configure the selected signal for transmission over the selected network to the on board destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130218412
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a displayed object movement module that causes displayed objects or other content to be moved from a first source vehicle display to a second target vehicle display at the request of a source vehicle occupant associated with the first source vehicle display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Patent number: 8509812
    Abstract: A technique for collecting automobile-related travel data is disclosed. The technique involves initiating a travel data collection function of a smartphone in response to a stimulus that emanates from an automobile. Once the travel data collection function has been initiated, automobile-related travel data is collected using a location detection function of the smartphone and then the travel data is communicated from the smartphone to a recipient according to a travel distribution function of the smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Fong, Christopher P. Ricci
  • Publication number: 20130204493
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a vehicle implementing one or more processing modules. These modules are configured to connect and interface with the various buses in the vehicle, where the various buses are connected with the various components of the vehicle to facilitate information transfer among the vehicle components. Each processing module is further modularized with the ability to add and replace other functional modules now or in the future. These functional modules can themselves act as distinct vehicle components. Each processing module may hand-off processing to other modules depending on its health, processing load, or by third-party control. Thus, the plurality of processing modules helps to implement a middleware point of control to the vehicle with redundancy in processing and safety and security awareness in their applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130204466
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable remote control module operable to receive, via a remote node, a command from a vehicle owner to configure and/or alter and/or determine a state of a selected vehicle component and, when the vehicle owner is authenticated successfully by the remote control module, to configure and/or alter and/or determine a state of the selected vehicle component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130204484
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable diagnostic module operable to receive, from a vehicle component, a signal regarding a warning and/or error and select a destination for the signal from a plurality of destinations, the plurality of destinations comprising one or more of a vehicle input/output system to present the warning and/or error to a vehicle occupant, an emergency service provider, an emergency responder, a manufacturer of the vehicle, a service facility located in proximity to a current vehicle location, and a remotely located diagnostic service to diagnose a cause of the warning and/or error signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130204943
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable social networking module operable to enable on board processing modules of different privately owned vehicles to wirelessly connect to exchange vehicle-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130205026
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a media filter for filtering and/or processing a third party sourced signal received by an onboard component of the vehicle in a manner consistent with one or more rules, the one or more rules pertaining to one or more of a whitelist, blacklist, sensed occupant context, and/or a law and/or regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130203400
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable presence reporting module operable to determine, based on one or more of a vehicle occupant context and requirement of law applicable to a current geographic location of the vehicle, whether the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication and/or by what communication channel and/or modality to contact the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130205412
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable media controller on board a vehicle operable (a) to determine a first spatial location of an external communication device, the external communication device being in wireless communication with the on board media controller and the first spatial location being associated with a first set of restrictions, the first set of restrictions being at least one of a control on connectivity access by the external communication device, a restriction on the connectivity access, and a restriction on one or more functions of the external communication device and (b), in response, to apply the first set of restrictions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130200991
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable network controller operable to cache media intended for a vehicle occupant in response to a vehicle state change, vehicle function, change in vehicle location, actual or expected change in a signal parameter associated with a selected channel and/or request by the vehicle occupant and/or a signal source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130194523
    Abstract: A heater for a display such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The heater includes a transparent film, a transparent conductive layer formed on a surface of the transparent film, and an optically clear adhesive (OCA) disposed over the conductive layer. The heater may be laminated directly to a rear transparent (e.g., glass) plate of an LC cell of the LCD using the OCA in a manner that is substantially free of air gaps or bubbles between the heater and the LC cell. Front and rear polarizers may be respectively disposed on outside surfaces of the LC cell and the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Ding Hua Long
  • Publication number: 20130198802
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable media controller operable to receive a media stream from a remote node, the received media stream being for an occupant associated with an on board vehicle input/output system, identify which on board vehicle input/output systems are restricted due to operator command and/or as a result of a governing law, and provide the media stream, in compliance with any restriction, to a selected input/output system associated with the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130198737
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable installation supervisor operable to determine, for a selected computational component to be installed in the vehicle, whether the selected computational component satisfies a requirement and/or restriction associated with the selected computational component, when installed, and, when the selected computational component can satisfy the requirement and/or restriction, create a set of data structures in the selected computational component and/or a computer readable medium on board the vehicle to bind the selected computational component to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP. LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Patent number: 8488340
    Abstract: A regulated power apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an input power converting circuit configured for receiving a rectified voltage and for generating an increased voltage. An intermediate power regulating circuit generates a regulated voltage that has a lower voltage than a minimum output voltage of the input power converting circuit. The intermediate power regulating circuit is coupled to receive the increased voltage. An output power converting circuit is coupled with the intermediate power regulating circuit. The output power converting circuit receives the regulated voltage and generates an output voltage that is lower than the regulated voltage. The output power converting circuit comprises a buck converter configured to operate at a fixed duty cycle. A regulation circuit is coupled with the intermediate power regulating circuit and coupled with the output power converting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Zhang, Aaron Jungreis
  • Patent number: 8475215
    Abstract: Systems and methods electrically connect a first electronic device or electrical component, having a external electrical connector, to a circuit board of a second electronic device. A low-cost, user-installable connection system isolates mechanical stresses imposed on the external electrical connector to within the user-installable connection system, thereby preventing the mechanical stresses from reaching the circuit board in the second electronic device. If the connection becomes faulty, only the low-cost, user-installable connection system must be replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Kan, Jeff Chen, Michael Chang
  • Publication number: 20130166097
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system to recognize the drivers and/or passengers within the automobile. Based on the recognition, the vehicle may change a configuration of the automobile to match predetermined preferences for the driver and/or passenger. The configurations may also include the recognition of a unique set of gestures for the person. Further, the configuration can also include the tracking of health data related to the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130167159
    Abstract: A mobile computing device with a mobile operating system and personal computer or vehicle processing module operating system running concurrently and independently on a shared kernel without virtualization. The mobile operating system provides a user experience for the mobile computing device that suits the mobile environment. The personal computer operating system provides a full personal computer user experience when the mobile computing device is docked to a secondary terminal environment. The vehicle processing module operating system provides a full vehicle processing module user experience when the mobile computing device is docked to a secondary terminal environment. The mobile computing device may be a smartphone running the Android mobile OS and a full desktop Linux distribution on a modified Android kernel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130158821
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes roadway map updating using vehicle performance and location information from plural vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC