Patents Assigned to Intellist, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20090234752
    Abstract: A system and method for providing services to users in vehicles based on radio broadcasts received by a vehicle's radio receiver. The system includes a computer-based vehicle unit located in a vehicle, a gateway configured to wirelessly send and receive information to and from the vehicle unit, and a computer-based server in communication with the gateway over a network. The vehicle unit includes a user interface component that presents the received content and radio broadcast and records user requests. The server processes the requests and sends confirmation messages back to the unit via the gateway when a request is completed or other information needs to be sent to the unit. The vehicle unit wirelessly receives a radio broadcast from a radio station, transmits user requests and vehicle information to the server via the gateway, and receives content back from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Intellist, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilad Odinak, Kam-Cheong Anthony Tsoi
  • Patent number: 7551994
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for automatically adjusting the output of presentation content based upon vehicle conditions. The method determines whether one of a plurality of vehicle conditions exists, such as conditions related to vehicle speed, rate of change in vehicle speed, rate of change in vehicle direction, vehicle emergencies, cellular phone or headphone activation, radar detector activation, noise level decibels above a certain value, etc. The method determines an output format based on the determined vehicle conditions. The method outputs at least a portion of the presentation content based on the determined output format. The determined output format includes display format information, such as text font or icon size information or map detail. The presentation content can also include audio content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Intellist, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilad Odinak, Hakan Kostepen