Patents by Inventor ADEEL YUSUF

ADEEL YUSUF 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 for assigning a smartphone as a temporary key for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9925954
    Abstract: A method of providing access to a vehicle, including wirelessly and electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle. A remote central controller is wirelessly instructed to wirelessly transmit a certificate to the personal electronic device. The certificate from the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. Validation from the a remote central controller that the certificate from the personal electronic device was transmitted from the remote central controller to the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. An electronic key to the vehicle is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to the personal electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventors: John Avery, Adeel Yusuf
  • SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING A SMARTPHONE AS A TEMPORARY KEY FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170136991
    Abstract: A method of providing access to a vehicle, including wirelessly and electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle. A remote central controller is wirelessly instructed to wirelessly transmit a certificate to the personal electronic device. The certificate from the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. Validation from the a remote central controller that the certificate from the personal electronic device was transmitted from the remote central controller to the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. An electronic key to the vehicle is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to the personal electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN AVERY, ADEEL YUSUF
  • System for assigning a smartphone as a temporary key for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9595145
    Abstract: A method of providing access to a vehicle, including wirelessly and electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle. A remote central controller is wirelessly instructed to wirelessly transmit a certificate to the personal electronic device. The certificate from the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. Validation from the a remote central controller that the certificate from the personal electronic device was transmitted from the remote central controller to the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. An electronic key to the vehicle is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to the personal electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventors: John Avery, Adeel Yusuf
  • PROCESS FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO PLAYBACK ON A SMARTPHONE WITH CONTENT DISPLAYED ON A DIGITAL SIGN
    Publication number: 20150310479
    Abstract: A method of operating a plurality of signboards includes continuously displaying a current time-of-day on the signboards. A request is received from a smartphone for an audio clip corresponding to one of the signboards. The request includes the displayed time-of-day as captured from the one signboard by a camera of the smartphone. The request also includes a geographic location of the smartphone. It is determined that the one signboard is within a visible range of the smartphone. The determining is performed dependent upon the geographic location of the smartphone. The audio clip corresponding to the one signboard is selected from a plurality of audio clips. The selecting is performed dependent upon the determination that the one signboard is within a visible range of the smartphone and upon the displayed time-of-day. At least a portion of the selected audio clip is downloaded to the smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: ADEEL YUSUF, JOHN AVERY
  • SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING A SMARTPHONE AS A TEMPORARY KEY FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150310681
    Abstract: A method of providing access to a vehicle, including wirelessly and electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle. A remote central controller is wirelessly instructed to wirelessly transmit a certificate to the personal electronic device. The certificate from the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. Validation from the a remote central controller that the certificate from the personal electronic device was transmitted from the remote central controller to the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. An electronic key to the vehicle is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to the personal electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventors: JOHN AVERY, ADEEL YUSUF