Patents by Inventor Alan Miao

Alan Miao 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).

  • Detection of mobile phone usage
    Patent number: 9888080
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for detecting the use of a mobile communications device while driving a vehicle. Data from a vehicle is correlated with data on the use of a mobile communications device to determine if the mobile communications device was used at the same time as the vehicle was in operation. The respective locations of the mobile communications device and vehicle are correlated to determine if the mobile communications device was in the same location as the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Miao
  • DETECTION OF MOBILE PHONE USAGE
    Publication number: 20120015690
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for detecting the use of a mobile communications device while driving a vehicle. Data from a vehicle is correlated with data on the use of a mobile communications device to determine if the mobile communications device was used at the same time as the vehicle was in operation. The respective locations of the mobile communications device and vehicle are correlated to determine if the mobile communications device was in the same location as the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventor: Alan Miao