Patents by Inventor Andrew E. Shaffer

Andrew E. Shaffer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for enhanced driving experience including dynamic POI identification
    Patent number: 9874452
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle coordinates. The processor is also configured to compare the vehicle coordinates to geo-fence coordinate sets of a plurality of geo-fences surrounding point of interest (POI), wherein at least a portion of each geo-fence is within some predetermined distance from the vehicle coordinates. The processor is further configured to receive information relating to the POI if the vehicle coordinates fall within the geo-fence coordinates and instruct presentation of the received information to vehicle occupants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Christopher Boes, Chad Evert Esselink, Andrew E. Shaffer, Justin Counts
  • Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Driving Experience Including Dynamic POI Identification
    Publication number: 20140278090
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle coordinates. The processor is also configured to compare the vehicle coordinates to geo-fence coordinate sets of a plurality of geo-fences surrounding point of interest (POI), wherein at least a portion of each geo-fence is within some predetermined distance from the vehicle coordinates. The processor is further configured to receive information relating to the POI if the vehicle coordinates fall within the geo-fence coordinates and instruct presentation of the received information to vehicle occupants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Christopher Boes, Chad Evert Esselink, Andrew E. Shaffer, Justin Counts