Patents by Inventor Anthony J Sumcad

Anthony J Sumcad 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).

  • Patent number: 7130633
    Abstract: The current invention provides a method and system for establishing communication to a mobile module. A plurality of call signals is initiated into the mobile module from a plurality of remote communication devices based on a timed sequence. Which of the plurality of call signals has established communication with the mobile module is determined. The call signals that have not established communication are terminated based on the determination. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed for establishing communication to a mobile module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hitan S. Kamdar, Russell A. Patenaude, Anthony J. Sumcad, Shpetim S. Veliu, Brad T. Reeser
  • Patent number: 7123907
    Abstract: A method and system for testing cellular network integrity using telematics comprising determining at least one network condition data at a telematics unit, initiating a data call from the telematics unit to a telematics call center, establishing a data call communication channel between the telematics unit and the telematics call center, and transmitting at least one network condition data to the telematics call center via the established data call communication channel. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed for testing cellular network integrity using telematics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Sumcad, Christopher L. Oesterling, Russell A. Patenaude, Hitan S. Kamdar, Brad T. Reeser, Shpetim S. Veliu
  • Patent number: 7024308
    Abstract: A telematic system includes a first telematic unit incorporated within a stolen vehicle, a call center, and a second telematic unit incorporated with a police vehicle. The telematic system implements a method for real-time routing to the stolen vehicle. The method cyclically involves a determination of the GPS coordinates of the stolen vehicle and the police vehicle by the respective telematic unit, a calculation of a complete route from the police vehicle to the stolen vehicle, and a calculation of a partial route extending from the police vehicle to the stolen vehicle. The GPS coordinates of the stolen vehicle can be pushed to the police vehicle whereby the second telematic unit obtains the route calculations. Alternatively, the GPS coordinates of both the stolen vehicle and the police vehicle can be pushed to the call center whereby the call center performs the route calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Oesterling, Anthony J Sumcad, Jeffrey M. Stefan, Ernest B. Rennells