Patents by Inventor Bradley Westerhoff

Bradley Westerhoff 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).

  • Methods and systems for processing public announcements on a transportation vehicle
    Patent number: 10814985
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes receiving a network packet at a network interface device of an information system of a transportation vehicle; identifying public announcement audio in a payload of the network packet by the network interface device; extracting the public announcement audio from the payload of the network packet by the network interface device; transferring the public announcement audio to an audio system by the network interface device; and playing the public announcement audio by the audio system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Thong Pham, Bradley Westerhoff, Nigel Blackwell, Changhwa Lin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200039650
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes receiving a network packet at a network interface device of an information system of a transportation vehicle; identifying public announcement audio in a payload of the network packet by the network interface device; extracting the public announcement audio from the payload of the network packet by the network interface device; transferring the public announcement audio to an audio system by the network interface device; and playing the public announcement audio by the audio system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Thong Pham, Bradley Westerhoff, Nigel Blackwell, Changhwa Lin
  • Methods and systems for processing public announcements on a transportation vehicle
    Patent number: 10494096
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes receiving a network packet at a network interface device of an information system of a transportation vehicle; identifying public announcement audio in a payload of the network packet by the network interface device; extracting the public announcement audio from the payload of the network packet by the network interface device; transferring the public announcement audio to an audio system by the network interface device; and playing the public announcement audio by the audio system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Thong Pham, Bradley Westerhoff, Nigel Blackwell, Changhwa Lin