Patents by Inventor Brian R. Carl

Brian R. Carl 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, method and computer program product for remote vehicle diagnostics, monitoring, configuring and reprogramming
    Patent number: 7155321
    Abstract: A remote vehicle diagnostics, monitoring, configuration and reprogramming tool is provided. The system includes a fleet of vehicles equipped with wireless mobile communications means that enable fleet managers to remotely diagnose, monitor and reprogram vehicles in their fleet via an Internet Web-based browser environment. Each vehicle within the fleet is equipped with a smart device that is coupled to the data bus within each vehicle. Date commands relating to the vehicle's parameters (e.g., diagnostic parameters such as max road speed, engine RPM, coolant temperature, air inlet temperature, etc.) are sent and received using satellite and terrestrial wireless communications technology. The invention allows users to remotely perform total fleet logistics and eliminates (or reduces) the need to physically bring fleet vehicles to a repair, maintenance or configuration facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: IDSC Holdings LLC
    Inventors: William Bromley, Brian R. Carl, Sam Chang, Brian Crull, Andrew Ditchfield, Dennis Essenmacher, Michael Kapolka
  • System, method and computer program product for remote vehicle diagnostics, monitoring, configuring and reprogramming
    Publication number: 20040167689
    Abstract: A remote vehicle diagnostics, monitoring, configuration and reprogramming tool is provided. The system includes a fleet of vehicles equipped with wireless mobile communications means that enable fleet managers to remotely diagnose, monitor and reprogram vehicles in their fleet via an Internet Web-based browser environment. Each vehicle within the fleet is equipped with a smart device that is coupled to the data bus within each vehicle. Date commands relating to the vehicle's parameters (e.g., diagnostic parameters such as max road speed, engine RPM, coolant temperature, air inlet temperature, etc.) are sent and received using satellite and terrestrial wireless communications technology. The invention allows users to remotely perform total fleet logistics and eliminates (or reduces) the need to physically bring fleet vehicles to a repair, maintenance or configuration facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: William Bromley, Brian R Carl, Sam Chang, Brian Crull, Andrew Ditchfield, Dennis Essenmacher, Michael Kapolka