Patents by Inventor Cary Paul Knapton

Cary Paul Knapton 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).

  • Vehicle tracking systems and methods
    Publication number: 20020049538
    Abstract: Vehicle tracking systems and methods are provided. A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver is operative to generate first, GPS, data identifying the vehicle's current position from GPS signals. An On Board Diagnostics (OBD) Hardware Interface is operative to generate second, OBD, data identifying the vehicle's current position by using dead reckoning techniques. Arbitration means are provided to arbitrate between the first and second data by performing integrity checks thereon to generate data giving an improved identification of the vehicle's current position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Cary Paul Knapton, Paul Anthony Collins