Patents by Inventor Chad A. Kennedy
Chad A. Kennedy 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).
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Patent number: 10805861Abstract: Technologies disclosed herein are directed to context-based mobile device management. According to one embodiment, an application executing in a mobile device detects an event to trigger context-based management of the mobile device. A usage context associated with the mobile device is determined. One or more policies to enforce on the mobile device are identified as a function of the usage context. The application enforces the one or more policies on the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, III, Michael W. Lynn, Chad Howell, John Wright, Chester Parrott, Nicholas Hathaway, Chad A. Kennedy
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Patent number: 10649825Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) that includes an event API installed therein that is configured for two-way communication with an external control device, the control device being installed within the vehicle and further configured to communicate with a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. In response to initiation of a predetermined function on the mobile device, a notification message is transmitted by the event API to the control device. The control device then communicates with the software application to determine a desired action for the mobile device to take with respect to the predetermined function. The control device then instructs the mobile device on the action to take on the predetermined function by transmitting an action message to the event API.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Publication number: 20190213063Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) that includes an event API installed therein that is configured for two-way communication with an external control device, the control device being installed within the vehicle and further configured to communicate with a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. In response to initiation of a predetermined function on the mobile device, a notification message is transmitted by the event API to the control device. The control device then communicates with the software application to determine a desired action for the mobile device to take with respect to the predetermined function. The control device then instructs the mobile device on the action to take on the predetermined function by transmitting an action message to the event API.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Publication number: 20190182749Abstract: Technologies disclosed herein are directed to context-based mobile device management. According to one embodiment, an application executing in a mobile device detects an event to trigger context-based management of the mobile device. A usage context associated with the mobile device is determined. One or more policies to enforce on the mobile device are identified as a function of the usage context. The application enforces the one or more policies on the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Publication number: 20190146858Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) that includes an event API installed therein that is configured for two-way communication with an external control device, the control device being installed within the vehicle and further configured to communicate with a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. In response to initiation of a predetermined function on the mobile device, a notification message is transmitted by the event API to the control device. The control device then communicates with the software application to determine a desired action for the mobile device to take with respect to the predetermined function. The control device then instructs the mobile device on the action to take on the predetermined function by transmitting an action message to the event API.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Patent number: 10268530Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) that includes an event API installed therein that is configured for two-way communication with an external control device, the control device being installed within the vehicle and further configured to communicate with a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. In response to initiation of a predetermined function on the mobile device, a notification message is transmitted by the event API to the control device. The control device then communicates with the software application to determine a desired action for the mobile device to take with respect to the predetermined function. The control device then instructs the mobile device on the action to take on the predetermined function by transmitting an action message to the event API.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Patent number: 10271265Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for detecting the presence and location of a mobile communication device within a vehicle includes a monitoring device mounted within the vehicle, the monitoring device includes a primary antenna for detecting cellular data signals originating from within the vehicle. One or more external antenna components mounted at different locations within the vehicle further help to pinpoint the location of detected cellular data signals and correspondingly the location of the mobile device. The external antenna components further help to eliminate and distinguish cellular data signals coming from outside the vehicle and from other mobile communication devices that are not within the driver space of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn, Jay S. Brohn
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Publication number: 20190052747Abstract: Technologies disclosed herein are directed to enforcing blocking functionality on a mobile device (e.g., a mobile device within a vehicle). The mobile device receives a request to disable a blocking of a user interaction with one or more functions of the mobile device. The mobile device prompts a capture of an image by a camera of the mobile device. The mobile device determines whether the image is captured from a passenger space in the vehicle. Once so determined, the mobile device disables the blocking of the user interaction with the one or more functions of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, John Wright, Chad A. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20180349216Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) that includes an event API installed therein that is configured for two-way communication with an external control device, the control device being installed within the vehicle and further configured to communicate with a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. In response to initiation of a predetermined function on the mobile device, a notification message is transmitted by the event API to the control device. The control device then communicates with the software application to determine a desired action for the mobile device to take with respect to the predetermined function. The control device then instructs the mobile device on the action to take on the predetermined function by transmitting an action message to the event API.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Publication number: 20180341534Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle. A control device in a vehicle establishes a connection with the mobile device. The control device receives, from an event notification service via the connection, an event notification indicative of an initiation of one of the functions on the mobile device. The control device sends an action responsive to the event notification to the mobile device via the connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Publication number: 20180329765Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) that includes an event API installed therein that is configured for two-way communication with an external control device, the control device being installed within the vehicle and further configured to communicate with a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. In response to initiation of a predetermined function on the mobile device, a notification message is transmitted by the event API to the control device. The control device then communicates with the software application to determine a desired action for the mobile device to take with respect to the predetermined function. The control device then instructs the mobile device on the action to take on the predetermined function by transmitting an action message to the event API.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Publication number: 20180070291Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for detecting the presence and location of a mobile communication device within a vehicle includes a monitoring device mounted within the vehicle, the monitoring device includes a primary antenna for detecting cellular data signals originating from within the vehicle. One or more external antenna components mounted at different locations within the vehicle further help to pinpoint the location of detected cellular data signals and correspondingly the location of the mobile device. The external antenna components further help to eliminate and distinguish cellular data signals coming from outside the vehicle and from other mobile communication devices that are not within the driver space of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: obdEdge, LLCInventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn, Jay S. Brohn
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Patent number: 9872225Abstract: Systems, methods, and monitoring devices for collecting and transmitting operational data about a vehicle to a separate receiving device located within the vehicle, wherein the monitoring device includes a housing mounted to the vehicle and a power supply that powers electronic components contained within the housing, the electronic components include a microprocessor, memory in electronic communication with the microprocessor and configured to store the operational data, one or more sensors for detecting and determining the operational data about the vehicle, wherein the microprocessor causes the operational data to be stored in the memory, and a data transmission module, controlled by the microprocessor and configured to retrieve the operational data from the memory and to transmit the retrieved operational data to the separate receiving device.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: obdEdge, LLCInventors: Robert W. Guba, Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20170078948Abstract: Systems, methods, and monitoring devices for collecting and transmitting operational data about a vehicle to a separate receiving device located within the vehicle, wherein the monitoring device includes a housing mounted to the vehicle and a power supply that powers electronic components contained within the housing, the electronic components include a microprocessor, memory in electronic communication with the microprocessor and configured to store the operational data, one or more sensors for detecting and determining the operational data about the vehicle, wherein the microprocessor causes the operational data to be stored in the memory, and a data transmission module, controlled by the microprocessor and configured to retrieve the operational data from the memory and to transmit the retrieved operational data to the separate receiving device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: obdEdge, LLCInventors: Robert W. GUBA, Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20170075740Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) that includes an event API installed therein that is configured for two-way communication with an external control device, the control device being installed within the vehicle and further configured to communicate with a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. In response to initiation of a predetermined function on the mobile device, a notification message is transmitted by the event API to the control device. The control device then communicates with the software application to determine a desired action for the mobile device to take with respect to the predetermined function. The control device then instructs the mobile device on the action to take on the predetermined function by transmitting an action message to the event API.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: obdEdge, LLCInventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
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Patent number: 9398421Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for preventing access to a prohibited function on a mobile device when the mobile device is in a vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) installed thereon. The system includes a control device installed within the vehicle and a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. If a prohibited function is active or attempts to become active on the mobile device, the software application causes the mobile device to transmit a notification signal to the control device. In response, the control device transmits an OS-level command, such as a home or power key press, back to the mobile device. Upon receipt of the OS-level command, the operating system of the mobile device prevents access to the prohibited function without any direct interference or interruption of the prohibited function by the software application installed on the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: obdEdge, LLCInventors: Robert W. Guba, Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy
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Patent number: 9338605Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for determining the location of one or more mobile devices within a vehicle comprising: (a) a controller located within the vehicle and configured to transmit at least two audio signals, a first audio signal directed generally into a driver space within the vehicle and a second audio signal directed generally into a passenger space within the vehicle, and (b) software code stored in memory of the mobile device and having instructions executable by a processor that performs the steps of: (i) detecting the at least two audio signals, (ii) sampling the at least two audio signals for a predetermined period of time; (iii) performing digital signal processing on the sampled at least two audio signals; and (iv) based on the results of the digital signal processing, determining whether the mobile device was located within the driver space of the vehicle during the predetermined period of time.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: obdEdge, LLCInventors: Robert W. Guba, Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20160073324Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for preventing access to a prohibited function on a mobile device when the mobile device is in a vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) installed thereon. The system includes a control device installed within the vehicle and a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. If a prohibited function is active or attempts to become active on the mobile device, the software application causes the mobile device to transmit a notification signal to the control device. In response, the control device transmits an OS-level command, such as a home or power key press, back to the mobile device. Upon receipt of the OS-level command, the operating system of the mobile device prevents access to the prohibited function without any direct interference or interruption of the prohibited function by the software application installed on the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Robert W. Guba, Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20140335902Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for determining the location of one or more mobile devices within a vehicle comprising: (a) a controller located within the vehicle and configured to transmit at least two audio signals, a first audio signal directed generally into a driver space within the vehicle and a second audio signal directed generally into a passenger space within the vehicle, and (b) software code stored in memory of the mobile device and having instructions executable by a processor that performs the steps of: (i) detecting the at least two audio signals, (ii) sampling the at least two audio signals for a predetermined period of time; (iii) performing digital signal processing on the sampled at least two audio signals; and (iv) based on the results of the digital signal processing, determining whether the mobile device was located within the driver space of the vehicle during the predetermined period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: OBDEDGE, LLCInventors: Robert W. GUBA, Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20070167354Abstract: A biodegradable matrix for inducing cell migration therein, wherein two peptides are covalently linked to the matrix, a first peptide being cleavable by natural proteases and the other comprising a cell-attracting peptide. The first peptide is cleavable by tissue metalloproteinases. The second peptide contains the cell-attracting peptide RGD. Also disclosed is an implant containing the biodegradable matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2004Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Chad Kennedy, Gholam Ehteshami, Doris Hom, Stephen Massia