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).

  • Patent number: 10805861
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, III, Michael W. Lynn, Chad Howell, John Wright, Chester Parrott, Nicholas Hathaway, Chad A. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 10649825
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20190213063
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20190182749
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20190146858
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Patent number: 10268530
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Patent number: 10271265
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: CELLCONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn, Jay S. Brohn
  • Publication number: 20190052747
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, John Wright, Chad A. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20180349216
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20180341534
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20180329765
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20180070291
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: obdEdge, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn, Jay S. Brohn
  • Patent number: 9872225
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: obdEdge, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Guba, Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20170078948
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: obdEdge, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. GUBA, Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20170075740
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: obdEdge, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy, Michael W. Lynn
  • Patent number: 9398421
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: obdEdge, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Guba, Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 9338605
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: obdEdge, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Guba, Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20160073324
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Robert W. Guba, Joseph E. Breaux, Chad A. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20140335902
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: OBDEDGE, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. GUBA, Joseph E. Breaux, III, Chad A. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20070167354
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Chad Kennedy, Gholam Ehteshami, Doris Hom, Stephen Massia