Patents by Inventor Christopher Kleinhans

Christopher Kleinhans 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).

  • Method and system of providing cloud-based vehicle history session
    Patent number: 12211009
    Abstract: A method includes initiating a vehicle history session (VHS) for a vehicle associated with a particular identifier, generating metadata regarding the VHS, and determining action identifier(s) correlated with a respective action requested during the VHS. The method includes correlating a time stamp with each action identifier. Each time stamp indicates a time when a respective action correlated with an action identifier was performed. The method also includes correlating a detail with each action identifier. Each detail indicates a vehicle response to a respective vehicle data message sent to the vehicle during performance of each respective action. The method includes automatically transmitting a report for the VHS for remote storage. The report includes the metadata regarding the VHS and report input(s). Each report input includes an action identifier from among the action identifier(s), a respective time stamp correlated with the action identifier, and at least a summary of a respective detail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: IDSC Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Kleinhans, David P. Shock, James G. Sarnacke
  • Method and System of Providing Cloud-Based Vehicle History Session
    Publication number: 20240420095
    Abstract: A method includes initiating a vehicle history session (VHS) for a vehicle associated with a particular identifier, generating metadata regarding the VHS, and determining action identifier(s) correlated with a respective action requested during the VHS. The method includes correlating a time stamp with each action identifier. Each time stamp indicates a time when a respective action correlated with an action identifier was performed. The method also includes correlating a detail with each action identifier. Each detail indicates a vehicle response to a respective vehicle data message sent to the vehicle during performance of each respective action. The method includes automatically transmitting a report for the VHS for remote storage. The report includes the metadata regarding the VHS and report input(s). Each report input includes an action identifier from among the action identifier(s), a respective time stamp correlated with the action identifier, and at least a summary of a respective detail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Kleinhans, David P. Shock, James G. Sarnacke
  • Method and system of providing cloud-based vehicle history session
    Publication number: 20210264383
    Abstract: A method includes initiating a vehicle history session (VHS) for a vehicle associated with a particular identifier, generating metadata regarding the VHS, and determining action identifier(s) correlated with a respective action requested during the VHS. The method includes correlating a time stamp with each action identifier. Each time stamp indicates a time when a respective action correlated with an action identifier was performed. The method also includes correlating a detail with each action identifier. Each detail indicates a vehicle response to a respective vehicle data message sent to the vehicle during performance of each respective action. The method includes automatically transmitting a report for the VHS for remote storage. The report includes the metadata regarding the VHS and report input(s). Each report input includes an action identifier from among the action identifier(s), a respective time stamp correlated with the action identifier, and at least a summary of a respective detail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Kleinhans, David P. Shock, James G. Sarnacke