Patents by Inventor Dario Dafre'

Dario Dafre' 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).

  • Bluetooth-Based Limitation of Functionality of Motor Vehicle Drivers' Personal Electronic Mobile Smart Devices During Driving
    Publication number: 20150304483
    Abstract: A system for managing operation of a personal electronic mobile smart device when it is on board a motor vehicle; wherein the personal electronic mobile smart device and the motor vehicle are each provided with a Bluetooth-based short-range bidirectional wireless communication system operable to detect the presence of short-range bidirectional wireless communication systems within its communication range and to connect to the short-range bidirectional wireless communication systems detected within its communication range; and wherein the personal electronic mobile smart device is configured to implement a number of user-accessible functions and to automatically reconfigure access to its user-accessible functions when its short-range bidirectional wireless communication system is Bluetooth-connected to the short-range bidirectional wireless communication system of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: FCA ITALY S.p.A.
    Inventor: Dario Dafre'
  • NFC-Based Limitation of Functionality of Motor Vehicle Driver's Personal Electronic Mobile Smart Devices During Driving
    Publication number: 20150289084
    Abstract: A system for managing operation of a personal electronic mobile smart device when it is on board a motor vehicle; wherein the personal electronic mobile smart device is configured to implement a number of user-accessible functions; wherein the personal electronic mobile smart device and the motor vehicle are each provided with an NFC-based short-range bidirectional wireless communication system operable to detect the presence of NFC-based short-range bidirectional wireless communication systems within its communication range and to establish communication with the short-range bidirectional wireless communication systems detected within its communication range; and wherein the short-range bidirectional wireless communication system of the motor vehicle is configured to be detected only by a short-range bidirectional wireless communication system of a personal electronic mobile smart device of a driver of the motor vehicle; and wherein the personal electronic mobile smart device is further configured to automat
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: FCA ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventor: Dario Dafre'