Patents by Inventor Dennis Zoeckler

Dennis Zoeckler 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).

  • Publication number: 20080120124
    Abstract: A method of tracking changes of subscribers for an in-vehicle telematics service includes periodically monitoring a service record database, which includes vehicle service information that is indicative of one or more vehicle service checks performed on one or more vehicles, and recognizing that a new vehicle service check is added to the vehicle service information based upon the periodic monitoring. The method also includes extracting vehicle identifying information, which is unique to a vehicle associated with the new vehicle service check, and inferring a subscriber status change for the vehicle responsive to the extracted vehicle identifying information. Further, the method includes setting a signal indicative of the inferred subscriber status change for the in-vehicle telematics service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Dennis Zoeckler, Nathan Ampunan
  • Publication number: 20070263833
    Abstract: A method for network denial case generation includes receiving a plurality of third-party carrier call records associated with a plurality of subscriber telematics units at a call center wherein each call record includes a call status, determining at least one call record having a failure condition based on the call status, determining a subscriber telematics unit associated with the call record having the failure condition, and determining a network denial case action for the subscriber telematics unit based on the failure condition. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed for network denial case generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Dennis Zoeckler, Bruce Groskreutz, Thomas Gault
  • Publication number: 20060235579
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for remotely inventorying electronic modules installed in a vehicle. A vehicle telematics unit sends an identification request to at least one electronic module. The telematics unit receives at least one electronic module identifier in response to the request. The identifier includes the serial number and software revision for the electronic module. The received identifier is transmitted from the telematics unit to a call center. The call center, or a quality center to which the call center sends the transmitted identifier, determines if the transmitted identifier corresponds with an identifier included in an electronic module identifier database. The database includes an identifier for each module that is intended to be installed in the vehicle. A quality assurance notice is sent based on the determination, indicating either that the correct module is installed in the vehicle or that an incorrect module must be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Oesterling, Dennis Zoeckler, Thomas Gawlik, Nathan Ampunan
  • Publication number: 20050107035
    Abstract: A system and method for providing subscription service notification at a mobile digital radio device is described. The method includes determining a digital radio subscription service expiration notice, communicating the subscription service expiration notice to a mobile digital radio receiver, storing a received expiration notice at the digital radio receiver, and providing the stored expiration notice to a user. A computer readable medium having computer readable code for determining a digital radio subscription service expiration notice is also provided. Computer readable code for directing the communication of the subscription service expiration notice to a mobile digital radio receiver, computer readable code for storing a received expiration notice at the digital radio receiver; and computer readable code for providing the stored expiration notice to a user are stored to the computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventor: Dennis Zoeckler
  • Publication number: 20050080519
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for remotely inventorying electronic modules installed in a vehicle. A vehicle telematics unit sends an identification request to at least one electronic module. The telematics unit receives at least one electronic module identifier in response to the request. The identifier includes the serial number and software revision for the electronic module. The received identifier is transmitted from the telematics unit to a call center. The call center, or a quality center to which the call center sends the transmitted identifier, determines if the transmitted identifier corresponds with an identifier included in an electronic module identifier database. The database includes an identifier for each module that is intended to be installed in the vehicle. A quality assurance notice is sent based on the determination, indicating either that the correct module is installed in the vehicle or that an incorrect module must be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Oesterling, Dennis Zoeckler, Thomas Gawlik, Nathan Ampunan