Patents by Inventor Dwayne A. Crocker

Dwayne A. Crocker 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 for communicating with a quiescent mobile vehicle
    Publication number: 20030109268
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for accessing a quiescent mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system. A vehicle communication device is placed into a discontinuous-receive mode. The vehicle communication device is periodically awakened to a service-ready mode based on the discontinuous-receive mode. A determination is made whether a short message service communication is waiting to be delivered during the service-ready mode. A short message service communication is received in response to the short message service communication determination, and an operation is performed based on the received short message service communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald W. Fraser, John J. Correia, Dwayne A. Crocker