Patents by Inventor Gerald Clinton Davis

Gerald Clinton Davis 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).

  • Interactive vehicle synthesizer
    Patent number: 9648416
    Abstract: A method of operating an audio entertainment system in a vehicle includes detecting an operating parameter of the vehicle. A sensor signal corresponding to the detected operating parameter is transmitted. Music that is audibly produced within the vehicle is musically modified dependent upon the sensor signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Gerald Clinton Davis
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXCHANGING MULTIMEDIA DATA WITHIN A MODULAR UPGRADEABLE VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170078112
    Abstract: An infotainment arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a permanent portion permanently installed in the vehicle. The permanent portion includes a plurality of non-upgradeable electronic components. A non-permanent upgradeable portion is non-permanently installed in the vehicle and is replaceable in the vehicle. A bi-directional digital link interconnects the permanent portion and the non-permanent upgradeable portion. The link has an uncompressed bandwidth of at least three gigabits per second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: HANS ALFRED TROEMEL, JR., THOMAS RAY BURNS, GERALD CLINTON DAVIS
  • AUTOMOTIVE WIRELESS AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO MEDIA SERVER WITH INDEPENDENT BATTERY POWER
    Publication number: 20170041662
    Abstract: A media server for an automobile includes a radio frequency receiver wirelessly receiving audio and video content from a remote source. A processor is in communication with the receiver and stores the received audio and video content in a non-volatile memory device. A display screen is mounted in a rear seat of the automobile. A user interface receives inputs from a user and, in response thereto, causes the processor to present the video content on the display screen and present the audio content on a loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: GERALD CLINTON DAVIS
  • MODULAR UPGRADEABLE VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160234954
    Abstract: An infotainment arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a permanent portion permanently installed in the vehicle, The permanent portion includes a plurality of non-upgradeable electronic components. A non-permanent upgradeable portion is in electronic communication with the permanent portion. A non-permanent upgradeable portion is non-permanently installed in the vehicle and is replaceable in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: HANS A. TROEMEL, Jr., THOMAS RAY BURNS, GERALD CLINTON DAVIS, MICHAEL T. BURK, CLAUS ANDERSEN
  • INTERACTIVE VEHICLE SYNTHESIZER
    Publication number: 20150358726
    Abstract: A method of operating an audio entertainment system in a vehicle includes detecting an operating parameter of the vehicle. A sensor signal corresponding to the detected operating parameter is transmitted. Music that is audibly produced within the vehicle is musically modified dependent upon the sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: GERALD CLINTON DAVIS
  • Interactive vehicle synthesizer
    Patent number: 9141187
    Abstract: A method of operating an audio entertainment system in a vehicle includes detecting an operating parameter of the vehicle. A sensor signal corresponding to the detected operating parameter is transmitted. Music that is audibly produced within the vehicle is musically modified dependent upon the sensor signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Gerald Clinton Davis