Patents by Inventor Howard Jelinek
Howard Jelinek 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).
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Patent number: 10429199Abstract: Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Ralph James Mason, Jason Mathew Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 10304260Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing an automated verification and analysis of vehicle inspection reports to a vehicle management system. Among other features, the vehicle management system can determine the type of vehicle to be inspected during a vehicle inspection report, provide customized reports associated with the identified vehicle, and provide automatic analysis and verification that the vehicle inspection report was completed in accordance with the defined parameters of the vehicle inspection report.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.Inventors: Howard Jelinek, Ralph James Mason
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Publication number: 20170307391Abstract: Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Ralph James MASON, Jason Mathew Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 9780967Abstract: A black-box gateway device implemented in a vehicle and configured to interface with an engine computer and a plurality of wireless sensors installed in the vehicle, the gateway device can include a transceiver including input ports in communication with conductors that interface with the engine computer installed in an engine of the vehicle, radio frequency communications components comprising dual wireless functionality, including a first functionality for communicating wirelessly within the vehicle and a second functionality for communicating wirelessly over a cellular network disposed outside the vehicle, and one or more antennae that receive wireless signals from the radio frequency components. The transceiver can be configured to wirelessly receive sensor data from the wireless sensors disposed within the vehicle, the sensor data providing information associated with functionality of components of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Telogis, Inc.Inventors: Mark Sargent, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 9702719Abstract: Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Telogis, Inc.Inventors: Ralph James Mason, Jason Mathew Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Publication number: 20170116792Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing an automated verification and analysis of vehicle inspection reports to a vehicle management system. Among other features, the vehicle management system can determine the type of vehicle to be inspected during a vehicle inspection report, provide customized reports associated with the identified vehicle, and provide automatic analysis and verification that the vehicle inspection report was completed in accordance with the defined parameters of the vehicle inspection report.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Howard Jelinek, Ralph James Mason
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Publication number: 20160258770Abstract: Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Ralph James MASON, Jason Mathew Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 9384597Abstract: Currently vehicles typically include an engine computer that outputs diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) that are indicative of some fault condition in a vehicle. DTCs can tell a specific problem with a particular part such as that a cylinder in an engine is misfiring, but do not provide any indication as to the cause of the problem and do not propose any solutions for solving the problem. This disclosure advantageously describes systems that can analyze DTCs and other telematics data using crowdsourcing principles to recommend vehicle maintenance and other solutions.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: TELOGIS, INC.Inventors: Jason Mathew Koch, Mark Sargent, Howard Jelinek
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Publication number: 20160112216Abstract: A black-box gateway device implemented in a vehicle and configured to interface with an engine computer and a plurality of wireless sensors installed in the vehicle, the gateway device can include a transceiver including input ports in communication with conductors that interface with the engine computer installed in an engine of the vehicle, radio frequency communications components comprising dual wireless functionality, including a first functionality for communicating wirelessly within the vehicle and a second functionality for communicating wirelessly over a cellular network disposed outside the vehicle, and one or more antennae that receive wireless signals from the radio frequency components. The transceiver can be configured to wirelessly receive sensor data from the wireless sensors disposed within the vehicle, the sensor data providing information associated with functionality of components of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Mark Sargent, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 9157756Abstract: Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: TELOGIS, INC.Inventors: Ralph James Mason, Jason Mathew Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Publication number: 20150285651Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods that find the quickest route between two locations on a graph with multi-edge constraints in a time and space efficient manner. In some embodiments, Dijkstra's algorithm is split into separate universes when a) a multiple-edge constraint is reached, and b) along each edge of a multi-edge constraint. In some embodiments, the split is performed for the purpose of finding the quickest (i.e. lowest weighted) route to the intersect ion(s) at the end of the constraints. These universes, in some embodiments, are merged or discarded when the intersection at the end of the constraint is found. Using these systems and methods, in some embodiments, the shortest path between two locations of a multi-edge constrained road network can be efficiently determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Carl David James Cerecke, David John Mitchell, Ralph James Mason, Jason Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Publication number: 20150088414Abstract: Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Telogis, Inc.Inventors: Ralph James Mason, Jason Mathew Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 8886453Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods that find the quickest route between two locations on a graph with multi-edge constraints in a time and space efficient manner. In some embodiments, Dijkstra's algorithm is split into separate universes when a) a multiple-edge constraint is reached, and b) along each edge of a multi-edge constraint. In some embodiments, the split is performed for the purpose of finding the quickest (i.e. lowest weighted) route to the intersect ion(s) at the end of the constraints. These universes, in some embodiments, are merged or discarded when the intersection at the end of the constraint is found. Using these systems and methods, in some embodiments, the shortest path between two locations of a multi-edge constrained road network can be efficiently determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Telogis, Inc.Inventors: Carl David James Cerecke, David John Mitchell, Ralph James Mason, Jason Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 8706409Abstract: Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Telogis, Inc.Inventors: Ralph Mason, Jason Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Publication number: 20130007626Abstract: A vehicle management system can generate a vehicle management user interface that depicts vehicle history information in timelines or graphical timelines. These history timelines can include information regarding vehicle location, speed, and idling, among other useful information. The graphical nature of the history timelines can quickly convey vehicle tracking details and potential problems, such as idling and congregation, to an administrator. Further, history timelines for multiple vehicles can be displayed in parallel, allowing comparison between histories for different vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: TELOGIS, INC.Inventors: Nathan Adams, Jason Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 8290701Abstract: Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Telogis, Inc.Inventors: Ralph Mason, Jason Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Patent number: 8275508Abstract: A vehicle management system can generate a vehicle management user interface that depicts vehicle history information in timelines or graphical timelines. These history timelines can include information regarding vehicle location, speed, and idling, among other useful information. The graphical nature of the history timelines can quickly convey vehicle tracking details and potential problems, such as idling and congregation, to an administrator. Further, history timelines for multiple vehicles can be displayed in parallel, allowing comparison between histories for different vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Telogis, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Adams, Jason Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Publication number: 20120226390Abstract: A vehicle management system can generate a vehicle management user interface that depicts vehicle history information in timelines or graphical timelines. These history timelines can include information regarding vehicle location, speed, and idling, among other useful information. The graphical nature of the history timelines can quickly convey vehicle tracking details and potential problems, such as idling and congregation, to an administrator. Further, history timelines for multiple vehicles can be displayed in parallel, allowing comparison between histories for different vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Nathan Adams, Jason Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Publication number: 20120158299Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods that find the quickest route between two locations on a graph with multi-edge constraints in a time and space efficient manner. In some embodiments, Dijkstra's algorithm is split into separate universes when a) a multiple-edge constraint is reached, and b) along each edge of a multi-edge constraint. In some embodiments, the split is performed for the purpose of finding the quickest (i.e. lowest weighted) route to the intersect ion(s) at the end of the constraints. These universes, in some embodiments, are merged or discarded when the intersection at the end of the constraint is found. Using these systems and methods, in some embodiments, the shortest path between two locations of a multi-edge constrained road network can be efficiently determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Telogis, Inc.Inventors: Carl David James Cerecke, David John Mitchell, Ralph James Mason, Jason Koch, Howard Jelinek
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Publication number: 20120130555Abstract: A resource management system includes an electrical module having inputs and outputs, a water module having inputs and outputs, a gas module having inputs and outputs, a control module for monitoring on-site demand and managing operation of the electrical, water, and gas modules for converting and redistributing at least one of electric, chemical, mechanical, and heat energy to effect low operational costs, and a control bus interconnecting the electrical, water, gas, and control modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventor: Howard JELINEK