Patents by Inventor Jeff Liaw

Jeff Liaw 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).

  • Communication protocol for a vehicle navigation system
    Patent number: 6097316
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data from a navigation system to a vehicle controller in a vehicle having a plurality of systems controlled by the vehicle controller is described. The plurality of systems includes a user interface and the navigation system. A request is received from the vehicle controller for interface data of a particular data type to be presented in the user interface. A first transmission protocol is selected from a plurality of transmission protocols for transmitting the interface data to the vehicle controller. The first transmission protocol is selected based, at least in part, on the data type of the interface data. The interface data are then transmitted to the vehicle controller according to the first transmission protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Visteon Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Liaw, Hiroshi Nonaka