Patents by Inventor Jerry R. Timko

Jerry R. Timko 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).

  • Multi-mode in-vehicle control unit with network selectivity for transmitting vehicle data for fleet management
    Patent number: 6975928
    Abstract: A multi-mode in-vehicle control unit (ICU) contains a plurality of modems. Each modem allows the multi-mode ICU to transmit vehicle data over a different kind of transmission network. Exemplary transmission networks include wireless data networks, cellular telephone networks and satellite networks. Vehicle data is collected. The multi-mode ICU selects one of the modems for transmission of vehicle data to a processing center. Priorities can be assigned to the transmission networks and or modems to control order the transmission network selection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry R. Timko, Marvin R. Hamrick
  • Multi-mode in-vehicle control unit with network selectivity for transmitting vehicle data for fleet management
    Patent number: 6839614
    Abstract: A multi-mode in-vehicle control unit (ICU) contains a plurality of modems. Each modem allows the multi-mode ICU to transmit vehicle data over a different kind of transmission network. Exemplary transmission networks include wireless data networks, cellular telephone networks and satellite networks. Vehicle data is collected. The multi-mode ICU selects one of the modems for transmission of vehicle data to a processing center. Priorities can be assigned to the transmission networks and or modems to control order the transmission network selection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry R. Timko, Marvin R. Hamrick