Patents by Inventor John Borak

John Borak 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).

  • Simple and reliable home location identification method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9326100
    Abstract: A method of detecting a home location first determines a location of a vehicle using either a WI-FI signal or a navigation system. A distance between the vehicle and the home location is determined followed by determining whether the distance between the vehicle and the home location is greater than a transmission range of a wireless device controller. If the distance between the location of the vehicle and the home location is less than the transmission range of the wireless device controller, an indication is provided in the vehicle to a vehicle occupant that the wireless device controller is within its transmission range of the home location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Youliang Guo, John Borak
  • SIMPLE AND RELIABLE HOME LOCATION IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150002310
    Abstract: A method of detecting a home location first determines a location of a vehicle using either a WI-FI signal or a navigation system. A distance between the vehicle and the home location is determined followed by determining whether the distance between the vehicle and the home location is greater than a transmission range of a wireless device controller. If the distance between the location of the vehicle and the home location is less than the transmission range of the wireless device controller, an indication is provided in the vehicle to a vehicle occupant that the wireless device controller is within its transmission range of the home location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Youliang Guo, John Borak