Patents by Inventor John William SCHMOTZER
John William SCHMOTZER 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: 11814032Abstract: An electrified vehicle having an electric machine coupled to a traction battery to selectively propel the vehicle and associated method for the electrified vehicle include receiving trip data from an external server, the trip data including a plurality of road segments of a selected route from a starting location to a destination, each road segment having an associated energy consumption and distance, calculating a distance-to-empty (DTE) based on a remaining trip distance to the destination, available energy of the traction battery, an estimated traction battery energy required for the remaining trip distance, and an overall vehicle efficiency, the estimated traction battery energy being based on a combination of the received segment energy consumption and distance of each remaining segment in the trip, and communicating the DTE to a display within the electrified vehicle to reduce fluctuations in displayed DTE during travel along routes with nonlinear energy consumption (changing energy efficiency).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark Poll, Erik Biberstein, Ryan Hunt, Jacob Doan, John William Schmotzer
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Publication number: 20220176939Abstract: An electrified vehicle having an electric machine coupled to a traction battery to selectively propel the vehicle and associated method for the electrified vehicle include receiving trip data from an external server, the trip data including a plurality of road segments of a selected route from a starting location to a destination, each road segment having an associated energy consumption and distance, calculating a distance-to-empty (DTE) based on a remaining trip distance to the destination, available energy of the traction battery, an estimated traction battery energy required for the remaining trip distance, and an overall vehicle efficiency, the estimated traction battery energy being based on a combination of the received segment energy consumption and distance of each remaining segment in the trip, and communicating the DTE to a display within the electrified vehicle to reduce fluctuations in displayed DTE during travel along routes with nonlinear energy consumption (changing energy efficiency).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark POLL, Erik BIBERSTEIN, Ryan HUNT, Jacob DOAN, John William SCHMOTZER
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Patent number: 10870398Abstract: A vehicle is described that includes a video camera configured to record video, a processor configured to process the recorded video from the video camera into hyperlapse video, and an input/output device to link the hyperlapse video with a social network associated with at least one of a driver of the vehicle and the vehicle. The processor may be configured to receive video data from the video camera and to create the hyperlapse video by reconstructing a video stream from the video data, planning a smooth path through the video stream, and rendering the video data along the smooth path into the hyperlapse video that has a faster speed and less jitter than the video stream. The hyperlapse video may be a non-native, sped-up video of the recorded video from the video camera.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Arun Dutta, Alexander Groh, Ali Hassani, Dylan Verster, John William Schmotzer, Pol Llado
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Patent number: 10794747Abstract: A powertrain controller of a vehicle provides a fuel pump actuator signal indicative of fuel flow to a vehicle bus. A processor is configured to receive data from the vehicle bus. The processor performs an integration of the actuator signal to accumulate fuel usage of the vehicle, and periodically sends the accumulated fuel usage, vehicle speed, engine speed, engine status, and vehicle location to a remote server. A subset of accumulated fuel usage is retrieved for a set of the vehicles of a fleet traversing a route during a timeframe, the accumulated fuel usage compiled from fuel pump actuator signals. Fuel waste is computed for identified idle time periods within the accumulated fuel usage. Monetary waste is computed from the fuel waste. A report is generated including the monetary waste.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Brian Hofmann, John William Schmotzer, Richard Gordon, Darcy Salman
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Publication number: 20200273065Abstract: An offer is played during a content stream, the offer including a tracking characteristic. The tracking characteristic is stored in a vehicle memory. Vehicle travel data corresponding to the tracking characteristic is recorded, responsive to storing the tracking characteristic. At least one change in vehicle behavior indicated by the recorded data is identified, based on comparison to previously recorded vehicle data. The change in vehicle behavior, the recorded data, and an identification of the offer is reported responsive to identifying the change in vehicle behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Jae Hyung Lim, John William Schmotzer, Daryl Martin
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Patent number: 10706642Abstract: A system includes at least one processor configured to, in response to receiving a VIN from a remote vehicle, transmit to the vehicle a parameter definition selected based on fields of the VIN to configure an ECU of the vehicle to enter a logging mode to capture, aggregate, and send operational data of the vehicle, and a bandwidth configuration file for a modem of the vehicle based on historical throughput requirements associated with operational data. The parameter definition may include a reporting application configured to be executed by a processor of the ECU to generate a processed parameter from a raw parameter associated with vehicle operation. Also, the parameter definition may include updated firmware for the ECU, and the reporting application is configured to be executed by the ECU after the updated firmware is installed in the ECU.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Medville Jay Throop, Praveen Kumar Yalavarty, Douglas B. Thornburg, John William Schmotzer, Brian David Tillman
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Patent number: 10516901Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to store a buffer of accelerable broadcast content. The processor is also configured to determine that a predefined condition exists, defining a situation where content acceleration is appropriate. The processor is further configured to determine a broadcast content playback point where content should be accelerated and playback a predetermined portion of the buffer at a predefined accelerated pace, responsive to reaching the playback point.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Daryl Martin, John William Schmotzer, Jae Hyung Lim
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Publication number: 20190349614Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to store a buffer of accelerable broadcast content. The processor is also configured to determine that a predefined condition exists, defining a situation where content acceleration is appropriate. The processor is further configured to determine a broadcast content playback point where content should be accelerated and playback a predetermined portion of the buffer at a predefined accelerated pace, responsive to reaching the playback point.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: John William SCHMOTZER, Daryl MARTIN, Jae Hyung LIM
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Patent number: 10416985Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to query one or more vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) modules to determine current software versions installed on the ECU modules, responsive to a multi-cycle update process resuming. The processor is also configured to pause the update process, responsive to the query identifying a change in at least one software version to a different version from when the update process first began. The processor is additionally configured to report the change to a remote source.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Daniel Joseph Madrid, Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Jason Michael Miller, John William Schmotzer
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Patent number: 10348348Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to route a telematics message to all networks not pre-identified as backbone networks in response to a directionality bit, included in a CAN identifier, indicating non-backbone routing. The processor is also configured to route the telematics message to any pre-identified backbone networks in response to the directionality bit indicating backbone routing.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Jason Michael Miller, Eric Ramsay Paton, John William Schmotzer
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Patent number: 10318247Abstract: A telematics control system includes: an external server configured to serialize a script with an external protocol buffer and transmit the serialized script to a telematics control units (TCU); a vehicle having sensors and the TCU, the TCU configured to: deserialize the script with a TCU protocol buffer, execute the script via an interpreter preloaded on the TCU, store data from the sensors based on the script.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Basavaraj Tonshal, Jamal Alezzani, John William Schmotzer, Panduranga Chary Kondoju, Harminder Sandhu, Mark Meyer
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Publication number: 20190120676Abstract: A powertrain controller of a vehicle provides a fuel pump actuator signal indicative of fuel flow to a vehicle bus. A processor is configured to receive data from the vehicle bus. The processor performs an integration of the actuator signal to accumulate fuel usage of the vehicle, and periodically sends the accumulated fuel usage, vehicle speed, engine speed, engine status, and vehicle location to a remote server. A subset of accumulated fuel usage is retrieved for a set of the vehicles of a fleet traversing a route during a timeframe, the accumulated fuel usage compiled from fuel pump actuator signals. Fuel waste is computed for identified idle time periods within the accumulated fuel usage. Monetary waste is computed from the fuel waste. A report is generated including the monetary waste.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Brian HOFMANN, John William SCHMOTZER, Richard GORDON, Darcy SALMAN
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Patent number: 10242509Abstract: A vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) may control a vehicle subsystem and be configured to receive from a remote server via a vehicle telematics unit (TCU), a parameter definition of a processed parameter to be computed by the ECU; generate the processed parameter according to the parameter definition based on a raw parameter generated by the ECU; and send the processed parameter to a vehicle data buffer associated with the ECU for upload to the remote server via the TCU.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Medville Jay Throop, Leighton Barnes, Douglas B. Thornburg, Brian David Tillman, John William Schmotzer
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Publication number: 20190041531Abstract: A mesh network localization system includes at least one base station located on a building roof to receive a GPS signal from a satellite and to transmit a base station location signal. An infrastructure device is located at a ground level to derive its global position based on the base station location signal. A mobile end-device is in communication with the infrastructure device via DSRC, and the infrastructure device transmits a derived global position to the mobile end-device unable to receive a GPS signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: John William SCHMOTZER, Jakob Nikolaus HOELLERBAUER, Praveen Kumar YALAVARTY
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Patent number: 10178496Abstract: A system comprising a mobile computing device that includes a processor and a memory. The memory storing programming executable by the processor to detect an identifier in each of two or more of asynchronous light sources detected by a light sensor, the identifier including a position of the light source and use at least a coordinate system having an origin in the light sensor and the position of the light source, to determine a location of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Perry Robinson MacNeille, John William Schmotzer
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Patent number: 10131320Abstract: Embodiments include a vehicle comprising a plurality of wheels, each wheel including a pressure sensor and a wireless transceiver; a central transceiver configured to obtain tire pressure and signal strength information from each of the wireless transceivers; and a processor communicatively coupled to the central transceiver and configured to detect removal of one of the wheels based on the signal strength information obtained from the wireless transceiver included in the removed wheel. Other embodiments include a method comprising obtaining tire pressure and signal strength information from each of a plurality of wireless transceivers respectively coupled to a plurality of wheels included in a vehicle; and detecting, using one or more processors, removal of one of the wheels from the vehicle based on the signal strength information obtained from the wireless transceiver included in the removed wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John William Schmotzer, Harminder Sandhu
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Publication number: 20180254790Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to route a telematics message to all networks not pre-identified as backbone networks in response to a directionality bit, included in a CAN identifier, indicating non-backbone routing. The processor is also configured to route the telematics message to any pre-identified backbone networks in response to the directionality bit indicating backbone routing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Sangeetha SANGAMESWARAN, Jason Michael MILLER, Eric Ramsay PATON, John William SCHMOTZER
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Publication number: 20180247530Abstract: A vehicle-to-vehicle communication system may include at least one light and at least one controller configured to receive vehicle data indicative of vehicle traffic from a vehicle via vehicle-to-vehicle communication and to control a light state based on the vehicle traffic, wherein the light state changes when the vehicle data indicates vehicle traffic falling outside of a traffic rangeType: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jakob Nikolaus HOELLERBAUER, Brennan HAMILTON, John William SCHMOTZER
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Publication number: 20180232223Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to query one or more vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) modules to determine current software versions installed on the ECU modules, responsive to a multi-cycle update process resuming. The processor is also configured to pause the update process, responsive to the query identifying a change in at least one software version to a different version from when the update process first began. The processor is additionally configured to report the change to a remote source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Daniel Joseph MADRID, Sangeetha SANGAMESWARAN, Jason Michael MILLER, John William SCHMOTZER
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Publication number: 20180213351Abstract: A system comprising a mobile computing device that includes a processor and a memory. The memory storing programming executable by the processor to detect an identifier in each of two or more of asynchronous light sources detected by a light sensor, the identifier including a position of the light source and use at least a coordinate system having an origin in the light sensor and the position of the light source, to determine a location of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Perry Robinson MacNeille, John William Schmotzer