Patents by Inventor Kenneth Allen Schmitt

Kenneth Allen Schmitt 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).

  • System and method for using software objects to manage devices connected to a network in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7181511
    Abstract: The invention is the use of a software object as an interface between a device and a network. Both the network and device are located in a vehicle. The system uses a connectivity subsystem that includes a device management object for interfacing between a device and a network in the vehicle. A discovery subsystem identifies which devices are connected to the network by the connectivity subsystem. The control subsystem can then use the device management object to manage the use of the device. In the application layer of the system resides the software applications to be used by the devices and occupants in the vehicle. In the object interface layer of the system resides the software object that connects the network with the various software applications. The network resides in the network layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Henri Grenier, Kenneth Allen Schmitt, Satyanarayana Motheramgari