Patents by Inventor Kristen M. Shuart

Kristen M. Shuart 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).

  • Automatically communicating reminder messages to a telematics-equipped vehicle
    Patent number: 8988210
    Abstract: A method of automatically communicating reminder messages to a telematics-equipped vehicle includes the following steps: (a) establishing a reminder message and defining playback instructions for playing the reminder message; (b) generating a trigger based on the defined playback instructions; (c) setting the trigger; (d) monitoring for the occurrence of one or more conditions that satisfy the trigger; and (e) determining that the one or more conditions have occurred and, if so, then; (f) accessing the reminder message associated with the trigger; and (g) communicating the reminder message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventor: Kristen M. Shuart
  • AUTOMATICALLY COMMUNICATING REMINDER MESSAGES TO A TELEMATICS-EQUIPPED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090134991
    Abstract: A method of automatically communicating reminder messages to a telematics-equipped vehicle includes the following steps: (a) establishing a reminder message and defining playback instructions for playing the reminder message; (b) generating a trigger based on the defined playback instructions; (c) setting the trigger; (d) monitoring for the occurrence of one or more conditions that satisfy the trigger; and (e) determining that the one or more conditions have occurred and, if so, then; (f) accessing the reminder message associated with the trigger; and (g) communicating the reminder message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kristen M. Shuart