Patents by Inventor Luc Feilla

Luc Feilla 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).

  • Method for making vehicle-related data available to an authorized third party
    Patent number: 7917253
    Abstract: A method for obtaining vehicle-related data from a vehicle equipped with a telematics unit and making that data temporarily available to a third party that has been approved by an authorized user, such as the vehicle owner. This enables the authorized user to decide which third parties, if any at all, are to receive vehicle-related data so that they may take advantage of any promotions or other services that are offered by the third parties. The vehicle-related data is preferably maintained on a temporary basis so that after the occurrence of an event, such as the expiration of a predetermined period of time or after the authorized third party has already accessed the vehicle-related data, the data is deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Krishnaraj Inbarajan, Thomas P. Grau, Luc Feilla, Shawn Drwencke
  • METHOD FOR MAKING VEHICLE-RELATED DATA AVAILABLE TO AN AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY
    Publication number: 20080119983
    Abstract: A method for obtaining vehicle-related data from a vehicle equipped with a telematics unit and making that data temporarily available to a third party that has been approved by an authorized user, such as the vehicle owner. This enables the authorized user to decide which third parties, if any at all, are to receive vehicle-related data so that they may take advantage of any promotions or other services that are offered by the third parties. The vehicle-related data is preferably maintained on a temporary basis so that after the occurrence of an event, such as the expiration of a predetermined period of time or after the authorized third party has already accessed the vehicle-related data, the data is deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Krishnaraj Inbarajan, Thomas P. Grau, Luc Feilla, Shawn Drwencke