Patents by Inventor Marc Ballard

Marc Ballard 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 and system for vehicle software management
    Patent number: 11150885
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a data hub onboard an asset, a new configuration file, a service program, and a software update of a software application of the asset from a remote location. The data hub includes a current configuration file that indicates a current configuration state of the software application. The new configuration file indicates an updated configuration state of the software application with the software update. The service program includes work instructions for applying the updated configuration state to the software application. The method includes displaying the current configuration file and the new configuration file onboard the asset using the data hub. The method also includes updating the software application with the updated configuration state according to the work instructions of the service program using the data hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Wolfgang Daum, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Vinaykanth V. Mudiam, Todd William Goodermuth, Marc Ballard, Paul Connolly
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCOMOTIVE SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20190050220
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a data hub onboard an asset, a new configuration file, a service program, and a software update of a software application of the asset from a remote location. The data hub includes a current configuration file that indicates a current configuration state of the software application. The new configuration file indicates an updated configuration state of the software application with the software update. The service program includes work instructions for applying the updated configuration state to the software application. The method includes displaying the current configuration file and the new configuration file onboard the asset using the data hub. The method also includes updating the software application with the updated configuration state according to the work instructions of the service program using the data hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Wolfgang Daum, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Vinaykanth V. Mudiam, Todd William Goodermuth, Marc Ballard, Paul Connolly
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140059534
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a data hub onboard an asset, a new configuration file, a service program, and a software update of a software application of the asset from a remote location. The data hub includes a current configuration file that indicates a current configuration state of the software application. The new configuration file indicates an updated configuration state of the software application with the software update. The service program includes work instructions for applying the updated configuration state to the software application. The method includes displaying the current configuration file and the new configuration file onboard the asset using the data hub. The method also includes updating the software application with the updated configuration state according to the work instructions of the service program using the data hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Daum, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Vinaykanth V. Mudiam, Todd William Goodermuth, Marc Ballard, Paul Connolly