Patents by Inventor Michael CRIMANDO

Michael CRIMANDO 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).

  • Patent number: 11924280
    Abstract: A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a communication-protocol-agnostic vehicle control request for a vehicle, determine, based on the communication-protocol-agnostic vehicle control request, a vehicle control operation to be executed at the vehicle, identify, from among a plurality of candidate communication-protocol-specific communication links, a communication-protocol-specific communication link via which to send a vehicle control directive to the vehicle, and send the vehicle control directive to the vehicle via the identified communication-protocol-specific communication link to cause the vehicle to execute the vehicle control operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Grix, Saleh Alkirsh, Adam Salowitz, Daniel Leinbach, Michael Crimando
  • Publication number: 20230384105
    Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods related to charging an electric vehicle. A method for determining recommendations for a user of a user device includes determining that the user is consuming content on a first application on the user device, the content available on the electric vehicle, determining a charge state of the electric vehicle, determining, based on the charge state of the electric vehicle that a length of time to charge the electric vehicle satisfies a timing requirement associated with the content, locating a charge station where the electric vehicle can be charged while the vehicle plays the content, and presenting a recommendation to charge the vehicle at the charging station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizho Hu, Michael Crimando, Robin Mathew Kurian
  • Publication number: 20230086171
    Abstract: A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a communication-protocol-agnostic vehicle control request for a vehicle, determine, based on the communication-protocol-agnostic vehicle control request, a vehicle control operation to be executed at the vehicle, identify, from among a plurality of candidate communication-protocol-specific communication links, a communication-protocol-specific communication link via which to send a vehicle control directive to the vehicle, and send the vehicle control directive to the vehicle via the identified communication-protocol-specific communication link to cause the vehicle to execute the vehicle control operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Grix, Saleh Alkirsh, Adam Salowitz, Daniel Leinbach, Michael Crimando
  • Patent number: 11584296
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine an applicable pre-defined vehicle system state set, defining preferred vehicle system states when a driver is away from a vehicle. The processor is also configured to determine a driver exit-event while a vehicle state in the state set varies from a preferred setting and notify a driver mobile device of the variance, responsive to the exit event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Michael Crimando, Michael David Kaminski, Austin Kirk, Derrick Portis
  • Patent number: 11392276
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes restricting an accessible number of applications while an application-limiting state exists in a vehicle. In this embodiment, the restricting including re-ordering displayed application icons such that applications having a user-designated priority associated therewith are still accessible on a vehicle display being limited by the restricting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Michael Crimando
  • Publication number: 20220001801
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine an applicable pre-defined vehicle system state set, defining preferred vehicle system states when a driver is away from a vehicle. The processor is also configured to determine a driver exit-event while a vehicle state in the state set varies from a preferred setting and notify a driver mobile device of the variance, responsive to the exit event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou HU, Michael CRIMANDO, Michael David KAMINSKI, Austin KIRK, Derrick PORTIS
  • Patent number: 11150918
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine a set of context-variable values, responsive to a restriction imposition resulting in a limited-display capability for displaying selectable application icons. The processor is also configured to determine a correlation between the context-variable values and context states saved for each of a plurality of applications displayable as selectable application icons and display a predefined number of the plurality of selectable application icons corresponding to the applications having the highest correlation with the context-variable values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Michael Crimando
  • Patent number: 11135974
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine an applicable pre-defined vehicle system state set, defining preferred vehicle system states when a driver is away from a vehicle. The processor is also configured to determine a driver exit-event while a vehicle state in the state set varies from a preferred setting and notify a driver mobile device of the variance, responsive to the exit event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Michael Crimando, Michael David Kaminski, Austin Kirk, Derrick Portis
  • Publication number: 20190308556
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine an applicable pre-defined vehicle system state set, defining preferred vehicle system states when a driver is away from a vehicle. The processor is also configured to determine a driver exit-event while a vehicle state in the state set varies from a preferred setting and notify a driver mobile device of the variance, responsive to the exit event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou HU, Michael CRIMANDO, Michael David KAMINSKI, Austin KIRK, Derrick PORTIS
  • Publication number: 20190143997
    Abstract: A vehicle configuration system includes a controller configured to extract anthropometric information from data defining a vehicle identification number (VIN) for a first vehicle and a customer profile for the first vehicle, and responsive to receiving another VIN for a second vehicle, generate commands such that relative positions of cockpit elements of the second vehicle are adjusted based on the anthropometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Crimando, Enoch Tsai, Anissa L. Johnson, Andrew John Augusty, Ameen Basim Al-khafaji
  • Publication number: 20190121628
    Abstract: A system includes a transceiver and a computing platform of a vehicle. The computing platform is programmed to display a user interface of applications executed by a mobile device connected via the transceiver, execute a preview application including a function to download a full version of the application to the mobile device, and responsive to selection of the function, send a request to the mobile device to download the full version of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou HU, Michael CRIMANDO, Oleg Yurievitch GUSIKHIN, Omar MAKKE, Jeffrey Brian YEUNG
  • Publication number: 20190087203
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to determine a set of context-variable values, responsive to a restriction imposition resulting in a limited-display capability for displaying selectable application icons. The processor is also configured to determine a correlation between the context-variable values and context states saved for each of a plurality of applications displayable as selectable application icons and display a predefined number of the plurality of selectable application icons corresponding to the applications having the highest correlation with the context-variable values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou HU, Michael CRIMANDO
  • Publication number: 20180357071
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes restricting an accessible number of applications while an application-limiting state exists in a vehicle. In this embodiment, the restricting including re-ordering displayed application icons such that applications having a user-designated priority associated therewith are still accessible on a vehicle display being limited by the restricting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yizhou HU, Michael CRIMANDO