Patents by Inventor Michael J. Schanerberger

Michael J. Schanerberger 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).

  • Methods and systems for implementing and enforcing security and resource policies for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9639688
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a vehicle resource usage control system includes a vehicle computer having security policies that define usage rules for one or more vehicle resources. One or more devices communicating with the vehicle computer may have installed in memory software applications that use one or more vehicle resources for operation. Programmed instructions may be received that define which of the one or more vehicle resources the software applications use for operation. These programmed instructions may be associated with the one or more security policies. The security policy associated with the software applications may be determined based on the programmed instructions. Operation of the software applications may be permitted according to the security policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Westra, Sandeep Singh Waraich, Sukhwinder Wadhwa, Michael J. Schanerberger, Jason Bernard Johnson, Julius Marchwicki
  • Methods and systems for interfacing with a vehicle computing system over multiple data transport channels
    Patent number: 9094436
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, two or more devices may interface with a computing system over multiple communication channels. A connection may be established between a computing system and two or more devices communicating data using different communication protocols. The communication protocol of the two or more devices may be determined and a general transport protocol for communicating data with the two or more devices based on the respective communication protocols may be imposed on the communication protocol of the two or more devices. Data may be communicated with the two or more devices based on the general transport protocol. An event may be performed at the vehicle computing system or the two or more devices based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Westra, Michael J. Schanerberger, Sukhwinder Wadhwa, Sandeep Singh Waraich, Julius Marchwicki, Tahrik Alcodray, Jeffrey Raymond Ostrowski, Doron M. Elliott
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND ENFORCING SECURITY AND RESOURCE POLICIES FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110295444
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a vehicle resource usage control system includes a vehicle computer having security policies that define usage rules for one or more vehicle resources. One or more devices communicating with the vehicle computer may have installed in memory software applications that use one or more vehicle resources for operation. Programmed instructions may be received that define which of the one or more vehicle resources the software applications use for operation. These programmed instructions may be associated with the one or more security policies. The security policy associated with the software applications may be determined based on the programmed instructions. Operation of the software applications may be permitted according to the security policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Westra, Sandeep Singh Waraich, Sukhwinder Wadhwa, Michael J. Schanerberger, Jason Bernard Johnson, Julius Marchwicki
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERFACING WITH A VEHICLE COMPUTING SYSTEM OVER MULTIPLE DATA TRANSPORT CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20110296037
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, two or more devices may interface with a computing system over multiple communication channels. A connection may be established between a computing system and two or more devices communicating data using different communication protocols. The communication protocol of the two or more devices may be determined and a general transport protocol for communicating data with the two or more devices based on the respective communication protocols may be imposed on the communication protocol of the two or more devices. Data may be communicated with the two or more devices based on the general transport protocol. An event may be performed at the vehicle computing system or the two or more devices based on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Raymond Westra, Michael J. Schanerberger, Sukhwinder Wadhwa, Sandeep Singh Waraich, Julius Marchwicki, Tahrik Alcodray, Jeffrey Raymond Ostrowski, Doron M. Elliott