Patents by Inventor Michael Jay Abowd

Michael Jay Abowd 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 facilitating communication of information to a mobile platform
    Patent number: 8527015
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for facilitating communications between a remote access point and a mobile platform during a shutdown period. The mobile platform is equipped with a first receiver and a wireless communications receiver. A wake-up signal is wirelessly transmitted from a remote wireless device to the first receiver of the mobile platform. The communications receiver is activated based upon the wake-up signal. The remote access point is controlled to communicate with the communications receiver subsequent to the activation of the communications receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ansaf I. Alrabady, Fred W. Huntzicker, Michael Jay Abowd, Karin L. Turski
  • Method and system for selectively communicating with mobile platforms
    Patent number: 7778213
    Abstract: There is provided a method for selectively communicating from a remote system to a subset of a plurality of vehicles. Each of the vehicles is equipped with a first wireless communications device and a second wireless communication device. The method comprises broadcasting a common message from the remote system to the vehicles via the first wireless communication device. A subset of the plurality of vehicles is selected based upon the common message. A communications link is established between the remote system and the second wireless communication device of each of the selected subset of vehicles to transmit formatted electronic data therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ansaf I. Alrabady, Karin L. Turski, Michael Jay Abowd, Fred W. Huntzicker, David T. Proefke
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO CONTROL REMOTE ACCESS TO A VEHICLE MODULE
    Publication number: 20090091419
    Abstract: A method for controlling remote access to a module of a vehicle includes the steps of determining whether the vehicle is in a predetermined state, and permitting remote access to the module only on the condition that the vehicle is in the predetermined state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Ansaf I. Alrabady, Michael Jay Abowd
  • Method and system for selectively communicating with mobile platforms
    Publication number: 20080205320
    Abstract: There is provided a method for selectively communicating from a remote system to a subset of a plurality of vehicles. Each of the vehicles is equipped with a first wireless communications device and a second wireless communication device. The method comprises broadcasting a common message from the remote system to the vehicles via the first wireless communication device. A subset of the plurality of vehicles is selected based upon the common message. A communications link is established between the remote system and the second wireless communication device of each of the selected subset of vehicles to transmit formatted electronic data therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ansaf I. Alrabady, Karin L. Turski, Michael Jay Abowd, Fred W. Huntzicker, David T. Proefke
  • Method and system for facilitating communication of information to a mobile platform
    Publication number: 20080208405
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for facilitating communications between a remote access point and a mobile platform during a shutdown period. The mobile platform is equipped with a first receiver and a wireless communications receiver. A wake-up signal is wirelessly transmitted from a remote wireless device to the first receiver of the mobile platform. The communications receiver is activated based upon the wake-up signal. The remote access point is controlled to communicate with the communications receiver subsequent to the activation of the communications receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ansaf I. Alrabady, Fred W. Huntzicker, Michael Jay Abowd, Karin L. Turski