Patents by Inventor Peter Hergesheimer

Peter Hergesheimer 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: 11792622
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio access interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiments, a vehicle telematics device includes a processor, a communications device, and a memory, wherein the vehicle telematics device communicates with a mobile communications device using the communications device, wherein the mobile communications device is in communication with a remote server system via a mobile network connection, and wherein the vehicle telematics device provides data to the mobile communications device, where the data is to be transmitted to the remote server system, provides command data to the mobile communications device, where the command data instructs the mobile communication device to transmit the data to the remote server system using at least one communication protocol, and causes the mobile communications device to transmit the data to the remote server system using the at least one communication protocol based on the command data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Thomas M. Nornberg
  • Patent number: 11650282
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating collocated assets in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an asset tracking device includes a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data includes asset data identifying an asset, calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data, and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventor: Peter Hergesheimer
  • Patent number: 11631284
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a vehicle telematics system including telematics a telematics device, where the telematics device includes a modem that communicates using several communication modes, and the processor of the telematics device is directed to operate in the communication mode, transmit a notification to the cellular data server regarding a switch to a different communication mode, switch to the navigation mode and obtain location data for a first time, switch back to the communication mode, extrapolate a new location for a second time while in the communication mode based on an analysis of the location data received during the navigation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Steve Burrington
  • Patent number: 11480587
    Abstract: Systems and methods for low-latency calibration of the alignment of 3-axis accelerometers in accordance embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a telematics system includes a processor, an acceleration sensor, a velocity sensor, and a memory configured to store an acceleration alignment application, wherein the acceleration alignment application configures the processor to determine vehicular forward acceleration information and vehicular lateral acceleration information, calculate a lateral acceleration vector, a forward acceleration vector, and a vertical acceleration vector using a forward incline vector and a lateral incline vector determined using the vehicular forward acceleration information and vehicular lateral acceleration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CalAmpCorp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Todd Sprague, Alexandre Dlagnekov
  • Patent number: 11472361
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a vehicle telematics system including a telematics device, wherein the telematics device detects, using a processor of a telematics device, a vehicle ignition off event and reconfigures at least one parameter of an accelerometer for a low power mode of operation while in the vehicle ignition off state, and places the telematics device in a sleep mode of operation, wherein an accelerometer generates an interrupt to wake the processor of the telematics device from the sleep mode of operation upon detecting an acceleration event that exceeds a threshold, and the processor of the telematics device analyzes the accelerometer data stored in a FIFO buffer of the accelerometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Jeff Jenkins, Peter Hergesheimer
  • Patent number: 11381402
    Abstract: A vehicle telematics system is provided having secure communication capabilities between a vehicle telematics device and external computing devices. In one embodiment, the vehicle telematics device includes a processor; a memory coupled to the processor and storing a vehicle telematics application; and a security chip coupled to the processor and the memory, wherein the security chip is configured to support a Transport Layer Security (TLS) stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventor: Peter Hergesheimer
  • Publication number: 20210352452
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio access interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. in one embodiments, a vehicle telernatics device includes a processor, a communications device, and a memory, wherein the vehicle telematics device communicates with a mobile communications device using the communications device, wherein the mobile communications device is in communication with a remote server system via a mobile network connection, and wherein the vehicle telematics device provides data to the mobile communications device, where the data is to be transmitted to the remote server system, provides command data to the mobile communications device, where the command data instructs the mobile communication device to transmit the data to the remote server system using at least one communication protocol, and causes the mobile communications device to transmit the data to the remote server system using the at least one communication protocol based on the command data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Thomas M. Nornberg
  • Publication number: 20210286039
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating collocated assets in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an asset tracking device includes a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data includes asset data identifying an asset, calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data, and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Peter Hergesheimer
  • Publication number: 20210225093
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a vehicle telematics system including telematics a telematics device, where the telematics device includes a modem that communicates using several communication modes, and the processor of the telematics device is directed to operate in the communication mode, transmit a notification to the cellular data server regarding a switch to a different communication mode, switch to the navigation mode and obtain location data for a first time, switch back to the communication mode, extrapolate a new location for a second time while in the communication mode based on an analysis of the location data received during the navigation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Steve Burrington
  • Publication number: 20210221312
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a vehicle telematics system including a telematics device, wherein the telematics device detects, using a processor of a telematics device, a vehicle ignition off event and reconfigures at least one parameter of an accelerometer for a low power mode of operation while in the vehicle ignition off state, and places the telematics device in a sleep mode of operation, wherein an accelerometer generates an interrupt to wake the processor of the telematics device from the sleep mode of operation upon detecting an acceleration event that exceeds a threshold, and the processor of the telematics device analyzes the accelerometer data stored in a FIFO buffer of the accelerometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Jeff Jenkins, Peter Hergesheimer
  • Patent number: 11070964
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio access interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiments, a vehicle telematics device includes a processor, a communications device, and a memory, wherein the vehicle telematics device communicates with a mobile communications device using the communications device, wherein the mobile communications device is in communication with a remote server system via a mobile network connection, and wherein the vehicle telematics device provides data to the mobile communications device, where the data is to be transmitted to the remote server system, provides command data to the mobile communications device, where the command data instructs the mobile communication device to transmit the data to the remote server system using at least one communication protocol, and causes the mobile communications device to transmit the data to the remote server system using the at least one communication protocol based on the command data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Thomas M. Nornberg
  • Patent number: 11022671
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating collocated assets in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an asset tracking device includes a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data includes asset data identifying an asset, calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data, and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp
    Inventor: Peter Hergesheimer
  • Publication number: 20210067346
    Abstract: A vehicle telematics system is provided having secure communication capabilities between a vehicle telematics device and external computing devices. In one embodiment, the vehicle telematics device includes a processor; a memory coupled to the processor and storing a vehicle telematics application; and a security chip coupled to the processor and the memory, wherein the security chip is configured to support a Transport Layer Security (TLS) stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventor: Peter Hergesheimer
  • Publication number: 20200404469
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio access interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiments, a vehicle telematics device includes a processor, a communications device, and a memory, wherein the vehicle telematics device communicates with a mobile communications device using the communications device, wherein the mobile communications device is in communication with a remote server system via a mobile network connection, and wherein the vehicle telematics device provides data to the mobile communications device, where the data is to be transmitted to the remote server system, provides command data to the mobile communications device, where the command data instructs the mobile communication device to transmit the data to the remote server system using at least one communication protocol, and causes the mobile communications device to transmit the data to the remote server system using the at least one communication protocol based on the command data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Thomas M. Nornberg
  • Publication number: 20200393491
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the calibration of 3-axis accelerometers using vertical sample buffers in accordance embodiments of the invention are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Todd Sprague, Alexandre Dlagnekov
  • Publication number: 20200393533
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating collocated assets in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an asset tracking device includes a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data includes asset data identifying an asset, calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data, and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: CalAmp Corp
    Inventor: Peter Hergesheimer
  • Patent number: 10645551
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio access interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiments, a vehicle telematics device includes a processor, a communications device, and a memory, wherein the vehicle telematics device communicates with a mobile communications device using the communications device, wherein the mobile communications device is in communication with a remote server system via a mobile network connection, and wherein the vehicle telematics device provides data to the mobile communications device, where the data is to be transmitted to the remote server system, provides command data to the mobile communications device, where the command data instructs the mobile communication device to transmit the data to the remote server system using at least one communication protocol, and causes the mobile communications device to transmit the data to the remote server system using the at least one communication protocol based on the command data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Thomas M. Nornberg
  • Publication number: 20200096602
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating collocated assets in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an asset tracking device includes a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data includes asset data identifying an asset, calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data, and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventor: Peter Hergesheimer
  • Publication number: 20200064370
    Abstract: Systems and methods for low-latency calibration of the alignment of 3-axis accelerometers in accordance embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a telematics system includes a processor, an acceleration sensor, a velocity sensor, and a memory configured to store an acceleration alignment application, wherein the acceleration alignment application configures the processor to determine vehicular forward acceleration information and vehicular lateral acceleration information, calculate a lateral acceleration vector, a forward acceleration vector, and a vertical acceleration vector using a forward incline vector and a lateral incline vector determined using the vehicular forward acceleration information and vehicular lateral acceleration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Todd Sprague, Alexandre Dlagnekov
  • Patent number: 10473750
    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating collocated assets in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an asset tracking device includes a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data includes asset data identifying an asset, calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data, and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: CalAmp Corp.
    Inventor: Peter Hergesheimer