Patents by Inventor Robert J. MEEGAN

Robert J. MEEGAN 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).

  • Settings manager—distributed management of equipment and display settings via centralized software application
    Patent number: 10150483
    Abstract: A method and system for managing settings on a single vehicle/implement system and across a fleet of vehicle/implement systems. Each vehicle/implement system includes a plurality of Embedded Systems having configurable settings, a Precision Agriculture Server having configurable settings, and a Telematics Server having configurable settings. All of the servers are connected by a plurality of vehicle data busses. The Telematics Server is connected to Cloud-Based Servers via the Internet. Vehicle/implement system settings are managed by the Precision Ag Server and shared with other vehicle/implement systems via the Cloud-based Server. Flexibility for different vehicle/implement models and options is provided by a distributed system using Client Software in the Precision Ag Server or Client Software in the Embedded Systems and by a settings identification and versioning schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven R. Procuniar, Peter J. Jensen, Benjamin Neermann, Sarah L. Schinckel, Jeffrey R. Fox, Sean McKay, Margaux M. Price, Robert J. Meegan, Hans Juergen Nissen
  • SETTINGS MANAGER - DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND DISPLAY SETTINGS VIA CENTRALIZED SOFTWARE APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20180057017
    Abstract: A method and system for managing settings on a single vehicle/implement system and across a fleet of vehicle/implement systems. Each vehicle/implement system includes a plurality of Embedded Systems having configurable settings, a Precision Agriculture Server having configurable settings, and a Telematics Server having configurable settings. All of the servers are connected by a plurality of vehicle data busses. The Telematics Server is connected to Cloud-Based Servers via the Internet. Vehicle/implement system settings are managed by the Precision Ag Server and shared with other vehicle/implement systems via the Cloud-based Server. Flexibility for different vehicle/implement models and options is provided by a distributed system using Client Software in the Precision Ag Server or Client Software in the Embedded Systems and by a settings identification and versioning schema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Steven R. PROCUNIAR, Peter J. JENSEN, Benjamin NEERMANN, Sarah L. SCHINCKEL, Jeffrey R. FOX, Sean MCKAY, Margaux M. PRICE, Robert J. MEEGAN, Hans Juergen NISSEN