Patents by Inventor ROBERT P. MILES

ROBERT P. MILES 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).

  • Ride sharing accessory device and system
    Patent number: 10521736
    Abstract: A method of authorizing access and operation for vehicle sharing via a portable device. A request reservation is generated to reserve a vehicle via a portable device carried by a user. The reservation includes a portable device identifier and reservation details. Authentication keys are transmitted to the portable device and a plug-in device coupled to the vehicle in response to a successful authorization. The plug-in device is used to perform vehicle access and vehicle operations of the vehicle. The authentication keys enable the portable device and the plug-in device to be paired for enabling vehicle access and operations. An authorization is executed between the portable device carried by a user and a plug-in device coupled to the vehicle. Access to the vehicle operations are enabled in response to a successful authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GM Glboal Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Donald K. Grimm, Paul H. Pebbles, Robert P. Miles, Ramie Phillips, III, Travis J. Ryan, Xi Ju, Pavan K. Namineni, Christopher L. Oesterling
  • RIDE SHARING ACCESSORY DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170178035
    Abstract: A method of authorizing access and operation for vehicle sharing via a portable device. A request reservation is generated to reserve a vehicle via a portable device carried by a user. The reservation includes a portable device identifier and reservation details. Authentication keys are transmitted to the portable device and a plug-in device coupled to the vehicle in response to a successful authorization. The plug-in device is used to perform vehicle access and vehicle operations of the vehicle. The authentication keys enable the portable device and the plug-in device to be paired for enabling vehicle access and operations. An authorization is executed between the portable device carried by a user and a plug-in device coupled to the vehicle. Access to the vehicle operations are enabled in response to a successful authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: DONALD K. GRIMM, PAUL H. PEBBLES, ROBERT P. MILES, RAMIE PHILLIPS, III, TRAVIS J. RYAN, XI JU, PAVAN K. NAMINENI, CHRISTOPHER L. OESTERLING