Patents by Inventor Robert Strassburger

Robert Strassburger 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).

  • System and method for controlling operation of a vehicle using an alcohol detection apparatus
    Patent number: 11072345
    Abstract: A system for controlling operation of a vehicle, the system comprising: a voice synthesizer unit for providing voice communication to a driver; a speech recognition unit for receiving speech from a driver; a breath alcohol sensor unit for detecting a presence of alcohol on the breath of a driver and providing a signal representative of the same; a vehicle operation interface for controlling operation of the vehicle; and a controller for (i) selectively causing the voice synthesizer unit to speak to the driver, (ii) operating the speech recognition unit to detect speech by the driver, (iii) receiving the signal from the breath alcohol sensor unit, and (iv) depending on the signal received from the breath alcohol sensor unit, providing a command to the vehicle operation interface to control operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Automotive Coalition For Traffic Safety, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Bowers, Abdullatif Zaouk, Robert Strassburger, Michael Willis, Neeraj Dalal
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE USING AN ALCOHOL DETECTION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200101982
    Abstract: A system for controlling operation of a vehicle, the system comprising: a voice synthesizer unit for providing voice communication to a driver; a speech recognition unit for receiving speech from a driver; a breath alcohol sensor unit for detecting a presence of alcohol on the breath of a driver and providing a signal representative of the same; a vehicle operation interface for controlling operation of the vehicle; and a controller for (i) selectively causing the voice synthesizer unit to speak to the driver, (ii) operating the speech recognition unit to detect speech by the driver, (iii) receiving the signal from the breath alcohol sensor unit, and (iv) depending on the signal received from the breath alcohol sensor unit, providing a command to the vehicle operation interface to control operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle Bowers, Abdullatif Zaouk, Robert Strassburger, Michael Willis, Neeraj Dalal