Patents by Inventor Robert Y. Tsang

Robert Y. Tsang 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).

  • Publication number: 20090271127
    Abstract: A vehicle residual integrity monitoring system leverages the existing onboard vehicle computer network architecture and onboard data communication bus to obtain and process data items generated by various vehicle network modules. The data items are generated in response to the occurrence of events that impact residual value of the vehicle or subsystems of the vehicle. The system maintains a residual integrity score that provides an indication of the residual value of the vehicle, based upon a plurality of intelligently processed factors. By monitoring existing onboard network traffic, information is gathered to form new views of the vehicle condition that can be utilized to better approximate the true overall value of the vehicle. This information can supplement conventionally available information (e.g., odometer readings) and serves as an added benefit to the vehicle operator, used car customers, service technicians, and potentially other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Y. Tsang, Norman Joseph Weigert