Patents by Inventor Ruel Coe Mercure

Ruel Coe Mercure 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230122082
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Franklin Tai, Ruel Coe Mercure, Jafar Nabkel
  • Method and system for controlling a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 11533395
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Franklin Tai, Ruel Coe Mercure, Jafar Nabkel
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200120203
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Franklin Tai, Ruel Coe Mercure, Jafar Nabkel
  • Method and system for controlling a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 10506091
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Franklin Tai, Ruel Coe Mercure, Jafar Nabkel
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160309018
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Franklin Tai, Ruel Coe Mercure, Jafar Nabkel
  • Method and system for controlling a mobile communication device
    Patent number: 9386447
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Franklin Tai, Ruel Coe Mercure, Jr., Jafar Nabkel
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130084847
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Franklin Tai, Ruel Coe Mercure, JR., Jafar Nabkel