Patents by Inventor Scott Smereka

Scott Smereka 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).

  • Patent number: 10750322
    Abstract: Values may be tracked from wireless sensors of a vehicle indicative of distance between the mobile device and the sensors. When the values over time indicate approach and then departure of the device to a first side of the vehicle and consistent approach of the device to a second side of the vehicle, the device may be associated with a seating zone of an identified closest pair of the sensors. Wireless sensors may be proximate to entrances to a vehicle. The vehicle may track values from the sensors indicative of distance between a mobile device and the sensors; calculate pair values as sums of the values received from pairs of the sensors proximate vehicle entrances; and identify one of the entrances through which the mobile device passed according to the pair value with a minimum value closest to a distance between the pair of the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Dickow, Corey Maylone, Scott Smereka, Joey Ray Grover
  • Patent number: 10123155
    Abstract: A vehicle may display a user interface of an application based on command information received from a primary-connected device, and send the command information to a secondary-connected device providing an auxiliary user interface. The vehicle may also forward a command message received based on user input to the auxiliary user interface to the application of the primary-connected device. The vehicle may also access paired device data to confirm that the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application; and forward the user input to the primary-connected device if the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Joey Ray Grover, Justin Dickow, Scott Smereka, Joel J. Fischer, John Byrne, Corey Maylone
  • Patent number: 10045147
    Abstract: A memory stores a message map associating requests with human-machine interface (HMI) notifications. A vehicle receives a request from a secondary-connected device, and sends an HMI notification to a primary-connected device, constructed based on the message map and the request, to simulate user input to the vehicle to cause the primary-connected device to perform the request. A secondary-connected device connected to a vehicle computing platform receives a command, constructs a request message describing the command; and sends the request message to the computing platform, to cause the computing platform to send a HMI notification to a primary-connected device to simulate user input to the vehicle requesting the primary-connected device to perform the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Dickow, Joey Ray Grover, Scott Smereka, John Byrne, Joel J. Fischer, Corey Maylone
  • Patent number: 10015639
    Abstract: A vehicle may identify a highest-ranked seating zone for a mobile device using values determined from signal strengths from wireless sensors, the values indicating probabilities of the mobile device being located in each of a plurality of seating zones. The vehicle may also assign the mobile device to the highest-ranked seating zone if the mobile device indicates a higher probability for the zone than other mobile devices. Responsive to determining the mobile device is located within a vehicle, the mobile device may determine position ranks for each of a plurality of seating zones of the vehicle using signal strength values to vehicle wireless sensors, determine confidence values for each of the seating zones using the position ranks, and receive a seating zone assignment responsive to sending the confidence values to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Dickow, Corey Maylone, Scott Smereka, Joey Ray Grover
  • Patent number: 10009427
    Abstract: A vehicle may include wireless signal sensors surrounding the doors of the vehicle. A processor of the vehicle may be programmed to capture, from the sensors, a first data snapshot when one of the doors is opened and a second data snapshot when the one of the door is closed, and assign a mobile device to a seating zone associated with the one of the doors when the first and second snapshots both indicate the mobile device is closest to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Joey Ray Grover, Justin Dickow, Scott Smereka, Corey Maylone
  • Patent number: 9940764
    Abstract: A base station may include a transceiver, an indicator, and a processor programmed to detect presence of a key fob using one or more inputs. When the key fob is detected, the processor may direct the transceiver to broadcast an interference signal using the transceiver to prevent the key fob from detecting and responding to challenge requests and set the indicator to indicate presence of the broadcast. When an access request is received from a modem, using the transceiver the base station may temporarily discontinue broadcast of an interference signal to send a challenge request to the key fob and receive a challenge response, and send a response to the access request including information based on the challenge response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Joey Ray Grover, Scott Smereka, Justin Dickow
  • Patent number: 9923943
    Abstract: A service may provide media content metadata describing available media content to reader devices, the service including a zeroth characteristic indicating a count of additional data characteristics of the service and a count of read cycles of the data characteristics to retrieve the metadata. Each of the data characteristics may include an indication of the read cycle of the data characteristic, a data element including a portion of the metadata, and an indication of a data offset of the data element into the media content metadata. Responsive to all subscribed reader devices downloading data from one of the data characteristics, including update data of a next read cycle in the characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Dickow, Michael Burke, Scott Smereka, Joel J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 9883017
    Abstract: A recipient communications device associated with a vehicle computing system (VCS) may be configured to receive, over a communications network, an incoming communication from a sender communications device, identify a notification type to provide based on a message directive provided by the sender device, retrieve notification settings associated with the notification type, and perform a notification of receipt of the incoming communication using a VCS user interface according to the notification settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Smereka, Joey Ray Grover
  • Publication number: 20170294062
    Abstract: A base station may include a transceiver, an indicator, and a processor programmed to detect presence of a key fob using one or more inputs. When the key fob is detected, the processor may direct the transceiver to broadcast an interference signal using the transceiver to prevent the key fob from detecting and responding to challenge requests and set the indicator to indicate presence of the broadcast. When an access request is received from a modem, using the transceiver the base station may temporarily discontinue broadcast of an interference signal to send a challenge request to the key fob and receive a challenge response, and send a response to the access request including information based on the challenge response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: John Robert VAN WIEMEERSCH, Joey Ray GROVER, Scott SMEREKA, Justin DICKOW
  • Publication number: 20170280302
    Abstract: A vehicle may identify a highest-ranked seating zone for a mobile device using values determined from signal strengths from wireless sensors, the values indicating probabilities of the mobile device being located in each of a plurality of seating zones. The vehicle may also assign the mobile device to the highest-ranked seating zone if the mobile device indicates a higher probability for the zone than other mobile devices. Responsive to determining the mobile device is located within a vehicle, the mobile device may determine position ranks for each of a plurality of seating zones of the vehicle using signal strength values to vehicle wireless sensors, determine confidence values for each of the seating zones using the position ranks, and receive a seating zone assignment responsive to sending the confidence values to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Justin DICKOW, Corey MAYLONE, Scott SMEREKA, Joey Ray GROVER
  • Publication number: 20170280373
    Abstract: Values may be tracked from wireless sensors of a vehicle that indicate distances between the mobile device and the sensors. When the signal strength values indicate the mobile device is within the vehicle, the device may be associated with a seating zone of the vehicle corresponding to the one of the sensors that provided signal strength values that peaked earliest in time. The mobile device may be determined to be within the vehicle by using a hypothesis test comparing a threshold signal strength value to the signal strength values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Scott SMEREKA, Justin DICKOW, Corey MAYLONE, John BYRNE
  • Patent number: 9775100
    Abstract: Values may be tracked from wireless sensors of a vehicle that indicate distances between the mobile device and the sensors. When the signal strength values indicate the mobile device is within the vehicle, the device may be associated with a seating zone of the vehicle corresponding to the one of the sensors that provided signal strength values that peaked earliest in time. The mobile device may be determined to be within the vehicle by using a hypothesis test comparing a threshold signal strength value to the signal strength values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Smereka, Justin Dickow, Corey Maylone, John Byrne
  • Publication number: 20170255339
    Abstract: A mobile device may advertise an application human-machine interface (HMI) service responsive to connection to a computing platform of a vehicle as the primary mobile device. One or more secondary mobile devices may connect to the application HMI service of the primary mobile device. The primary mobile device may provide a user interface of a connected application executed by the primary mobile device to the computing platform and to the at least one secondary mobile device, each secondary device executing the connected application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Joey Ray GROVER, Justin DICKOW, Scott SMEREKA, Joel J. FISCHER, John BYRNE, Corey MAYLONE
  • Patent number: 9754431
    Abstract: A vehicle key base station is configured to comprise at least one controller in communication with a key fob and a nomadic device using one or more transceivers. The at least one controller may be configured to receive a security code request from the nomadic device. The at least one controller may be further configured to verify the nomadic device is approved to communicate with vehicle key fob based on a pre-registration configuration. If the nomadic device is approved, the at least one controller may be further configured to transmit the request to the key fob and receive the vehicle security code from the key fob. The at least one controller may be further configured to transmit the vehicle security code to the nomadic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob R. Sigal, Joey Ray Grover, Michael Burke, Scott Smereka, Joel J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 9722781
    Abstract: A mobile device may be associated with a vehicle for verification of software updates. The mobile device may be configured to receive a message including an encryption key with which a software update for the vehicle is encrypted, provide a user interface requesting user verification of installation of the software update, and responsive to receipt of the user verification, provide the encryption key to the vehicle to allow the vehicle to decrypt the software update. An update server may be configured to send a software update encrypted using an encryption key to a vehicle, receive a request from the vehicle requesting that the encryption key used to encrypt the software update be provided to a mobile device associated with the vehicle for verification of software updates, and send the encryption key to the mobile device responsive to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Smereka, Justin Dickow, Joel J. Fischer, Jacob R. Sigal
  • Publication number: 20170208438
    Abstract: Values may be tracked from wireless sensors of a vehicle indicative of distance between the mobile device and the sensors. When the values over time indicate approach and then departure of the device to a first side of the vehicle and consistent approach of the device to a second side of the vehicle, the device may be associated with a seating zone of an identified closest pair of the sensors. Wireless sensors may be proximate to entrances to a vehicle. The vehicle may track values from the sensors indicative of distance between a mobile device and the sensors; calculate pair values as sums of the values received from pairs of the sensors proximate vehicle entrances; and identify one of the entrances through which the mobile device passed according to the pair value with a minimum value closest to a distance between the pair of the sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Justin Dickow, Corey Maylone, Scott Smereka, Joey Ray Grover
  • Publication number: 20170208422
    Abstract: A vehicle may display a user interface of an application based on command information received from a primary-connected device, and send the command information to a secondary-connected device providing an auxiliary user interface. The vehicle may also forward a command message received based on user input to the auxiliary user interface to the application of the primary-connected device. The vehicle may also access paired device data to confirm that the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application; and forward the user input to the primary-connected device if the secondary-connected device is authorized to command the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Joey Ray Grover, Justin Dickow, Scott Smereka, Joel J. Fischer, John Byrne, Corey Maylone
  • Publication number: 20170208423
    Abstract: A memory stores a message map associating requests with human-machine interface (HMI) notifications. A vehicle receives a request from a secondary-connected device, and sends an HMI notification to a primary-connected device, constructed based on the message map and the request, to simulate user input to the vehicle to cause the primary-connected device to perform the request. A secondary-connected device connected to a vehicle computing platform receives a command, constructs a request message describing the command; and sends the request message to the computing platform, to cause the computing platform to send a HMI notification to a primary-connected device to simulate user input to the vehicle requesting the primary-connected device to perform the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Justin Dickow, Joey Ray Grover, Scott Smereka, John Byrne, Joel J. Fischer, Corey Maylone
  • Publication number: 20170195423
    Abstract: A vehicle may include wireless signal sensors surrounding the doors of the vehicle. A processor of the vehicle may be programmed to capture, from the sensors, a first data snapshot when one of the doors is opened and a second data snapshot when the one of the door is closed, and assign a mobile device to a seating zone associated with the one of the doors when the first and second snapshots both indicate the mobile device is closest to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Joey Ray GROVER, Justin DICKOW, Scott SMEREKA, Corey MAYLONE
  • Patent number: 9688225
    Abstract: A vehicle infotainment system includes a vehicle processor connected to a transceiver and programmed to transmit human-machine interface (HMI) data to a connected mobile device using websockets via the transceiver. The vehicle processor is further programmed to, in response to the connected mobile device via the transceiver, receive a message requesting HMI data being outputted at a vehicle display. The vehicle processor is further programmed to transmit the HMI data to the mobile device via websockets and receive a parameter adjustment via a remote procedure call for a parameter associated with the HMI data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Livio, Inc.
    Inventors: John Byrne, Justin Dickow, Joey Ray Grover, Joel J. Fischer, Scott Smereka, Corey Maylone