Patents by Inventor Stephen L. SURHIGH

Stephen L. SURHIGH 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).

  • Auxiliary device to enhance native in-vehicle systems by adding interfaces and computational power
    Patent number: 11374809
    Abstract: The present invention provides a removable device, adapted to connect to a head unit of a vehicle and comprising: a first communication module configured for bi-directional communication of data with the head unit; a second communication module configured for bi-directional communication of data with a wireless network, in particular a mobile telecommunication network; a memory unit storing an application programming interface (API) implementing at least a first protocol for the communication with the head unit via the first communication module; and a control unit comprising at least one processing unit adapted to execute the API; wherein the control unit is configured to provide at least one service to the head unit via the first communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Hort, Andreas Huber, Herbert Vogt, Vishnu Sundaram, David Slump, Stephen L. Surhigh
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO A HEAD UNIT OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160197782
    Abstract: The present invention provides a removable device, adapted to connect a mobile communication device to a head unit of a vehicle and comprising: a first communication module having a first transceiver and configured for bi-directional communication of data with the head unit; a second communication module having a second transceiver and configured for bi-directional communication of data with the mobile communication device; and a control unit configured to provide at least one service to the head unit via the first communication module based on data received via the second communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Christian HORT, Andreas HUBER, Herbert VOGT, Vishnu SUNDARAM, David SLUMP, Stephen L. SURHIGH
  • AUXILIARY DEVICE TO ENHANCE NATIVE IN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS BY ADDING INTERFACES AND COMPUTATIONAL POWER
    Publication number: 20160197783
    Abstract: The present invention provides a removable device, adapted to connect to a head unit of a vehicle and comprising: a first communication module configured for bi-directional communication of data with the head unit; a second communication module configured for bi-directional communication of data with a wireless network, in particular a mobile telecommunication network; a memory unit storing an application programming interface (API) implementing at least a first protocol for the communication with the head unit via the first communication module; and a control unit comprising at least one processing unit adapted to execute the API; wherein the control unit is configured to provide at least one service to the head unit via the first communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Christian HORT, Andreas HUBER, Herbert VOGT, Vishnu SUNDARAM, David SLUMP, Stephen L. SURHIGH