Patents by Inventor Steve Gertz

Steve Gertz 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: 10255824
    Abstract: A method of geospatial data based assessment driver behavior to improve driver safety and efficiency is disclosed. A method of a server device may comprise determining that a telemetry data is associated with a vehicle communicatively coupled with the server device and comparing the telemetry data with a driver objective data. A variance between the telemetry data and the driver objective data may then be determined. A performance score may be generated upon comparison of the variance to a threshold limit and/or the driver objective data. The performance score may be published along with other performance scores of other drivers in other vehicles also communicatively coupled with the server device to a reporting dashboard module. Elements of game theory may be implemented to create a team driving challenge and/or a driver performance program to generate the performance score to improve driver safety and efficiency for commercial fleets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Spireon, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Frank Pearlman, Sean Michael Walsh, Daris Amon Schantz, Steve Gertz
  • Publication number: 20130302757
    Abstract: A method of geospatial data based assessment driver behavior to improve driver safety and efficiency is disclosed. A method of a server device may comprise determining that a telemetry data is associated with a vehicle communicatively coupled with the server device and comparing the telemetry data with a driver objective data. A variance between the telemetry data and the driver objective data may then be determined. A performance score may be generated upon comparison of the variance to a threshold limit and/or the driver objective data. The performance score may be published along with other performance scores of other drivers in other vehicles also communicatively coupled with the server device to a reporting dashboard module. Elements of game theory may be implemented to create a team driving challenge and/or a driver performance program to generate the performance score to improve driver safety and efficiency for commercial fleets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Richard Frank Pearlman, Sean Micheal Walsh, Daris Amon Schantz, Steve Gertz
  • Patent number: 8510200
    Abstract: A method of geospatial data based assessment driver behavior to improve driver safety and efficiency is disclosed. A method of a server device may comprise determining that a telemetry data is associated with a vehicle communicatively coupled with the server device and comparing the telemetry data with a driver objective data. A variance between the telemetry data and the driver objective data may then be determined. A performance score may be generated upon comparison of the variance to a threshold limit and/or the driver objective data. The performance score may be published along with other performance scores of other drivers in other vehicles also communicatively coupled with the server device to a reporting dashboard module. Elements of game theory may be implemented to create a team driving challenge and/or a driver performance program to generate the performance score to improve driver safety and efficiency for commercial fleets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Spireon, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Frank Pearlman, Sean Michael Walsh, Daris Amon Schantz, Steve Gertz
  • Publication number: 20130185193
    Abstract: A method comprising determining that a transaction associated with a purchase of a fuel of a vehicle equipped with a geospatial positioning device is associated with a unique identifier of a fuel card is disclosed. The method may comprise comparing a present geospatial location of the vehicle with a situs where the transaction associated with the purchase of the fuel of the vehicle is determined when a distance between the vehicle and the situs where the transaction associated with the purchase of the fuel of the vehicle occurs is within a threshold limit. The method may also comprise generating an alert communication to a party based on a transgression of the vehicle from the threshold limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Spireon, Inc.
    Inventors: BRIAN BOLING, Steve Gertz, Brad Jarvis, Richard Pearlman
  • Publication number: 20130141249
    Abstract: A method of geospatial data based assessment driver behavior to improve driver safety and efficiency is disclosed. A method of a server device may comprise determining that a telemetry data is associated with a vehicle communicatively coupled with the server device and comparing the telemetry data with a driver objective data. A variance between the telemetry data and the driver objective data may then be determined. A performance score may be generated upon comparison of the variance to a threshold limit and/or the driver objective data. The performance score may be published along with other performance scores of other drivers in other vehicles also communicatively coupled with the server device to a reporting dashboard module. Elements of game theory may be implemented to create a team driving challenge and/or a driver performance program to generate the performance score to improve driver safety and efficiency for commercial fleets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: PROCONGPS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Frank Pearlman, Sean Michael Walsh, Daris Amon Schantz, Steve Gertz