Patents by Inventor Steve P. SCHWINKE

Steve P. SCHWINKE 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: 11001269
    Abstract: A system and method of assisting user engagement of vehicle features, the method including: identifying a vehicle engagement feature from a plurality of vehicle engagement features; sending vehicle feature trigger information to a vehicle, the vehicle feature trigger information being information used to detect an occurrence of a vehicle feature trigger that corresponds to the identified vehicle engagement feature; transmitting a vehicle feature engagement notification to a vehicle user of the vehicle, the vehicle feature engagement notification including vehicle feature operating instructions and/or a vehicle feature availability notification; and receiving a vehicle feature usage indicator, the vehicle feature usage indicator indicating that the vehicle user has engaged the identified vehicle engagement feature, wherein the vehicle feature usage indicator is generated by a vehicle system module (VSM) of the vehicle in response to detection of the occurrence of the vehicle feature trigger at the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Richard Elswick, Steve P. Schwinke, Chakradhar V. Velvadapu, Rachelle M. Long
  • Patent number: 10805777
    Abstract: One general aspect includes a method to display information, the method including: receiving over a V2X channel, via a processor, media content related information from a vehicle; producing, via the processor, an advertisement based on the media content related information; and exhibiting, via the processor, the advertisement on a display positioned at a remote location visible to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Hassan A. Elnajjar, Steve P. Schwinke
  • Publication number: 20200288289
    Abstract: One general aspect includes a method to display information, the method including: receiving over a V2X channel, via a processor, media content related information from a vehicle; producing, via the processor, an advertisement based on the media content related information; and exhibiting, via the processor, the advertisement on a display positioned at a remote location visible to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Hassan A. Elnajjar, Steve P. Schwinke
  • Patent number: 10700798
    Abstract: One general aspect includes a method to receive and deliver media content during a designated time slot, the method including: receiving, via a processor, a first type of media content over a first wireless communication channel; detecting, via the processor, the designated time slot in the first type of media content; receiving, via the processor, a second type of media content over a second wireless communication channel when in proximity of a device configured to wirelessly provide media content; and delivering during the designated time slot, via the processor, the second type of media content to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Hassan A. Elnajjar, Steve P. Schwinke, Krishna Soumya Panditha
  • Publication number: 20200070846
    Abstract: A system and method of assisting user engagement of vehicle features, the method including: identifying a vehicle engagement feature from a plurality of vehicle engagement features; sending vehicle feature trigger information to a vehicle, the vehicle feature trigger information being information used to detect an occurrence of a vehicle feature trigger that corresponds to the identified vehicle engagement feature; transmitting a vehicle feature engagement notification to a vehicle user of the vehicle, the vehicle feature engagement notification including vehicle feature operating instructions and/or a vehicle feature availability notification; and receiving a vehicle feature usage indicator, the vehicle feature usage indicator indicating that the vehicle user has engaged the identified vehicle engagement feature, wherein the vehicle feature usage indicator is generated by a vehicle system module (VSM) of the vehicle in response to detection of the occurrence of the vehicle feature trigger at the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Richard ELSWICK, Steve P. SCHWINKE, Chakradhar V. VELVADAPU, Rachelle M. LONG