Patents by Inventor Steven Buytaert

Steven Buytaert 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 apparatus for communicating with an object and module used thereby
    Patent number: 6198919
    Abstract: A method for communicating with an object, for example a vehicle, using a wide area paging network and a cellular mobile communication network that includes the steps of coupling a module with at least a transmitter and a receiver to the object and using the module for communicating with in combination at least three communication networks, the first one being the wide area paging network, the second one being the cellular mobile communication network and the third one being a local network using a spread spectrum modulation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: SmartMove, n.v.
    Inventors: Steven Buytaert, Luc Buntinx, Maes Marc, Guy Orens