Patents by Inventor SUE A. GOULD

SUE A. GOULD 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).

  • Dynamic assignment of driver identifiers and related adjustment of vehicle settings based on detection of driver identifiers
    Patent number: 9994232
    Abstract: An automated vehicle configuration system for a host vehicle is presented here. The system includes a driver identifier module onboard the host vehicle, and a subsystem onboard the vehicle. The driver identifier module has a database and a processor device to execute processor-executable instructions. The database has database objects, each having a driver identifier, at least one key fob code, and at least one mobile device identifier. The processor device executes the instructions to dynamically populate and update the database objects such that key fob codes are dynamically assigned and reassigned to driver identifiers. The subsystem has user-specific configurable settings associated with the driver identifier objects. Selection of an active driver identifier results in the loading of corresponding settings for the subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sue A. Gould, Douglas C. Martin, Mark J. Glaza, Ron Y. Asmar, David T. Proefke, Charles J. Bongiorno
  • DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT OF DRIVER IDENTIFIERS AND RELATED ADJUSTMENT OF VEHICLE SETTINGS BASED ON DETECTION OF DRIVER IDENTIFIERS
    Publication number: 20170369071
    Abstract: An automated vehicle configuration system for a host vehicle is presented here. The system includes a driver identifier module onboard the host vehicle, and a subsystem onboard the vehicle. The driver identifier module has a database and a processor device to execute processor-executable instructions. The database has database objects, each having a driver identifier, at least one key fob code, and at least one mobile device identifier. The processor device executes the instructions to dynamically populate and update the database objects such that key fob codes are dynamically assigned and reassigned to driver identifiers. The subsystem has user-specific configurable settings associated with the driver identifier objects. Selection of an active driver identifier results in the loading of corresponding settings for the subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: SUE A. GOULD, DOUGLAS C. MARTIN, MARK J. GLAZA, RON Y. ASMAR, DAVID T. PROEFKE, CHARLES J. BONGIORNO