Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Gawlik
Thomas A. Gawlik 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).
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Publication number: 20160260267Abstract: A system and method for monitoring vehicles in a captured test fleet that includes: receiving a call at a service center from a vehicle in the captured test fleet, wherein the call is triggered based on a condition detected at the vehicle; establishing a connection between the service center and the vehicle via the call; requesting a vehicle data upload (VDU) from the vehicle via the call; completing the VDU at the service center, and storing data received from the VDU in a captured test fleet database that manages data for a plurality of vehicles included in the captured test fleet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Christopher OESTERLING, Nathan D. AMPUNAN, Thomas A. GAWLIK, Brent W. FETHEROLF, Craig A. BROWN, Brad W. WISNIEWSKI, Douglas H. DE VRIES
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Patent number: 7877176Abstract: A system and method for telltale reset from a remote processing center. A method includes receiving a telltale indication 200, establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device 202, and resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device 204.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: General Motors LLCInventors: Brad T. Reeser, Thomas A. Gawlik, Russell A. Patenaude
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Publication number: 20080071568Abstract: A system and method for vehicle design and manufacture. The method includes designing a vehicle, building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle, installing a telematics units in the pilot vehicle, configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot vehicle during vehicle operation, operating the pilot vehicle in a captured test fleet, obtaining data from the telematics unit during the operating in a captured test fleet, altering vehicle design data in response to the obtained data and, building a production vehicle with the design influenced by the altered vehicle design data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Oesterling, Nathan Ampunan, Thomas Gawlik, Brent Fetherolf, Craig Brown, Brad Wisniewski, Douglas Devries
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Patent number: 7302315Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for remotely inventorying electronic modules installed in a vehicle. A vehicle telematics unit sends an identification request to at least one electronic module. The telematics unit receives at least one electronic module identifier in response to the request. The identifier includes the serial number and software revision for the electronic module. The received identifier is transmitted from the telematics unit to a call center. The call center, or a quality center to which the call center sends the transmitted identifier, determines if the transmitted identifier corresponds with an identifier included in an electronic module identifier database. The database includes an identifier for each module that is intended to be installed in the vehicle. A quality assurance notice is sent based on the determination, indicating either that the correct module is installed in the vehicle or that an incorrect module must be replaced.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Christopher L. Oesterling, Dennis L. Zoeckler, Thomas A. Gawlik, Nathan D. Ampunan
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Patent number: 7302371Abstract: A system and method for vehicle design and manufacture. The method includes designing a vehicle, building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle, installing a telematics units in the pilot vehicle, configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot vehicle during vehicle operation, operating the pilot vehicle in a captured test fleet, obtaining data from the telematics unit during the operating in a captured test fleet, altering vehicle design data in response to the obtained data and, building a production vehicle with the design influenced by the altered vehicle design data.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2004Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Christopher L. Oesterling, Nathan D. Ampunan, Thomas A. Gawlik, Brent W. Fetherolf, Craig A. Brown, Brad Wisniewski, Douglas H. Devries
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Patent number: 7272475Abstract: A method for updating vehicle diagnostics software via a telematics unit is based on the occurrence of a service event as detected by the telematics unit. Upon the connection of a vehicle diagnostics device to a vehicle, the telematics unit receives a scan tool configuration data and a vehicle code. The determination whether the scan tool configuration is current based on the vehicle code is made at the telematics unit. Based on the determination, the call center sends an updated scan tool configuration data to the telematics unit. The telematics unit offers the updated scan tool configuration data to the vehicle diagnostics device for reprogramming.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Thomas A. Gawlik, Michael G. Zambo
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Publication number: 20060235579Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for remotely inventorying electronic modules installed in a vehicle. A vehicle telematics unit sends an identification request to at least one electronic module. The telematics unit receives at least one electronic module identifier in response to the request. The identifier includes the serial number and software revision for the electronic module. The received identifier is transmitted from the telematics unit to a call center. The call center, or a quality center to which the call center sends the transmitted identifier, determines if the transmitted identifier corresponds with an identifier included in an electronic module identifier database. The database includes an identifier for each module that is intended to be installed in the vehicle. A quality assurance notice is sent based on the determination, indicating either that the correct module is installed in the vehicle or that an incorrect module must be replaced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Oesterling, Dennis Zoeckler, Thomas Gawlik, Nathan Ampunan
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Patent number: 7092799Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for remotely inventorying electronic modules installed in a vehicle. A vehicle telematics unit sends an identification request to at least one electronic module. The telematics unit receives at least one electronic module identifier in response to the request. The identifier includes the serial number and software revision for the electronic module. The received identifier is transmitted from the telematics unit to a call center. The call center, or a quality center to which the call center sends the transmitted identifier, determines if the transmitted identifier corresponds with an identifier included in an electronic module identifier database. The database includes an identifier for each module that is intended to be installed in the vehicle. A quality assurance notice is sent based on the determination, indicating either that the correct module is installed in the vehicle or that an incorrect module must be replaced.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2003Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Christopher L. Oesterling, Dennis L. Zoeckler, Thomas A. Gawlik, Nathan D. Ampunan
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Publication number: 20060122746Abstract: A method for updating vehicle diagnostics software via a telematics unit is based on the occurrence of a service event as detected by the telematics unit. Upon the connection of a vehicle diagnostics device to a vehicle, the telematics unit receives a scan tool configuration data and a vehicle code. The determination whether the scan tool configuration is current based on the vehicle code is made at the telematics unit. Based on the determination, the call center sends an updated scan tool configuration data to the telematics unit. The telematics unit offers the updated scan tool configuration data to the vehicle diagnostics device for reprogramming.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2004Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Thomas Gawlik, Michael Zambo
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Publication number: 20060106584Abstract: A system and method for vehicle design and manufacture. The method includes designing a vehicle, building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle, installing a telematics units in the pilot vehicle, configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot vehicle during vehicle operation, operating the pilot vehicle in a captured test fleet, obtaining data from the telematics unit during the operating in a captured test fleet, altering vehicle design data in response to the obtained data and, building a production vehicle with the design influenced by the altered vehicle design data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2004Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Christopher Oesterling, Nathan Ampunan, Thomas Gawlik, Brent Fetherolf, Craig Brown, Brad Wisniewski, Douglas Devries
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Publication number: 20050288830Abstract: A system and method for telltale reset from a remote processing center. A method includes receiving a telltale indication 200, establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device 202, and resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device 204.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2004Publication date: December 29, 2005Inventors: Brad Reeser, Thomas Gawlik, Russell Patenaude
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Publication number: 20050216151Abstract: A system and method for configurable dynamic telematic retrieval of vehicle system performance information. A method describes receiving engine vehicle performance data from at least one vehicle system, processing the received vehicle performance data, and producing vehicle system performance information based on the processed vehicle performance data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2004Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Thomas Gawlik, Douglas Devries, Nathan Ampunan
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Publication number: 20050080519Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for remotely inventorying electronic modules installed in a vehicle. A vehicle telematics unit sends an identification request to at least one electronic module. The telematics unit receives at least one electronic module identifier in response to the request. The identifier includes the serial number and software revision for the electronic module. The received identifier is transmitted from the telematics unit to a call center. The call center, or a quality center to which the call center sends the transmitted identifier, determines if the transmitted identifier corresponds with an identifier included in an electronic module identifier database. The database includes an identifier for each module that is intended to be installed in the vehicle. A quality assurance notice is sent based on the determination, indicating either that the correct module is installed in the vehicle or that an incorrect module must be replaced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Inventors: Christopher Oesterling, Dennis Zoeckler, Thomas Gawlik, Nathan Ampunan
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Publication number: 20040010358Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of personalizing settings for a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle. At least one user preference is received at a call center via a web portal interface, and is sent from the call center to the telematics unit. A vehicle function is activated based on the user preference. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer usable medium that includes program code to personalize settings for a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2002Publication date: January 15, 2004Applicant: General Motors CorporationInventors: Christopher L. Oesterling, Thomas A. Gawlik