Patents by Inventor Tim Bishopric

Tim Bishopric 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management
    Patent number: 7616105
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management. A method is provided that operates to provide advisements to a vehicle operator. The method includes receiving a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message comprises a status parameter, and determining a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from confirmation, violation, and threshold indicators. The method also includes generating an advisement message based on the compliance indicator, and transmitting the advisement message to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Damien Macielinski, Chris Robison, Kristin W. Peri, Tim Bishopric
  • Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management
    Publication number: 20070210904
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management. A method is provided that operates to provide advisements to a vehicle operator. The method includes receiving a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message comprises a status parameter, and determining a compliance indicator associated with the status parameter, wherein the compliance indicator is selected from confirmation, violation, and threshold indicators. The method also includes generating an advisement message based on the compliance indicator, and transmitting the advisement message to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Damien Macielinski, Chris Robison, Kristin Peri, Tim Bishopric