Patents by Inventor Timothy D. Lenane

Timothy D. Lenane 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).

  • In-vehicle clock synchronization with local time
    Patent number: 7190946
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing local time to a mobile vehicle. A time information message is received at an in-vehicle telematics unit, which monitors for a time-update trigger event. A time-update message is sent from the telematics unit to a vehicle bus in response to the time-update trigger event. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed to provide local time to a mobile vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Mazzara, Jr., Timothy D. Lenane
  • In-vehicle clock synchronization with local time
    Publication number: 20040203951
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing local time to a mobile vehicle. A time information message is received at an in-vehicle telematics unit, which monitors for a time-update trigger event. A time-update message is sent from the telematics unit to a vehicle bus in response to the time-update trigger event. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed to provide local time to a mobile vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Mazzara, Timothy D. Lenane
  • Method and system for voice recognition through dialect identification
    Publication number: 20040107097
    Abstract: The invention presents a method for automated speech recognition by accessing a customer voice recognition profile and selecting a voice recognition attribute. A modified customer voice recognition profile is created as a function of the voice recognition attribute and a voice recognition engine is amended as a function of the modified customer voice recognition profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Lenane, Michelle A. Fox