Patents by Inventor Wallace M. Curry, Jr.

Wallace M. Curry, Jr. 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).

  • Integrated systems and method for preventing mobile computing device use while driving
    Patent number: 8204649
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling use of a mobile computing device in a vehicle are disclosed. The method comprises monitoring a vehicle-key system comprising a vehicle and a vehicle key having a particular code to determine when the vehicle has been activated using the vehicle key. An operational state of the vehicle is identified based on information received from an OBD port in the vehicle. The operational state of the vehicle is communicated to the mobile computing device. Use of selected device features on the mobile computing device are controlled based on the particular code of the vehicle key when the operational state of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is outside of selected parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Xuesong Zhou, Wallace M. Curry, Jr.
  • INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE USE WHILE DRIVING
    Publication number: 20110093161
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling use of a mobile computing device in a vehicle are disclosed. The method comprises monitoring a vehicle-key system comprising a vehicle and a vehicle key having a particular code to determine when the vehicle has been activated using the vehicle key. An operational state of the vehicle is identified based on information received from an OBD port in the vehicle. The operational state of the vehicle is communicated to the mobile computing device. Use of selected device features on the mobile computing device are controlled based on the particular code of the vehicle key when the operational state of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is outside of selected parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Xuesong Zhou, Wallace M. Curry, JR.