Patents by Inventor Wilfred Ludick

Wilfred Ludick 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).

  • Intra-vehicular mobile device management
    Patent number: 9762721
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing mobile device usage in a moving vehicle. In response to detecting that a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, optical data from an interior of the moving vehicle is detected. The optical data is analyzed to identify a set of vehicular markers. The user's intra-vehicular location is determined in relation to the set of vehicular markers. If the user's intra-vehicular location is the driver's seat, then restricted use protocols are initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Wilfred Ludick
  • INTRA-VEHICULAR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160248903
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing mobile device usage in a moving vehicle. In response to detecting that a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, optical data from an interior of the moving vehicle is detected. The optical data is analyzed to identify a set of vehicular markers. The user's intra-vehicular location is determined in relation to the set of vehicular markers. If the user's intra-vehicular location is the driver's seat, then restricted use protocols are initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Wilfred Ludick
  • INTRA-VEHICULAR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160014265
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing mobile device usage in a moving vehicle. In response to detecting that a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, optical data from an interior of the moving vehicle is detected. The optical data is analyzed to identify a set of vehicular markers. The user's intra-vehicular location is determined in relation to the set of vehicular markers. If the user's intra-vehicular location is the driver's seat, then restricted use protocols are initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Wilfred Ludick
  • Intra-vehicular mobile device management
    Patent number: 9208390
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing mobile device usage in a moving vehicle. In response to detecting that a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, optical data from an interior of the moving vehicle is detected. The optical data is analyzed to identify a set of vehicular markers. The user's intra-vehicular location is determined in relation to the set of vehicular markers. If the user's intra-vehicular location is the driver's seat, then restricted use protocols are initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: Wilfred Ludick
  • INTRA-VEHICULAR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140134992
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing mobile device usage in a moving vehicle. In response to detecting that a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, optical data from an interior of the moving vehicle is detected. The optical data is analyzed to identify a set of vehicular markers. The user's intra-vehicular location is determined in relation to the set of vehicular markers. If the user's intra-vehicular location is the driver's seat, then restricted use protocols are initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Wilfred Ludick