Patents by Inventor Wiliam A. Sedat

Wiliam A. Sedat 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).

  • Method of contacting a PSAP
    Patent number: 8340629
    Abstract: A method of contacting a public safety answering point (PSAP) that includes determining the location of a vehicle, communicating the location of the vehicle to a PSAP location service, identifying a PSAP proximate to the location of the vehicle, determining a direct inward dialing (DID) number associated with the identified PSAP, communicating the DID number to the call center from the PSAP location service, contacting the identified PSAP using the DID number, and transmitting the DID number of the identified PSAP and the location of the vehicle to the PSAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Wylie R. Burt, Wiliam A. Sedat
  • METHOD OF CONTACTING A PSAP
    Publication number: 20110065416
    Abstract: A method of contacting a public safety answering point (PSAP) that includes determining the location of a vehicle, communicating the location of the vehicle to a PSAP location service, identifying a PSAP proximate to the location of the vehicle, determining a direct inward dialing (DID) number associated with the identified PSAP, communicating the DID number to the call center from the PSAP location service, contacting the identified PSAP using the DID number, and transmitting the DID number of the identified PSAP and the location of the vehicle to the PSAP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: General Motors Company
    Inventors: Wylie R. Burt, Wiliam A. Sedat