Patents by Inventor William E. Italia

William E. Italia 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).

  • Patent number: 8437958
    Abstract: A method for providing wireless connection conditions to a mobile vehicle, including receiving navigation route information at a call center; determining wireless connection conditions associated with the received route; and transmitting a message including wireless connection conditions associated with the navigation route to the mobile vehicle. Another example provides a computer usable medium and program code, including program code for receiving navigation route information at a call center; program code for determining wireless connection conditions associated with the received route; and program code for transmitting a message including wireless connection conditions. Another example provides a system including means for receiving navigation route information at a call center, means for determining wireless connection conditions associated with the received navigation route, and means for transmitting a message including wireless connection conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Kevin R. Krause, William E. Italia
  • Patent number: 8428569
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide for a telematics subscriber and provider to facilitate a wireless carrier to associate a cellular telephone number from a subscriber's previous telematics unit to a subscriber's newly purchased telematics unit. In addition, the telematics provider reconfigures a new telematics device in a newly purchased vehicle to retain the same cellular phone number as the subscriber's previous telematics device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Rysenga, Dennis M. Bodrie, William E. Italia
  • Patent number: 8094798
    Abstract: Examples of the invention are used to provide a system and method for provisioning a telematics unit number based on a phone number already used by a customer. In examples, the telematics unit is provisioned with a number that aligns with a rate center plan, which is likely to result in a number that is local to a number the customer uses for dialing the unit and/or matches the area code of a number on the customer's account. In example a wireless telephone number is assigned to a vehicle telematics unit from an inventory of available wireless telephone numbers by querying the inventory to identify the wireless telephone number that matches one or more of the customer's home rate center, customer's NPA, customer's NXX, and customer's overlay NPA information based on a plurality of predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: General Motors, LLC
    Inventors: Yaovi S. Bruce, Laura Chmielewski, William E. Italia
  • Patent number: 8041384
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning a mobile dialing number (MDN) to a wireless mobile communication device (MCD), for providing local call access to the MCD from a base address for the MCD, by first selecting a wireless rate center encompassing the base address and having an MDN providing local call access to the MCD from the base address for the MCD, and then assigning the MDN to the MCD, for providing local calling access to the MCD from the base address for the MCD. A database defines geographic boundaries of a plurality of wireless rate centers, including the wireless rate center encompassing the base address and having the MDN providing local call access to the MCD from the base address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: William E. Italia, David A. Holt, Garett W. Gould, Robert T. Weisbarth
  • Patent number: 7672665
    Abstract: A method for transferring user specific information from a first vehicle in a mobile communication system to a second vehicle in the mobile communication system includes retrieving user specific information from the vehicle using a wireless connection, transferring the retrieved information to the second vehicle, and deactivating the user specific information in the first vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. Sobb, Garett W. Gould, William E. Italia, Dennis M. Bodrie
  • Publication number: 20090207994
    Abstract: Examples of the invention are used to provide a system and method for provisioning a telematics unit number based on a phone number already used by a customer. In examples, the telematics unit is provisioned with a number that aligns with a rate center plan, which is likely to result in a number that is local to a number the customer uses for dialing the unit and/or matches the area code of a number on the customer's account. In example a wireless telephone number is assigned to a vehicle telematics unit from an inventory of available wireless telephone numbers by querying the inventory to identify the wireless telephone number that matches one or more of the customer's home rate center, customer's NPA, customer's NXX, and customer's overlay NPA information based on a plurality of predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yaovi S. Bruce, Laura R. Chmielewski, William E. Italia
  • Publication number: 20090170491
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide for a telematics subscriber and provider to facilitate a wireless carrier to associate a cellular telephone number from a subscriber's previous telematics unit to a subscriber's newly purchased telematics unit. In addition, the telematics provider reconfigures a new telematics device in a newly purchased vehicle to retain the same cellular phone number as the subscriber's previous telematics device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Rysenga, Dennis M. Bodrie, William E. Italia
  • Patent number: 7398082
    Abstract: The present invention present invention provides a method and system for configuring a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle. An assigned system identifier is stored in the telematics unit, and a determination is made as to whether the assigned system identifier corresponds to a broadcast system identifier. A wireless carrier is called based on the determination, and a mobile identification number is received from the wireless carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Mazzara, Jr., William E. Italia
  • Patent number: 7395045
    Abstract: A method for call routing for emergency network connectivity, comprising A method for call routing for emergency network connectivity, comprising: utilizing a public communications network, establishing a trigger connection from a service management system to a mobile switching center serving a mobile unit; and using the trigger connection, triggering an emergency 911 connection from the mobile switching center to a public safety answering point serving the mobile unit based upon a unit position data of the mobile unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jasmin Jijina, William E. Italia, William E. Mazzara, Jr., Bruce A. Groskreutz
  • Patent number: 7305236
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of reporting connectivity of a mobile vehicle. A call request fails, a failure type of the failed call request is determined, a time of the failed call request is determined, a location of the vehicle when the failed call request occurred is determined, and the failure type, the time of the failed call request, and the location of the vehicle when the failed call request occurred are stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Mazzara, Jr., William E. Italia
  • Patent number: 7072645
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for implementing automated call routing using an origin identifier within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle that includes receiving an incoming call signal, the incoming call signal including an origin identifier, determining an answer mode based on the origin identifier of the incoming call signal, initiating the answer mode responsive to the answer mode determination, and operating the telematics unit based on the initiated answer mode. Origin identifiers may include an automatic number identifier and a digital signature. The step of determining the answer mode may include determining a first answer mode when the origin identifier is within a predetermined group of origin identifiers and determining a second answer mode when the origin identifier is not within the predetermined group of origin identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Italia, James J. Piwowarski, Kevin R. Krause
  • Publication number: 20040203728
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of reporting connectivity of a mobile vehicle. A call request fails, a failure type of the failed call request is determined, a time of the failed call request is determined, a location of the vehicle when the failed call request occurred is determined, and the failure type, the time of the failed call request, and the location of the vehicle when the failed call request occurred are stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Mazzara, William E. Italia
  • Publication number: 20040203569
    Abstract: A method for call routing for emergency network connectivity, comprising A method for call routing for emergency network connectivity, comprising: utilizing a public communications network, establishing a trigger connection from a service management system to a mobile switching center serving a mobile unit; and using the trigger connection, triggering an emergency 911 connection from the mobile switching center to a public safety answering point serving the mobile unit based upon a unit position data of the mobile unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Jasmin Jijina, William E. Italia, William E. Mazzara, Bruce A. Groskreutz
  • Publication number: 20040203692
    Abstract: The present invention present invention provides a method and system for configuring a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle. An assigned system identifier is stored in the telematics unit, and a determination is made as to whether the assigned system identifier corresponds to a broadcast system identifier. A wireless carrier is called based on the determination, and a mobile identification number is received from the wireless carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Mazzara, William E. Italia