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).
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Patent number: 8437958Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: General Motors LLCInventors: Kevin R. Krause, William E. Italia
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Patent number: 8428569Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: General Motors LLCInventors: Jeffrey P. Rysenga, Dennis M. Bodrie, William E. Italia
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Patent number: 8094798Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: General Motors, LLCInventors: Yaovi S. Bruce, Laura Chmielewski, William E. Italia
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Patent number: 8041384Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: General Motors LLCInventors: William E. Italia, David A. Holt, Garett W. Gould, Robert T. Weisbarth
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Patent number: 7672665Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: General Motors LLCInventors: Christopher A. Sobb, Garett W. Gould, William E. Italia, Dennis M. Bodrie
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Publication number: 20090207994Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2008Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yaovi S. Bruce, Laura R. Chmielewski, William E. Italia
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Publication number: 20090170491Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: General Motors CorporationInventors: Jeffrey P. Rysenga, Dennis M. Bodrie, William E. Italia
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Patent number: 7398082Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2005Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Mazzara, Jr., William E. Italia
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Patent number: 7395045Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Jasmin Jijina, William E. Italia, William E. Mazzara, Jr., Bruce A. Groskreutz
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Patent number: 7305236Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 17, 2002Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Mazzara, Jr., William E. Italia
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Patent number: 7072645Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Italia, James J. Piwowarski, Kevin R. Krause
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Publication number: 20040203728Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2002Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: General Motors CorporationInventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Mazzara, William E. Italia
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Publication number: 20040203569Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: Jasmin Jijina, William E. Italia, William E. Mazzara, Bruce A. Groskreutz
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Publication number: 20040203692Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2002Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: General Motors CorporationInventors: Steven P. Schwinke, William E. Mazzara, William E. Italia