Patents by Inventor Xiao Y. Chen

Xiao Y. Chen 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).

  • System and method for controlling the use of a handset communication device
    Patent number: 8275422
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for controlling use of handset communication device for communication by driver. A system in accordance with an embodiment includes: an obtaining component for obtaining driving state information of the vehicle; a directional antenna for capturing a wireless communication signal of the handset communication device around the driver; a judging component for judging whether a driving state of the vehicle is in an unstable state based on predefined criteria and the driving state information of the vehicle; and a control component for transmitting a remote control signal, based on a judging result of the judging component, to intervene in a communication of the handset communication device during a call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao Y. Chen, Jie X. Jiao, Song Song, Xiao F. Wang, Ying Wang, Yu D. Yang, James T. Yeh
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE USE OF A HANDSET COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110207448
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for controlling use of handset communication device for communication by driver. A system in accordance with an embodiment includes: an obtaining component for obtaining driving state information of the vehicle; a directional antenna for capturing a wireless communication signal of the handset communication device around the driver; a judging component for judging whether a driving state of the vehicle is in an unstable state based on predefined criteria and the driving state information of the vehicle; and a control component for transmitting a remote control signal, based on a judging result of the judging component, to intervene in a communication of the handset communication device during a call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiao Y. Chen, Jie X. Jiao, Song Song, Xiao F. Wang, Ying Wang, Yu D. Yang, James T. Yeh