The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Steven Swanson, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Lawrence D. Cepuran, Northville, MI (US);
Mark S. Frye, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Charles A. Everhart, Canton, MI (US);
Steven Swanson, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Lawrence D. Cepuran, Northville, MI (US);
Mark S. Frye, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Charles A. Everhart, Canton, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of collecting vehicle operating information using a wireless device includes the steps of communicatively linking a wireless device located within a vehicle to a vehicle telematics unit; receiving vehicle data at the wireless device from the vehicle telematics unit using the link; recording the received vehicle data at the wireless device; detecting that the wireless device is no longer present in the vehicle; and wirelessly transmitting the recorded vehicle data to a central facility using the wireless capabilities of the wireless device based on the detection.