Charles Bongiorno

US Patent:

20120330514, Dec 27, 2012

Filed:

Jun 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/527148

Inventors:

David T. Proefke - Troy MI, US
Charles J. Bongiorno - Sterling Heights MI, US
Ron Y. Asmar - Southfield MI, US
Aaron P. Creguer - Otter Lake MI, US

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
E05F 15/00

US Classification:

701 49

Abstract:

Passive verification of operator presence in handling requests for vehicle includes initiating activation of a power-operated vehicle component that is subject to a supervised control mechanism. The activation is initiated in response to a request from an operator-controlled device. The passive verification also includes verifying a presence of the operator-controlled device indicative of a presence of an operator of a vehicle, transmitting intermittent signals to the operator-controlled device, monitoring response signals received in response to the intermittent signals, and continuing activation of the power-operated vehicle component until the activation is complete so long as the response signals are received responsive to the monitoring.

US Patent:

20130041560, Feb 14, 2013

Filed:

Jul 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/552778

Inventors:

CHARLES J. BONGIORNO - STERLING HEIGHTS MI, US
AARON P. CREGUER - OTTER LAKE MI, US
DAVID T. PROEFKE - TROY MI, US

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - DETROIT MI

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

701 48

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus are provided for interference reduction during keyless authentication. The apparatus includes a control system having a controller configured to detect an authentication event and deactivate at least one device within the vehicle. The control system is also configured to transmit an authentication command and to reactive the at least one device within the vehicle in response to receiving a valid authentication signal. The method includes an authentication method for a user to operate a vehicle wherein an authentication event is detected and at least one device within the vehicle is deactivated. An authentication command is transmitted and the at least one device within the vehicle is reactivated in response to receiving a valid authentication signal.

US Patent:

20170369071, Dec 28, 2017

Filed:

Jun 24, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/192716

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
DOUGLAS C. MARTIN - OXFORD MI, US
MARK J. GLAZA - WARREN MI, US
RON Y. ASMAR - WEST BLOOMFIELD MI, US
DAVID T. PROEFKE - TROY MI, US
CHARLES J. BONGIORNO - STERLING HEIGHTS MI, US

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B60W 50/00
B60R 25/24

Abstract:

An automated vehicle configuration system for a host vehicle is presented here. The system includes a driver identifier module onboard the host vehicle, and a subsystem onboard the vehicle. The driver identifier module has a database and a processor device to execute processor-executable instructions. The database has database objects, each having a driver identifier, at least one key fob code, and at least one mobile device identifier. The processor device executes the instructions to dynamically populate and update the database objects such that key fob codes are dynamically assigned and reassigned to driver identifiers. The subsystem has user-specific configurable settings associated with the driver identifier objects. Selection of an active driver identifier results in the loading of corresponding settings for the subsystem.

US Patent:

20160225203, Aug 4, 2016

Filed:

Jan 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/608720

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
David T. Proefke - Troy MI, US
Charles J. Bongiorno - Sterling Heights MI, US
Aaron P. Creguer - Fenton MI, US

International Classification:

G07C 9/00

Abstract:

A system and method is provided for authenticating a vehicle equipped with a passive keyless system. The method includes sending one or more initial challenge signal(s) from a vehicle module to a portable keyfob in response to a passive keyless start attempt of the vehicle, the initial challenge signal(s) being sent before a successful passive keyless start of the vehicle; sending one or more secondary challenge signal(s) from the vehicle module to the portable keyfob in response to at least one trigger event and after a successful passive keyless start of the vehicle; initiating an active authentication to confirm the presence of an authorized driver in the vehicle if a valid response to the secondary challenge signal(s) is not received by the vehicle module; and performing one or more remedial action(s) if a valid response to the active authentication is not received.