Jason Joseph Bauman

US Patent:

7197278, Mar 27, 2007

Filed:

Jan 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/768505

Inventors:

Jody K. Harwood - Canton MI, US
Jason G. Bauman - Huntington Woods MI, US
Kenan Robert Rudnick - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455 412, 4555691, 455 661

Abstract:

A method and system for communicating information between a vehicle and a device located in a house. The system includes a vehicle appliance integrated in a vehicle. The vehicle appliance has a Bluetooth enabled communications module. The system further includes a garage located in the vicinity of the house. The garage has a garage door opener mounted therein. The garage door opener has a Bluetooth enabled communications module and a transceiver. The communications modules wirelessly communicate with one another when the vehicle is located in the vicinity of the garage. The system further includes a device such as a personal computer or a home security or lighting system located in the house. The device and the transceiver of the garage door opener wirelessly communicate with one another. The vehicle appliance and the device wirelessly communicate with one another via the communications module and the transceiver of the garage door opener.

US Patent:

7289830, Oct 30, 2007

Filed:

Mar 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

10/907068

Inventors:

Jason G. Bauman - Huntington Woods MI, US
Kenan R. Rudnick - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Jody K. Harwood - Canton MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

H04M 1/00
H04B 1/06
H04B 1/16

US Classification:

4555692, 455 6711, 4555759, 455345, 455 9, 455 99

Abstract:

A method for establishing communication between a communication protocol controller and a main controller including the steps of monitoring a communication bus using a power management device wherein the bus is electrically coupled to the protocol controller, the power management device, and the main controller residing in an initial low power mode, determining when the protocol controller is attempting to communicate with the main controller, generating a wake-up signal in response to the attempted communication, presenting the wake-up signal to the processor of the main controller, wherein the main controller enters a wake-up mode in response to the wake-up signal, reading at least one communication protocol configuration parameter from the data storage device, and initiating communication between the main controller and the protocol controller using the at least one communication protocol configuration parameter such that communication between the protocol controller and a communication protocol enabled device is maintained.

US Patent:

7778604, Aug 17, 2010

Filed:

Mar 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/690380

Inventors:

Jason G. Bauman - Huntington Woods MI, US
Jody K. Harwood - Canton MI, US
Kenan R. Rudnick - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455 412, 455 661, 455344, 455345, 455423, 4555691, 340 561, 340 571

Abstract:

A garage door opener (GDO) communications gateway module includes a receiver for receiving garage door signals and a transmitter for transmitting control signals to a GDO operable for opening and closing a garage door of a garage of a house. The transmitter transmits a control signal to the GDO to control the garage door upon receipt of a garage door signal by the receiver. The module includes a Bluetooth enabled first transceiver for communicating with a Bluetooth enabled appliance of a vehicle over a wireless communications path when the vehicle is located within the vicinity of the garage. The module includes a second transceiver for communicating with a device of the house over another communications path. The vehicle appliance and the house device communicate with one another over the communications paths via the transceivers. The receiver, the transmitter, and the transceivers are contained within a housing mountable to the garage.

US Patent:

7801283, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Dec 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/745072

Inventors:

Jody K. Harwood - Canton MI, US
Jason G. Bauman - Huntington Woods MI, US
Kenan Robert Rudnick - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

H04M 1/64
H04B 1/38
H04B 1/00

US Classification:

379 8803, 379 8804, 455563, 4555692

Abstract:

A hands-free, Bluetooth™ enabled telephone system for a vehicle is configured to enable an operator such as the driver of the vehicle to say multiple voice commands at one time in order to control the operation of the telephone system. Such multiple commands include “Dial ”, “Dial ”, “Dial ”, and “Send . ” The hands-free, Bluetooth™ enabled telephone system enables the pairing between Bluetooth™ enabled cell phones and a Bluetooth™ communications module of the telephone system to be conducted in a human friendly manner. The hands-free, Bluetooth™ enabled telephone system enables the telephone system to generate DTMF tones corresponding to a numeric account number or password in response to the driver vocally saying an account name associated with the numeric account number or password during a call between the driver and a voice-automated, menu-driven system for receipt by the menu-driven system.

US Patent:

8269641, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Jun 7, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/795189

Inventors:

Jason G. Bauman - Birmingham MI, US
Thomas M. O'Brien - Troy MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

G08B 21/00

US Classification:

3406361, 3406362, 340455, 320109, 320132, 320134, 180 6529

Abstract:

A vehicle power management system (VPMS) controls a charging voltage of a battery in a vehicle, wherein a VPMS controller evaluates state-of-charge (SOC), battery temperature, and battery charging current to determine a charge mode. A rapid charge mode is used when the SOC is less than a first threshold, wherein the VPMS controller selects a target rapid charge voltage, compensates the target rapid charge voltage for the battery temperature, and transmits the compensated rapid charge voltage to the charging source. A normal charge mode is used when the SOC is greater than the first threshold and less than a second threshold, wherein a target normal charge voltage is selected and compensated which is less than the target rapid charge voltage. A trickle charge mode is used when the SOC is greater than the second threshold, wherein a target trickle charge voltage is less than the target normal charge voltage. The VPMS controller also enters the trickle charge mode in the event of a failure to receive the SOC, battery temperature, or battery charging current from a battery monitor.

US Patent:

8306193, Nov 6, 2012

Filed:

Jul 16, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/837604

Inventors:

Jody K. Harwood - Canton MI, US
Jason G. Bauman - Huntington Woods MI, US
Kenan Robert Rudnick - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

H04M 1/64
H04B 1/18

US Classification:

379 8803, 4551512

Abstract:

A method of pairing Bluetooth™ enabled devices including a portable phone with a Bluetooth™ communications module of a vehicular, hands-free telephone system includes using vocal communications to prompt an operator of the phone to enter a given PIN number into the phone. The presence of any Bluetooth™ enabled devices within the vicinity of the communications module is searched. Vocal communications are used to prompt the operator to vocally state a name for the phone and to vocally state a pairing priority to be assigned to the phone. If the assigned pairing priority is not assigned to another Bluetooth™ enabled device, then the name and the pairing priority are associated with the phone. Communications between the communications module and the phone are then enabled if the phone has the highest pairing priority amongst all of the Bluetooth™ enabled devices present within the vicinity of the communications module.

US Patent:

8370020, Feb 5, 2013

Filed:

Jun 22, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/767036

Inventors:

Jason G. Bauman - Huntington Woods MI, US
Jody K. Harwood - Plymouth MI, US
Kenan R. Rudnick - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Clayton Mackey - Clarkston MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

G01M 17/00
B60R 25/10

US Classification:

701 332, 34042615

Abstract:

A method and system for communicating vehicle diagnostic data to a vehicle service provider employs sensors for generating sensor signals indicative of the status or condition of vehicle components. A diagnostics module in the vehicle generates diagnostic data based on the sensor signals and transfers the diagnostic data to a communications module of a hands-free phone system in the vehicle. The communications module wirelessly communicates the diagnostic data to a Bluetooth enabled cell phone in the vehicle using Bluetooth communications. The cell phone communicates the diagnostic data to an Internet server via the Internet. The provider accesses the diagnostic data from the Internet server using a computer connected to the Internet to determine if any of the vehicle components are in need of repair or maintenance. The provider notifies a user of the vehicle of any vehicle component that is in need of repair or maintenance.

US Patent:

20050134504, Jun 23, 2005

Filed:

Dec 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/745383

Inventors:

Jody Harwood - Canton MI, US
Jason Bauman - Huntington Woods MI, US
Kenan Rudnick - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Lear Corporation - Southfield MI

International Classification:

G01S001/00

US Classification:

342357140

Abstract:

A vehicle appliance includes hands-free telephone, global positioning system (GPS), and satellite communications modules combined in a common architecture for providing complete telematics functions to a vehicle operator. The telephone module enables the operator to establish a cell phone call between a cell phone in the vehicle and a phone external to the vehicle using voice commands. The GPS module communicates with GPS satellites to generate data regarding the position of the vehicle and to output a map display of the position of the vehicle for the operator to view. The satellite communications module establishes a satellite call with a service provider via a satellite. The satellite communications module communicates voice commands of the operator received by the hands-free telephone module along with vehicle position data generated by the GPS module to the service provider during the satellite call for such services as navigation, concierge, emergency, and the like.