Assignee: Temic Automotive of North America, Inc.

Location: Deer Park, IL
No. of patents: 60

Number	Title	Issue Date
RE41395	Method and device for vehicle control events data recording and securing A device (100) and method (200, 300) authenticate and secure control event data for a vehicle, wherein the device includes: A) a microcontroller (104), coupled to receive control event information, for attaching a first time stamp and vehicle id...	06/22/2010
7639021	Circuit and method for detecting a dielectric breakdown fault An improved circuit and method for detecting dielectric breakdown and ground fault conditions is provided. The circuitry and method of the present invention include taking a continuous voltage reading of the high voltage battery and sampling the continuous voltage r...	12/29/2009
7623552	System and method for time synchronizing nodes in an automotive network using input capture A system and method for time synchronizing nodes in a switch fabric network of a vehicle. A synchronization request message is transmitted from a requesting node to a neighboring node. At the time the synchronization request message is sent, the requesting node will...	11/24/2009
7613190	System and method for streaming sequential data through an automotive switch fabric A system and method for streaming sequential data through a vehicle switch fabric network. This is particular useful in areas such as reprogramming nodes in the automotive switch fabric network where relatively large records or messages need to be transmitted throug...	11/03/2009
7610035	System and method for controlling the power in a wireless client device A system and method in a client device (22) for controlling the power within the client device (22). The client device (22) has a network access device (30, 130), a programmable timer (48), and a controller (42). The network...	10/27/2009
7600114	Method and system for vehicle authentication of another vehicle A first vehicle obtains from a certification authority a certification that an authentic vehicle is associated with a cryptographic key. The certification certifies that the cryptographic key is bound to information identifying the authentic vehicle, and may be impl...	10/06/2009
7599772	Automotive switch fabric with improved resource reservation A vehicle communication network (200) includes a plurality of network elements (208-212) and a plurality of communication links (214-230) communicatively coupling the network elements in a point-to-point configuration. A portion of...	10/06/2009
7599483	Echo canceler circuit and method An echo canceler circuit (10) and method attenuates at least post-echo canceler uplink data (90) to produce attenuated uplink data (100) in response to uplink echo return loss based attenuation data (40). The echo canceler circuit (10	10/06/2009
7599377	System and method for tunneling standard bus protocol messages through an automotive switch fabric network A system and method for tunneling standard bus protocol messages through an automotive switch fabric network. When a bus protocol message arrives on a connecting node in the network, a bus driver in the node will capture the message and store it into a message buffe...	10/06/2009
7596366	System and method for controlling the power in a wireless client device A system and method in a client device (22) for controlling the power within the client device. The client device has a network access device (30, 130) and a controller (42). The network access device has at least a powered state and a power-off...	09/29/2009
7593429	System and method for time synchronizing nodes in an automotive network using input capture A system and method for time synchronizing nodes in a switch fabric network of a vehicle. The network has a plurality of nodes that are joined by communication links for the transmission of data there between. Each node of the switch fabric may include a processor, ...	09/22/2009
7593344	System and method for reprogramming nodes in an automotive switch fabric network A system and method for reprogramming nodes in an automotive switch fabric network using a diagnostic interface. The switch fabric network includes a plurality of nodes joined by communication links for the transmission of data there between. The plurality of nodes ...	09/22/2009
7591172	Method and system for misfire detection A method for determining a misfire condition includes receiving crankshaft acceleration data. The method further includes routing the received data through at least one of a plurality of processing paths and through a startup path and determining a crankshaft revolu...	09/22/2009
7570597	Discovery process in a vehicle network A method of configuring a network within a vehicle, wherein the network includes a plurality of network elements and a plurality of communication links communicatively coupling the plurality of network elements for point-to-point communication, includes storing a la...	08/04/2009
7570492	Apparatus for venting an electronic control module An electronic control module comprising a vent assembly is provided. The electronic control module comprises a housing having a first aperture and a substrate disposed within the housing. The substrate has a second aperture positioned adjacent to the first aperture,...	08/04/2009
7565230	Method and apparatus for improving vehicle operator performance A method (700) for improving driver performance includes the steps of receiving vehicle operating data from the vehicle (702); monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle (...	07/21/2009
7552140	Smart owner's manual A system that compares two sets of information to generate and store comparison results is disclosed. The sets of information may be information pertaining to known aspects of a product and aspects of a new product. The comparison of the sets of information yields i...	06/23/2009
7549046	Method and system for vehicle authorization of a service technician A vehicle authenticates a service technician and accesses a technician database to determine whether the service technician is indicated as authorized to perform the service operation. If the service technician is indicated as authorized to perform the service opera...	06/16/2009
7542827	Scheduling remote starting of vehicle A method is described for scheduling the remote starting of an engine of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a remote starting device and a controller coupled to a communication device and to the remote starting device. The remote starting device is responsive to comman...	06/02/2009
7529562	Device and method for communicating teletype information in a vehicle communication system A communication system and method for transmitting and receiving teletype information in a vehicle (20). The communication system (22) includes an external interface (24) and a communication control unit (26). The external interface (2...	05/05/2009
7521793	Integrated circuit mounting for thermal stress relief useable in a multi-chip module Disclosed is a mounting structure for mounting an IC on a substrate, and particularly useful in a Multi-Chip Module (MCM). The mounting structure intervenes between the IC and the MCM substrate, and promotes heat dissipation from the IC. The mounting structure is in...	04/21/2009
7519085	Control unit for transmitting audio signals over an optical network and methods of doing the same A system and control unit (26) for transmitting and distributing multiplexed audio data over an optical network (32). The control unit (26) comprises an audio sampler (36), a microcomputer (34), and an optical network interface (	04/14/2009
7469184	Maintenance assistance for a vehicle A system and method to provide navigational maintenance assistance for a vehicle includes a first step of estimating when the vehicle will require maintenance. A next step includes establishing a location and direction of travel of the vehicle. A next step includes ...	12/23/2008
7443142	Active rectification of alternator output without using a position sensor Disclosed herein is an automotive electrical system including a FET based rectifier and method of controlling the FET based rectifier without using either an alternator shaft position sensor or current sensors on each phase of the alternator output to control the sw...	10/28/2008
7432721	Solenoid actuator motion detection A method of determining change in actuator position includes determining a slope of the inductor current with time and determining whether the slope exceeds a first predetermined slope for a first predetermined time, determining whether the slope is less than a seco...	10/07/2008
7430428	Method for communicating teletype information in a vehicle communication system between a vehicle and a remote station A communication system and method for transmitting and receiving teletype information in a vehicle (20). The communication system (22) includes an external interface (24) and a communication control unit (26). The external interface (2...	09/30/2008
7428449	System and method for determining a workload level of a driver System and method for determining a workload level for a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a transceiver, a positioning unit, and a controller. The transceiver is capable of receiving data from a remote location. The data includes a remote workload level and ...	09/23/2008
7415508	Linked vehicle active networks A vehicle active network (12) communicatively couples devices (14-20) within a vehicle (10). Device operation is independent of the interface (22-28) of the device (14-20) with the active network (12). A...	08/19/2008
7414425	Damping control in a three-phase motor with a single current sensor While a PWM-controlled, FET-switched three-phase motor is operating in a mechanical damping mode, a single current sensor is used to measure current in the motor. When mechanical feedback into the motor exceeds a predetermined threshold, a bank of the FET switches c...	08/19/2008
7412313	Maintenance assistance for a vehicle A system and method to provide navigational maintenance assistance for a vehicle includes a first step of estimating when the vehicle will require maintenance. A next step includes establishing a location and direction of travel of the vehicle. A next step includes ...	08/12/2008
7378294	Wafer-level sealed microdevice having trench isolation and methods for making the same A microdevice (20) having a hermetically sealed cavity (22) to house a microstructure (26). The microdevice (20) comprises a substrate (30), a cap (40), an isolation layer (70), at least one conductive island (60	05/27/2008
7354166	Automatic viewing of vehicle blind spot Observing an object within a visual blind spot of a motor vehicle includes using a mirror with at least one motor mechanically coupled thereto. Preferably, a position of the side view mirror can be adjusted by the at least one motor. An object detector detects objec...	04/08/2008
7353983	Vertical removal of excess solder from a circuit substrate A method for vertical removal of excess solder from a circuit substrate includes the use of a sacrificial circuit substrate with a plurality of pads and vias that are solder-wettable. The pads and vias of the sacrificial circuit substrate are placed in vertical prox...	04/08/2008
7339394	Current sensing in a two-phase motor A method and apparatus for measuring current by a single sensor for two motor phases driven by first and second set of switches to drive respective first and second phases of a motor under control of PWM signals. A first step 100 includes reading a duty cycle...	03/04/2008
7339327	Resonant circuit for halogen lighting An apparatus and method for driving a halogen lamp. A driving circuit is provided that is operable near a series resonance frequency. The driving circuit is coupled to the lamp in a series configuration. During startup, the circuit is driven above resonance. After t...	03/04/2008
7325135	Method and system for authorizing reconfiguration of a vehicle A vehicle accesses a configuration database to determine whether a reconfiguration function is authorized. The reconfiguration function may involve, for example, installing the component in the vehicle, removing the component from the vehicle, replacing the componen...	01/29/2008
7324892	Parameter coordination in a vehicular communication network A system and method for coordinating parameters in a switch fabric network (22) of a vehicle (20). The network (22) has a plurality of nodes (24) that are interconnected by communication links for the transmission of data packets there be...	01/29/2008
7310327	Method and apparatus for time synchronizing an in-vehicle network An independent, broadcast medium (32) is used to communicate an time reference to each element: switch element (36), active element (14-20) or passive element, of an in-vehicle network (30). Each element (36) in the network ...	12/18/2007
7300820	Adhesive assembly for a circuit board An apparatus and method for an adhesive assembly for securing a printed circuit board to a substrate. The assembly provides a printing tool with a plurality of apertures defined therethrough. Preferably, the apertures have a top opening with a larger area than a bot...	11/27/2007
7292152	Method and apparatus for classifying vehicle operator activity state An apparatus and method for classifying a driver's activity state use sensor data relating to at least one vehicle operating condition to determine driver activity and classify into one of at least two states. A two state classifier (200) uses inputs related ...	11/06/2007

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Assignee: Temic Automotive of North America, Inc.