David R Lieberman

US Patent:

8433463, Apr 30, 2013

Filed:

May 1, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/461751

Inventors:

David Lieberman - Independence MN, US
Robert Turgeon - Plymouth MN, US
Byron Tietjen - Baldwinsville NY, US
Greg Gardella - Independence MN, US

Assignee:

Nordic Capital Partners, LLC - Plymouth MN

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

701 21, 701 2, 701 332, 701 36, 710303, 710304, 710110, 710106, 710313, 709217, 709211, 709 1

Abstract:

A vehicular interface may include an electromechanical interface between a handheld electronic device and subsystems on a vehicular bus or network. In selected embodiments the interface may operate in a “master mode” when a handheld device, such as a tablet computer or smart-phone, is not inserted therein. In this mode the interface may serve as a master controller and accesses and controls various subsystems on a vehicle (such as engine control subsystems, media controllers, navigation systems, sensors and transducers) as a master controller. In one embodiment, when a tablet device is inserted into the interface, the interface may automatically switch to “slave mode” in which it acts as an adapter or interface between the tablet device and the vehicular subsystems. In this mode of operation the user's exclusive interface is through the tablet computer and the tablet computer serves as the master controller for the system.

US Patent:

20130317678, Nov 28, 2013

Filed:

Mar 25, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/849655

Inventors:

David Lieberman - Independence MN, US
Robert Turgeon - Plymouth MN, US
Byron Tietjen - Baldwinsville NY, US
Greg Gardella - Independence MN, US

Assignee:

Nordic Capital Partners, LLC - Plymouth MN

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

701 21, 701 48

Abstract:

A vehicular interface may include an electromechanical interface between a hand-held electronic device and subsystems on a vehicular bus or network. In selected embodiments the interface may operate in a “master mode” when a handheld device, such as a tablet computer or smart-phone, is not inserted therein. In this mode the interface may serve as a master controller and accesses and controls various subsystems on a vehicle (such as engine control subsystems, media controllers, navigation systems, sensors and transducers) as a master controller. In one embodiment, when a tablet device is inserted into the interface, the interface may automatically switch to “slave mode” in which it acts as an adapter or interface between the tablet device and the vehicular subsystems. In this mode of operation the user's exclusive interface is through the tablet computer and the tablet computer serves as the master controller for the system.