Steven P Ross

US Patent:

7031724, Apr 18, 2006

Filed:

Mar 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/387069

Inventors:

Steven J. Ross - Burlingame CA, US
Jane F. Macfarlane - Oakland CA, US
Julie A. Rybicki - Burlingame CA, US

Assignee:

General Motors Corporation - Detroit MI

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

4554561, 4554141, 4554562

Abstract:

The present invention includes a method and system for providing location-based services to a telematics service subscriber. A message notice is sent to the telematics service subscriber and a request for messages is received. A determination is made as to whether at least one message includes a location information attachment, and then at least one telematics service is provided based on the determination. Another aspect of the invention is a computer usable medium used to provide the location-based services.

US Patent:

20050179203, Aug 18, 2005

Filed:

Feb 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/060932

Inventors:

Richard Schroeder - Newark CA, US
Morgan Enos - Alameda CA, US
Steven Ross - Hayward CA, US

International Classification:

A63F003/02

US Classification:

273260000

Abstract:

A multiplayer chess apparatus and method of play is disclosed. The apparatus consists of 108 hexagon-shaped tiles and 54 tokens. The tiles are arranged to create a field of play with the shape of a 6-tile by 7-tile hexagon. The tokens are placed on the tiles in three sets, one for each of three players. The tokens represent standard chess pieces on one side, and the reverse sides represent variant chess pieces. During play, according to the method of play, tokens can be moved, stacked, unstacked, or removed from play. Tiles can also be removed from play. The shape of the field of play, the use of tokens for chess pieces, and the method of play facilitate resolution of the petty diplomacy problem in chess. The apparatus can be adapted for use by more than three players.