| SUNMAN ENGINEERING, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20120123632 | Crash Verification And Notification Of Call Center Or Emergency Responders - A method is provided for an aftermarket device to provide telematics service for a vehicle. The method includes accessing sensor data internal to the device and on-board diagnostic data from the vehicle, determining if one or more combinations of the sensor data and the on-board diagnostic data indicate a crash of the vehicle, and wirelessly contacting a call center or an emergency responder when at least one combination of the sensor data and the on-board diagnostic data indicates a crash of the vehicle. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120042108 | USB Computer - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) computer has a small form factor similar to a USB flash drive. The USB computer is connected by USB to a host computer to utilize the host computer's resources. The USB computer receives a user input provided on the host computer's input device over the USB connection, executes a local user application in response to the user input, and provides a graphical output to the host computer's output device. The USB computer includes a client application that communicates with a host application installed on the host computer. The host application causes the host computer to provide control over the host computer's resources to the USB computer. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120002041 | Golf Ball Finder - A golf ball finder includes a thermal imaging camera or sensor, a display, a nonvolatile memory storing golf ball detection software, and a processor for executing the golf ball detection software. The processor is programmed to locate a golf ball by causing the thermal imaging camera or sensor to capture a thermal image of a golf course, searching the thermal image for one or more thermal signatures of the golf ball, and, when the golf ball is located, providing an indicator guiding a user toward the golf ball. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110113219 | Computer Architecture for a Mobile Communication Platform - A system includes first and second processors, first and second graphics processing units (GPUs), one or more peripheral devices, a switch matrix, and processor-readable memory. The switch matrix comprises programmable data paths between the processors, the GPUs, and the peripheral devices. Software encoded in the process-readable memory includes a first operating system (OS) executed by the first processor, a second OS executed by the second processor, a matrix scheduling engine, and a media interface switch (MIS) engine. The first OS boots faster than the second OS. The matrix scheduling engine runs on both OSs and configures the data paths in the switch matrix to couple the processors and the GPUs, and to couple the processors and the peripheral devices. The MIS engine runs on the operating systems, detects presence of the peripheral devices, and configures the data paths in the switch matrix to couple the processors and the peripheral devices. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20100270447 | Retractable Monitor with Adjustable Pitch and Yaw - An in-dash infotainment system includes a chassis, a monitor, and three articulating arms each pivotably coupled to a side of the monitor and slidably coupled to the chassis. The articulating arms allow the monitor to stow horizontally within the chassis, and extend and flip vertically for viewing. When extended, the first, the second, and the third articulating arms also allow the pitch and the yaw of the monitor to be adjusted. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100037072 | Detachable Vehicle Computing Device - There is a need to have a computer system attached to a vehicle. This attached computer system controls many of the car's functions as well as provides multi-media and broadband connectivity for the passengers. A secondary detachable computer utilizing a display system needs to be able to share resources between the two computer systems. The present disclosure details how to partition such a system whereby the detachable computing device operates as a stand-alone computer and additionally is able to utilized functions from the computer attached to a vehicle. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100034317 | Digital Antenna - A radio system for a motor vehicle includes a digital antenna coupled by a digital link to a base unit. The digital antenna includes an antenna and a programmable radio tuner coupled to the antenna located exterior of the vehicle, and a first network interface coupled to the radio tuner. The radio tuner selectively tunes to a radio frequency (RF) and convert a RF signal to a baseband signal. The first network interface transmits the baseband signal over the digital link to the base unit. | 02-11-2010 |
