CHARLES WILLIAM SPAUR
Pilots at Elkhart St, Denver, CO

6430164, Aug 6, 2002

Nov 1, 1999

09/430850

Marc T. Jones - Longmont CO
Charles W. Spaur - Aurora CO
Michael A. Tibbetts - Longmont CO
Patrick J. Kennedy - Boulder CO

Cellport Systems, Inc. - Boulder CO

H04Q 700

370313, 370389, 709310, 455 99

A communications apparatus for enabling communications among networks, buses, devices and other subsystems having different communication requirements is provided. The communications apparatus offers an open architecture for interoperability among diverse subsystems. The communications apparatus is particularly applicable in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a portal apparatus located remote from the vehicle facilitates communications with the communications apparatus, particularly where the vehicle is part of a vehicle fleet. The communications apparatus includes a common module that has at least one protocol by which disparate subsystems can communicate with each other. One or more managers can be defined as being part of the common module. The disparate subsystem managers provide the necessary interfacing to enable the disparate subsystems to communicate between and among each other using the common module. Each such manager has dedicated functionalities to facilitate communications.

6377825, Apr 23, 2002

Feb 18, 2000

09/507175

Patrick J. Kennedy - Boulder CO
Ralph C. Poplawsky - Littleton CO
Charles W. Spaur - Aurora CO
Michael B. Durian - Boulder CO
David J. Farrell - Louisville CO

Cellport Systems, Inc. - Boulder CO

H04B 138

455569, 455563, 455557, 455 90, 455556

Wireless communications relative to a vehicle using a wireless communications device, a pocket for holding the wireless communication device and an interface module in communication with the pocket are provided. The pocket can include a processor for translating communications between the wireless communications device and the interface module. The interface module has processing capability and can communicate with different pockets and thereby different wireless communications devices. In at least one embodiment, the interface module manages voice recognition and text-to-speech commands to facilitate hands-free communications in the vehicle. The interface module can function as a communications hub involving a number of vehicle subsystems. In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle subsystems are separately addressable using the interface module and/or other processing hardware/software. However, in communicating over the Internet, a vehicle IP address is utilized.

6625578, Sep 23, 2003

Feb 28, 2001

09/797117

Charles W. Spaur - Aurora CO
Edward Lappin - Boulder CO
James M. Wisler - Englewood CO

Masque Publishing, Inc. - Englewood CO

G06F 1760

705 14, 705 1, 705 10, 463 40, 463 41, 463 42

The playing of games with advertising over a network, such as the Internet, is provided. The system for on-line game playing and advertising includes one or more client machines, game servers with advertisement servers, together with at least one database server. One advertisement is displayed using the client machine immediately after a validated detection of the completion of the game is made by the game server. This advertisement is displayed using the client machine for at least a predetermined time interval during which the player is not provided with control for removing the advertisement. Another advertisement is displayed using the client machine at the time the game is being played using game elements, such as card backs and banners. Advertising data is stored related to each displayed advertisement including the identity of the advertisement, when the advertisement was displayed, and the reaction to the advertisement by each player playing the on-line game utilizing a client machine.

6196920, Mar 6, 2001

Mar 31, 1998

9/052886

Charles W. Spaur - Aurora CO
Edward Lappin - Boulder CO
James M. Wisler - Englewood CO

Masque Publishing, Inc. - Englewood CO

A63F 924

463 42

The playing of games with advertising over a network, such as the Internet, is provided. The system for on-line game playing and advertising includes one or more client machines, game servers with advertisement servers, together with at least one database server. One advertisement is displayed using the client machine immediately after a validated detection of the completion of the game is made by the game server. This advertisement is displayed using the client machine for at least a predetermined time interval during which the player is not provided with control for removing the advertisement. Another advertisement is displayed using the client machine at the time the game is being played using game elements, such as card backs and banners. Advertising data is stored related to each displayed advertisement including the identity of the advertisement, when the advertisement was displayed, and the reaction to the advertisement by each player playing the on-line game utilizing a client machine.

2005026, Dec 1, 2005

Apr 29, 2005

11/119266

Charles Spaur - Aurora CO, US
Jay Plucienkowski - Boulder CO, US
Patrick Kennedy - Boulder CO, US
Axel Fuchs - San Jose CA, US
Mike Lewellen - Longmont CO, US

CellPort Systems, Inc. - Boulder CO

H04M001/00

455556200

The present invention is directed to facilitating communications and interoperability between/among applications and services. Such applications and services may be running on or associated with disparate platforms. The apparatus of the present invention provides for a message set that can be used by services to advertise available services, and by applications to identify desired services. According to certain embodiments, applications may subscribe to available services, such as display services. In a further aspect of some embodiments, applications executable on and services available from disparate platforms are not required by themselves to support communications between/among the platforms. Instead, such support may be obtained from facilities that are provided as part of the platform itself.

7346370, Mar 18, 2008

Apr 29, 2004

10/836939

Charles W. Spaur - Aurora CO, US
Axel Fuchs - San Jose CA, US
Patrick J. Kennedy - Boulder CO, US
Mike Lewellen - Longmont CO, US
Jay Plucienkowski - Boulder CO, US

Cellport Systems, Inc. - Boulder CO

H04M 1/00

4555561, 455 99, 455345, 340 31, 701 24, 701 29, 701 36, 701200

The present invention is directed to facilitating communications and interoperability between/among applications and services. Such applications and services may be running on or associated with disparate platforms. The apparatus of the present invention provides for a message set that can be used by services to advertise available services, and by applications to identify desired services. According to certain embodiments, applications may subscribe to available services. In a further aspect of some embodiments, applications executable on and services available from disparate platforms are not required by themselves to support communications between/among the platforms. Instead, such support may be obtained from facilities that are provided as part of the platform itself.

8027293, Sep 27, 2011

Jul 16, 2007

11/778541

Charles W. Spaur - Aurora CO, US
Mark Aaron Berman - San Francisco CA, US
Hiroshi Sakurai - Tokyo, JP
Patrick J. Kennedy - Boulder CO, US

Cellport Systems, Inc. - Boulder CO

H04W 4/00

370329, 370341, 370322, 370326, 370335, 370336, 370431, 370437, 370345

Methods and systems for characterizing requests for individual items of information available from a target address as part of a request for content are provided. The characterization of requests for items of information is applied to select one of a plurality of communication channels for servicing the request. In addition, where different requests for items of information are assigned to different communication channels, those different communication channels can be used to obtain items of information from the target address simultaneously.

7366892, Apr 29, 2008

Jan 28, 2004

10/767548

Charles W. Spaur - Aurora CO, US
Patrick J. Kennedy - Boulder CO, US
Michael F. Braitberg - Boulder CO, US
Axel Fuchs - Park Ridge IL, US
Nate Klingenstein - Boulder CO, US
Lane Lee - Boulder CO, US

Cellport Systems, Inc. - Boulder CO

G06F 9/00

713151, 713152, 713161, 713164, 713165

A telematics system that includes a security controller is provided. The security controller is responsible for ensuring secure access to and controlled use of resources in the vehicle. The security measures relied on by the security controller can be based on digital certificates that grant rights to certificate holders, e. g. , application developers. In the case in which applications are to be used with vehicle resources, procedures are implemented to make sure that certified applications do not jeopardize vehicle resource'0 security and vehicle users' safety. Relationships among interested entities are established to promote and support secure vehicle resource access and usage. The entities can include vehicle makers, communication service providers, communication apparatus vendors, vehicle subsystem suppliers, application developers, as well as vehicle owners/users. At least some of the entities can be members of a federation established to enhance and facilitate secure access and usage of vehicle resources.

2008014, Jun 19, 2008

Jan 22, 2008

12/017467

Charles W. Spaur - Aurora CO, US
Patrick J. Kennedy - Boulder CO, US
Micheal F. Braitberg - Boulder CO, US
Axel Fuchs - Park Ridge IL, US
Nate Klingenstein - Boulder CO, US
Lane Lee - Boulder CO, US

CELLPORT SYSTEMS, INC. - Boulder CO

G06F 17/00, G06F 19/00, G01M 17/007, H04L 9/32

726 6, 701 29, 701 36, 726 10

A telematics system that includes a security controller is provided. The security controller is responsible for ensuring secure access to and controlled use of resources in the vehicle. The security measures relied on by the security controller can be based on digital certificates that grant rights to certificate holders, e.g., application developers. In the case in which applications are to be used with vehicle resources, procedures are implemented to make sure that certified applications do not jeopardize vehicle resources' security and vehicle users' safety. Relationships among interested entities are established to promote and support secure vehicle resource access and usage. The entities can include vehicle makers, communication service providers, communication apparatus vendors, vehicle subsystem suppliers, application developers, as well as vehicle owners/users. At least some of the entities can be members of a federation established to enhance and facilitate secure access and usage of vehicle resources.