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http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/04/03/5420061.htm
http://www.globalautomakers.org/media/industry-news/2011/04/battling-driver-distraction
Microloan helps iQ-Telematics
nail down patents
Metromode, 10/5/2010
The
Michigan Microloan Fund Program has
proved essential for iQ-Telematics.
The 1-year-old company recently received
$15,000 from the Ann Arbor SPARK-run
program. It used the seed capital for a
number of items, but most importantly, for
obtaining foreign and domestic patents.
"If we didn't gather money we would have
lost the European or American patents," says
Mouhamad Naboulsi, president of
iQ-Telematics. "We couldn't have done
both at the same time."
The West Bloomfield-based firm, staffed by
nine co-founders, is developing software for
automobiles that can require safer driving
practices, like disabling music and other
extra activities if the driver isn't keeping
two hands on the steering wheel. The idea is
to make the experience safer for motorists,
such as young drivers and people who haul
hazardous waste.
The microloan and assistance from
Ann Arbor SPARK is also helping cover
exhibit costs at trade shows and a market
study of its product. "That should be done
by the end of October," Naboulsi says.
Source:
Mouhamad Naboulsi, president of
iQ-Telematics
Writer: Jon
Zemke
At the Distracted Driving Summit,
all kinds of companies are offering solutions.
"IQ-Telematics
is perhaps the most intense"
Bruce Leshan
, WUSA
9/21/2010
.
p.s. All technology
solutions displayed in the video represent our
sub features, so yes, we can read texts,
e-mails, and if parents do want to block
messages we do that as well. Our patents
and prototype preceded all of the others
displayed here.
Mouhamad A.
Naboulsi,
president of
West
Bloomfield
Township-based
Applied
Computer
Technologies
Inc., has
been invited
as one of
200 driver
distraction
and human
factors
experts to
attend the
driver
distraction
summit
organized by
federal
Transportation
Secretary
Raymond
LaHood on
Tuesday,
Sept. 21.
This is the
second year
in a row
that this
event takes
place
emphasizing
the DOT and
society
interest in
solving the
driver
distraction
caused by
technology.
“We had a
lot to say
last year
and this
year, we
will display
our
functional
prototype
for all
attendees,”
Naboulsi
said.
Naboulsi
said his
company’s
system is
based on two
decades of
research
through
observations,
focus groups
and market
research. He
believes
that a ban
to prevent
the public
from using
cell phones
while
driving
won’t work.
He said his
research
also showed
that the
public is
not
interested
in just
adding more
technology
to the
vehicle, but
88 percent
of surveyed
drivers said
they ready
for a system
that
actively
protects
drivers from
distraction
and
accidents
caused by
cell phone
and other
in-vehicle
technology.
The
technology,
iQ-Wheel,
was
prototyped
in 2000-02
and received
its first
U.S. patent
in February
2004,
6,731,925
under the
description
of Safe
Telematics
Monitoring
and Control
Gateway,
with nine
more
subjects
pending in
three
patents in
the U.S. and
EU.
More at
www.distraction.gov/2010summit.
Keep both hands on
the wheel; safer
driving with
iQ-Telematics
software
Metromode,
8/5/2010
Mouhamad
Naboulsi has
known for a long
time that the
path to a
smarter, safer
car requires
better software.
It's something
that rings so
true that he
built his West
Bloomfield-based
start-up,
iQ-Telematics,
around it.
The one-year-old
company and its
nine co-founders
are developing
software for
automobiles that
can require
drivers to
practice safer
driving habits,
like disabling
music and other
extra activities
if the driver
isn't keeping
two hands on the
steering wheel.
The idea is to
make the driving
experience safer
for motorists,
such as young
drivers and
people who haul
hazardous waste.
"Your hands will
always be on the
steering wheel,"
Naboulsi says.
The technology
is similar to
what Ford's SYNC
technology did
for the driving
experience a few
years ago. The
difference,
according to
Naboulsi, is the
product will add
an extra layer
of security that
helps ensure
safety for
everyone on the
road. He and his
partners are
currently
working on
raising seed
capital and
getting approval
for their
patents before
commercializing
the product.
Source:
Mouhamad
Naboulsi,
president of
iQ-Telematics
Writer:
Jon Zemke
MICHIGAN’S APPLIED
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES SELECTED RUNNER-UP FOR NEW
TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD BY SAE - MIT
ENTERPRISE FORUM
West Bloomfield, Michigan –
December 17, 2009
- Michigan-based Applied Computer Technologies
Inc. (Applikompt) (http://actplace.net) was
awarded runner-up at the SAE- MIT Enterprise
Forum in the category of New Product
Innovation. The competition took place
December 12th and included 10 High tech
companies, (start- ups as well as several
established companies), from the Great Lakes
Region.
“It was a great honor for us to win this
prestigious award for our technology”, commented
Mr. Mouhamad Naboulsi, President of Applikompt.
READ
MORE
System lets your thumbs
read the e-mail -- while you drive
The Great Lakes IT Report
covers the technology world broadly, but from a
Michigan perspective. It includes coverage of
hardware, software, the life sciences,
alternative energy, advanced manufacturing and
advanced automotive technology, including
telematics and alternative fuel powertrains.
(More
about Great Lakes IT Report).
Mr. Matt Roush, Editor of the Great Lakes IT
report ran into us on several occasions and we
finally had the opportunity to demonstrate the
system to him in person. Follow this
link to
read the full story on
www.greatlakesitreport.com.
I think he liked it.
Connected Vehicle Preview
by Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press Convergence
Editor
Mr. Wendland stopped by our
stand a took a snap preview of our system.
Please click on the photo to preview the short
video.
Inventor: Now's the time
for telematics
Source: Oakland Business
Review, November 2006
Innovators are business
people who think a new way whether that's an
innovative product, process or business
strategy. It's not just about
manufacturing or technology, either. It's about
those companies leading Michigan out of the rust
belt.
It's been 20 years in
development, but Mouhamad Naboulsi sees his
automotive product to be more applicable then
ever before.........See
the complete article |
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Arab American News, Dearborn,
Michigan USA.
The Arab American News
technology reporter, Ali Suleiman, wrote an
article about STMCGateway. The article was
unique in a sense that it did delve in to the
history of the development and our IP priority.
Excerpts are available to the right. The
full (web) version can be downloaded
here
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براءات اختراع من الولايات المتحدة
والاتحاد الأوروبي
مخترع عربي يبتكر نظرية «نظام القيادة الآمنة»
محمد النابلسي: الأدمغة موجودة ولكن .. أين
المستثمرين؟
هامترامك - خاص
«صدى الوطن»
علي سليمان
لطالما كانت مشكلة
تَشتت ذهن السائق اثناء القيادة من الاسباب
الرئيسة في حوادث السير. وتتوزع تلك الاسباب على
نشاطات متنوعة يمارسها سائقو السيارات يوميا
ابتداء من استعمال الهاتف الى استقبال المكالمات
او التنقل بين محطات الراديو وغيرها. وتشير
الاحصاءات ان
70
بالمئة من حوادث السير تحدث بسبب انصراف نظر
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Safety while driving and
multitasking. (SHORT Takes) (Brief article)
Source: Rural Telecommunications
Publication Date: 01-MAY-06
Author: Ward, Jesse
COPYRIGHT 2006 National
Telephone Cooperative Association
You've surely experienced
it. Perhaps you've even been the culprit.
Drivers who talk on their cell phones and
appear distracted from the road. Without
question, every driver wants to be safe, but
they also want to maximize the use of their
time and multitask.
To address these new safety issues, a
product is currently in the works to allow
drivers to use their handheld communications
devices without taking their hands off the
wheel, or their eyes off the road. The
STMCGateway will allow the driver to access
his handheld device with a one touch button
on the steering wheel. The driver's handheld
device rests in a cradle that is linked to
the car's network through a combination of
wireless technology and a USB connector. The
cradle works with any make and model of car,
and any type of cell phone, PDA, Blackberry
or other portable device.
The STMCGateway also will provide additional
value-added safety features. It will:
* evaluate the driving conditions, based
upon preset driver preferences, and
determine if it's a good time for a driver
to receive a call or an audible e-mail. If
it's not, the call will be sent directly to
voicemail.
* link with sensors to diagnose the driver's
physical condition, by taking the driver's
heart rate, blood alcohol level and blood
pressure
* contain a programmable memory alarm that
can be set to alert a driver who is involved
with communications activities when he is
approaching certain intersections or traffic
signals
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
[www.applikompt.com]
Compiled by Jesse Ward, NTCA Publications
Manager
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15635358_ITM
Autotech daily: TELEMATICS INTERFACE
PROMISES TO LIMIT DISTRACTIONS, 03/17/2006
Contents © 2006 Hampton AutoBeat LLC. All
rights reserved.
www.autotechdaily.com
Applied Computer Technologies Inc.
(Applikompt) of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.,
says its “safe Telematics monitoring and
control gateway” system can help minimize
driver distraction by controlling the use of
cell phones, PDAs and navigation devices
based on driving conditions and
driver-specific factors. It takes into
account the real-time environment, vehicle
operating history and task management data.
For starters, drivers must have both hands
on the steering wheel to initiate
operations. Incoming calls, for example, are
answered via thumb controls on the steering
wheel. The system will offer to send an
incoming call or audible e-mail into Voice
mail if it’s received during acceleration,
braking or turn signal use—and it can be
programmed to alert a driver already on the
phone when approaching a busy intersection.
Special customization features also can be
added to fit driver preferences and driving
styles. And the system can be linked to
sensors to detect heart rate, blood alcohol
levels, blood pressure or drowsiness.
Applikompt says it is still in the initial
stages of talking with automakers and cell
phone service providers about its
technology. The company plans to debut the
system in the aftermarket starting at about
$200. The software can be hosted on an
existing in-vehicle processor, a portable
aftermarket device or on a remote computer
at a call center.
The company was formed in 1985 by two Wayne
State University students. Over the years,
it has developed several information
technology-based systems.
Forum & Link (Almontada): Arab American
Innovation (October 2005-
Dearborn, Michigan)
Have you ever wished for a device that would
allow you, the driver, to keep your eyes on
the road and hands onthe wheel while you
talk on the phone, send an email, or even
turn on your blinker? Dreams can
become reality.......(See
full story by Sueheila M. Amen)
Auto Insight: Smarter Steering Wheel Helps
Drivers, (October 2004-
Detroit, Michigan)
Auto Insight, a TV weekly auto news magazine
hosted by Guy Gordon, on NBC affiliates
WDIV, did a story on our product
after an interview in October 2004.
Click
here to read their impression of the
STMCGATEWAYTM HOWITM
interface. The interview was also
featured on TV in November during the weekly
automotive news journal bearing the same
name.
Sensor Eradicates Driver
distraction, (Detroit Auto Scene, November
15, 2004 - Detroit, Michigan)
Mouhamad Naboulsi, President (manaboulsi
AT actplace.net)
Gabrielle Gamache, Staff
writer for the automotive industry publisher
(Springer Publication), wrote about
STMCGateway before. This time around,
Under that definitive title, Gabrielle had a
chance to experience how the system works
for her self. "Sweet" was the word she
repeated the most when navigating through
the various options of the system.
Engineers who read her articles stated that
this is the best explanation of how the
system works and recommended that we take
note for future presentation. In
addition to Detroit Auto Scene, the article
appeared in two additional automotive
publications, The Oakland Tech News
and The Tech Center News. We will send
you a copy of the article upon request.
High-tech auto gadgets could reduce
accidents (Detroit News article October 19,
2004)
Mouhamad Naboulsi, President (manaboulsi
AT actplace.net)
During Convergence2004,
Reporter
Nick Bunkley of the
Detroit News stopped by our booth and
witness a demonstration of the device.
His comments can be found on the following
link:
http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosinsider/0410/20/c01-307999.htm.
Convergence2004 news
Mouhamad Naboulsi, President (manaboulsi
AT actplace.net)
Mr. John McElroy, A
Detroit automotive icon and the host
of Radio and TV shows about the auto
industry,
(Autoline Detroit), witnessed a demo and
gave the system a "TWO THUMBS UP".
Additional European, American and Japanese
media representatives stopped by as well, we
will post their articles on this site once
we get them.
We received excellent
leads from leading Telecom, Tier 1, 2 and
OEMs. Theses leads were almost evenly
split between national and international
companies and they included Telecom as well
as Automotive companies. On
behalf of my colleagues at ACT and
EnGenius, I want to thank all those who
stopped by, and we look forward to working
with you in the near future.
DCX Debuts driver advocates system,
(Car Country News, June 30, 2003- Detroit,
Michigan)
Mouhamad Naboulsi, President
(manaboulsi AT
actplace.net)
Gabrielle Gamache, Oakland Tech News. "Every
day, the industry learns a little more about
the issue of driver's distraction, but
engineers at DaimlerChrysler Corp. have
designed a system that gets at the root of
the problem: Keeping driver's focus on the
road. The system called "Drivers
Advocate", was developed in collaborative
effort between Motorola and Chrysler Group
Engineers and is integrated into the
steering wheel of the vehicle........The
effort also involved researchers and
graduate students at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology's Media Lab in
Cambridge ......". after further
details that can be summarized by the
following
slide from STMCGateway presentation.
The story wraps up with the following
paragraph
Meanwhile, the West Bloomfield-based
company, Applikompt has also developed a
product designed to prevent driver
distraction. Known as Safe Telematics
Monitoring and Control Gateway, (STMC),
Applikompt officials say it's getting a
close look from automakers and their
suppliers.
Comment: We have presented our
product to DCX long before they went to MIT
for help with the system, (Documented fact).
Many of the features/functions on the 300
MIT attributed to the research above are
actually patented and patent pending
features of STMCGATEWAY.
We will send you a copy of the article upon
request.
System aims at
distraction, (Tech Center News, April 21,
2003- Detroit, Michigan)
Mouhamad Naboulsi, President
(manaboulsi AT
actplace.net)
Gabrielle Gamache, Oakland Tech News. With
some states banning certain uses of cell
phones, driver distraction is one of those
issues that could be considered "eternally
popular".
Now, a West Bloomfield company is polishing
up a product they say can help prevent the
majority of factors surrounding driver
distraction...... The story continues
to highlights the functionality of the
device and the simplicity of the controls.
We will send you a copy of the article upon
request.
Mouhamad Naboulsi, President
(manaboulsi AT
actplace.net)
The Vehicle Component 5/02 No
5
.
2002
.
Scandinavian
Automotive Suppliers (Magazine)
Assisting the driver
Most road accidents happen when the driver's
mind is not on his driving. There are
two main reasons for this. Either the
driver is not fit for driving. He is drunk,
drugged, on medicine, ill, tired, dement,
mentally disturbed, etc. Or, if he is
perfectly well and alert, he doesn't
concentrate on his driving but on other
things.
The obvious way
to make the roads safer is therefore to
identify and stop those who are not fit to
drive, and to make those who are fit
concentrate on their driving and nothing
else. Fit drivers who keep their hands
10-to-2 or 9-to 3 on the steering wheel,
their eyes on the road and their mind on the
driving very rarely have any accidents.
However, it is very difficult to detect
and do something about drivers not engaged
in their driving. Road safety
authorities and the police can only control
and punish unwanted behavior, mainly the
speed. This brings cash to public
budgets and makes people believe it will
actually solve the problem.
It doesn't. It merely
makes traffic less efficient and
fluent and possibly cause more
accidents, because people believe legal
driving is safe driving and take their minds
off their driving.
Telematic driver control
Telematics offer ways to watch and control
the awareness of a driver. Several
companies work with detectors following the
driver's eyes, registering alcohol or vital
physical functions, etc. Among these are:
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Renault
works on a system that will warn
drivers falling asleep
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The Swedish supplier firm Smart
eye
works on a system that follows the
driver vision.
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Another Swedish supplier, Active
Attention
, works on a system coupling car
control to the human mind and sensorial
functions and surveying these functions.
-
At the Telematics conference in
Gothenburg on June 26 and 27, the
American Innovator Mouhamad R. Naboulsi
showed his electronically controlled
system that makes the car move only if
the driver keeps his hands properly on
the steering wheel and his eyes on the
road. The system can be adjusted
to individual drivers and moved between
cars.
He can be reached on +1-313-506-2314,
E-mail:
www.actplace.net
Mouhamad Naboulsi, President (manaboulsi
AT actplace.net)
Safe Telematics Monitoring and
Controls Gateway (STMCGateway): a
solution to Telematics-caused driver
distraction
by Mouhamad Naboulsi, Applied
Computer Technologies, Inc.
(“Applikompt”) in Detroit, Michigan:
www.actplace.net/stmcg.htm
Originally submitted to the US
DOT-sponsored National Intelligent
Vehicle Initiative meeting in Washington
DC, on May 15th
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I
take driving seriously and we take safety
seriously. I first encountered driving
distraction by technology in 1989.
Unfortunately, I accepted that as a matter of
fact and went about getting distracted through
1993 until I had enough. I stopped playing
the helpless and went back to 1985 and revived a
school project and started the refinement until
I had something that works
While the problem was a severe one for me with
my constant travel and the need to stay
connected, others did not share my enthusiasm
and I heard enough bravado about how it is not a
problem. In year 2000, I moved to realize
a dream that I tried to bring about multiple
times and in 2002 after two years of basement
and garage work, the solution became a reality.
The
solution will be available through the web by
Spring/Summer of 2011. We are collecting
pre-orders without obligations. Please
fill a form out and we will contact at the time
the solution is ready for sale.
Best
regards, Mouhamad A. Naboulsi, Inventor -
Detroit, Michigan USA.
What
do we do?
iQ-TelematicsTM provides the tools that makes it possible for
drivers to enjoy connectivity safely and easily with Eyes On The
Road and Hands On The Wheel to eliminate driver
distraction due to manual texting, cell phone calls, e-mailing and browsing.
Our technologies are Patented and Patent pending and
are formulated to allow connectivity to cell
phone voice communication, texting, e-mail, web
browsing, and the use of social media. The
difference between our technology and the "ad
hoc " way drivers access these connectivity
means is that we structure the experience to
assure Convenience and a Common Sense approach
that will avoid the known causes of in-vehicle
or nomadic technologies.
Our
Offering is geared toward the most effected
groups in the driver distraction problem.
Starting with the individual driver up to the
largest Commercial and Governmental fleets.
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iQ-WheelTM
Busy
professionals on the go, (Road Warriors)
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iQ-TeensTM
Safety conscious parents
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iQ-fleetTM Small business fleets owners
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iQ-TruckTM Large fleets owners
For more information, please read on. To
reserve
your
iQ-WheelTM,
iQ-TeensTM,
iQ-fleetTM or
to discuss a custom solution using our
iQ-TruckTM,
please contact us via the appropriate form and
we will contact you at the time you specified to
follow up.
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