Patents by Inventor Afonso Miguel Romeiras Lourenço Várzea Tavares

Afonso Miguel Romeiras Lourenço Várzea Tavares has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Range-Centric Contextual Information Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20140006454
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for providing location-based services using a mobile device is provided. A first anchor is generated by sensing a location-identifying physical characteristic proximate to a mobile device present at a first location and generating a representation of the location-identifying physical characteristic; determining a descriptive identification of the first location; and combining the descriptive identification and the representation of the location-identifying physical characteristic. The first anchor is transmitted to a computer remote from the first location. A request is made to a remote computer for a chronotope retrieved from a database of previously generated anchors, the received chronotope indicating a logical distance between the first anchor and a second anchor, wherein the second anchor is associated with a second location distinct from the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: YDreams - Informatica, S.A. Edificio YDreams
    Inventors: José Carlos dos Santos Danado, Afonso Miguel Romeiras Lourenço Várzea Tavares, João Pedro Gomes da Silva Frazão, Ivan de Almeida Soares Franco
  • Range-centric contextual information systems and methods
    Patent number: 8549044
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for providing location-based services using a mobile device is provided. A first anchor is generated by sensing a location-identifying physical characteristic proximate to a mobile device present at a first location and generating a representation of the location-identifying physical characteristic; determining a descriptive identification of the first location; and combining the descriptive identification and the representation of the location-identifying physical characteristic. The first anchor is transmitted to a computer remote from the first location. A request is made to a remote computer for a chronotope retrieved from a database of previously generated anchors, the received chronotope indicating a logical distance between the first anchor and a second anchor, wherein the second anchor is associated with a second location distinct from the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Ydreams—Informatica, S.A. Edificio Ydreams
    Inventors: José Carlos dos Santos Danado, Afonso Miguel Romeiras Lourenco Várzea Tavares, João Pedro Gomes da Silva Frazão, Ivan de Almeida Soares Franco
  • CONTEXT-TRIGGERED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFORMATION AND SERVICES
    Publication number: 20110065451
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for providing location-based services using a mobile device is provided. A location of a mobile device is automatically determined. A user context is generated based at least on a user preference and the automatically determined location of the mobile device, wherein the user preference represents at least a content interest of a user. A request is made to a computer remote from the location of the mobile device for an available service relevant to the user context and compatible with a capability of the mobile device. The available service is executed using the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: YDreams-Informatica, S.A.
    Inventors: José Carlos dos Santos Danado, Afonso Miguel Romeiras Lourenco Vàrzea Tavares, Joâo Pedro Gomes da Silva Frazão, Ivan de Almeida Soares Franco
  • RANGE-CENTRIC CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110066646
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for providing location-based services using a mobile device is provided. A first anchor is generated by sensing a location-identifying physical characteristic proximate to a mobile device present at a first location and generating a representation of the location-identifying physical characteristic; determining a descriptive identification of the first location; and combining the descriptive identification and the representation of the location-identifying physical characteristic. The first anchor is transmitted to a computer remote from the first location. A request is made to a remote computer for a chronotope retrieved from a database of previously generated anchors, the received chronotope indicating a logical distance between the first anchor and a second anchor, wherein the second anchor is associated with a second location distinct from the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: YDreams - Informática, S.A. Edificio YDreams
    Inventors: José Carlos dos Santos Danado, Afonso Miguel Romeiras Lourenco Várzea Tavares, Joào Pedro Gomes da Silva Frazào, Ivan de Almeida Soares Franco