Patents by Inventor Alan A. Koch
Alan A. Koch 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).
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Patent number: 9892140Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for creating and using groups for task collaboration. A computing device can include a processor. The computing device can detect an opportunity to initiate collaboration on a task by a group of devices that includes a collaborating device. The computing device can create the group of devices, provide collaboration data to the collaborating device, and obtain input generated by the collaborating device based upon the collaboration data. The computing device can terminate the group.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Robert Alan Koch
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Publication number: 20170221088Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to aspects of in-store field-of-view merchandising and analytics. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a system receives a message from a user device. The message can include an orientation of the user device and a location of the user device within an environment, such as a store. The system can obtain a potential field-of-view of a user associated with the user device. The system can determine, based upon the orientation, the location of the user device and the potential field-of-view of the user, an estimated field-of-view of the user. The system can query a database to look-up items located within the estimated field-of-view. The system can receive, in response to the query, a query response identifying an item located within the estimated field-of-view of the user within the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Ari Craine, James Carlton Bedingfield, SR.
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Publication number: 20170147976Abstract: A method includes coordinating delivery by a selected delivery agent to a delivery recipient. A geographical receiving location for a delivery recipient is determined. A delivery agent, of a plurality of potential delivery agents, is identified and selected that is capable of delivering a specific product to the delivery recipient at the geographical location for the delivery recipient, in which the identifying includes analyzing planned geographical routes for each of the plurality of potential delivery agents to determine the delivery agent. A network communications address of the delivery recipient is determined and an electronic communication exchange is established between an entity responsible for providing the product to the delivery recipient and the network communications address of the delivery recipient. The specific product is assigned for delivery to the delivery recipient based on the communications exchange.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan KOCH, Ari CRAINE
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Patent number: 9626709Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to aspects of in-store field-of-view merchandising and analytics. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a system receives a message from a user device. The message can include an orientation of the user device and a location of the user device within an environment, such as a store. The system can obtain a potential field-of-view of a user associated with the user device. The system can determine, based upon the orientation, the location of the user device and the potential field-of-view of the user, an estimated field-of-view of the user. The system can query a database to look-up items located within the estimated field-of-view. The system can receive, in response to the query, a query response identifying an item located within the estimated field-of-view of the user within the environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Ari Craine, James Carlton Bedingfield, Sr.
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Patent number: 9574826Abstract: A semi-liquid metal processing apparatus and method are presented in which a semi-liquid metal and/or semi-solid metal is introduced into a crucible and his electromagnetically stirred at a first frequency while cooling, and thereafter sidewalls of a metal charge formed of the semi-liquid metal and/or semi-solid metal are partially melted prior to tilting the crucible for removal of the metal charge.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Ajax Tocco Magnethermic CorporationInventors: Ronald R. Akers, Alan Koch
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Patent number: 9532108Abstract: A method for programming a secondary device responsive to an advertisement, including: requesting a file and associated content identifier responsive to the advertisement; receiving the advertisement and a supplementary information associated with the advertisement; presenting a user with an option to initiate a request for an activity in response to the supplementary information; and performing the requested activity in response to the user request.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Dale W. Malik
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Publication number: 20160210449Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for event-based security challenges. A computer can execute a security application. The computer can receive a request for authentication information associated with a user device. The computer can access event data corresponding to the user device. The computer can generate, based upon the event data, a challenge question and a response to the challenge question. The computer can provide data indicating the challenge question and the response to a requestor associated with the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Robert Bridger, II, James T. Lee, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160148218Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to aspects of customer service based upon in-store field-of-view and analytics. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a store analytics system can collect user information associated with a plurality of users located within an environment. The store analytics system also can collect user device information associated with a plurality of user devices associated with the plurality of users. The store analytics system also can collect estimated fields-of-view associated with the plurality of users. The store analytics system can analyze the user information, the user device information, and the estimated fields-of-view to identify at least one commonality shared among at least two of the plurality of users. The store analytics system can create a logical group. The logical group can include the at least two users of the plurality of users that share the commonality.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Ari Craine, James Carlton Bedingfield, SR.
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Publication number: 20160094592Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for creating and using groups for task collaboration. A computing device can include a processor. The computing device can detect an opportunity to initiate collaboration on a task by a group of devices that includes a collaborating device. The computing device can create the group of devices, provide collaboration data to the collaborating device, and obtain input generated by the collaborating device based upon the collaboration data. The computing device can terminate the group.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventor: Robert Alan Koch
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Patent number: 9298898Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for event-based security challenges. A computer can execute a security application. The computer can receive a request for authentication information associated with a user device. The computer can access event data corresponding to the user device. The computer can generate, based upon the event data, a challenge question and a response to the challenge question. The computer can provide data indicating the challenge question and the response to a requestor associated with the request.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Robert Bridger, II, James T Lee, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150371275Abstract: A method for programming a secondary device responsive to an advertisement, including: requesting a file and associated content identifier responsive to the advertisement; receiving the advertisement and a supplementary information associated with the advertisement; presenting a user with an option to initiate a request for an activity in response to the supplementary information; and performing the requested activity in response to the user request.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Dale W. Malik
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Publication number: 20150302500Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to aspects of in-store field-of-view merchandising and analytics. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a system receives a message from a user device. The message can include an orientation of the user device and a location of the user device within an environment, such as a store. The system can obtain a potential field-of-view of a user associated with the user device. The system can determine, based upon the orientation, the location of the user device and the potential field-of-view of the user, an estimated field-of-view of the user. The system can query a database to look-up items located within the estimated field-of-view. The system can receive, in response to the query, a query response identifying an item located within the estimated field-of-view of the user within the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Ari Craine, James Carlton Bedingfield, Sr.
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Publication number: 20140165151Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein that involve non-native device authentication. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a method can include receiving an authentication credential at a computing device from an authorizer. The computing device can be non-native to the authorizer and native to an authorizee that the authorizer is attempting to provide authorization for access to content associated with the authorizer. The method can also include generating an authentication request directed to an authentication system. The authentication request can include the authentication credential. The method can also include sending the authentication request to the authentication system. In response to the authentication request, the computing system can receive an indication that the authorizer is authenticated to authorize the authorizee for access to the content associated with the authorizer. The method can also include accessing, by the computing device, the content associated with the authorizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Richard Welday, JR., Robert Alan Koch
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Publication number: 20140162853Abstract: An exercise apparatus comprising a base that can be oriented at any angle and that defines a plurality of connection interfaces, each of which can be designed to support one end of a resilient member in a cantilevered disposition. The connection interfaces can be positioned at or adjusted to a widely varying range of locations and angular orientations with respect to the base. Each resilient members can be configured to support one or more removable stiffening members that provide a resistance force when a force is exerted thereon so as to bend the resilient member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: CORE STIC FITNESS LLCInventors: Michael Shannon Kadar, Kregg Alan Koch
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Patent number: 8728196Abstract: A semi-liquid metal processing and sensing device comprising a crucible that is at least partially encircled by at least one induction coil. The one or more induction coils can be water cooled. The one or more induction coils can be designed to generate a variable power and/or variable frequency magnetic field which can be modulated to control the cooling of a molten metal charge in the crucible from the liquidus temperature to a selected heat content, resistivity and/or viscosity. The magnetic field can be designed to induce toroidal agitation of the metal charge in the crucible. The semi-liquid condition is sensed and can be actively controlled by the induction power supply via real time or non-real time analysis of electrical feedback signals that are obtained from the induction coil.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic CorporationInventor: Alan A. Koch
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Publication number: 20140083250Abstract: A semi-liquid metal processing apparatus and method are presented in which a semi-liquid metal and/or semi-solid metal is introduced into a crucible and his electromagnetically stirred at a first frequency while cooling, and thereafter sidewalls of a metal charge formed of the semi-liquid metal and/or semi-solid metal are partially melted prior to tilting the crucible for removal of the metal charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: AJAX TOCCO MAGNETHERMIC CORPORATIONInventors: Ronald R. Akers, Alan Koch
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Publication number: 20130225267Abstract: A massively multiplayer online game allowing players to use their influence to affect outcomes of the game. A method in the massively multiplayer online game comprises providing currency to a plurality of players for an online game having a duration; receiving spending information from a first player of the plurality of players, wherein the spending information affects an influence amount of a second player of the plurality of players; and updating a stored influence amount of the second player based on the received spending information, wherein, at the end of the duration, a stored influence amount of the second player is evaluated to determine whether the second player has one of the top stored influence amounts, and wherein the players amongst the plurality of players having the top stored influence amounts compete to potentially win a prize.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: Alan KOCH, Robert Miles Kemp, Andre Nitze
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Patent number: 8500612Abstract: An exercise apparatus comprising a base that can be oriented at any angle and that defines a plurality of connection interfaces, each of which can be designed to support one end of a resilient member in a cantilevered disposition. The connection interfaces can be positioned at or adjusted to a widely varying range of locations and angular orientations with respect to the base. Each resilient members can be configured to support one or more removable stiffening members that provide a resistance force when a force is exerted thereon so as to bend the resilient member.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Core Stix Fitness LLCInventors: Kregg Alan Koch, Michael Shannon Kadar
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Publication number: 20120227542Abstract: A semi-liquid metal processing and sensing device comprising a crucible that is at least partially encircled by at least one induction coil. The one or more induction coils can be water cooled. The one or more induction coils can be designed to generate a variable power and/or variable frequency magnetic field which can be modulated to control the cooling of a molten metal charge in the crucible from the liquidus temperature to a selected heat content, resistivity and/or viscosity. The magnetic field can be designed to induce toroidal agitation of the metal charge in the crucible. The semi-liquid condition is sensed and can be actively controlled by the induction power supply via real time or non-real time analysis of electrical feedback signals that are obtained from the induction coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventor: ALAN A. KOCH
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Patent number: 8241390Abstract: A semi-liquid metal processing and sensing device comprising a crucible that is at least partially encircled by at least one induction coil. The one or more induction coils can be water cooled. The one or more induction coils can be designed to generate a variable power and/or variable frequency magnetic field which can be modulated to control the cooling of a molten metal charge in the crucible from the liquidus temperature to a selected heat content, resistivity and/or viscosity. The magnetic field can be designed to induce toroidal agitation of the metal charge in the crucible. The semi-liquid condition is sensed and can be actively controlled by the induction power supply via real time or non-real time analysis of electrical feedback signals that are obtained from the induction coil.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Ajax Tocco Magnethermic CorporationInventor: Alan A. Koch