Patents by Inventor Ben Holm
Ben Holm 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: 11477649Abstract: An access control system is provided and includes a control device disposed to restrict access to a secured resource and a networked device disposed in signal communication with the control device. The networked device requests authentication of a user from a trusted device responsive to a presentation of credentials to the control device in a request for access to the secured resource, the credentials are associated with access rights of the user, the networked device is receptive of the authentication, and the control device permits a level of access to the secured resource in accordance with the access rights upon the reception of the authentication.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Ashley Kennedy-Foster, Ben Holm
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Patent number: 11388544Abstract: A tool for supporting mustering in a facility is provided. The tool includes a mobile computing device comprising a display unit, a memory and a processor. The memory has executable instructions of an application stored thereon, which, when executed, cause the processor to communicate with monitoring and control systems of the facility, to conduct a registration of the user of the mobile computing device and to display on the display unit an interface. The interface includes a first interface element by which the user indicates his/her safety level, a second interface element by which the user self-identifies as a mayor and a map. The map includes first information received from the monitoring and control systems, second information relating to predefined static muster points and third information relating to dynamic muster points of users self-identifying as mayors.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Ben Holm, Ed Gauthier, Eric Hartman, Shawn Parslow, Zach Roth, Kimberly Blum, Anh Gauthier
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Patent number: 11297062Abstract: A system includes a configuration management server operable to interface with a plurality of client devices via a network. The configuration management server includes a processor that is configured to track a change history of modifications to one or more records of a plurality of system data and credential data. An authorization status of a user of an access client of one of the client devices is determined. An authorized view of a selected record of the one or more records is output to the access client. One or more fields of the selected record are displayed based on the authorization status. An output of the change history of modifications to the one or more fields of the selected record to the access client is limited based on the authorization status.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Ed Gauthier, Ben Holm
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Publication number: 20210319092Abstract: A system and a method for providing managed services are provided. The system provides a first access control platform and a second access control platform. The first access control platform is configured to receive at least one of a hardware event, an access request event, and a management request event from at least one gateway (e.g., located at a premises). The first access control platform may include at least one of a permissions database (e.g., storing authorized access credentials), a hardware event database (e.g., storing hardware events), and a management database (e.g., storing management request events). The first access control platform may compare received access credentials to the authorized access credentials in the permissions database. The second access control platform may be configured to update at least one of the permissions database (e.g., adding/removing authorized access credentials) and the hardware event database (e.g., adding/removing security devices).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Ben Holm, Ed Gauthier, Randall Church
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Patent number: 10909333Abstract: A system for remote body communication that includes a processor configured to receive a video feed of a person performing a body communication. The processor is configured to determine whether the body communication is indicative of an emergency situation, translate the body communication, to a text or audio communication, and transmit the video feed and the text or audio communication to a receiving monitoring station. The processor then receives a responsive video feed of a responsive body communication and a responsive text or audio communication indicative of an instruction related to the emergency situation, and outputs the responsive video feed of the responsive body communication and the responsive text or audio communication via an operatively connected output processor.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Kimberly Blum, Ben Holm, Jonathan Rupe
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Patent number: 10826973Abstract: A security system network comprises a cloud computing security system operable in a cloud computing network and a local security hardware system in signal communication with the cloud computing security system. The security system network further comprises a BCP module that includes a first input/output (I/O) terminal in first signal communication with the cloud computing network and a second I/O terminal in second signal communication with the local security hardware. The BCP module selectively establishes a third signal communication between at least one local client application and the local security hardware system so as to exchange data between the local security hardware system and the at least one local client application independently from an operational status of the first signal communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Ed Gauthier, Ben Holm
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Patent number: 10755553Abstract: A collaborative alarm monitoring system (100) includes a security system host server (106) and a chat session server (116). The security host server is in signal communication with at least one security panel (102A, 102B) to receive an alert signal in response to a detected alarm event. The chat session server is in signal communication with the security system host server and is configured to store a chat session protocol and software that when executed by a hardware processor executes a chat session. A monitoring device (110A, 110B, 110C) alerts an operator of the alarm event in response to receiving the alert signal. The monitoring device includes a chat session client that generates a chat session interface to display an alarm event thread indicative of the alarm event. The chat session server generates a communication stream for each alarm event, and the communication stream is individually displayed on the chat session interface of the monitoring device.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Ashley Kennedy-Foster, Ben Holm, Michael Yudichak
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Publication number: 20200226550Abstract: A method of scheduling a meeting room is provided. The method comprising: receiving an attendee list including one or more attendees; obtaining an attendee detail for each attendee in response to the attendee list; determining a weighted ranking for each attendee in response to the attendee detail; obtaining an attendee schedule for each attendee; determining one or more optimal meeting times in response to the attendee schedule; determining a position for each attendee prior to each of the optimal meeting times; determining an optimal meeting location for each optimal meeting time in response to the weighted ranking for each attendee and the position for each attendee; obtaining a meeting room schedule for one or more meeting rooms located within a selected distance of the optimal meeting location at each optimal meeting time; and reserving one of the meeting rooms.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Jason Higley, Wilmann Gomez, Dang Nguyen, Ben Holm, Yuri Novozhenets, Maxim Rydkin
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Publication number: 20200068338Abstract: A tool for supporting mustering in a facility is provided. The tool includes a mobile computing device comprising a display unit, a memory and a processor. The memory has executable instructions of an application stored thereon, which, when executed, cause the processor to communicate with monitoring and control systems of the facility, to conduct a registration of the user of the mobile computing device and to display on the display unit an interface. The interface includes a first interface element by which the user indicates his/her safety level, a second interface element by which the user self-identifies as a mayor and a map. The map includes first information received from the monitoring and control systems, second information relating to predefined static muster points and third information relating to dynamic muster points of users self-identifying as mayors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Ben Holm, Ed Gauthier, Eric Hartman, Shawn Parslow, Zach Roth, Kimberly Blum, Anh Gauthier
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Publication number: 20190357050Abstract: An access control system is provided and includes a control device disposed to restrict access to a secured resource and a networked device disposed in signal communication with the control device. The networked device requests authentication of a user from a trusted device responsive to a presentation of credentials to the control device in a request for access to the secured resource, the credentials are associated with access rights of the user, the networked device is receptive of the authentication, and the control device permits a level of access to the secured resource in accordance with the access rights upon the reception of the authentication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: ASHLEY KENNEDY-FOSTER, BEN HOLM
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Patent number: 10341342Abstract: A method for providing a user system access to a resource includes obtaining configuration data identifying devices at the user system; receiving a request from the user system for access to a resource; applying a function to the configuration data to generate a current fingerprint; comparing the current fingerprint to a reference fingerprint associated with the resource; determining a degree of similarity between the current fingerprint and the reference fingerprint; and granting access to the resource in response to the degree of similarity between the current fingerprint and the reference fingerprint.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Maxim Rydkin, Ben Holm
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Publication number: 20190173887Abstract: A system includes a configuration management server operable to interface with a plurality of client devices via a network. The configuration management server includes a processor that is configured to track a change history of modifications to one or more records of a plurality of system data and credential data. An authorization status of a user of an access client of one of the client devices is determined. An authorized view of a selected record of the one or more records is output to the access client. One or more fields of the selected record are displayed based on the authorization status. An output of the change history of modifications to the one or more fields of the selected record to the access client is limited based on the authorization status.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Ed Gauthier, Ben Holm
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Publication number: 20190164412Abstract: A collaborative alarm monitoring system (100) includes a security system host server (106) and a chat session server (116). The security host server is in signal communication with at least one security panel (102A, 102B) to receive an alert signal in response to a detected alarm event. The chat session server is in signal communication with the security system host server and is configured to store a chat session protocol and software that when executed by a hardware processor executes a chat session. A monitoring device (110A, 110B, 110C) alerts an operator of the alarm event in response to receiving the alert signal. The monitoring device includes a chat session client that generates a chat session interface to display an alarm event thread indicative of the alarm event. The chat session server generates a communication stream for each alarm event, and the communication stream is individually displayed on the chat session interface of the monitoring device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Ashley Kennedy-Foster, Ben Holm, Michael Yudichak
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Publication number: 20190138604Abstract: A system for remote body communication that includes a processor configured to receive a video feed of a person performing a body communication. The processor is configured to determine whether the body communication is indicative of an emergency situation, translate the body communication, to a text or audio communication, and transmit the video feed and the text or audio communication to a receiving monitoring station. The processor then receives a responsive video feed of a responsive body communication and a responsive text or audio communication indicative of an instruction related to the emergency situation, and outputs the responsive video feed of the responsive body communication and the responsive text or audio communication via an operatively connected output processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Kimberly Blum, Ben Holm, Jonathan Rupe
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Publication number: 20190037007Abstract: A security system network comprises a cloud computing security system operable in a cloud computing network and a local security hardware system in signal communication with the cloud computing security system. The security system network further comprises a BCP module that includes a first input/output (I/O) terminal in first signal communication with the cloud computing network and a second I/O terminal in second signal communication with the local security hardware. The BCP module selectively establishes a third signal communication between at least one local client application and the local security hardware system so as to exchange data between the local security hardware system and the at least one local client application independently from an operational status of the first signal communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Ed Gauthier, Ben Holm
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Publication number: 20160234210Abstract: A method for providing a user system access to a resource includes obtaining configuration data identifying devices at the user system; receiving a request from the user system for access to a resource; applying a function to the configuration data to generate a current fingerprint; comparing the current fingerprint to a reference fingerprint associated with the resource; determining a degree of similarity between the current fingerprint and the reference fingerprint; and granting access to the resource in response to the degree of similarity between the current fingerprint and the reference fingerprint.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Maxim Rydkin, Ben Holm