Patents by Inventor Christopher Painter
Christopher Painter 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: 11297568Abstract: Techniques for location-based apparatus management can result in significant battery power savings for the apparatus and robust controls over the apparatus. This may be achieved by using discovered wireless network(s) to learn repeating patterns of the apparatus and, accordingly, set up soft geofences to trigger automatic operations of the apparatus. Information associated with the discovered wireless network(s) is used to determine the location of the apparatus, and the type of location can be identified. Based on the type of location, the apparatus is placed in a mode corresponding to the identified type of location. Alternatively, or additionally, specific features and/or applications on the apparatus may be activated or deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Baird, Parag Garg, Nicholas LaVassar, Christopher Painter
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Publication number: 20210368293Abstract: Mobile device users navigate to each other by their mobile devices sharing location information, and then one or more of the mobile devices receiving or generating geographical directions for presentation to the mobile device's user to navigate to another of the mobile devices. Two mobile devices can provide geographical directions to enable their respective users to navigate toward each other, and a group of mobile devices can receive and provide or display geographical directions to variously enable their respective users to navigate to different mobile devices in the group. In one scenario, first and second mobile devices provide geographical directions to their respective locations and a third mobile device provides geographical directions to the first or second mobile device, and directions are dynamically updated as the mobile devices move.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Christopher Painter, Maikel Faltaous, Caesar Winebrenner, Andre Sacaguti
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Publication number: 20210319680Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to a tracking method using a two-component tracking device are described. The tracking device includes two components paired with one another: a first component that is specific to a subject the tracking device is intended to track, and a second component that is generic. The second component is capable of establishing a wireless connection with a cellular network, as well as collecting location information of the second component itself. The tracking method involves receiving from the cellular network a set of requirements associated with the subject, and triggering an action based on the set of requirements and the location information collected. The tracking method enables tracking of multiple subjects without a pairing mistake. Namely, a mismatch between multiple subjects to be tracked and multiple tracking devices intended to track the subjects can be avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Christopher Painter, Todd Mason, Barry Butterklee, Gavin Feuer, Yasha Li, Parag Garg, Joseph Baird
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Patent number: 11109187Abstract: Mobile device users navigate to each other by their mobile devices sharing location information, and then one or more of the mobile devices receiving or generating geographical directions for presentation to the mobile device's user to navigate to another of the mobile devices. Two mobile devices can provide geographical directions to enable their respective users to navigate toward each other, and a group of mobile devices can receive and provide or display geographical directions to variously enable their respective users to navigate to different mobile devices in the group. In one scenario, first and second mobile devices provide geographical directions to their respective locations and a third mobile device provides geographical directions to the first or second mobile device, and directions are dynamically updated as the mobile devices move.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Painter, Maikel Faltaous, Caesar Winebrenner, Andre Sacaguti
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Publication number: 20210233375Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to a tracking method using a two-component tracking device are described. The tracking device includes two components paired with one another: a first component that is specific to a subject the tracking device is intended to track, and a second component that is generic. The second component is capable of establishing a wireless connection with a cellular network, as well as collecting location information of the second component itself The tracking method involves receiving from the cellular network a set of requirements associated with the subject, and triggering an action based on the set of requirements and the location information collected. The tracking method enables tracking of multiple subjects without a pairing mistake. Namely, a mismatch between multiple subjects to be tracked and multiple tracking devices intended to track the subjects can be avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Christopher Painter, Todd Mason, Barry Butterklee, Gavin Feuer, Yasha Li, Parag Garg, Joseph Baird
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Patent number: 11074799Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to a tracking method using a two-component tracking device are described. The tracking device includes two components paired with one another: a first component that is specific to a subject the tracking device is intended to track, and a second component that is generic. The second component is capable of establishing a wireless connection with a cellular network, as well as collecting location information of the second component itself. The tracking method involves receiving from the cellular network a set of requirements associated with the subject, and triggering an action based on the set of requirements and the location information collected. The tracking method enables tracking of multiple subjects without a pairing mistake. Namely, a mismatch between multiple subjects to be tracked and multiple tracking devices intended to track the subjects can be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Painter, Todd Mason, Barry Butterklee, Gavin Feuer, Yasha Li, Parag Garg, Joseph Baird
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Publication number: 20210092554Abstract: Mobile device users navigate to each other by their mobile devices sharing location information, and then one or more of the mobile devices receiving or generating geographical directions for presentation to the mobile device's user to navigate to another of the mobile devices. Two mobile devices can provide geographical directions to enable their respective users to navigate toward each other, and a group of mobile devices can receive and provide or display geographical directions to variously enable their respective users to navigate to different mobile devices in the group. In one scenario, first and second mobile devices provide geographical directions to their respective locations and a third mobile device provides geographical directions to the first or second mobile device, and directions are dynamically updated as the mobile devices move.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Christopher Painter, Maikel Faltaous, Caesar Winebrenner, Andre Sacaguti
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Publication number: 20200378546Abstract: This disclosure describes a rotational coupling mechanism for releasably coupling a device to a mounting platform. In one example, a user may nest a device within the mounting platform and perform a single rotation of the nested device to toggle between a locked position and an unlocked position. The user may continue the single rotation of the nested device, in the same clockwise or anticlockwise direction, to toggle the device from the unlocked position and back to the locked position. In a locked position, the device is restricted from translation relative to the mounting platform, however, the device may continue to rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to toggle between a locked and unlocked position. In an unlocked position, the device may disengage freely from the mounting platform and is thus subsequently free to move in any translational direction or about any rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Christopher Painter, Joseph Baird, Parag Garg, Kenneth Chou, Michael Lo, William Carter-Giannini
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Patent number: 10818089Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide a shared augmented reality experience across multiple presentation devices. A first presentation device may display an AR marker, and may use a map of the physical environment to correctly orient the AR marker with an orientation of an anchor object. A second presentation device may then scan the marker, which places the anchor object in the position and orientation in their perceived views of the virtual environment in accordance with the marker. Once the location of the anchor object is established, networking between the first and second devices can be used to place other virtual objects in the virtual environment.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: R. Hunter Gough, Hunter Gibson, Tri Desa, Christopher Painter, Brittany Bruegel, Maxwell McCoy
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Publication number: 20200236619Abstract: Techniques for location-based apparatus management can result in significant battery power savings for the apparatus and robust controls over the apparatus. This may be achieved by using discovered wireless network(s) to learn repeating patterns of the apparatus and, accordingly, set up soft geofences to trigger automatic operations of the apparatus. Information associated with the discovered wireless network(s) is used to determine the location of the apparatus, and the type of location can be identified. Based on the type of location, the apparatus is placed in a mode corresponding to the identified type of location. Alternatively, or additionally, specific features and/or applications on the apparatus may be activated or deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Joseph Baird, Parag Garg, Nicholas LaVassar, Christopher Painter
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Publication number: 20200205081Abstract: A central IoT controller is described for conserving power resources of mobile IoT devices. Specifically, the central IoT controller is configured to at least monitor power reserves of mobile IoT devices, and in response to detecting that a power reserve has fallen below a predetermined threshold, generate computer-executable instructions that adjust configuration settings of the mobile IoT devices to conserve a remaining power reserve. The central IoT controller may modify a check-in interval for mobile IoT devices, configure the transmission of data communications via more power-efficient communication protocols, or reduce the number of active sensors on the mobile IoT device based on proximity to a trusted geolocation or a trusted device. Further, data communications may be rerouted via a proximate trusted device or other proximate mobile IoT device, in response to such device providing an efficiency with respect to available communication protocols.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Parag Garg, Nicholas LaVassar, Christopher Painter, Dhruv Chadha, Gavin Feuer, Joseph Baird
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Patent number: 10638270Abstract: Techniques are described herein for tracking an item of interest by implementing a search party that includes a plurality of user equipment. The technique includes receiving, from a first user equipment, a lost notification indicating that a tracking device associated with a target item is lost, the first user equipment paired with the tracking device and the tracking device having a unique tracking device identifier; obtaining a location information corresponding to a second user equipment in response to receiving the lost notification; determining based at least partially on the location information of the second user equipment whether the second user equipment is available to participate in a search party; and if the second user equipment is available to participating in the search party, transmitting a search request to the second user equipment to locate the target item, the search request comprising the unique tracking device identifier.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Baird, Nicholas LaVassar, Christopher Painter, Parag Garg, Gavin Feuer
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Publication number: 20200098179Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and methods to provide a shared augmented reality experience across multiple presentation devices. A first presentation device may display an AR marker, and may use a map of the physical environment to correctly orient the AR marker with an orientation of an anchor object. A second presentation device may then scan the marker, which places the anchor object in the position and orientation in their perceived views of the virtual environment in accordance with the marker. Once the location of the anchor object is established, networking between the first and second devices can be used to place other virtual objects in the virtual environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: R. Hunter Gough, Hunter Gibson, Tri Desa, Christopher Painter, Brittany Bruegel, Maxwell McCoy
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Publication number: 20200015040Abstract: Techniques are described herein for tracking an item of interest by implementing a search party that includes a plurality of user equipment. The technique includes receiving, from a first user equipment, a lost notification indicating that a tracking device associated with a target item is lost, the first user equipment paired with the tracking device and the tracking device having a unique tracking device identifier; obtaining a location information corresponding to a second user equipment in response to receiving the lost notification; determining based at least partially on the location information of the second user equipment whether the second user equipment is available to participate in a search party; and if the second user equipment is available to participating in the search party, transmitting a search request to the second user equipment to locate the target item, the search request comprising the unique tracking device identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Joseph Baird, Nicholas LaVassar, Christopher Painter, Parag Garg, Gavin Feuer
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Patent number: 9877107Abstract: An audio processing circuit comprises an analyzer circuit that includes a plurality of energy detector units, and an equalizer circuit that includes a plurality of equalization filters. The equalizer circuit is coupled with the analyzer circuit. The analyzer circuit is configured to receive an audio signal, obtain sub-bands of the audio signal using the energy detector units, measure energy of each sub-band, compare the energy of each sub-band to a threshold energy value and, based on the comparison, determine parameters for an equalization filter for processing the sub-band. The equalizer circuit is configured to receive the audio signal concurrently with reception of the audio signal by the analyzer circuit, obtain the sub-bands using the equalization filters, receive the parameters for the equalization filters from the analyzer circuit, equalize each sub-band by applying the parameters corresponding to the sub-band, and generate an output audio signal that includes the equalized sub-bands.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Christopher Painter, Erfan Soltanmohammadi, Kapil Jain
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Patent number: D918137Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Painter, Parag Garg, Joseph Baird, Aaron Takeshi Sisneros, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Daniel Hundt
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Patent number: D918696Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Painter, Parag Garg, Joseph Baird, Aaron Takeshi Sisneros, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Daniel Hundt
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Patent number: D920143Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Painter, Parag Garg, Joseph Baird, Aaron Takeshi Sisneros, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Daniel Hundt
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Patent number: D941687Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Painter, Parag Garg, Joseph Baird, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Aaron Takeshi Sisneros, Daniel Hundt
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Patent number: D945869Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Painter, Parag Garg, Joseph Baird, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Aaron Takeshi Sisneros, Daniel Hundt