Patents by Inventor Donald R. Denning

Donald R. Denning 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).

  • Publication number: 20140335796
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a monitoring system is capable of monitoring the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) of one or more persons occupying a building. The monitoring system includes an information handling system having a radio-frequency (RF) scanner capable of scanning the RF ambient environment of the building. When an individual uses devices in the building that emit RF signals or emissions, the RF signals are detected by the RF scanner and analyzed by the information handling system. The characteristics of the detected RF signals are compared to a database of signature of known devices. If a detected RF signal matches the signature of a known device, the use of the device is logged into a database for ADL analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Donald R. Denning, JR., Benjamin Kuris
  • Patent number: 8798573
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a monitoring system is capable of monitoring the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) of one or more persons occupying a building. The monitoring system includes an information handling system having a radio-frequency (RF) scanner capable of scanning the RF ambient environment of the building. When an individual uses devices in the building that emit RF signals or emissions, the RF signals are detected by the RF scanner and analyzed by the information handling system. The characteristics of the detected RF signals are compared to a database of signature of known devices. If a detected RF signal matches the signature of a known device, the use of the device is logged into a database for ADL analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Donald R Denning, Jr., Benjamin Kuris
  • Patent number: 8441371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using realt-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, Jr., Steven M. Ayer
  • Publication number: 20130009772
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using realt-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: INTEL-GE CARE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, JR., Steven M. Ayer
  • Patent number: 8294572
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using real-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, Jr., Steven M. Ayer
  • Patent number: 8223013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using real-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, Jr., Steven M. Ayer
  • Publication number: 20110213938
    Abstract: A personal sensing device that may be used for storing personal data and sensed data arbitrates and prioritizes competing requests for memory access from sensing, wireless, and wired interfaces. The personal sensing device enables power efficiency with burst-writes to the memory at higher data rates then an incoming sensor data stream without risk of data loss. Sensing operations coordinated by reconfigurable control logic are partitioned from storage operations coordinated by a multi-port memory controller. The interface between the functional partitioning uses message passing, status/control registers and buffering to reduce or eliminate system interdependencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Intel-GE Care InnovationsLLC
    Inventors: Benjamin KURIS, Donald R. Denning, JR., Steven M. Ayer
  • Patent number: 7908440
    Abstract: A personal sensing device that may be used for storing personal data and sensed data arbitrates and prioritizes competing requests for memory access from sensing, wireless, and wired interfaces. The personal sensing device enables power efficiency with burst-writes to the memory at higher data rates then an incoming sensor data stream without risk of data loss. Sensing operations coordinated by reconfigurable control logic are partitioned from storage operations coordinated by a multi-port memory controller. The interface between the functional partitioning uses message passing, status/control registers and buffering to reduce or eliminate system interdependencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, Jr., Steven M. Ayer
  • Publication number: 20090054028
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a monitoring system is capable of monitoring the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) of one or more persons occupying a building. The monitoring system includes an information handling system having a radio-frequency (RF) scanner capable of scanning the RF ambient environment of the building. When an individual uses devices in the building that emit RF signals or emissions, the RF signals are detected by the RF scanner and analyzed by the information handling system. The characteristics of the detected RF signals are compared to a database of signature of known devices. If a detected RF signal matches the signature of a known device, the use of the device is logged into a database for ADL analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Donald R. Denning, JR., Benjamin Kuris
  • Publication number: 20090043920
    Abstract: A personal sensing device that may be used for storing personal data and sensed data arbitrates and prioritizes competing requests for memory access from sensing, wireless, and wired interfaces. The personal sensing device enables power efficiency with burst-writes to the memory at higher data rates then an incoming sensor data stream without risk of data loss. Sensing operations coordinated by reconfigurable control logic are partitioned from storage operations coordinated by a multi-port memory controller. The interface between the functional partitioning uses message passing, status/control registers and buffering to reduce or eliminate system interdependencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: BENJAMIN KURIS, Donald R. Denning, JR., Steven M. Ayer
  • Publication number: 20090015403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using real-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, JR., Steven M. Ayer
  • Patent number: 7427266
    Abstract: A method and apparatus keeps track of ingestible objects (such as pills or food items) ingested by humans or animals. The objects are supplied with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags encoding data describing the objects. The humans or animals ingesting the objects are equipped with RFID sensors for detecting, decoding, and archiving the data encoded in the tags. A user may scan the body of the human or animal subject with a sensor to determine if a tagged object has been ingested. The tags may be covered with substances or contain elements that dissolve upon entering a digestive system. This allows detection of ingestion and also allows the RFID tag encoding to change in the course of digestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven M. Ayer, Donald R. Denning, Jr., Frank C. Bomba, Andrew D. Christian, James E. Hicks, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080157959
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using real-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, Steven M. Ayer