Patents by Inventor Ken Comstock

Ken Comstock 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).

  • Activity indicator
    Patent number: 9438716
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for activity indication are disclosed. In one example, an activity indicator apparatus includes a housing, a visual indicator visible on a housing surface, and a power source. The apparatus includes a wireless communications interface configured to receive a signal indicating an activity of a user device, and an activity indication application configured to indicate the activity at the visual indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Davis, Ken Comstock
  • Smart Wireless Watchbands and Lanyards
    Publication number: 20160088135
    Abstract: Disclosed are watchbands, watchband links, and lanyards, where the watchbands comprise a band, wherein the band comprises (i) a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal representing a physical quantity, and (ii) a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal representing the sensor signal; and a closure structure operable to close the watchband.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Alfred Gesing, Barry C Ferris, Erik Perotti, Ken Comstock, Scott Walsh
  • Activity Indicator
    Publication number: 20150024804
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for activity indication are disclosed. In one example, an activity indicator apparatus includes a housing, a visual indicator visible on a housing surface, and a power source. The apparatus includes a wireless communications interface configured to receive a signal indicating an activity of a user device, and an activity indication application configured to indicate the activity at the visual indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jennifer Davis, Ken Comstock
  • MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION FINDER
    Publication number: 20140162701
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for mobile device location finding are disclosed. In one example, an event notification is received at a first device. A location of the first device is determined responsive to the notification, and the location of the first device is correlated to a location of a second device. The location of the second device is indicated on a user viewable display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: PLANTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Herbert D. Jellinek, Douglas K. Rosener, Gregory H. Miller, Todd W. Zazelenchuk, Jan Caldarella, Ken Comstock, John B. Ledingham
  • Method for reducing purchase time
    Patent number: 8396809
    Abstract: For delayed purchases, a purchase token is used to store purchase details on a user device until a user is ready to make a purchase. The purchase token has an expiration date. The purchase token sets a maximum price for a selected item and reserves the selected item until the expiration date. For routine purchases, the user device is preauthorized to complete the purchase. For obvious purchases, a tracking system is used to track the user device and bill the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Raff, Ken Comstock