Patents by Inventor Linda Chase

Linda Chase 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).

  • Wireless entity tracking and protection
    Patent number: 9654908
    Abstract: A method for tracking an entity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of messages conveying an identification of an entity are received using a wireless identification component. A geographic location of the wireless identification component is determined by a position determining component wherein the geographic location describes a respective geographic location of the wireless identification component when each of the plurality of messages is received. A geographic position of the entity is determined based upon a known spatial relationship between the position determining component and the wireless identification component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Schoner, Ravikanth Pappu, John Biondo, Peter Fredriksson, Linda Chase, Alan Sharp
  • ENTITY TRACKING
    Publication number: 20160295356
    Abstract: A method for tracking an entity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of messages conveying an identification of an entity are received using a wireless identification component. A geographic location of the wireless identification component is determined by a position determining component wherein the geographic location describes a respective geographic location of the wireless identification component when each of the plurality of messages is received. A geographic position of the entity is determined based upon a known spatial relationship between the position determining component and the wireless identification component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Bernd Schoner, Ravikanth Pappu, John Biondo, Peter Fredriksson, Linda Chase, Alan Sharp
  • Entity tracking
    Patent number: 9305196
    Abstract: A method for tracking an entity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of messages conveying an identification of an entity are received using a wireless identification component. A geographic location of the wireless identification component is determined by a position determining component wherein the geographic location describes a respective geographic location of the wireless identification component when each of the plurality of messages is received. A geographic position of the entity is determined based upon a known spatial relationship between the position determining component and the wireless identification component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Bernd Schoner, Ravikanth Pappu, John Biondo, Peter Fredriksson, Linda Chase, Alan Sharp
  • ENTITY TRACKING
    Publication number: 20140035726
    Abstract: A method for tracking an entity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of messages conveying an identification of an entity are received using a wireless identification component. A geographic location of the wireless identification component is determined by a position determining component wherein the geographic location describes a respective geographic location of the wireless identification component when each of the plurality of messages is received. A geographic position of the entity is determined based upon a known spatial relationship between the position determining component and the wireless identification component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Bernd Schoner, Ravikanth Pappu, John Biondo, Peter Fredriksson, Linda Chase, Alan Sharp