Patents by Inventor Luan Dang

Luan Dang 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: 20240086897
    Abstract: Described is a hybrid centralized-decentralized system for managing data and token transactions among a decentralized group of stakeholders. The system uses a blockchain architecture to maintain secure identities for the stakeholders, as well as allow any stakeholder to perform a data or token transaction with another stakeholder. A central organization manages a central application and a data exchange. The central application manages profile data from users and interaction data for users with developer applications and provides it to the data exchange. The data exchange organizes and packages the data and may provide it to other stakeholders for analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Lindenberger, Luan Dang
  • Patent number: 11829996
    Abstract: Described is a hybrid centralized-decentralized system for managing data and token transactions among a decentralized group of stakeholders. The system uses a blockchain architecture to maintain secure identities for the stakeholders, as well as allow any stakeholder to perform a data or token transaction with another stakeholder. A central organization manages a central application and a data exchange. The central application manages profile data from users and interaction data for users with developer applications, and provides it to the data exchange. The data exchange organizes and packages the data, and may provide it to other stakeholder for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: PHUNWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Lindenberger, Luan Dang
  • Patent number: 10740799
    Abstract: An application framework for mobile devices may provide a variety of application modules directed towards enterprise brand extension. The application modules are organized into five main categories: (1) featured, (2) community, (3) play/engage, (4) media, and (5) shop. The “featured” category may allow enterprises to push specific content onto its consumers. The “community” category may allow enterprises to leverage social networks and consumer communities that build and expand around their brands. The “play/engage” category may allow enterprises to offer compelling value and engaging utility to its customers. The “media” category may allow enterprises to entertain, inform, and educate consumers about brands through media content. The “shop” category may allow enterprises to facilitate electronic commerce with its customers. Further application analytics may be utilized by aggregating affiliate, sales, or usage data, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: PHUNWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, Alan M. Kane, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall
  • Patent number: 10254378
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and devices for tracking a mobile device in an indoor area or bounded area. A method for tracking a mobile device includes receiving sensor data from a mobile device and generating a heuristic map based on the sensor data describing a set of possible current locations of the mobile device in the bounded area. The method further includes receiving additional sensor data from the mobile device, and determining a change in position of the mobile device based on the additional sensor data. The method further yet includes updating the heuristic map to disqualify a first possible current location from the set of possible current locations, and outputting the updated set of possible current locations for display on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: PHUNWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Luan Dang, Matt Lindenberger, Devin Pigera, Duy Nguyen, Dennis Griesser, Kent Tu, Tyler Prevost
  • Publication number: 20190080357
    Abstract: An application framework for mobile devices may provide a variety of application modules directed towards enterprise brand extension. The application modules are organized into five main categories: (1) featured, (2) community, (3) play/engage, (4) media, and (5) shop. The “featured” category may allow enterprises to push specific content onto its consumers. The “community” category may allow enterprises to leverage social networks and consumer communities that build and expand around their brands. The “play/engage” category may allow enterprises to offer compelling value and engaging utility to its customers. The “media” category may allow enterprises to entertain, inform, and educate consumers about brands through media content. The “shop” category may allow enterprises to facilitate electronic commerce with its customers. Further application analytics may be utilized by aggregating affiliate, sales, or usage data, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, Alan M. Kane, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall
  • Publication number: 20190079653
    Abstract: Methods and systems for interactive user interface objects are provided. The user interface allows for users to manipulate different objects represented by icons within a user interface, such as that of an iPhone or iPad or other touch screen devices. Users may bump objects together, flick one object towards another, bump an object against the edge of a screen, flick an object towards a certain area such as a dock, or otherwise manipulate the objects. The user's actions or manipulations of objects may result in an action by the objects or may have no effect. Depending on the compatibility of objects, the objects may be neutral towards one another, may attract each other, or may repel. The objects that attract may share content or communicate with each other via a one-time interaction, or may establish links or connections with each other that enable longer term communication or broadcasts that occur upon pre-determined triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, David J. Reese, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall, Cyrus Lum
  • Patent number: 9965775
    Abstract: An application framework for mobile devices may provide a variety of application modules directed towards enterprise brand extension. The application modules are organized into five main categories: (1) featured, (2) community, (3) play/engage, (4) media, and (5) shop. The “featured” category may allow enterprises to push specific content onto its consumers. The “community” category may allow enterprises to leverage social networks and consumer communities that build and expand around their brands. The “play/engage” category may allow enterprises to offer compelling value and engaging utility to its customers. The “media” category may allow enterprises to entertain, inform, and educate consumers about brands through media content. The “shop” category may allow enterprises to facilitate electronic commerce with its customers. Further application analytics may be utilized by aggregating affiliate, sales, or usage data, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Phunware, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, Alan M. Kane, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall
  • Patent number: 9042173
    Abstract: Memory architecture, such as for a flash EEPROM memory embedded within a processor or other large scale integrated circuit, and including differential sense circuitry. The memory includes an array of memory cells in rows and columns, and organized into sectors, each sector split into portions. Columns of the array are grouped into small groups from which a final stage column decode selects a column from the group based on the least significant bits of the column address. Adjacent groups of columns are paired, with a selected column from each group coupled to a differential input of the sense amplifier, but with one of the selected columns associated with an unselected sector portion and thus serving as a dummy bit line. Conductor routing is simplified, and chip area is reduced, by maintaining unselected column groups adjacent or nearby to selected column groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Harvey J. Stiegler, Luan A. Dang
  • Publication number: 20150025966
    Abstract: An application framework for mobile devices may provide a variety of application modules directed towards enterprise brand extension. The application modules are organized into five main categories: (1) featured, (2) community, (3) play/engage, (4) media, and (5) shop. The “featured” category may allow enterprises to push specific content onto its consumers. The “community” category may allow enterprises to leverage social networks and consumer communities that build and expand around their brands. The “play/engage” category may allow enterprises to offer compelling value and engaging utility to its customers. The “media” category may allow enterprises to entertain, inform, and educate consumers about brands through media content. The “shop” category may allow enterprises to facilitate electronic commerce with its customers. Further application analytics may be utilized by aggregating affiliate, sales, or usage data, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, Alan M. Kane, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall
  • Publication number: 20140337736
    Abstract: Methods and systems for interactive user interface objects are provided. The user interface allows for users to manipulate different objects represented by icons within a user interface, such as that of an iPhone or iPad or other touch screen devices. Users may bump objects together, flick one object towards another, bump an object against the edge of a screen, flick an object towards a certain area such as a dock, or otherwise manipulate the objects. The user's actions or manipulations of objects may result in an action by the objects or may have no effect. Depending on the compatibility of objects, the objects may be neutral towards one another, may attract each other, or may repel. The objects that attract may share content or communicate with each other via a one-time interaction, or may establish links or connections with each other that enable longer term communication or broadcasts that occur upon pre-determined triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: PHUNWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, David J. Reese, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall, Cyrus Lum
  • Patent number: 8788358
    Abstract: An application framework for mobile devices may provide a variety of application modules directed towards enterprise brand extension. The application modules are organized into five main categories: (1) featured, (2) community, (3) play/engage, (4) media, and (5) shop. The “featured” category may allow enterprises to push specific content onto its consumers. The “community” category may allow enterprises to leverage social networks and consumer communities that build and expand around their brands. The “play/engage” category may allow enterprises to offer compelling value and engaging utility to its customers. The “media” category may allow enterprises to entertain, inform, and educate consumers about brands through media content. The “shop” category may allow enterprises to facilitate electronic commerce with its customers. Further application analytics may be utilized by aggregating affiliate, sales, or usage data, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Phunware, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, Alan M. Kane, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall
  • Patent number: 8732619
    Abstract: Methods and systems for interactive user interface objects are provided. The user interface allows for users to manipulate different objects represented by icons within a user interface, such as that of an iPhone or iPad or other touch screen devices. Users may bump objects together, flick one object towards another, bump an object against the edge of a screen, flick an object towards a certain area such as a dock, or otherwise manipulate the objects. The user's actions or manipulations of objects may result in an action by the objects or may have no effect. Depending on the compatibility of objects, the objects may be neutral towards one another, may attract each other, or may repel. The objects that attract may share content or communicate with each other via a one-time interaction, or may establish links or connections with each other that enable longer term communication or broadcasts that occur upon pre-determined triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Phunware, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, David J. Reese, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall, Cyrus Lum
  • Patent number: 8134999
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a provisioning method for establishing a telecommunications service including the operations of sending a resynchronization message to a user terminal unit, redirecting the resynchronization message to a customer premises equipment (CPE) unit, acquiring the configuration server network address from the resynchronization message, connecting the CPE unit through the network to a configuration server specified in the configuration server network address, receiving subscriber configuration data from the configuration server; and initializing the CPE unit with the received subscriber configuration data to establish service between the CPE unit and the telecommunications service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Piu Piu Ong, Manrique Brenes, Ray Chang, Luan Dang, Andrew M. Gutman, Yutai T. Koh, Edward Dean Willis
  • Publication number: 20110320967
    Abstract: An application framework for mobile devices may provide a variety of application modules directed towards enterprise brand extension. The application modules are organized into five main categories: (1) featured, (2) community, (3) play/engage, (4) media, and (5) shop. The “featured” category may allow enterprises to push specific content onto its consumers. The “community” category may allow enterprises to leverage social networks and consumer communities that build and expand around their brands. The “play/engage” category may allow enterprises to offer compelling value and engaging utility to its customers. The “media” category may allow enterprises to entertain, inform, and educate consumers about brands through media content. The “shop” category may allow enterprises to facilitate electronic commerce with its customers. Further application analytics may be utilized by aggregating affiliate, sales, or usage data, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, Alan M. Kane, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall
  • Publication number: 20110265043
    Abstract: Methods and systems for interactive user interface objects are provided. The user interface allows for users to manipulate different objects represented by icons within a user interface, such as that of an iPhone or iPad or other touch screen devices. Users may bump objects together, flick one object towards another, bump an object against the edge of a screen, flick an object towards a certain area such as a dock, or otherwise manipulate the objects. The user's actions or manipulations of objects may result in an action by the objects or may have no effect. Depending on the compatibility of objects, the objects may be neutral towards one another, may attract each other, or may repel. The objects that attract may share content or communicate with each other via a one-time interaction, or may establish links or connections with each other that enable longer term communication or broadcasts that occur upon pre-determined triggers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Phunware, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan S. Knitowski, Luan Dang, David J. Reese, James D. Trim, Anthony C. Hall, Cyrus Lum
  • Publication number: 20110188311
    Abstract: Memory architecture, such as for a flash EEPROM memory embedded within a processor or other large scale integrated circuit, and including differential sense circuitry. The memory includes an array of memory cells in rows and columns, and organized into sectors, each sector split into portions. Columns of the array are grouped into small groups from which a final stage column decode selects a column from the group based on the least significant bits of the column address. Adjacent groups of columns are paired, with a selected column from each group coupled to a differential input of the sense amplifier, but with one of the selected columns associated with an unselected sector portion and thus serving as a dummy bit line. Conductor routing is simplified, and chip area is reduced, by maintaining unselected column groups adjacent or nearby to selected column groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Harvey J. Stiegler, Luan A. Dang
  • Patent number: 7706299
    Abstract: A technique for estimating the upstream bandwidth for a modem is provided. Various-sized packets are sent on roundtrip journeys through the modem. The roundtrip times for the various-sized packets are compared to provide an estimate of the modem's upstream bandwidth. Alternatively, a block file may be transmitted through the modem to a TFTP server. The TFTP server reports the time needed to complete the file transfer. Based upon the block file transmission start time and the completion time, an upstream bandwidth estimate may be performed. Given the upstream bandwidth estimation, non-VoIP upstream data traffic may be limited accordingly to provide a desired QoS to VoIP calls being supported by the modem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Chang, Luan Dang
  • Patent number: 7489584
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing leakage current and maintaining high performance in a static random access memory (SRAM). One embodiment discloses a memory array system operative to store data bits in individually addressable rows and columns. The memory array system comprises a plurality of memory blocks, each of the plurality of memory blocks having a plurality of memory rows and a row peripheral circuit operative to switch a memory block from a retention mode to an activation mode in response to an addressing of a memory row within the memory block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Luan A. Dang, Hiep Van Tran
  • Patent number: 7327598
    Abstract: An SRAM device and a method of placing a portion of memory cells of an SRAM device in an active mode is provided. In one embodiment, the SRAM device includes a hierarchical grouping of memory cells of memory cells and biasing circuitry, coupled to the hierarchical grouping of memory cells, configured to bias a subset of the set based on a memory address associated therewith. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving a memory address associated with the hierarchical grouping of memory cells and biasing a subset of the hierarchical grouping of memory cells based on the memory address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Luan Dang, Hiep Van Tran
  • Publication number: 20060268648
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing leakage current and maintaining high performance in a static random access memory (SRAM). One embodiment discloses a memory array system operative to store data bits in individually addressable rows and columns. The memory array system comprises a plurality of memory blocks, each of the plurality of memory blocks having a plurality of memory rows and a row peripheral circuit operative to switch a memory block from a retention mode to an activation mode in response to an addressing of a memory row within the memory block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Luan Dang, Hiep Tran