Patents by Inventor Mary Winna Fox

Mary Winna Fox 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).

  • Patent number: 9842486
    Abstract: System and method for establishing configuration parameters for a comprehensive user interface of an alarm system. An exemplary embodiment of a configuration system in accordance with the present disclosure includes a plurality of alarm system workstations, each alarm system workstation having a set of configuration parameters associated therewith, a client workstation, and a user interface broker operatively connected to each of the alarm system workstations and the client workstation, wherein the user interface broker is configured to aggregate data from the alarm system workstations and to present such aggregated data at the client workstation using the comprehensive user interface. The user interface broker is further configured to facilitate designation of one of the alarm system workstations as a main workstation, whereupon the configuration parameters of the designated main workstation are applied to the comprehensive user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: J. R. Mario Boisclair, Joseph Piccolo, III, Dennis A. McEvoy, Mary Winna Fox, Kirill Alexandrov
  • Patent number: 9076319
    Abstract: An interface system for providing a comprehensive user interface for alarm systems. The interface system may include two or more alarm system workstations, each having a user interface application installed thereon. One or more alarm panels may be connected to each of the alarm system workstations, and one or more points may be connected to each of the alarm panels. A broker workstation may be connected to the two or more alarm system workstations, and one or more client workstations may be connected to the broker workstation. A user interface broker may be installed on the broker workstation, wherein the user interface broker is configured to provide the one or more client workstations with a user interface that presents the status of, and that provides control over, all of the points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Mario Boisclair, Joseph Piccolo, III, Dennis McEvoy, Mary Winna Fox, Kirill Alexandrov
  • Publication number: 20150154855
    Abstract: System and method for establishing configuration parameters for a comprehensive user interface of an alarm system. An exemplary embodiment of a configuration system in accordance with the present disclosure includes a plurality of alarm system workstations, each alarm system workstation having a set of configuration parameters associated therewith, a client workstation, and a user interface broker operatively connected to each of the alarm system workstations and the client workstation, wherein the user interface broker is configured to aggregate data from the alarm system workstations and to present such aggregated data at the client workstation using the comprehensive user interface. The user interface broker is further configured to facilitate designation of one of the alarm system workstations as a main workstation, whereupon the configuration parameters of the designated main workstation are applied to the comprehensive user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: J. R. Mario Boisclair, Joseph Piccolo, III, Dennis A. McEvoy, Mary Winna Fox, Kirill Alexandrov
  • Publication number: 20140145855
    Abstract: An interface system for providing a comprehensive user interface for alarm systems. The interface system may include two or more alarm system workstations, each having a user interface application installed thereon. One or more alarm panels may be connected to each of the alarm system workstations, and one or more points may be connected to each of the alarm panels. A broker workstation may be connected to the two or more alarm system workstations, and one or more client workstations may be connected to the broker workstation. A user interface broker may be installed on the broker workstation, wherein the user interface broker is configured to provide the one or more client workstations with a user interface that presents the status of, and that provides control over, all of the points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SIMPLEXGRINNELL LP
    Inventors: Mario Boisclair, Joseph Piccolo, III, Dennis McEvoy, Mary Winna Fox, Kirill Alexandrov