Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Dirks

Matthew E. Dirks 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).

  • Mobile device navigation with counterpart device identification
    Patent number: 10694331
    Abstract: A mutual navigation route is generated from a first to a second mobile devices, the mutual navigation route defining a route from one of the first and second mobile devices to another of the mobile devices. Responsive to determining that a predetermined threshold distance between the first and second mobile devices is reached, generating a first sensory cue at the first mobile device and a second sensory cue at the second mobile device, the first and second sensory cues being provided in counterpart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natalie Brooks Powell, Matthew E. Dirks, Leah Michelle Camp, Michael Bender