Patents by Inventor Miriam M. Wiggers De Vries

Miriam M. Wiggers De Vries 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 having an emergency mode
    Patent number: 8886157
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method to locate a mobile device in an emergency situation. The mobile device includes a display device, a user interface to receive an emergency mode request from a user, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to implement an emergency mode process based upon the receipt of the emergency mode request from the user. The emergency mode process is implemented to: monitor received signals to locate a base station, wherein, once a base station is located, a short emergency message is transmitted to the base station including the location of the mobile device. The emergency mode process is further implemented to: monitor received signals to receive an acknowledgement signal from the base station; and reduce a plurality of first non-essential functions of the mobile device to reduce power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip Michael Hawkes, Miriam M. Wiggers De Vries, Craig M. Brown, Alexander Gantman, Jessica M. Purser, Cameron A. McDonald, Craig W. Northway, Michael W. Paddon
  • Method and apparatus for determining and utilizing value of digital assets
    Publication number: 20140032424
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting digital assets associated with a computing device are described herein. An example of a method according to the disclosure includes assigning at least one asset worth value to respective digital assets associated with a device, computing at least one device worth value using the at least one asset worth value assigned to the digital assets associated with the device, identifying at least one device worth value threshold, performing a comparison of the at least one device worth value to the at least one worth value threshold, and initiating at least one action with respect to the digital assets associated with the device based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip Michael HAWKES, Alexander GANTMAN, Cameron A. MC Donald, Miriam M. WIGGERS DE VRIES, Craig W. NORTHWAY, Craig M. BROWN
  • Method and apparatus for determining and utilizing value of digital assets
    Patent number: 8577809
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting digital assets associated with a computing device are described herein. An example of a method according to the disclosure includes assigning at least one asset worth value to respective digital assets associated with a device, computing at least one device worth value using the at least one asset worth value assigned to the digital assets associated with the device, identifying at least one device worth value threshold, performing a comparison of the at least one device worth value to the at least one worth value threshold, and initiating at least one action with respect to the digital assets associated with the device based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip Hawkes, Alexander Gantman, Cameron A. McDonald, Miriam M. Wiggers De Vries, Craig W. Northway, Craig M. Brown
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND UTILIZING VALUE OF DIGITAL ASSETS
    Publication number: 20130006868
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting digital assets associated with a computing device are described herein. An example of a method according to the disclosure includes assigning at least one asset worth value to respective digital assets associated with a device, computing at least one device worth value using the at least one asset worth value assigned to the digital assets associated with the device, identifying at least one device worth value threshold, performing a comparison of the at least one device worth value to the at least one worth value threshold, and initiating at least one action with respect to the digital assets associated with the device based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip HAWKES, Alexander Gantman, Cameron A. McDonald, Miriam M. Wiggers De Vries, Craig W. Northway, Craig M. Brown
  • Mobile Device Having An Emergency Mode
    Publication number: 20120115430
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method to locate a mobile device in an emergency situation. The mobile device includes a display device, a user interface to receive an emergency mode request from a user, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to implement an emergency mode process based upon the receipt of the emergency mode request from the user. The emergency mode process is implemented to: monitor received signals to locate a base station, wherein, once a base station is located, a short emergency message is transmitted to the base station including the location of the mobile device. The emergency mode process is further implemented to: monitor received signals to receive an acknowledgement signal from the base station; and reduce a plurality of first non-essential functions of the mobile device to reduce power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip Michael Hawkes, Miriam M. Wiggers De Vries, Craig M. Brown, Alexander Gantman, Jessica M. Purser, Cameron A. McDonald, Craig W. Northway, Michael W. Paddon