Patents by Inventor Patrick Laffey

Patrick Laffey 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: 8589229
    Abstract: Immediate changes and updates in a Global Positioning System (GPS) providing wireless communication display devices with displayed maps of a defined areas with traffic and objects of interest information are implemented through broadcasting short range RF information relative to an object from an object located within the defined area. When this broadcast information is received by the transceiver of any wireless display device within RF broadcast range, the receiving device obtains the position of the object from a GPS satellite based upon the information received by the wireless display device and the object and the information are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Laffey, Daniel N. Nguyen, Vit T. Tran, Kim-Khanh V. Trans
  • Publication number: 20120047018
    Abstract: Immediate changes and updates in a Global Positioning System (GPS) providing wireless communication display devices with displayed maps of a defined areas with traffic and objects of interest information are implemented through broadcasting short range RF information relative to an object from an object located within the defined area. When this broadcast information is received by the transceiver of any wireless display device within RF broadcast range, the receiving device obtains the position of the object from a GPS satellite based upon the information received by the wireless display device and the object and the information are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Laffey, Daniel N. Nguyen, Vit T. Tran, Kim-Khanh V. Trans
  • Publication number: 20060010397
    Abstract: Method, system and computer program product for controlling the closing of a window on a display screen in a data processing system. A system for controlling the closing of a window has a first functionality for locking a window against being closed by a single, user initiated closing action, and a second functionality for closing the locked window by a plurality of user initiated closing actions. Because a plurality of closing actions is required to close a window, the unintended closing of a window is substantially prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick Laffey