Patents by Inventor Paul M Czarnecki

Paul M Czarnecki 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).

  • Geo-fencing in a wireless location system
    Patent number: 8320931
    Abstract: Method and systems are employed by a wireless location system (WLS) for locating a wireless device operating in a geographic area served by a wireless communications system. An exemplary method includes defining a geo-fenced area. The method then includes monitoring a set of predefined signaling links of the wireless communications system, and detecting that a mobile device has performed any of the following acts with respect to the geo-fenced area: (1) entered the geo-fenced area, (2) exited the geo-fenced area, and (3) come within a predefined degree of proximity near the geo-fenced area. A high-accuracy location function may then be triggered in order to determine the geographic location of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: TruePosition, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Ward, Paul M Czarnecki, Robert J. Anderson