Patents by Inventor Robert Fredrick Grenville Robinson

Robert Fredrick Grenville Robinson 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).

  • Method and System for Synchronizing Climate Control Devices
    Publication number: 20080221738
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for controlling a first climate control device is provided. An operational mode is obtained for each of a plurality of climate control devices. The operational mode of each of the plurality of climate control devices is compared with a desired operational mode of the first climate control device. A determination of whether any of the operational modes of the plurality of climate control devices differs from the desired operational mode. The first climate control device is placed in the desired operational mode dependent on the comparison of the operational modes of the plurality of climate control devices with the desired operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert Fredrick Grenville Robinson
  • Method and system for synchronizing climate control devices
    Patent number: 7395137
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for controlling a first climate control device is provided. An operational mode is obtained for each of a plurality of climate control devices. The operational mode of each of the plurality of climate control devices is compared with a desired operational mode of the first climate control device. A determination of whether any of the operational modes of the plurality of climate control devices differs from the desired operational mode. The first climate control device is placed in the desired operational mode dependent on the comparison of the operational modes of the plurality of climate control devices with the desired operational mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Fredrick Grenville Robinson
  • Method and system for synchronizing climate control devices
    Patent number: 7133748
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for controlling a first climate control device is provided. An operational mode is obtained for each of a plurality of climate control devices. The operational mode of each of the plurality of climate control devices is compared with a desired operational mode of the first climate control device. A determination of whether any of the operational modes of the plurality of climate control devices differs from the desired operational mode. The first climate control device is placed in the desired operational mode dependent on the comparison of the operational modes of the plurality of climate control devices with the desired operational mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Fredrick Grenville Robinson