Patents by Inventor Sara Elizabeth Murray

Sara Elizabeth Murray 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 apparatus for defining a zone
    Patent number: 9848293
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for defining a zone, comprising receiving (S3) location data indicative of the location of a device 2 at a plurality of times, determining (S14), based on the location data, information relating to the occupancy of the device in a plurality of geographical regions, and defining (S15), based on the information, at least one zone. The or each zone consists of multiple contiguous regions of the geographical regions in which the occupancy of the device meets at least one criterion. Each of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions is defined independently of location areas over which base stations transmit and receive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: BUDDI LIMITED
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Murray, Jose Antonio Sanchez-Valenzuela, Gareth John Carter
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFINING A ZONE
    Publication number: 20140179347
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for defining a zone, comprising receiving (S3) location data indicative of the location of a device 2 at a plurality of times, determining (S14), based on the location data, information relating to the occupancy of the device in a plurality of geographical regions, and defining (S15), based on the information, at least one zone. The or each zone consists of multiple contiguous regions of the geographical regions in which the occupancy of the device meets at least one criterion. Each of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions is defined independently of location areas over which base stations transmit and receive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: BUDDI LIMITED
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Murray, Jose Antonio Sanchez-Valenzuela, Gareth John Carter