Patents by Inventor Steve Huseth

Steve Huseth 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).

  • Publication number: 20120169530
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for producing a model of the interior of a building. The model is capable of receiving and dynamically incorporating input from various sources including, for example, existing static map data, data such as annotations and updates provided by persons on the scene but outside the building, and real-time data from sensors located on mobile persons or assets that are dynamically moving inside the building. In some cases, the moving persons or assets inside the building may carry a unit that emits sound or electromagnetic pulses, which reflect off the immediate surroundings in a particular room or portion of the building, and sense the reflected pulses. The reflections from relatively close features may arrive at the sensor more quickly than those from relatively distant features, so that temporal analysis of the reflected pulse may provide information about features in the building as a function of their distance away from the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Aravind Padmanabhan, Steve Huseth
  • Publication number: 20120173204
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for producing a model of the interior of a building. The model is capable of receiving and dynamically incorporating input from various sources including, for example, existing static map data, data such as annotations and updates provided by persons on the scene but outside the building, and real-time data from sensors located on mobile persons or assets that are dynamically moving inside the building. In some cases, the moving persons or assets inside the building may carry a unit that emits sound or electromagnetic pulses, which reflect off the immediate surroundings in a particular room or portion of the building, and sense the reflected pulses. The reflections from relatively close features may arrive at the sensor more quickly than those from relatively distant features, so that temporal analysis of the reflected pulse may provide information about features in the building as a function of their distance away from the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Aravind Padmanabhan, Steve Huseth
  • Publication number: 20110268300
    Abstract: A tactile-based guidance system incorporating tactors in headgear, such as a hat, helmet, or hood. Tactors may provide tactile sensations at different places about the head to convey information to a person such as direction, bearing, movement, orientation, and the like, of the person wearing the tactors. The system may also include an optional multi-dimensional sound mechanism which provides indications of direction, bearing, and other information. One or more tactors may be resorted to for resolving any ambiguity in the sound indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Robert E. DeMers, Tom Plocher, Steve Huseth
  • Patent number: 8035506
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, in a scanner, at least one radio-frequency (RF) signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner. The method also includes storing location information, corresponding to a location of the scanner, and signal strength information corresponding to the scanner. The method further includes calibrating location records according to the signal strength information and location information. There is also a system for calibrating location records. The system includes a plurality of sensors each configured to transmit an RF signal. The system also includes a scanner configured to receive at least one RF signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner, store location information corresponding to a location of the scanner, and store signal strength information corresponding to the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Huseth, Andrew G. Berezowski, Henrik Holm, Sonmitri Kolavennu
  • Publication number: 20110164768
    Abstract: An acoustic user interface system and method for tracking spatial location data. A location tracking unit provides location information with respect to an object in an environment. The location information may be further employed to synthesize a perception of three-dimensional spatial location data with respect to multiple objects in the environment. The acoustic user interface communicates the three-dimensional spatial location data via an auditory channel to a stereophonic device based on a human stereophonic perception of one or more acoustic signal variable correlated with a relative location of the objects in order to co-ordinate and communicate location information effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Steve Huseth, Tom Plocher
  • Publication number: 20110082643
    Abstract: A method for enhanced location sensing based on topology constraints. A potential position value and a corresponding probability value with respect to an observed position data of an object within a structure can be calculated utilizing a normal probability distribution function. Thereafter, an optimal route between adjacent observed time periods may be calculated utilizing a heuristic search algorithm. The potential position value and the optimal route can be calculated by accessing a pre-installed topology data associated with the structure. An optimization problem can then be solved to refine the observed position data. The position between a pair of observed time periods can be interpolated and the position of the object before a next observed time can be predicted by interpolation based on the spatial constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Steve Huseth, Henry Chen, Tom Plocher
  • Publication number: 20110059698
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, in a scanner, at least one radio-frequency (RF) signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner. The method also includes storing location information, corresponding to a location of the scanner, and signal strength information corresponding to the scanner. The method further includes calibrating location records according to the signal strength information and location information. There is also a system for calibrating location records. The system includes a plurality of sensors each configured to transmit an RF signal. The system also includes a scanner configured to receive at least one RF signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner, store location information corresponding to a location of the scanner, and store signal strength information corresponding to the scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Huseth, Andrew G. Berezowski, Henrik Holm, Sonmitri Kolavennu
  • Patent number: 7852205
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, in a scanner, at least one radio-frequency (RF) signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner. The method also includes storing location information, corresponding to a location of the scanner, and signal strength information corresponding to the scanner. The method further includes calibrating location records according to the signal strength information and location information. There is also a system for calibrating location records. The system includes a plurality of sensors each configured to transmit an RF signal. The system also includes a scanner configured to receive at least one RF signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner, store location information corresponding to a location of the scanner, and store signal strength information corresponding to the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Huseth, Andrew G. Berezowski, Henrik Holm, Soumitri Kolavennu
  • Publication number: 20090256699
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, in a scanner, at least one radio-frequency (RF) signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner. The method also includes storing location information, corresponding to a location of the scanner, and signal strength information corresponding to the scanner. The method further includes calibrating location records according to the signal strength information and location information. There is also a system for calibrating location records. The system includes a plurality of sensors each configured to transmit an RF signal. The system also includes a scanner configured to receive at least one RF signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner, store location information corresponding to a location of the scanner, and store signal strength information corresponding to the scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Steve HUSETH, Andrew G. BEREZOWSKI, Henrik HOLM, Soumitri KOLAVENNU
  • Publication number: 20070241965
    Abstract: A system for tracking persons and other assets in a structure, having a multi-function tracking tag and a network of fixed RF receivers forming a gateway array. The location of the person being tracked is calculated by a computer using an algorithm that weights each separate signal according to the probability of its accuracy, thus using data with the least error. A preferred algorithm is shown in FIG. 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Soumitri Kolavennu, Steve Huseth
  • Publication number: 20070239350
    Abstract: A tracking system for tracking at least one mobile multi-function device in a defined area, including at least one mobile multi-function device adapted to move in the defined area. The multi-function devices including a transmitter and a device for determining the position of the device to transmit a signal including the determined position. A plurality of other multi-function devices are placed in and around the defined area to present an array of devices adapted to independently determine both the current position of the device and the accuracy of the position and communicate that to the other devices in the system using a mesh communication network. A signal processor receives the signals from the transmitters and calculate the position of the mobile multi-function device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Philip Zumsteg, Steve Huseth
  • Publication number: 20070205886
    Abstract: A locator system, including a transmitter device such as a PAS device to be carried by a first individual such as a first responder in a fire fighting event. The transmitter transmits an acoustic sound and a RF pulse. A RF receiver is carried by a second individual, such as someone dispatched to rescue the first individual. The receiver receives the acoustic sound using a pair of acoustic receivers and RF pulse and calculates the distance to and bearing of the transmitter device. Both transmitter and receiver may include temperature data for calculating the ambient speed of sound. A display informs the second individual of the distance and bearing. The acoustic sound receivers are spaced from each other to permit triangulation calculations to determine the distance and bearing. The transmitter is activated by the first individual by choice and when the first individual is motionless for a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Steve Huseth, Soumitri Kolavennu, Anoop Mathur, Thomas Plocher, Kristen Law
  • Publication number: 20070201421
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of estimating location of a mobile beaconing device within a building includes steps: concurrently transmitting from the beaconing device at least first and second signals, which respectively indicates at least first and second transmit power levels thereof; receiving the at least first and second signals by a plurality of anchor devices at different known locations; estimating first distances between the beaconing device and each anchor device as a function of signal power levels of the first signal received by each anchor device, and second distances between the beaconing device and each anchor device as a function of signal power levels of the second signal received by each anchor devices; and calculating an estimated location of the beaconing device as a function of the estimated first distances and second distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventor: Steve Huseth
  • Publication number: 20070087763
    Abstract: A secure wireless network system includes one or more wireless receivers that receive communications from wireless devices. The wireless receivers, or access points, include sensors that detect the location of a wireless device sending communications to the wireless receiver. A controller rejects access to the wireless network by a wireless device as a function of the location of the wireless device. In further embodiments, security information is combined with location information to form events. The events are correlated with known access attempt patterns to control access to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Budampati, Denis Kune, Steve Huseth
  • Publication number: 20050122210
    Abstract: A security system reader receives a signal containing an authentication code, determines whether the authentication code is from a badge or a keyfob, determines whether the authentication code is authentic, and, if the authentication code is authentic, permits access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Steve Huseth, Bruce Anderson