Patents by Inventor Thomas H. CALVERT

Thomas H. CALVERT 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).

  • PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GEO-FENCES
    Publication number: 20180167769
    Abstract: Embodiments for implementing public and private geo-fences are generally described herein. A system comprises a geo-fence server adapted to: receive geographical coordinates of a device; determine that the device is located in a geo-fence; determine a type of the geo-fence; and transmit a notification to the device based on the type of the geo-fence. A mobile device for using person-to-person geo-fences is adapted to: receive a geo-fence object; store the geo-fence object at the mobile device; subsequent to storing the geo-fence object, obtain a geographical position of the mobile device; determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fence based on the geographical position; determine whether the geo-fence object is associated with the geo-fence; and present the geo-fence object when the geo-fence object is associated with the geo-fence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas A. Birch, Derick Arnold Johnson, Kenneth Wade Reese, Thomas H. Calvert
  • Public and private geo-fences
    Patent number: 9712962
    Abstract: Embodiments for implementing public and private geo-fences are generally described herein. A system comprises a geo-fence server adapted to: receive geographical coordinates of a device; determine that the device is located in a geo-fence; determine a type of the geo-fence; and transmit a notification to the device based on the type of the geo-fence. A mobile device for using person-to-person geo-fences is adapted to: receive a geo-fence object; store the geo-fence object at the mobile device; subsequent to storing the geo-fence object, obtain a geographical position of the mobile device; determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fence based on the geographical position; determine whether the geo-fence object is associated with the geo-fence; and present the geo-fence object when the geo-fence object is associated with the geo-fence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Birch, Derick Arnold Johnson, Kenneth W. Reese, Thomas H. Calvert
  • PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GEO-FENCES
    Publication number: 20160007151
    Abstract: Embodiments for implementing public and private geo-fences are generally described herein. A system comprises a geo-fence server adapted to: receive geographical coordinates of a device; determine that the device is located in a geo-fence; determine a type of the geo-fence; and transmit a notification to the device based on the type of the geo-fence. A mobile device for using person-to-person geo-fences is adapted to: receive a geo-fence object; store the geo-fence object at the mobile device; subsequent to storing the geo-fence object, obtain a geographical position of the mobile device; determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fence based on the geographical position; determine whether the geo-fence object is associated with the geo-fence; and present the geo-fence object when the geo-fence object is associated with the geo-fence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas A. BIRCH, Derick Arnold JOHNSON, Kenneth W. REESE, Thomas H. CALVERT