Patents by Inventor Walter L. Heimerdinger

Walter L. Heimerdinger 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).

  • Patent number: 8229131
    Abstract: A public address system installed in a building or other region being monitored can communicate with a regional fire detection system. Responsive to information received from the fire detection system as to developing dangerous conditions, a control unit for the public address system can adaptively create one or more evacuation routes for a region associated with a developing condition. One or more loud speakers in the region can be used to communicate a preferred evacuation route to individuals in the region. The route can be dynamically altered as the condition varies over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Plocher, Andrew G. Berezowski, Walter L. Heimerdinger
  • Patent number: 8191139
    Abstract: A computer/computer network security alert management system aggregates information from multiple intrusion detectors. Utilizing reports from multiple intrusion detectors reduces the high false alarm rate experienced by individual detectors while also improving detection of coordinated attacks involving a series of seemingly harmless operations. An internal representation of a protected enclave is utilized, and intrusion detection system (IDS) information is correlated to accurately prioritize alerts. In one embodiment, the system is capable of utilizing data from most existing IDS products, with flexibility to add further IDS products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Walter L. Heimerdinger, Jon P. Schewe
  • Patent number: 7639147
    Abstract: A system and method to detect PASS-type device audio alarm signals and to locate such devices in alarm in a public building, airport, sports stadium or other structure which can include a system to measure speech intelligibility. Time and frequency domain analysis are carried out to establish the pressure of PASS-type device audio output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. Berezowski, Walter L. Heimerdinger, Charles R. Obranovich, John A. Phelps, D. Michael Shields, Philip J. Zumsteg
  • Publication number: 20090092263
    Abstract: A public address system installed in a building or other region being monitored can communicate with a regional fire detection system. Responsive to information received from the fire detection system as to developing dangerous conditions, a control unit for the public address system can adaptively create one or more evacuation routes for a region associated with a developing condition. One or more loud speakers in the region can be used to communicate a preferred evacuation route to individuals in the region. The route can be dynamically altered as the condition varies over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas A. Plocher, Andrew G. Berezowski, Walter L. Heimerdinger
  • Patent number: 7461289
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-based service security system receives a communication such as a query. The system processes that query in a server, which may be referred to as a lead server, and creates a plurality of copies of that lead server. The query is transferred to the plurality of copies of the lead server when the query did not cause a problem in the lead server. The query is transferred to a learning server when the query caused a problem in the lead server. The lead server is replaced by one of the copies of the lead server when the query caused a problem on the lead server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan A. VanRiper, David Musliner, Walter L. Heimerdinger, Michael Pelican