Patents by Inventor William Guy Alcock

William Guy Alcock 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 delivery of location specific information
    Patent number: 7565153
    Abstract: A method and system for delivering location specific information to a receiver without the receiver having to transmit its location. The method includes self-determining a location of a receiver and receiving a signal comprising information pertaining to a wide geographical area. The method further includes selectively extracting, from the signal comprising information pertaining to a wide geographical area, geographic location specific information that only applies to a self-determined geographic location of the receiver. The method may also include broadcasting a signal to a wide geographic area, wherein information in the signal is tagged to specific geographic locations. The system includes at least one receiver comprising a locator for self-determination of geographic location and a discriminator for extracting appropriate location specific information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: CML Emergency Services Inc.
    Inventors: William Guy Alcock, Kenneth Martin Vitardebo, Timothy Francis McWilliams
  • Method and system for delivery of location specific information
    Publication number: 20040198389
    Abstract: A method and system for delivering location specific information to a receiver without the receiver having to transmit its location. The method includes self-determining a location of a receiver and receiving a signal comprising information pertaining to a wide geographical area. The method further includes selectively extracting, from the signal comprising information pertaining to a wide geographical area, geographic location specific information that only applies to a self-determined geographic location of the receiver. The method may also include broadcasting a signal to a wide geographic area, wherein information in the signal is tagged to specific geographic locations. The system includes at least one receiver comprising a locator for self-determination of geographic location and a discriminator for extracting appropriate location specific information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: William Guy Alcock, Kenneth Martin Vitardebo, Timothy Francis McWilliams