Patents by Inventor Youssef F. BAKER
Youssef F. BAKER 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).
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Patent number: 11236860Abstract: A support structure provides two or more axes of intelligent locomotion for a movable object on the support structure. The support structure can include a track system made up of a plurality of identically configured track modules that are connected end-to-end. Each track module can include an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and having two ends. Each end can include at least one beveled edge and at least one track surface extending longitudinally along the elongated body. The track modules can be connected to a power source and include electrical contacts that provide electricity to movable objects that travel along the track system.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Youssef F. Baker, Sean P. White, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Niels G. Eegholm, David P. Ramer
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Patent number: 11153952Abstract: A system including a controllable device configured to provide a premises related service in an area of a premises. The system includes an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned with respect to a head of a user and process signals detected in real-time. The system also includes a processor in communication with the EEG device, a memory accessible by the processor and instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor. A data is stored in the memory that associates each of a plurality of predetermined sets of signals from the brain detected via the EEG device with at least one control instruction. The execution of the instructions configures the processor to using the stored data, analyze the real-time detected signals to determine that the real-time detected signals correspond to one of the plurality of predetermined set of signals associated with the one control instruction and generate a control data signal based on the one control instruction.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, Jr., Youssef F. Baker, Niels G. Eegholm, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee
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Patent number: 10820395Abstract: A method for operating a robotic agent swarm system. The method includes: sending, via a communication network, a reconfiguration instruction from an orchestration controller to a number of robotic luminaire agents, each of the robotic luminaire agents of the swarm system being held at least periodically against an architectural surface comprising a holonomic operational area by a suspension and having a light source configured to illuminate a region in a proximity of the architectural surface. The method also includes changing one or more operating conditions of one or more of the robotic luminaire agents in response to the reconfiguration instruction, including holonomically moving at least one of the robotic luminaire agents from a first position on the holonomic operational area to a second position on the holonomic operational area.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Jenish S. Kastee, Youssef F. Baker, Sean P. White, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Daniel M. Megginson, Niels G. Eegholm
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Patent number: 10690326Abstract: A self-propelled unit for movable operation on a support structure along a first axis of movement and a second axis of movement that is transverse to the first axis of movement includes a carrier configured for movable displacement on the support structure. A first conveyor assembly is operable to move the carrier on the support structure along the first axis of movement. A second conveyor assembly is operable to move the carrier on the support structure along the second axis of movement. A light source can be attached to the carrier in an operable mode to provide illumination to an area in proximity to the carrier. At least one power contact is configured to maintain electrical contact between the carrier and the support structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Youssef F. Baker, Sean P. White, Daniel M Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Niels G. Eegholm, David P. Ramer
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Patent number: 10682099Abstract: A system including an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned on a head of a user and process detected EEG signals. The system also includes a processor in communication with the EEG device, a memory accessible by the processor and instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor to generate, based on a control instruction, a control data signal, for control of an operation of a controllable device configured to provide a premises related service in an area of a premises. In the training phase, execution of the instructions configures the processor to determine whether or not that the control operation of the control data signal is consistent with the detected EEG signals based on a trusted input from the user, and upon determination that the control operation is consistent with the detected EEG signals, store, in the memory, recognition data characterizing the detected EEG signals as a predetermined set of signals in association with the control instruction.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, Jr., Youssef F. Baker, Niels G. Eegholm, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee
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Patent number: 10682069Abstract: A system including an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned on a head of a user.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, Jr., Youssef F. Baker, Niels G. Eegholm, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee
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Publication number: 20200110464Abstract: A system including a controllable device configured to provide a premises related service in an area of a premises. The system includes an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned with respect to a head of a user and process signals detected in real-time. The system also includes a processor in communication with the EEG device, a memory accessible by the processor and instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor. A data is stored in the memory that associates each of a plurality of predetermined sets of signals from the brain detected via the EEG device with at least one control instruction. The execution of the instructions configures the processor to using the stored data, analyze the real-time detected signals to determine that the real-time detected signals correspond to one of the plurality of predetermined set of signals associated with the one control instruction and generate a control data signal based on the one control instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, JR., Youssef F. Baker, Niels G. Eegholm, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee
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Patent number: 10602591Abstract: A robotic agent swarm system having first robotic luminaire agents, and at least one control processor. Each agent has a suspension configured to hold the agent against an architectural surface, which includes a holonomic operational area; at least one propulsion motor configured to enable holonomic movement of the agent different locations on the architectural surface; a communication system configured to communicate with at least one other agent; a power supply operatively connected to the at least one propulsion motor and the communication system; and a light source oriented to illuminate a region around the architectural surface. The control processor is operatively associated with the agents and configured to transmit operating instructions, via at least one of the agent's respective communication system. The operating instructions include instructions for operating one or more agent's respective propulsion motor to move the agent holonomically within the holonomic operational area.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Jenish S. Kastee, Youssef F. Baker, Sean P. White, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Daniel M. Megginson, Niels G. Eegholm
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Patent number: 10584827Abstract: A support structure provides two or more axes of intelligent locomotion for a movable object on the support structure. The support structure can include a track system made up of a plurality of identically configured track modules that are connected end-to-end. Each track module can include an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and having two ends. Each end can include at least one beveled edge and at least one track surface extending longitudinally along the elongated body. The track surface can include a plurality of protuberances arranged in rows that are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated body, and in columns that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongated body. The track modules can be connected to a power source and include electrical contacts that provide electricity to self-propelled units that travel along the track system.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Youssef F. Baker, Sean P. White, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Niels G. Eegholm, David P. Ramer
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Patent number: 10551921Abstract: A system including a controllable device configured to provide a premises related service in an area of a premises. The system includes an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned with respect to a head of a user and process signals detected in real-time. The system also includes a processor in communication with the EEG device, a memory accessible by the processor and instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor. A data is stored in the memory that associates each of a plurality of predetermined sets of signals from the brain detected via the EEG device with at least one control instruction. The execution of the instructions configures the processor to using the stored data, analyze the real-time detected signals to determine that the real-time detected signals correspond to one of the plurality of predetermined set of signals associated with the one control instruction and generate a control data signal based on the one control instruction.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, Jr., Youssef F. Baker, Niels G. Eegholm, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee
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Patent number: 10547936Abstract: The examples relate to implementations of apparatuses, such as lighting devices, and a system that uses a speech-based user interface to provide speech-based navigation services. The speech-based user interface provides navigation instructions that direct a person to the location of an item within a premises. The person interacts with a speech-based apparatus to receive the navigation instructions as speech-based directions through the premises from a specified location to the item location, or as static navigation instructions enabling the person to navigate from the specified location to the item location. A directional microphone and a controllable speaker receive audio inputs from and output audio outputs to a specified location or subarea of the premises to a person using the speech-based user interface. The audio outputs are directed to the person in the subarea of the premises, and have a higher amplitude within the subarea than outside the subarea of the premises.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Vernon J. Nagel, Jenish S. Kastee, Jack C. Rains, Jr., Nathaniel W. Hixon, Youssef F. Baker, Daniel M. Megginson, Sean P. White, Niels G. Eegholm
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Publication number: 20200025332Abstract: A support structure provides two or more axes of intelligent locomotion for a movable object on the support structure. The support structure can include a track system made up of a plurality of identically configured track modules that are connected end-to-end. Each track module can include an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and having two ends. Each end can include at least one beveled edge and at least one track surface extending longitudinally along the elongated body. The track modules can be connected to a power source and include electrical contacts that provide electricity to movable objects that travel along the track system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Youssef F. Baker, Sean P. White, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Niels G. Eegholm, David P. Ramer
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Publication number: 20190290211Abstract: A system including an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned on a head of a user and process detected EEG signals. The system also includes a processor in communication with the EEG device, a memory accessible by the processor and instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor to generate, based on a control instruction, a control data signal, for control of an operation of a controllable device configured to provide a premises related service in an area of a premises. In the training phase, execution of the instructions configures the processor to determine whether or not that the control operation of the control data signal is consistent with the detected EEG signals based on a trusted input from the user, and upon determination that the control operation is consistent with the detected EEG signals, store, in the memory, recognition data characterizing the detected EEG signals as a predetermined set of signals in association with the control instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, JR., Youssef F. Baker, Niels G. Eegholm, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee
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Publication number: 20190294244Abstract: A system including a controllable device configured to provide a premises related service in an area of a premises. The system includes an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned with respect to a head of a user and process signals detected in real-time. The system also includes a processor in communication with the EEG device, a memory accessible by the processor and instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor. A data is stored in the memory that associates each of a plurality of predetermined sets of signals from the brain detected via the EEG device with at least one control instruction. The execution of the instructions configures the processor to using the stored data, analyze the real-time detected signals to determine that the real-time detected signals correspond to one of the plurality of predetermined set of signals associated with the one control instruction and generate a control data signal based on the one control instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, JR., Youssef F. Baker, Niels G. Eegholm, Daniel M. Megginson, Jeni sh S. Kastee
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Publication number: 20190290157Abstract: A system including an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned on a head of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, JR., Youssef F. Baker, Niels G. Eegholm, Daniel M. Megginson, Jenish S. Kastee
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Publication number: 20190213368Abstract: A lighting system includes luminaires each having a light source for providing illumination in a space and a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna. An RFID reader is coupled to the RFID antennas in all the luminaires. The RFID reader may transmit at least one RFID intended recipient message from at least one of the antennas and receive a responsive RFID reply message from a recipient device within the space via a plurality of the antennas. The RFID reader may determine a signal attribute of a reply message signal received via each receiving antenna. The determined signal attributes of the reply message signals received via antennas and information about locations of the receiving antennas are processed to estimate a position of the recipient device within the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Sean P. WHITE, Nathaniel W. HIXON, Niels G. EEGHOLM, Youssef F. BAKER, Yenpao LU, Jack C. RAINS, JR., David P. RAMER
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Patent number: 10346657Abstract: A lighting system includes luminaires each having a light source for providing illumination in a space and a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna. An RFID reader is coupled to the RFID antennas in all the luminaires. The RFID reader may transmit at least one RFID intended recipient message from at least one of the antennas and receive a responsive RFID reply message from a recipient device within the space via a plurality of the antennas. The RFID reader may determine a signal attribute of a reply message signal received via each receiving antenna. The determined signal attributes of the reply message signals received via antennas and information about locations of the receiving antennas are processed to estimate a position of the recipient device within the space.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Sean P. White, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Niels G. Eegholm, Youssef F. Baker, Yenpao Lu, Jack C. Rains, Jr., David P. Ramer
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Publication number: 20190069380Abstract: A method for operating a robotic agent swarm system. The method includes: sending, via a communication network, a reconfiguration instruction from an orchestration controller to a number of robotic luminaire agents, each of the robotic luminaire agents of the swarm system being held at least periodically against an architectural surface comprising a holonomic operational area by a suspension and having a light source configured to illuminate a region in a proximity of the architectural surface. The method also includes changing one or more operating conditions of one or more of the robotic luminaire agents in response to the reconfiguration instruction, including holonomically moving at least one of the robotic luminaire agents from a first position on the holonomic operational area to a second position on the holonomic operational area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Jenish S. Kastee, Youssef F. Baker, Sean P. White, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Daniel M. Megginson, Niels G. Eegholm
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Publication number: 20190069375Abstract: Lighting system and method examples offer an immersive lighting environment. A multimedia interface of a receiver obtains multimedia content that includes video data, audio data and embedded lighting information. A receiver includes a processor to generate lighting commands for each of a number of luminaires based on the embedded lighting information from the multimedia content. A network interface of the receiver sends respective lighting commands to each of the luminaires, so that operations of controllable light sources of the luminaires are based on the received respective lighting commands (based on the embedded lighting information). This approach, for example, enables coordination of lighting in a venue with the output of the associated video and/or audio multimedia content. The lighting information may be scripted as part of multimedia content creation and/or created or adapted by crowd sourcing or machine learning of customer preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Youssef F. Baker, Daniel M. Megginson, Sean P. White
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Publication number: 20190069379Abstract: A robotic agent swarm system having first robotic luminaire agents, and at least one control processor. Each agent has a suspension configured to hold the agent against an architectural surface, which includes a holonomic operational area; at least one propulsion motor configured to enable holonomic movement of the agent different locations on the architectural surface; a communication system configured to communicate with at least one other agent; a power supply operatively connected to the at least one propulsion motor and the communication system; and a light source oriented to illuminate a region around the architectural surface. The control processor is operatively associated with the agents and configured to transmit operating instructions, via at least one of the agent's respective communication system. The operating instructions include instructions for operating one or more agent's respective propulsion motor to move the agent holonomically within the holonomic operational area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Jenish S. Kastee, Youssef F. Baker, Sean P. White, Nathaniel W. Hixon, Daniel M. Megginson, Niels G. Eegholm