Patents Assigned to Iota, Inc.
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Patent number: 10397876Abstract: Wireless devices are provisioned using multiple factors. As part of a wireless detection phase, multiple wireless communications are received that were transmitted by multiple wireless devices. Individual wireless devices are distinguished from each other among the multiple wireless devices based on a distinguishing feature of each of the multiple wireless communications to obtain a provisional set of wireless devices. As part of an electrical load detection phase, one or more wireless devices connected to an electrical power circuit are identified based on time-based measurements of electrical power consumed by electrical loads on the electrical power circuit and/or powerline communications received via the electrical power circuit. The provisional set of wireless devices obtained by wireless detection may be filtered to obtain a filtered set of wireless devices that excludes wireless devices of the provisional set not connected to the same electrical power circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: IOTAS, INC.Inventors: Scevhur Y. Pike, Chau M. Doan, Jeremy Daniel Steinhauer
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Publication number: 20180132188Abstract: Wireless devices are provisioned using multiple factors. As part of a wireless detection phase, multiple wireless communications are received that were transmitted by multiple wireless devices. Individual wireless devices are distinguished from each other among the multiple wireless devices based on a distinguishing feature of each of the multiple wireless communications to obtain a provisional set of wireless devices. As part of an electrical load detection phase, one or more wireless devices connected to an electrical power circuit are identified based on time-based measurements of electrical power consumed by electrical loads on the electrical power circuit and/or powerline communications received via the electrical power circuit. The provisional set of wireless devices obtained by wireless detection may be filtered to obtain a filtered set of wireless devices that excludes wireless devices of the provisional set not connected to the same electrical power circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: IOTAS, Inc.Inventors: Scevhur Y. Pike, Chau M. Doan, Jeremy Daniel Steinhauer
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Patent number: 9706499Abstract: Wireless devices are provisioned using multiple factors. As part of a wireless detection phase, multiple wireless communications are received that were transmitted by multiple wireless devices. Individual wireless devices are distinguished from each other among the multiple wireless devices based on a distinguishing feature of each of the multiple wireless communications to obtain a provisional set of wireless devices. As part of an electrical load detection phase, one or more wireless devices connected to an electrical power circuit are identified based on time-based measurements of electrical power consumed by electrical loads on the electrical power circuit and/or powerline communications received via the electrical power circuit. The provisional set of wireless devices obtained by wireless detection may be filtered to obtain a filtered set of wireless devices that excludes wireless devices of the provisional set not connected to the same electrical power circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: IOTAS, Inc.Inventors: Scevhur Y. Pike, Chau M. Doan, Jeremy Daniel Steinhauer
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Publication number: 20170086143Abstract: Wireless devices are provisioned using multiple factors. As part of a wireless detection phase, multiple wireless communications are received that were transmitted by multiple wireless devices. Individual wireless devices are distinguished from each other among the multiple wireless devices based on a distinguishing feature of each of the multiple wireless communications to obtain a provisional set of wireless devices. As part of an electrical load detection phase, one or more wireless devices connected to an electrical power circuit are identified based on time-based measurements of electrical power consumed by electrical loads on the electrical power circuit and/or powerline communications received via the electrical power circuit. The provisional set of wireless devices obtained by wireless detection may be filtered to obtain a filtered set of wireless devices that excludes wireless devices of the provisional set not connected to the same electrical power circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: IOTAS, INC.Inventors: SCEVHUR Y. PIKE, CHAU M. DOAN, JEREMY DANIEL STEINHAUER
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Patent number: 9264846Abstract: A mobile communications resource manager including a smart card configured to accept and store a user's personal information suitable for use in commercial transactions (physical tap or electronically) and communications operations, a cellular radio modem, at least one non-cellular radio modem and a controller. The controller is configured for establishing a short-range wireless connection via said non-cellular modem to at least one user accessible electronic device with human interface functionality and accepting a service request from the at least one user accessible electronic device and making a modem selection by selecting either a cellular or a non-cellular connection via a modem resident in the mobile communications resource manager to provide the communications link for the service request, based on a rule resident in the mobile communications resource manager.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Iota, Inc.Inventors: Russel M. Stromberg, James Pacyga, Daniel Ward Knodle, Robin Lynn Callender
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Patent number: 8666437Abstract: A mobile communications resource manager including a smart card configured to accept and store a user's personal information suitable for use in commercial transactions (physical tap or electronically) and communications operations, a cellular radio modem, at least one non-cellular radio modem and a controller. The controller is configured for establishing a short-range wireless connection via said non-cellular modem to at least one user accessible electronic device with human interface functionality and accepting a service request from the at least one user accessible electronic device and making a modem selection by selecting either a cellular or a non-cellular connection via a modem resident in the mobile communications resource manager to provide the communications link for the service request, based on a rule resident in the mobile communications resource manager.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Iota, Inc.Inventors: Russel M. Stromberg, James W. Pacyga, Daniel W. Knodle, Robin L. Callender
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Patent number: D643428Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Iota, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Janky, Russ Stromberg, Treasure Hinds
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Patent number: D651208Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Iota, Inc.Inventors: James Pacyga, Gregory Janky, Russ Stromberg, Treasure Hinds