Patents Assigned to Radianse, Inc.
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Publication number: 20090198734Abstract: A system is provided for associating an object with a locale or a second object based on interaction time. The system includes and object identifier linked with an object for providing data identifying the object and a location determining module for determining the location of the object. The location determining modules includes an object location module for determining the location of the object based at least in part on the data and an object association module for associating the object with a second object or locale. The object association module is configured to determine whether the object is in proximity to the second object or the locale for a time period greater than or equal to a threshold time and create an associating between the object and the second object or the locale.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Radianse, Inc.Inventor: Paul Tessier
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Patent number: 7567794Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for accurately determining the location of people or objects are disclosed. The location of people or objects is calculated based on a received signal strength indication (RSSI). The distance between a transmitter and a receiver is calculated in a manner that can reduce or eliminate the effect of multiple paths of a signal between the transmitter and the receiver. Therefore, the location system provides a mechanism for determining the RSSI value accurately regardless of the multiple paths between a transmitter and receiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Radianse, Inc.Inventor: Michael K. Dempsey
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Publication number: 20090184823Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for detecting activities and determining information about the activities. Exemplary embodiments use one or more items of context information on one or more objects to detect an activity. Examples of context information include, but are not limited to, identities of objects, roles or activities associated with objects, locations/locales of objects, historical locations/locales of objects, associations between objects, duration of associations between objects, etc. Upon detecting an activity, exemplary embodiments also determine information about the detected activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Radianse, Inc.Inventor: PAUL TESSIER
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Patent number: 7443300Abstract: Transmitters or object identifiers are discloses that are able to radiate consistent power regardless of the object where the transmitters or object identifiers are placed. The transmitter or object identifier may include a vertical loop antenna. The loop plane of the vertical loop antenna is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the object where the transmitter or object identifier is placed. The transmitter or object identifier may include a folded vertical loop antenna where the loop plane of the vertical loop antenna is extended and folded to have additional loop planes. The antennas of the present invention enable the transmitter or object identifier to radiate consistent power regardless of the object where the transmitter or object identifier is placed and regardless of the orientation of the transmitter or object identifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Radianse, Inc.Inventor: Paul Tessier
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Patent number: 7403111Abstract: A location system comprises a location determining module adapted to receive a first signal and a second signal. The location determining module is adapted to associate one of the signals with the other signal provided the first and second signals are received within a selected time period of each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Radianse, Inc.Inventors: Paul Tessier, Olin Lathrop, Phil Gaudet
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Publication number: 20060277202Abstract: The illustrative embodiment of the present invention provides a method of recording object associations using a location system. Object locations are determined based on signals generated from object identifiers linked to the objects and forwarded to an electronic device interfaced with a network. The origin of the signal is calculated by a location determining module based on a variety of factors including the known position of the receivers receiving the signal, the historical recorded position of the object, the characteristics of the receivers receiving the signal (i.e. the range), the strength of the received signal, the type of signal, and whether or not the signal was repeated. Once the location of the object has been determined, the location determining module consults a database to determine associations between the located object and other objects or specified locations based on the other objects proximity to the located object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: Radianse, Inc.Inventor: Michael Dempsey
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Publication number: 20060238350Abstract: Transmitters or object identifiers are discloses that are able to radiate consistent power regardless of the object where the transmitters or object identifiers are placed. The transmitter or object identifier may include a vertical loop antenna. The loop plane of the vertical loop antenna is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the object where the transmitter or object identifier is placed. The transmitter or object identifier may include a folded vertical loop antenna where the loop plane of the vertical loop antenna is extended and folded to have additional loop planes. The antennas of the present invention enable the transmitter or object identifier to radiate consistent power regardless of the object where the transmitter or object identifier is placed and regardless of the orientation of the transmitter or object identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Radianse, Inc.Inventor: Paul Tessier
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Patent number: 7099895Abstract: The present invention provides a method of recording object associations using a location system. Object locations are determined based on signals generated from object identifiers linked to the objects and forwarded to an electronic device interfaced with a network. Once the location of the object has been determined, the location determining module consults a database to determine associations between the located object and other objects or specified locations based on the other objects proximity to the located object. Once an association is determined, it is stored and the duration of the association is subsequently recorded. The data from the identified associations may then be leveraged in a number of ways as input data for a variety of applications, such as billing software, equipment utilization software, asset management software, and automatic event generation software.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2002Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Radianse, Inc.Inventor: Michael K. Dempsey
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Patent number: 7053831Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing the location of transmitter to be determined (approximated) without requiring its distance from a receiver to be precisely known. Methods for determining a location of a transmitter without precise distance calculations. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed having the steps of: for a receiver, estimate a first zone a first transmitter is in; for remaining receivers that can receive a given transmitter, each estimate a second zone a first transmitter is in; and determine if there are overlaps in any of the zones. In another embodiment a potential target area is defined wherein the location of a transmitter can estimated.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Radianse, Inc.Inventors: Michael K. Dempsey, Paul Tessier, Olin Lathrop, Phil Gaudet, Kimberly Donovan
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Publication number: 20050148303Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for accurately determining the location of people or objects are disclosed. The location of people or objects is calculated based on a received signal strength indication (RSSI). The distance between a transmitter and a receiver is calculated in a manner that can reduce or eliminate the effect of multiple paths of a signal between the transmitter and the receiver. Therefore, the location system provides a mechanism for determining the RSSI value accurately regardless of the multiple paths between a transmitter and receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Applicant: Radianse, Inc.Inventor: Michael Dempsey
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Publication number: 20050140508Abstract: A location system comprises a location determining module adapted to receive a first signal and a second signal. The location determining module is adapted to associate one of the signals with the other signal provided the first and second signals are received within a selected time period of each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: Radianse, Inc.Inventors: Paul Tessier, Olin Lathrop, Phil Gaudet, Michael Dempsey
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Publication number: 20050128143Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing the location of transmitter to be determined (approximated) without requiring its distance from a receiver to be precisely known. Methods for determining a location of a transmitter without precise distance calculations. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed having the steps of: for a receiver, estimate a first zone a first transmitter is in; for remaining receivers that can receive a given transmitter, each estimate a second zone a first transmitter is in; and determine if there are overlaps in any of the zones. In another embodiment a potential target area is defined wherein the location of a transmitter can estimated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Applicant: Radianse, Inc.Inventors: Michael Dempsey, Olin Lathrop, Phil Gaudet