Patents Assigned to Radius Networks, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11823165
    Abstract: Prior arrangement information is automatically fetched in response to detection that a radio presence advertising mobile device of a user is disposed in a region of interest that is operatively adjacent to a transaction-processing location. The fetched information is used to automatically modify the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Radius Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Judkins, David Helms, Scott Yoder, Francis Nguyen, Marc Wallace
  • Patent number: 11740366
    Abstract: GPS-based position reporting suffers from probabilistic error. The system and methods discussed herein reduce uncertainty by mapping a geometric figure that encompasses a GPS-based reported location and that bounds corresponding predetermined-as-more-probable true locations (MPTL's) among possible locations for the source of the reported location. The mapped figure is overlaid on a relatively accurate mapping of substantially adjacent polygonal areas. Areas of overlap are used for picking among the areas, the polygonal area most likely to be occupied by the source. In one embodiment, the polygonal areas are closely packed parking spots in a parking lot, garage or other like structure, the source is a customer's mobile phone and an attendant is tasked with quickly delivering ordered goods to the customer's parking spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Radius Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, Scott Yoder, Christopher Sexton
  • Patent number: 11609319
    Abstract: A radio presence-advertising signal (PAS) a PAS emitter is simultaneously received at two or more co-located directional antennas that are coupled to respective radio receivers. The antennas have reception sensitivity lobes that overlap to define a region of interest at the overlap. Substantially cotemporaneous signal strength indications are obtained from the radio receivers. A difference signal representative of a difference between two of the obtained signal strength indications of the respective antennas is generated. An average signal representative of a running average of two or more of the obtained signal strength indications is generated and used to produce a normalized confidence indicator indicating a level of confidence that the PAS emitter is disposed inside (e.g., centered in) the region of interest or alternatively indicating a level of confidence that the PAS emitter is disposed outside the region of interest. Action is taken or avoided based on the confidence signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Radius Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Timothy Judkins, Scott Yoder, Francis Nguyen, Marc Wallace
  • Patent number: 11532032
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for determining locations of approaching recipients of online pre-requested or pre-ordered goods/services. Physical waiting queues and/or wait-lists are managed so that the goods/services will be provided without excessive wait times or unacceptably long wait lines or inferior quality in the provided goods/services. Resolution of location determination becomes finer and finer in one embodiment as the recipients get closer to the provisioning spot. If there is a change of plans, the recipients are notified ahead of time so as to avoid last minute surprises or disappointments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Radius Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Wallace, Christopher Sexton, Aaron Kromer, Scott Newman
  • Patent number: 11494749
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for automatically building an expandable invoice for incurred charges based on recognition of charge-incurring activities by persons whose specific identities are not known via the activity recognition process. A separate process detects location of sourcing and time for a Patron-presence and Patron-identifying Advertising radio Signal (P/PAS) repeatedly broadcast by a P/PAS emitter possessed by each participating patron. Records from the two processes are matched and combined based on substantial proximity in time and space for the activity recognition and the presence detection. Payment on a pay-go-whenever-ready (PGWeR) basis is enabled with use of the built invoice. A patron can pay and leave whenever ready to do so without need for intervention by an on premise staff member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Radius Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, Scott Yoder, Christopher Sexton
  • Publication number: 20210364651
    Abstract: GPS-based position reporting suffers from probabilistic error. This disclosure reduces uncertainty by mapping a geometric figure that encompasses a GPS-based reported location and that bounds corresponding predetermined-as-more-probable true locations (MPTL's) among possible locations for the source of the reported location. The mapped figure is overlaid on a relatively accurate mapping of substantially adjacent polygonal areas. Areas of overlap are used for picking among the areas, the polygonal area most likely to be occupied by the source. In one embodiment, the polygonal areas are closely packed parking spots in a parking lot, garage or other like structure, the source is a customer's mobile phone and an attendant is tasked with quickly delivering ordered goods to the customer's parking spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, Scott Yoder, Christopher Sexton
  • Publication number: 20210304169
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for automatically building an expandable invoice for incurred charges based on recognition of charge-incurring activities by persons whose specific identities are not known via the activity recognition process. A separate process detects location of sourcing and time for a Patron-presence and Patron-identifying Advertising radio Signal (P/PAS) repeatedly broadcast by a P/PAS emitter possessed by each participating patron. Records from the two processes are matched and combined based on substantial proximity in time and space for the activity recognition and the presence detection. Payment on a pay-go-whenever-ready (PGWeR) basis is enabled with use of the built invoice. A patron can pay and leave whenever ready to do so without need for intervention by an on premise staff member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, Scott Yoder, Christopher Sexton
  • Publication number: 20210241257
    Abstract: Prior arrangement information is automatically fetched in response to detection that a radio presence advertising mobile device of a user is disposed in a region of interest that is operatively adjacent to a transaction-processing location. The fetched information is used to automatically modify the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Judkins, David Helms, Scott Yoder, Francis Nguyen, Marc Wallace
  • Publication number: 20210190928
    Abstract: A radio presence-advertising signal (PAS) a PAS emitter is simultaneously received at two or more co-located directional antennas that are coupled to respective radio receivers. The antennas have reception sensitivity lobes that overlap to define a region of interest at the overlap. Substantially cotemporaneous signal strength indications are obtained from the radio receivers. A difference signal representative of a difference between two of the obtained signal strength indications of the respective antennas is generated. An average signal representative of a running average of two or more of the obtained signal strength indications is generated and used to produce a normalized confidence indicator indicating a level of confidence that the PAS emitter is disposed inside (e.g., centered in) the region of interest or alternatively indicating a level of confidence that the PAS emitter is disposed outside the region of interest. Action is taken or avoided based on the confidence signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Timothy Judkins, Scott Yoder, Francis Nguyen, Marc Wallace
  • Publication number: 20200250737
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for determining locations of approaching recipients of online pre-requested or pre-ordered goods/services. Physical waiting queues and/or wait-lists are managed so that the goods/services will be provided without excessive wait times or unacceptably long wait lines or inferior quality in the provided goods/services. Resolution of location determination becomes finer and finer in one embodiment as the recipients get closer to the provisioning spot. If there is a change of plans, the recipients are notified ahead of time so as to avoid last minute surprises or disappointments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Wallace, Christopher Sexton, Aaron Kromer, Scott Newman
  • Publication number: 20200084577
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for determining a location of a user in a physical venue, the method comprising receiving, at a central processor, a signal from a wireless transmitter in the user's possession, the signal containing an encoded message and additional metadata, determining a location of the wireless transmitter in the physical venue based on the encoded message and the additional metadata, and outputting the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, Scott Yoder, Francis Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10531229
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for determining a location of a user in a physical venue, the method comprising receiving, at a central processor, a signal from a wireless transmitter in the user's possession, the signal containing an encoded message and additional metadata, determining a location of the wireless transmitter in the physical venue based on the encoded message and the additional metadata, and outputting the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, Scott Yoder, Francis Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10484831
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for determining a location of a user in a physical venue without need for the user to carry extraneous devices. The method includes installing a background peripheral service (BPS) in a personal mobile device routinely carried by the user where the BPS outputs a temporary ID sequence (TID) when activated. The signal strength of the TID is measured at scanner locations each time the BPS is activated and the measured strengths are used to determine the location of the user. The TID is used to identify an order placed by the user for goods and/or services. This allows a human server to locate the user and deliver the goods and/or services to that user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, Scott Yoder, Michael Harper, James Nebeker, Christopher Sexton
  • Patent number: 10212647
    Abstract: A system and method for managing content exchanges in a wireless network using a listener module. A listener module receives a message broadcast by a string broadcast station. The string broadcast station message includes a network information string. The listener module also receives a message broadcast by a wireless station. The wireless station message includes the MAC address of the wireless station. The listener module associates the network information string with the MAC address of the wireless station and stores the pair a list server device. The wireless station may then request a list from the list server device of network information strings associated with the MAC address of the wireless station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Stillman Bradish, Scott A. Smith, Marc Wallace, David Helms
  • Publication number: 20180220265
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for determining a location of a user in a physical venue, the method comprising receiving, at a central processor, a signal from a wireless transmitter in the user's possession, the signal containing an encoded message and additional metadata, determining a location of the wireless transmitter in the physical venue based on the encoded message and the additional metadata, and outputting the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, Scott Yoder, Francis Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20160315982
    Abstract: The system and method of the present disclosure relates to a remotely configurable wireless broadcast device connected to a network. The device includes a network connected computer and a proxy that interfaces with one or more non-network connected broadcast devices. The wireless broadcast device monitors the non-network connected broadcast devices and periodically reports the status for each of the devices. A server, remotely located from the configurable wireless broadcast device, receives and processes the status reports. The status reports may also be monitored by a user via a common user interface connected to the server. After processing the status reports, the server sends configuration data, including updated or modified information, back to the wireless broadcast device instructing the device to configure the non-network connected devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Wallace, Christopher Sexton, David Helms, David Young
  • Publication number: 20160309288
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to broadcasting multiple packets at periodic intervals for receipt by other devices. A common device can transmit multiple beacon protocols simultaneously (i.e., an interleaving of different beacons), such that regardless of which protocol a receiving device supports, it may utilize advertisements from that common device (e.g., beacon). Thus, a single or common transmitting device may support multiple advertisements, such that the amount of hardware to be deployed in any network is reduced. Rather than deploying a device per beacon, a single device may be deployed and transmit multiple beacons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: David Helms, Marc Wallace, David Young, Chris Sexton, David Martin
  • Patent number: 8938196
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering content to a wireless station. An string broadcast station receives message content. The message content may, for example, be in the form of a coupon, an announcement, a menu, a news alert, directions and a link to additional content on a server. The string broadcast station parses the message content into one or more message parts. The message parts are transformed by the string broadcast station into one or more network information strings. The string broadcast station then broadcasts the one or more network information strings. A wireless station may receive the network information strings, determine the order in which the parts are to be assembled, and assemble the parts to obtain the message in its original form. A wireless station may also rebroadcast a message part for reception by other wireless stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Radius Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Stillman Bradish, Scott A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20130128811
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and displaying application information on a wireless station. A wireless station is configured to select icons for display on a wireless station based on a network information string received by the wireless station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Radius Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Stillman Bradish, Scott A. Smith
  • Patent number: D945999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Radius Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Wallace, Timothy Judkins, David Helms