Patents Examined by Eric M. Blount
  • Patent number: 9336675
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for presenting prioritized incident content. One embodiment takes the form of a method that includes receiving one or more status alerts from one or more public-safety devices associated with one or more public-safety responders. The method also includes correlating one or more of the received status alerts with one or more media sessions involving one or more of the public-safety responders. The method also includes prioritizing one or more of the media sessions based on prioritization criteria that includes the one or more status alerts correlated with those media sessions. The method also includes presenting one or more of the prioritized media sessions in a chronological view on respective user interfaces of one or more public-safety communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Trent J Miller, Alejandro G Blanco, Neiyer S Correal, Fabio M Costa, Kenneth W Douros, Bradley M Hiben, Spyros Kyperountas, Lin Lin, Yadunandana N Rao
  • Patent number: 9329071
    Abstract: The amount of processing liquid consumed from the processing liquid in the tank is calculated based on the history of opening and closing events of one or more of the valves, and that the anomaly detection controller of the substrate processing apparatus generates a level sensor failure alarm if the calculated amount of consumed processing liquid has increased beyond a state transition liquid consumption amount and yet the level sensor has not switched from the first state to the second state. The substrate processing apparatus and the level sensor are designed so that the level sensor switches from the first state to the second state when the calculated amount of consumed processing liquid has increased beyond the state transition liquid consumption amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Hisashi Takamizawa
  • Patent number: 9224286
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining at least one operational condition of a premises based system including at least one premises device. The apparatus includes a processor configured to perform a diagnostic procedure. The diagnostic procedure includes determining operational data of the premises based system, the operational data indicating at least one of a premises device and the apparatus is operating outside a failure range and performing predictive analysis based at least in part on the received operational data. The predictive analysis indicates whether the at least one of premises device and apparatus is likely to operate within the failure range within a predefined period of time. The diagnostic procedure includes causing a notification alert to be transmitted to at least one of a user interface device and remote monitoring center based on the predictive analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: ADT US HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Shapiro, Raymond North, Timothy Albert Rader, Jorge Perdomo, Anne-Marie Rouse, James Timothy Black
  • Patent number: 9217651
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for storing, referencing, retrieving, and graphically displaying spatial and non-spatial related information of a mobile computing device, such as a laptop computer or a cellular telephone. The spatial-related information may be obtained by using positioning tracking systems such as a global positioning system, whereas the non-spatial related information may include communication activities associated with the mobile computing device, such as phone calls, e-mails, text messages, pages, etc. The present invention also provides methods and apparatus of sharing event information between mobile communication devices as well as related navigational information for traveling to an event from a real-time position of a mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Sheha, Angie Sheha, Stephen Petilli, Mark Goddard
  • Patent number: 9215516
    Abstract: A medical device communication system is presented including a plurality of medical devices, a data collection module for receiving at least pre-defined configuration parameters from each of the plurality of medical devices, and a medical device driver communicating with the data collection module, the medical device driver automatically capturing post-defined configuration parameters from the plurality of medical devices. The medical device communication system includes at least one remote device configured to receive the pre-defined and post-defined configuration parameters from the data collection module. The post-defined configuration parameters are received after the medical device driver is initially written and after initial electrical communication is established between the medical device driver and the data collection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Tony C. Carnes, William A. Jordan, II
  • Patent number: 9213810
    Abstract: This is generally directed to identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device. In some embodiments, an unauthorized user of the electronic device can be detected by identifying particular activities that may indicate suspicious behavior. In some embodiments, an unauthorized user can be detected by comparing the identity of the current user to the identity of the owner of the electronic device. When an unauthorized user is detected, various safety measures can be taken. For example, information related to the identity of the unauthorized user, the unauthorized user's operation of the electronic device, or the current location of the electronic device can be gathered. As another example, functions of the electronic device can be restricted. In some embodiments, the owner of the electronic device can be notified of the unauthorized user by sending an alert notification through any suitable medium, such as, for example, a voice mail, e-mail, or text message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Taido Nakajima, Pareet Rahul, Gloria Lin
  • Patent number: 9202350
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for enabling the provision of differential haptic feedback to a user based on a particular degree of spatial interaction between a plurality of different user interface elements of a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Janne Vihtori Kyllonen, Ashley Colley
  • Patent number: 9189950
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system suitable for monitoring the contamination potential associated with one or more mobile objects within an environment containing one or more fixed or mobile sources of contamination or cleansing. The system comprises a plurality of signal indicator devices connected to the or each source, each indicator device emitting a signal. The system further comprises a monitoring device connected to the or each object, the monitoring device being operable to: detect signals of the type emitted by an indicator device; infer the occurrence of contact between an object and a source from a detected signal; determine a level of contamination risk from the inferred contact; and output a status signal indicative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Veraz Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth Alaric Best
  • Patent number: 9183709
    Abstract: A wearable device may include an inward-facing surface, an outward-facing surface, and a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the inward-facing surface. A worn-status module of the wearable device may detect a worn-status of the wearable device and set the notification mode to a light notification mode when the worn-status indicates the wearable device is not being worn. A message module of the wearable module may receive a message. A notification module of the wearable device may, based on the receipt of the message and the worn-status of the wearable device, control the plurality of light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Avrahami
  • Patent number: 9183736
    Abstract: A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: David Sloo, Kevin Peterson, Michael Dixon
  • Patent number: 9171472
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for displaying information related to an in-trail procedure (ITP) on a ITP display aboard a host aircraft. Current flight status data of the host aircraft and at least a second aircraft is obtained, and a vertical traffic scenario including at least the host aircraft ant the second aircraft is rendered on the display. A textual representation of a negotiation between ATC and the host aircraft is also rendered on the ITP display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Steven Scott Scheu, Vicki Judy, Norman R. Bernstein, Emmanuel Letsu-Dake
  • Patent number: 9171450
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an alarm sound including information related to an emergency event. The method also includes transmitting, to a server, identification information of the mobile device and the information. The method further includes receiving, from the server, an instruction for responding to the emergency event. The method further includes outputting the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yongwoo Cho, Taesu Kim, Minho Jin, Kyu Woong Hwang, Seong Ill Park, Hyun-Mook Cho, Duck-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9165454
    Abstract: In a security system, a first collecting module cyclically collects target-object information indicative of environments of a target object and a monitored area in which the target object exists. An alarm module determines whether there is an abnormal situation associated with at least one of the target object and the monitored area based on the target-object information, and sets off an alarm indicative of a result of the determination that there is an abnormal situation. A second collecting module cyclically collects circumstance information indicative of a situation of an area surrounding the monitored area. An abnormal situation determining module calculates, based on the circumstance information, a probability that an abnormal situation associated with at least one of the target object and the monitored area will occur, and determines whether the probability is equal to or higher than a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tokuya Inagaki, Kenji Mutou, Masumi Egawa, Hiromasa Hanai
  • Patent number: 9163977
    Abstract: A portable, self-contained flood alarm which alleviates the shortcomings of the alarms of the prior art and offers an easy-to-use and reliable flood and water level alarm which will adequately warn users of potential flood conditions and possibly save their personal belongings, equipment and lives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Inventor: Belinda J. Walbert
  • Patent number: 9156355
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for displaying energy flow in a hybrid vehicle. The present invention adds a function, which displays breakdown and abnormal state information on modules and is not provided by an energy flow displaying function of the existing hybrid vehicle, to the energy flow displaying function, thus removing inconvenience of the existing energy flow displaying function that cannot check information on breakdown and abnormal states of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 9152231
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling an object configured to be handheld and including vibratory actuators. The method including mechanically coupling a first group of at least one vibratory actuator to a first part of the object, mechanically coupling a second group of at least one vibratory actuator to a second part of the object, the first and the second parts being configured to be able to vibrate independently of each other, and to come into contact with different areas of the hand of the user holding the object, and transmitting to each group of actuators, an electrical signal having a frequency adapted to the resonance frequency of the part to which it is mechanically coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics SA, STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Cedrick Chappaz, Yves Gilot, Olivier Girard
  • Patent number: 9152264
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch screen configured to receive an input from a user, and a haptic device that includes a piezoelectric actuator including an elongated piezo bender having a mass at one end thereof and supported by a flexible holder at the other end thereof, and an electrical driving signal generator configured to generate a signal to create a vibration in the elongated piezo bender in response to the input from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: IMMERSION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Gregory Parker, Kohei Imoto, Allan Visitacion, Trevor Jones, Neil Olien, Jesica Ferro, Li Jiang
  • Patent number: 9151633
    Abstract: A mobile communications device comprising a location sensing system, producing a location output; a memory, storing a set of locations and associated events; a telecommunications device, communicating event and location information between a remote system and said memory; and a processor, processing said location output in conjunction with said stored locations and associated events in said memory, to determine a priority thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Inventor: Steven M. Hoffberg
  • Patent number: 9145728
    Abstract: An electronic wall safe is intended to fit between the support beams of a typical building, bolting into the beams on either side of the safe. A panel is provided around the safe to prevent cutting into the wall to remove the safe. The safe includes numerous electronic features, which are powered by running an electrical wire to the safe, as well as battery backup. The CPU includes a connection for a telephone line, as well as wireless communication. The safe utilizes a fast-opening mechanism such as a fingerprint scanner. A panic button is provided to alert authorities and/or others on the premises of the emergency. The safe includes a mercury switch so that, if the safe is moved, then the opening mechanism will be disabled, and police will be notified. The safe includes cut wire detection circuitry. One possible variation of the safe includes a door having a shatter-resistant window, as well as internal lighting, so that the contents of the safe can be displayed or verified without opening the safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: William A. LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 9142108
    Abstract: A security method and apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, a security method comprises storing one or more data points representing an alarm condition in a memory, generating an electronic signal from a motion sensor in response to movement of the door or window, comparing the electronic signal to the data points, and detecting an alarm condition of the door or window if the electronic signal substantially matches the data points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: George Seelman, Michael Bailey, Jay Stone, Michael Lamb, Stephen Chang