Patents Examined by Pameshanand Mahase
-
Patent number: 11720146Abstract: Controlled-environment facility resident behavioral and/or health monitoring may employ controlled-environment facility resident wearables each having a band configured to be affixed around a portion of a controlled-environment facility resident, irremovable by the resident and may include sensor(s) configured to measure biometric(s) of the controlled-environment facility resident and one or more physical parameter(s) experienced by the wearable, with a transmitter transmitting the biometric(s) and/or the physical parameter(s) to a controlled-environment facility management system.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Securus Technologies, LLCInventor: Scott Passe
-
Patent number: 11710400Abstract: A method for determining space allocation and signal timing of an isolated signalized intersection consists of at least one remote server and a processing module that is communicably coupled with the at least one remote server. A plurality of traffic-related data, wherein the plurality of traffic-related data reflects activity at the isolated signalized intersection, is received through the processing module. A space determination process is performed on the plurality of traffic-related data through the processing module. Next, a timing determination process is performed on the plurality of traffic-related data through the processing module in order to minimize the average intersection delay at the isolated signalized intersection. Based upon the results from the space determination process and the timing determination process a cycle length is determined for the isolated signalized intersection.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Nedal Ratrout, Khaled Assi
-
Patent number: 11704994Abstract: Various smart doorbell arrangements are presented. Based on a measured temperature of the smart doorbell, operation of the smart doorbell device may be altered such that more heat or less heat is generated without affecting user-facing features. Based on another measured temperature, operation of the smart doorbell may be altered such that a chime that is electrically coupled to the smart doorbell device is not sounded in response to a doorbell actuation, but that a notification of the doorbell actuation is wirelessly transmitted by the smart doorbell device.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Brian Conner, Kelly Veit
-
Patent number: 11704999Abstract: A method for determining space allocation and signal timing of an isolated signalized intersection consists of at least one remote server and a processing module that is communicably coupled with the at least one remote server. A plurality of traffic-related data, wherein the plurality of traffic-related data reflects activity at the isolated signalized intersection, is received through the processing module. A space determination process is performed on the plurality of traffic-related data through the processing module. Next, a timing determination process is performed on the plurality of traffic-related data through the processing module in order to minimise the average intersection delay at the isolated signalized intersection. Based upon the results from the space determination process and the timing determination process a cycle length is determined for the isolated signalized intersection.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Nedal Ratrout, Khaled Assi
-
Patent number: 11702293Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for conveyor operation and maintenance that employ one or both of a “smart shoe” technology where one or more conveyor shoes incorporate features, such as an RFID tag, and a “missing pin detection” technology where one or more pin components of conveyor shoes incorporate features, such as an RFID tag, allowing selective wireless tracking and identification capability. A conveyor system comprises a shoe management system allowing interactions directly with one or more RFID readers, which can detect, store and/or monitor information associated with “smart shoe” and/or “missing pin detection” RFID tags, where interface between this application and the reader can be implemented via a socket interface. An open platform communications (OPC) wrapper can be created around the interface so that a Human Machine Interface (HMI) could interact directly with shoe management system.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: AEGIS SORTATION, LLCInventor: Kenneth Jay Ice
-
Patent number: 11702179Abstract: A remote control system for a marine vessel includes at least one fob and a configuration control system configured to detect available devices on the marine vessel to be controlled remotely for the marine vessel, generate a list of available functions for at least one user-selectable fob command based on the detected available devices, present the list of available functions to the user via a fob configuration user interface such that the user can select one or more functions in the list of available functions, identify a system command associated with each selected function so as to configure a set of system commands based on the user-selected functions, and store the user-configured set of system commands in association with the fob identification and the selected fob command. The system further includes a helm transceiver module to effectuate activation/deactivation of the available devices based on the user-configured set of system commands.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventor: Steven J. Gonring
-
Patent number: 11682299Abstract: A method for determining space allocation and signal timing of an isolated signalized intersection consists of at least one remote server and a processing module that is communicably coupled with the at least one remote server. A plurality of traffic-related data, wherein the plurality of traffic-related data reflects activity at the isolated signalized intersection, is received through the processing module. A space determination process is performed on the plurality of traffic-related data through the processing module. Next, a timing determination process is performed on the plurality of traffic-related data through the processing module in order to minimize the average intersection delay at the isolated signalized intersection. Based upon the results from the space determination process and the timing determination process a cycle length is determined for the isolated signalized intersection.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Nedal Ratrout, Khaled Assi
-
Patent number: 11657662Abstract: An exemplary method includes operating an access control device in a standalone mode, which involves controlling a locked/unlocked state of the access control device locally, and operating a wireless transceiver of the access control device in a lower-power state in which the wireless transceiver is operable to receive a lockdown signal from an external device. The method further includes operating the access control device in a networked lockdown mode in response to receiving the lockdown signal from the external device. Operating the access control device in the networked lockdown mode involves placing the access control device in a locked state, establishing a wireless communication connection with the external device via the wireless transceiver while operating the wireless transceiver in a higher-power state.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Andrew Setter, Joseph W. Baumgarte
-
Patent number: 11656114Abstract: A sensor assembly is positioned on an exterior of a tank to measure a fluid level within the tank. The tank is modified to include a surface feature and the sensor assembly is slotted within that surface feature. The sensor assembly includes a sensor device and a control circuit configured to drive the sensor device and evaluate readings to determine the fluid level. The sensor assembly further includes a communications interface to enable communication with a management system via a communications network. The management system can store information (e.g. fill status) related to the tank and additionally communicate with vendors or end users to coordinate resupply.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.Inventors: Tiago Teixeira Rego de Oliveira, Antonio Paulo Reimao Dias Sardinha, Pedro Alexandre Queiros Oliveira Silva Vieira, Lanceres Mendez Senen, Vitor Manuel Gomes Correia
-
Patent number: 11620905Abstract: The present disclosure allows more effective exploitation of a vacant parking space in a parking lot. A controller of a management server that is an information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure performs accepting a utilization request of a parking space from an apparatus of a utilization applicant, providing information on a service that is available besides parking in the parking space to the apparatus of the utilization applicant, the utilization request being accepted by the apparatus, and accepting a response conveying a request to utilize the service from the apparatus of the utilization applicant.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuko Mizuno, Misa Ejiri, Kazuyuki Kagawa, Yuta Oshiro, Katsuhito Kito
-
Patent number: 11620896Abstract: A location information sharing control system enables detection of a location of an object person with precision while suppressing power consumption of a terminal carried by the object person, and enables a related person other than a specific manager to grasp the location of an object person. An object person terminal transmits identification information via short-range wireless communication. A detection terminal transmits the identification information transmitted from the object person terminal to the server. The server, on the basis of information transmitted from the detection terminal, specifies the location of the object person terminal, and manages the information on a location information sharing user who shares the information on the location of the object person terminal, and shares the information on the location of the object person terminal with the location information sharing user set to be able to share the information on the location of the object person terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: OTTA INC.Inventor: Fumikazu Yamamoto
-
Patent number: 11615650Abstract: A method performed by a computing system includes receiving from a first detection system, a plurality of identity tokens, the plurality of identity tokens including different types of identity tokens, the first detection system having a plurality of different types of detection instruments. The method further includes using information from the first detection system, creating correlation information that correlates different types of identity tokens. The method further includes receiving from a second detection system, a number of identity tokens, the second detection system having a plurality of different types of detection instruments that is fewer than the first detection system. The method further includes using the number of identity tokens received from the first and second detection systems, identifying a vehicle passing through the second detection system.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION CONSULTANTS, LLCInventors: Joshua LittleSun, Alessandro Stagni
-
Patent number: 11603076Abstract: An apparatus includes a vehicle control system (VCS) coupled to a computer of a vehicle via a CAN bus and configured to present selectively appearance of a presence in the vehicle of a smartkey, e.g., by energizing and de-energizing an actual smartkey of the vehicle. The VCS includes a VCS and a Bluetooth® VCS transceiver. The VCS stores VCS software. The apparatus also includes a smartphone with a Bluetooth® transceiver, and storing an app. The mobile device is paired with the VCS to communicate with the VCS via a Bluetooth® link. The app configures the smartphone to receive menu selections from a user, to generate communications that identity smartkey-enabled features of the VCS that correspond to the selections, and to send to the VCS the communications through the link. The VCS software configures the VCS to receive the communications and cause the vehicle to perform actions corresponding to live communications.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Andre Lacroix, Geoff Weathersby, Elie Issa
-
Patent number: 11599759Abstract: A passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes: a rectifier circuit that rectifies a signal obtained from an antenna and outputs the rectified signal as a DC voltage. A capacitor is connected to an output line of the rectifier circuit. A first regulator circuit generates a first regulator voltage by stabilizing the output DC voltage from the rectifier circuit. A control circuit starts operating when the first regulator voltage is applied, and the control circuit generates a control signal upon receipt of the modulation signal section of the wireless signal. A second regulator circuit generates a second regulator voltage by stabilizing the output DC voltage from the rectifier circuit in response to the control signal and outputs the second regulator voltage to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Shigeki Yamauchi
-
Patent number: 11599146Abstract: A method for downloading content into a wearable device is described. The method includes utilizing an application executable on a computing device to create a user account via a web portal, affixing an object to a receiving portion of a wearable device, detecting the object by the receiving portion of the wearable device, reading tag data of the object, verifying that the wearable device is associated with the user account, confirming a purchase of the digital content of the object, and utilizing the tag data to interact with a cloud backend to download the digital content.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Onanoff Limited Company (Ltd.)Inventors: Petur Hannes Olafsson, Simon Weston
-
Patent number: 11580844Abstract: A personal safety management system (100) comprising at least one portable communication device (200) communicatively connected to a wireless communication network (400); and a central computing device (500) communicatively connected to the wireless communication network (400). The at least one portable communication device (200) is configured to enable the activation of an alarm condition by a user (700) and transmitting data on the activation of the alarm condition to the central computing device (500). The central computing device (500) is configured to receive the data on the activation of the alarm condition from the at least one portable communication device (200). Furthermore, the central computing device (500) is configured to activate the alarm condition at the end of a predetermined time delay after the activation of a first operating element (210) on the communication device (200).Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: RESCUE CONSULT ASInventor: Jan Ottar Møller
-
Patent number: 11574255Abstract: An intelligent furnishing system. The furnishing system includes an electronic device, a server, and a workstation. The workstation includes a short-range communication circuit, a user interface including a light source, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a reservation including a reservation start time, increase a communication range of the short-range communication circuit when the reservation start time is a predetermined period of time from a current time, and receive a proximity signal from the electronic device. The electronic processor is also configured to illuminate the light source in a first color, receive a check-in signal when the proximity signal is received, change the light source from the first color to a second color, receive a check-out signal when the check-in signal is received, and change the light source from the second color to a third color when the check-out signal is received.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.Inventors: Jeff Gibson, Christopher Hoyt, Brian Muse, Zach Dunn
-
Patent number: 11568160Abstract: Examples described herein generally relate to a system for monitoring tags in a retail environment. The system includes an exit system including one or more sensors that read a tag to obtain exit system measurements associated with a tag detection event. The system includes a memory and a processor configured to execute instructions to receive a selection of a base configuration, the base configuration including weighting values for a plurality of exit system measurements. The processor may classify a tag detection event into a first tag status for the tag detection event based on application of the weighting values to exit system measurements associated with the tag detection event. The processor may determine a second tag status of the tag after the tag detection event. The processor may update the weighting values using a machine-learning algorithm based on at least the first tag status and the second tag status.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Adam S. Bergman, Steve Edward Trivelpiece, Eric F. Riggert, Steven Raynesford
-
Patent number: 11557183Abstract: A social distancing system that addresses maintaining a minimum social distance of 6 ft during a pandemic by using social distancing devices that determine the distance between devices and generate alarms when the minimum social distance is violated.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Inventors: Catherine Bugbee, Marcos Tzannes
-
Patent number: 11557161Abstract: A system and a method for providing security to premises. A method includes receiving first access information from an accessing unit associated with a premises on accessing the premises by a first user and second access information from a sensing unit associated with the premises on sensing access of the premises by a second user. The method further includes determining correlation between the first access information and the second access information and transmitting a message based on the correlation.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Ramesh Lingala, Adam Kuenzi