Patents by Inventor Adam Kuenzi

Adam Kuenzi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230216900
    Abstract: A virtual conferencing method includes receiving, at an on-premise mobile device, video data from a front-facing camera of the on-premise mobile device and a rear-facing camera of the on-premise mobile device, and receiving remote video data from a remote device, the remote video data is from a front-facing camera of the remote device. The virtual conferencing method includes simultaneously displaying, on a display of the on-premise mobile device, the video data from the front-facing camera and the rear-facing camera of the on-premise mobile device with the remote video data from the front-facing camera of the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Adam Kuenzi
  • Publication number: 20230214948
    Abstract: A method of staging a listed property for a real-estate showing including: receiving authorization information to access and control one or more internet of things (IoT) connected devices at the listed property from a first person via a first computer application accessed through a seller computing device; receiving showing settings and timing settings for each of the one or more IoT connected devices; and adjusting each of one or more IoT connected devices for the real-estate showing in accordance with the showing settings and the timing settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Sri Sivanagaraju Kosanam, Vidyasagar Reddy Pentareddy, Ramesh Lingala, Adam Kuenzi, Matthew S. Hill, Dean Sinn, Victor Nguyen, Subhash Reddy Gopavaram
  • Patent number: 11695544
    Abstract: A system and method for executing and recording transactions for a key in a blockchain. A method includes creating a smart contract on receiving a request to order a key on lease for a first period of time. The method further includes determining an availability of the key and determining an availability of digital tokens in an account of the user. The method also includes executing the smart contract for the first period of time by executing a first transaction using the digital tokens and recording the executed first transaction and the executed smart contract in a block of a block chain to provide the key on lease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ramesh Lingala, Gowthami Vuradi, Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11694498
    Abstract: An access control system includes a mobile library on a mobile device operable to communicate with the credential service, the mobile library operable to receive the credential from the credential service and a credential module for an access control, the credential module operable to receive virtual card data from the credential, the virtual card data usable to operate the access control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Jonah Harkema
  • Publication number: 20230206707
    Abstract: A method of granting access to a visitor for a secured property including: receiving third-party opt-in information from a host via a first computer application accessed through a host computing device, the third-party opt-in information including an access grant authorizing a third-party service provider to grant access to an access control device that secures the secured property of the host; receiving a third-party service request from the host; assigning the third-party service request to the visitor; and granting the visitor an access to the access control device, wherein the visitor computing device is configured to transmit an access request to actuate the access control device and gain access to the secured property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Teri Briskey
  • Patent number: 11688216
    Abstract: A lock-state control system comprises a control arrangement, mobile devices, and lock assemblies. The control arrangement includes a status module, a locator module, a control module, and at least one processor configured to execute the modules. The devices each include a device module and a processor configured to execute the modules. The assemblies are adapted to move between locked and unlocked states as commanded by the control module in response to an event. The status module is configured to send a notification to each one of the devices upon the event, thereby initiating the device module to scan for advertisements transmitted by a each respective one of the assemblies when placed in one of the locked and unlocked states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11687164
    Abstract: A method of training a gesture-based access control system includes repetitiously performing an intentional gesture indicative of an intentional gesture type by a user of a mobile device. The intentional gesture is representative of an intent of the user to gain access. The application then forms a model of the selected intentional gesture type from the repetitious performances of the intentional gesture. The model is configured to be applied by the software-based application to confirm future performances of the intentional gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunal Srivastava, Pedro Fernandez-Orellana, Devu Manikantan Shila, Ankit Tiwari, Adam Kuenzi, Yuri Novozhenets
  • Publication number: 20230198981
    Abstract: Systems and methods for credential sharing are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system comprises at least one processor, and memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions when executed cause the system to obtain, from a first user device, a request to share credentials for an access control device with a second user device; generate a host Uniform Resource Locator (URL), the URL comprising a unique token for accessing the access control device; and send the URL to the first user device, wherein the URL is configured to be shared with the second user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Aswin Sukumaran Nair, Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11640697
    Abstract: A method for providing an augmented reality view including inserting a virtual object into a three-dimensional space of a subject real estate property at a location with an input device; and displaying the virtual object in response to the location within the three-dimensional space of the subject real estate property being viewed by a user on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Hrishi Eathakota, Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11636402
    Abstract: An electronic reservation method includes detecting that a user has utilized a first computing device in a transaction in which the user acquires an item, or acquires a voucher for a particular activity. An electronic reservation is created by a reservation server for the user based on the detecting that reserves one of a plurality of reservable locations within a predefined geographic area for the user. The plurality of reservable locations are configured for use of the item or for an activity related to but different than the particular activity. A credential for the electronic reservation is transmitted to a mobile computing device of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Amuduri Santhosh, Ramesh Lingala
  • Publication number: 20230123495
    Abstract: A regional lock-state control system for operation within a region, includes a server, a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of lock assembles. The server is configured to initiate a lock-state event. The mobile devices are each configured to receive a wireless lock-state directive from the server upon the lock-state event, and send a wireless lock lock-state directive to the server. The lock assemblies are each configured to receive a lock-state command associated with the lock-state directive from the plurality of mobile devices, and are each configured to transmit an advertisement that includes data on a lock-state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Smita Menon, Jonah J. Harkema
  • Patent number: 11632343
    Abstract: A method and system for communicating with wireless messaging enabled door locks is disclosed. The method includes advertising availability of the door lock via wireless messaging for a first period of time; triggering a message send event; determining a destination node; connecting to the destination node via Bluetooth; sending the message to the destination node; and entering a low power state for a second period of time, wherein the second period of time is longer than the first period of time; wherein the destination node is chosen from a second door lock or a computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Michael Lang, Steve Switzer
  • Patent number: 11610447
    Abstract: A system including a device operable to intercept a PMS request from the PMS to the encoder to obtain card data from the encoder, then send the card data to a credential service to provision a mobile phone with a virtual key. A method of provisioning credentials for a mobile device, the method including generating a request from a Property Management Systems (PMS); sending the request to an encoder through a device; determining if the request is for a virtual card at the device; and using an encoder 0 feature to check-in a guest from the encoder in response to a request for a virtual card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11589287
    Abstract: A method of routing communication between nodes of a mesh network is provided. The method includes each node of the mesh network advertising a hop distance relative to a head of the mesh network, the hop distance being a measure of how many hops a node of the mesh network is from a head node of the mesh network, the head node being a node of the mesh network that controls all the other nodes of the mesh network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11574042
    Abstract: A regional lock-state control system for operation within a region, includes a server, a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of lock assembles. The server is configured to initiate a lock-state event. The mobile devices are each configured to receive a wireless lock-state directive from the server upon the lock-state event, and send a wireless lock lock-state directive to the server. The lock assemblies are each configured to receive a lock-state command associated with the lock-state directive from the plurality of mobile devices, and are each configured to transmit an advertisement that includes data on a lock-state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Smita Menon, Jonah J. Harkema
  • Patent number: 11568694
    Abstract: An assignable realestate system includes a processor, a storage medium, a wireless device including a digital key, a lock assembly for access to realestate, a data file, and a blockchain application. The data file is stored in the medium, and includes a plurality of linked blocks. Each block includes a respective asset transaction data of a plurality of asset transaction data with each data being time stamped. The blockchain application is stored in the medium and executed by the processor. The blockchain application is configured to apply the data file to determine a current asset transaction data of the plurality of asset transaction data and output an authorization signal to the lock assembly associated with the device for access to the realestate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Devu Manikantan Shila, Adriaan Larmuseau, Adam Kuenzi, Yuri Novozhenets
  • Patent number: 11568692
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed towards a system and a method for activating a privacy status of a lock. One or more embodiments of the invention describe the method comprising steps of capturing activity information of a user by a user device. The method also describes steps of analyzing the captured activity information and determining a busy status of the user based on the analysis. The method further describes steps of transmitting the busy status of the user to a lock for activating a privacy status of the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: HarishBabu Manam, Ramesh Lingala, Srinivas Korrawat, Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11557162
    Abstract: A prestaging, gesture-based, access control system includes a local access assembly, a mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The assembly includes a controller to effect actuation between access and no-access states. The mobile device is carried by a user, and includes a detection system configured to detect a prestaging event inherently performed by the user toward an intent to gain access and followed by the detection of a primary intentional gesture specifically performed by the user toward the intent to gain access. The storage medium and the processor are configured to receive prestaging event information and primary intentional gesture information from the detection system, and execute an application to determine the performance of the prestaging event from the prestaging event information, then determine the performance of the primary intentional gesture from the primary intentional gesture information if the prestaging event is determined to have occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ankit Tiwari, Pedro Fernandez-Orellana, Kunal Srivastava, Paul C. O'Neill, Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11557161
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ramesh Lingala, Adam Kuenzi
  • Patent number: 11546096
    Abstract: A method for communicating data between Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices in a network (100) including multiple nodes (200, 202). The method includes starting a scan mode at a first node (200) having data to send; and determining whether data to send has been transmitted to the first node from an upstream node or a downstream node. If the data to send was received from a downstream node, the first node begins a scan mode. If the data to send was received from an upstream node, the first node begins an ADV event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Kuang Lin, Davide Villa, Adam Kuenzi, Michael Lang, Ankit Tiwari