Patents by Inventor Alex MARSHAL

Alex MARSHAL 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).

  • Providing a reminder to a user that has an impact on the user
    Patent number: 9808404
    Abstract: A system for providing a reminder to a user is provided that comprises a reminder datastore arranged to store reminder information relating to a task for the user to be reminded about, and a reminder processor arranged to determine a time at which the reminder is due, based on the reminder information. A locating mechanism is provided to obtain information relating to a location of the user, and an output mechanism is provided to output reminder alerts through one or more reminder devices. The reminder processor is arranged to obtain information relating to a location of the user for the time at which the reminder is due, from the locating mechanism, and to identify one of the one or more reminder devices in proximity to said location of the user, based on known locations of the one or more reminder devices. The output mechanism is arranged to output a reminder alert through the identified reminder device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Julian Charles Nolan, Melanie Jane Windridge, Alex Marshal, Joyca Petra Wilma Lacroix
  • PROVIDING A REMINDER TO A USER
    Publication number: 20160354285
    Abstract: A system for providing a reminder to a user is provided that comprises a reminder datastore arranged to store reminder information relating to a task for the user to be reminded about, and a reminder processor arranged to determine a time at which the reminder is due, based on the reminder information. A locating mechanism is provided to obtain information relating to a location of the user, and an output mechanism is provided to output reminder alerts through one or more reminder devices. The reminder processor is arranged to obtain information relating to a location of the user for the time at which the reminder is due, from the locating mechanism, and to identify one of the one or more reminder devices in proximity to said location of the user, based on known locations of the one or more reminder devices. The output mechanism is arranged to output a reminder alert through the identified reminder device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Julian Charles NOLAN, Melanie Jane WINDRIDGE, Alex MARSHAL, Joyca Petra Wilma LACROIX