Patents by Inventor Aric Wilmunder

Aric Wilmunder 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).

  • System and method for intelligent communication channel selection for an internet of things (IoT) device
    Patent number: 10779296
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for intelligent selection of a communication channel. One embodiment of an IoT device comprises: a first set of one or more communication interfaces having first power consumption characteristics; a second set of one or more communication interfaces having second power consumption characteristics, the second power consumption characteristics comprising lower power requirements than the first power consumption characteristics; a connection manager to determine whether to transmit a message over a communication interface from the first set of one or more communication interfaces when an interface from the second set of one or more communication interfaces is unavailable and in accordance with a priority associated with the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Afero, Inc.
    Inventor: Aric Wilmunder
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SELECTION FOR AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200154448
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for intelligent selection of a communication channel. One embodiment of an IoT device comprises: a first set of one or more communication interfaces having first power consumption characteristics; a second set of one or more communication interfaces having second power consumption characteristics, the second power consumption characteristics comprising lower power requirements than the first power consumption characteristics; a connection manager to determine whether to transmit a message over a communication interface from the first set of one or more communication interfaces when an interface from the second set of one or more communication interfaces is unavailable and in accordance with a priority associated with the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Aric Wilmunder