Patents by Inventor Arthur Millican
Arthur Millican 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).
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Patent number: 10972480Abstract: A hardware device architecture is described that improves security and flexibility in access to hardware device settings. A device management proxy service is digitally signed and granted access to device settings. Applications are then digitally provisioned by the proxy service and only validated signed requests from applications are permitted to change hardware device settings. Further granularity over hardware device settings is achieved through user accounts and groups established by the applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Daniel D. Yeakley, Arthur Millican
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Patent number: 10872214Abstract: An apparatus for measuring dimension and weight is provided. In one implementation, the apparatus comprises a dimensioner, a force sensing device, and a portable control module. The dimensioner, which is mounted on headgear or body wear to be worn on the head or body of a user, is configured to determine dimensions of an object. The force sensing device, which is incorporated into footwear to be worn on at least one foot of the user, is configured to measure a force acting on a bottom portion of the footwear. The portable control unit includes a dimension input module configured to receive signals from the dimensioner indicative of the dimensions of the object and further includes a weight input module configured to receive signals from the force sensing device indicative of the weight of the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: H. Sprague Ackley, John Spencer Bandringa, Bruce McKay Morton, Arthur Millican, Rene Martinez
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Patent number: 10860706Abstract: A system for secure network access by unattended devices is described. The system describes how unattended devices that have encrypted data at rest and/or require secure authentication to an open network may procure the access credentials for authentication and/or decryption. With these access credentials, then the unattended devices may exchange information with and/or receive updates from servers on the network.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Joseph J. Kubler, Arthur Millican, Jonathan D. Fletcher
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Patent number: 10592536Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to obtaining location information of a person or a machine when the person or machine uses an imaging device to capture an image of one or more objects located in an indoor facility. The location information can be obtained by processing the captured image in conjunction with a reference map and/or a database. The reference map can be generated by using one or more reference images of the various objects in the indoor facility. The database can contain information such as a location, a dimension, and an orientation of each of the various objects in the indoor facility. The location information can also be obtained by processing the captured image to examine encoded data content in a label and/or an imaging distortion present in the label. The labels, which can be barcode labels, are affixed to various object in the indoor facility.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Thomas A. Sweet, Arthur Millican, Ronald Van Der Putten
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Publication number: 20190278962Abstract: An apparatus for measuring dimension and weight is provided. In one implementation, the apparatus comprises a dimensioner, a force sensing device, and a portable control module. The dimensioner, which is mounted on headgear or body wear to be worn on the head or body of a user, is configured to determine dimensions of an object. The force sensing device, which is incorporated into footwear to be worn on at least one foot of the user, is configured to measure a force acting on a bottom portion of the footwear. The portable control unit includes a dimension input module configured to receive signals from the dimensioner indicative of the dimensions of the object and further includes a weight input module configured to receive signals from the force sensing device indicative of the weight of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: H. Sprague ACKLEY, John Spencer BANDRINGA, Bruce McKay MORTON, Arthur MILLICAN, Rene MARTINEZ
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Patent number: 10339352Abstract: An apparatus for measuring dimension and weight is provided. In one implementation, the apparatus comprises a dimensioner, a force sensing device, and a portable control module. The dimensioner, which is mounted on headgear or body wear to be worn on the head or body of a user, is configured to determine dimensions of an object. The force sensing device, which is incorporated into footwear to be worn on at least one foot of the user, is configured to measure a force acting on a bottom portion of the footwear. The portable control unit includes a dimension input module configured to receive signals from the dimensioner indicative of the dimensions of the object and further includes a weight input module configured to receive signals from the force sensing device indicative of the weight of the object.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: H. Sprague Ackley, John Spencer Bandringa, Bruce McKay Morton, Arthur Millican, Rene Martinez
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Publication number: 20180350093Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to obtaining location information of a person or a machine when the person or machine uses an imaging device to capture an image of one or more objects located in an indoor facility. The location information can be obtained by processing the captured image in conjunction with a reference map and/or a database. The reference map can be generated by using one or more reference images of the various objects in the indoor facility. The database can contain information such as a location, a dimension, and an orientation of each of the various objects in the indoor facility. The location information can also be obtained by processing the captured image to examine encoded data content in a label and/or an imaging distortion present in the label. The labels, which can be barcode labels, are affixed to various object in the indoor facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Thomas A. Sweet, Arthur Millican, Ronald Van Der Putten
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Publication number: 20180212978Abstract: A hardware device architecture is described that improves security and flexibility in access to hardware device settings. A device management proxy service is digitally signed and granted access to device settings. Applications are then digitally provisioned by the proxy service and only validated signed requests from applications are permitted to change hardware device settings. Further granularity over hardware device settings is achieved through user accounts and groups established by the applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Daniel D. Yeakley, Arthur Millican
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Publication number: 20180101675Abstract: A system for secure network access by unattended devices is described. The system describes how unattended devices that have encrypted data at rest and/or require secure authentication to an open network may procure the access credentials for authentication and/or decryption. With these access credentials, then the unattended devices may exchange information with and/or receive updates from servers on the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Joseph J. Kubler, Arthur Millican, Jonathan D. Fletcher
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Patent number: 9930050Abstract: A hardware device architecture is described that improves security and flexibility in access to hardware device settings. A device management proxy service is digitally signed and granted access to device settings. Applications are then digitally provisioned by the proxy service and only validated signed requests from applications are permitted to change hardware device settings. Further granularity over hardware device settings is achieved through user accounts and groups established by the applications.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Daniel D. Yeakley, Arthur Millican
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Publication number: 20170351891Abstract: An apparatus for measuring dimension and weight is provided. In one implementation, the apparatus comprises a dimensioner, a force sensing device, and a portable control module. The dimensioner, which is mounted on headgear or body wear to be worn on the head or body of a user, is configured to determine dimensions of an object. The force sensing device, which is incorporated into footwear to be worn on at least one foot of the user, is configured to measure a force acting on a bottom portion of the footwear. The portable control unit includes a dimension input module configured to receive signals from the dimensioner indicative of the dimensions of the object and further includes a weight input module configured to receive signals from the force sensing device indicative of the weight of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: H. Sprague Ackley, John Spencer Bandringa, Bruce McKay Morton, Arthur Millican, Rene Martinez
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Publication number: 20160314294Abstract: A system for secure network access by unattended devices is described. The system describes how unattended devices that have encrypted data at rest and/or require secure authentication to an open network may procure the access credentials for authentication and/or decryption. With these access credentials, then the unattended devices may exchange information with and/or receive updates from servers on the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Joseph J. Kubler, Arthur Millican, Jonathan D. Fletcher
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Publication number: 20160294779Abstract: A hardware device architecture is described that improves security and flexibility in access to hardware device settings. A device management proxy service is digitally signed and granted access to device settings. Applications are then digitally provisioned by the proxy service and only validated signed requests from applications are permitted to change hardware device settings. Further granularity over hardware device settings is achieved through user accounts and groups established by the applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Daniel D. Yeakley, Arthur Millican
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Patent number: 7895267Abstract: This invention provides an extensible method for performing management operations on known and unknown targets. The extensible method is implemented on a fully extensible system where management software and triggers that cause these management operations to be run are easily extended in the field. The triggers may include information indicating a change in inventory, product state, or an event, and may originate directly from a product or from an information store containing information about installed products. The management software facilitates mining this information, parsing the information through a manifest of the triggers, and selecting functions to determine if a management operation should be executed, and if so, which management operation. Generally, the management software executes the selected management operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Intermec IP CorporationInventors: Arthur Millican, Jonathan Fletcher
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Publication number: 20090112979Abstract: This invention provides an extensible method for performing management operations on known and unknown targets. The extensible method is implemented on a fully extensible system where management software and triggers that cause these management operations to be run are easily extended in the field. The triggers may include information indicating a change in inventory, product state, or an event, and may originate directly from a product or from an information store containing information about installed products. The management software facilitates mining this information, parsing the information through a manifest of the triggers, and selecting functions to determine if a management operation should be executed, and if so, which management operation. Generally, the management software executes the selected management operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Arthur Millican, Jonathan Fletcher