Patents by Inventor Ashley J. Swartz

Ashley J. Swartz 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).

  • Automatic notification of personal emergency contacts from a wireless communications device
    Patent number: 7076235
    Abstract: A wireless communication device notifies designated contacts of an emergency using contact information stored in the wireless communication device. The contact information includes, but is not limited to, a list of designated contacts, at least one individual notification message for each designated contact, and delivery information for each notification message. The wireless communication device, responsive to an emergency input, automatically retrieves the contact information from memory and sends individual notification messages to each designated contact according to the contact information. Because the wireless communication device stores all instructions and information related to the emergency notification function in memory within the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device is compatible with any wireless network capable of transmitting messages generated by the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Brian Esque, Ray Derler, Ashley J. Swartz, Roger Osborn
  • Automatic notification of personal emergency contacts from a wireless communications device
    Publication number: 20040203622
    Abstract: A wireless communication device notifies designated contacts of an emergency using contact information stored in the wireless communication device. The contact information includes, but is not limited to, a list of designated contacts, at least one individual notification message for each designated contact, and delivery information for each notification message. The wireless communication device, responsive to an emergency input, automatically retrieves the contact information from memory and sends individual notification messages to each designated contact according to the contact information. Because the wireless communication device stores all instructions and information related to the emergency notification function in memory within the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device is compatible with any wireless network capable of transmitting messages generated by the wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Brian Esque, Ray Derler, Ashley J. Swartz, Roger Osborn