Patents by Inventor Boyd Weston

Boyd Weston 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).

  • Monitoring system and monitoring method
    Patent number: 6977585
    Abstract: To provide a monitoring system and method that allows customization of a monitoring system and method according to a user's instruction, thereby achieving a higher flexibility in configuring the monitoring scheme. The monitoring system comprises a user system and a security server. The user system includes a capture unit, an input unit, a sensor, an imaging unit and a home server. The home server accepts the user's instructions and configure monitoring program realized by the home server. The user may specify logical connections between imaging unit and sensor, notification rule when the alarm is occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Dietrich Falk, Takashi Hosoda, Chu Hui Chu, Boyd Weston
  • Monitoring system and monitoring method
    Publication number: 20040113770
    Abstract: To provide a monitoring system and method that allows customization of a monitoring system and method according to a user's instruction, thereby achieving a higher flexibility in configuring the monitoring scheme. The monitoring system comprises a user system and a security server. The user system includes a capture unit, an input unit, a sensor, an imaging unit and a home server. The home server accepts the user's instructions and configure monitoring program realized by the home server. The user may specify logical connections between imaging unit and sensor, notification rule when the alarm is occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Dietrich Falk, Takashi Hosoda, Chu Hui Chu, Boyd Weston