Patents by Inventor Brett R. Stewart

Brett R. Stewart 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 information to a computing device based on known location and user information
    Patent number: 8417763
    Abstract: A geographic-based communications service system has a mobile unit for transmitting/receiving information, and access points connected to a network. The access points are arranged in a known geographic locations and transmit and receive information from the mobile unit. When one of the access points detects the presence of the mobile unit, it sends a signal to the network indicating the location of the mobile unit and the information requested by the mobile unit. Based on the signal received from the access point, the network communicates with information providers connected to the network and provides data to the mobile unit through the access point corresponding to the location of the mobile unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Wayport, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett R. Stewart
  • System and method for providing improved services in a geographic-based network system
    Patent number: 6759960
    Abstract: A geographic-based communications service system has a mobile unit for transmitting/receiving information, and access points connected to a network. The access points are arranged in a known geographic locations and transmit and receive information from the mobile unit. When one of the access points detects the presence of the mobile unit, it sends a signal to the network indicating the location of the mobile unit and the information requested by the mobile unit. Based on the signal received from the access point, the network communicates with information providers connected to the network and provides data to the mobile unit through the access point corresponding to the location of the mobile unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Wayport, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett R. Stewart