Patents by Inventor Brian Donlan
Brian Donlan 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: 11410527Abstract: A method for monitoring and reporting personnel social distancing practices using a small personnel monitoring and alerting device incorporating ultrasonic sensors to monitor a complete 360-degree field of view around each wearer in the workplace. The monitoring and alerting devices monitor the distance between personnel wearing the device at preset time intervals using ultrasonic sensors and provides an individual alert (visual, buzzer, and/or vibration) to any wearers that are encroaching within a preset distance of another person wearing the device. Device reports via a RF network to a second device and/or centralized data center on each encroachment and unencroachment event.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Inventors: Michael Baumgartner, Eugene Rohling, Brian Donlan, Ira Lehrman, Randall Shepard
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Publication number: 20210383671Abstract: A method for monitoring and reporting personnel social distancing practices using a small personnel monitoring and alerting device incorporating ultrasonic sensors to monitor a complete 360-degree field of view around each wearer in the workplace. The monitoring and alerting devices monitor the distance between personnel wearing the device at preset time intervals using ultrasonic sensors and provides an individual alert (visual, buzzer, and/or vibration) to any wearers that are encroaching within a preset distance of another person wearing the device. Device reports via a RF network to a second device and/or centralized data center on each encroachment and unencroachment event.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Michael Baumgartner, Eugene Rohling, Brian Donlan, Ira Lehrman, Randall Shepard
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Patent number: 10965482Abstract: A building management system and method that determines space utilization in a building. The building management system comprises room utilization sensors, such as occupancy sensors, a gateway that gathers raw occupancy data records from the occupancy sensors, and at least one processor. Each raw occupancy data record comprises an occupancy state associated with a timestamp. The processor is configured for normalizing the raw occupancy data records into normalized occupancy data records each comprising a time segment and an occupancy state indicating whether for a given time segment a room is occupied. The processor is further configured for structuring the normalized occupancy data records by associating each normalized occupancy data record with a space node corresponding to a room in the building from where the raw occupancy data record was collected and associating each space node with a set of tags, each tag defining a single state from a plurality of states.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Donlan, Daniel Jackson
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Patent number: 10567589Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for live presentation sharing between meeting presenter's and meeting attendees' portable electronic devices during a meeting, and more specifically for viewing presentation content on a portable electronic device displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting. The system comprises a presentation gateway configured for receiving and transmitting presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting. The system further comprises a portable electronic device that pairs with the presentation gateway.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan
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Publication number: 20190215177Abstract: A building management system and method that determines space utilization in a building. The building management system comprises room utilization sensors, such as occupancy sensors, a gateway that gathers raw occupancy data records from the occupancy sensors, and at least one processor. Each raw occupancy data record comprises an occupancy state associated with a timestamp. The processor is configured for normalizing the raw occupancy data records into normalized occupancy data records each comprising a time segment and an occupancy state indicating whether for a given time segment a room is occupied. The processor is further configured for structuring the normalized occupancy data records by associating each normalized occupancy data record with a space node corresponding to a room in the building from where the raw occupancy data record was collected and associating each space node with a set of tags, each tag defining a single state from a plurality of states.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Donlan, Daniel Jackson
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Patent number: 10298411Abstract: A building management system that determines space utilization in a building. The building management system comprises room utilization sensors, such as occupancy sensors, a gateway that gathers raw occupancy data records from the occupancy sensors, and at least one processor. Each raw occupancy data record comprises an occupancy state associated with a timestamp. The processor is configured for normalizing the raw occupancy data records into normalized occupancy data records each comprising a time segment and an occupancy state indicating whether for a given time segment a room is occupied. The processor is further configured for structuring the normalized occupancy data records by associating each normalized occupancy data record with a space node corresponding to a room in the building from where the raw occupancy data record was collected and associating each space node with a set of tags, each tag defining a single state from a plurality of states.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Donlan, Daniel Jackson
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Patent number: 10044871Abstract: A conference system leveraging radio frequency communication standards for initiating a conference and controlling conference room presets. The system comprises a processor, a memory, a data storage device, a display, and at least one communication interface configured to enable communications with a remote server and one or more RF beacons, wherein the one or more RF beacons are configured for periodically broadcasting a beacon ID.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan, Adam Hanson, Ara Seferian, Toine Leerentveld
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Patent number: 10033874Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for initiating a conference call on a conferencing endpoint from a portable electronic device. The system comprises a conferencing endpoint associated with a network address and configured for receiving conferencing information and using said conferencing information to dial a conference call. The system also comprises a portable electronic device comprising a network interface configured for enabling communication between the portable electronic device and the conferencing endpoint. The portable electronic device pairs with the conferencing endpoint using the conferencing endpoint network address.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan
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Publication number: 20180199164Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for live presentation sharing between meeting presenter's and meeting attendees' portable electronic devices during a meeting, and more specifically for viewing presentation content on a portable electronic device displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting. The system comprises a presentation gateway configured for receiving and transmitting presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting. The system further comprises a portable electronic device that pairs with the presentation gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan
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Publication number: 20180113897Abstract: A building management system that determines space utilization in a building. The building management system comprises room utilization sensors, such as occupancy sensors, a gateway that gathers raw occupancy data records from the occupancy sensors, and at least one processor. Each raw occupancy data record comprises an occupancy state associated with a timestamp. The processor is configured for normalizing the raw occupancy data records into normalized occupancy data records each comprising a time segment and an occupancy state indicating whether for a given time segment a room is occupied. The processor is further configured for structuring the normalized occupancy data records by associating each normalized occupancy data record with a space node corresponding to a room in the building from where the raw occupancy data record was collected and associating each space node with a set of tags, each tag defining a single state from a plurality of states.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Donlan, Daniel Jackson
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Patent number: 9930497Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for live presentation sharing between meeting presenter's and meeting attendees' portable electronic devices during a meeting, and more specifically for viewing presentation content on a portable electronic device displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting. The system comprises a presentation gateway configured for receiving and transmitting presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting. The system further comprises a portable electronic device that pairs with the presentation gateway.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan
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Patent number: 9854411Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for sharing presentation content displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting. The system comprises one or more presentation gateways each associated with a network address and configured for receiving and transmitting presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting. The system further comprises one or more RF beacons each associated with a presentation gateway and configured for broadcasting information.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan
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Patent number: 9602172Abstract: A system in which a portable electronic device communicates with an external device to determine a location. Upon determining its location, the portable electronic device transmits this information as well as identifying information to a control processor. The control processor controls one or more controllable devices according to the location and identifying information. The portable electronic device may determine the location via NFC tag or via one or more RF beacons transmitting information according to the Bluetooth 4.0 protocol.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Jackson, Fred Bargetzi, Brian Donlan
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Patent number: 9558468Abstract: Monitoring systems in accordance with the disclosure store one or more reporting behavior profiles that include parameters that determine when a monitoring device associated with a shipping container initiates transmission of a status message to a remote location, e.g., an operations center, a government interface, or a commercial interface. At least a portion of the parameters of the reporting behavior profiles are dependent on a location of the monitoring system. The reporting behavior profiles can cause the monitoring device to initiate a message based on many conditions. For example, the report conditions can include when the present location deviates from a predetermined route of the reporting behavior profile, when the present location of the container remains unchanged for a certain time, when a security condition of the container changes, when an environmental condition of the container changes, etc.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Cubic CorporatonInventors: Brian Donlan, Michael Baumgartner, Norayr Minassian, Michael Warkander
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Publication number: 20170006162Abstract: A conference system leveraging radio frequency communication standards for initiating a conference and controlling conference room presets. The system comprises a processor, a memory, a data storage device, a display, and at least one communication interface configured to enable communications with a remote server and one or more RF beacons, wherein the one or more RF beacons are configured for periodically broadcasting a beacon ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan, Adam Hanson, Ara Seferian, Toine Leerentveld
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Publication number: 20160227381Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for sharing presentation content displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting. The system comprises one or more presentation gateways each associated with a network address and configured for receiving and transmitting presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting. The system further comprises one or more RF beacons each associated with a presentation gateway and configured for broadcasting information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan
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Publication number: 20160227162Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for live presentation sharing between meeting presenter's and meeting attendees' portable electronic devices during a meeting, and more specifically for viewing presentation content on a portable electronic device displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting. The system comprises a presentation gateway configured for receiving and transmitting presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting. The system further comprises a portable electronic device that pairs with the presentation gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan
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Publication number: 20160165056Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for initiating a conference call on a conferencing endpoint from a portable electronic device. The system comprises a conferencing endpoint associated with a network address and configured for receiving conferencing information and using said conferencing information to dial a conference call. The system also comprises a portable electronic device comprising a network interface configured for enabling communication between the portable electronic device and the conferencing endpoint. The portable electronic device pairs with the conferencing endpoint using the conferencing endpoint network address.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan
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Patent number: 9204291Abstract: A system in which a portable electronic device communicates with an external device to determine a location. Upon determining its location, the portable electronic device transmits this information as well as identifying information to a control processor. The control processor controls one or more controllable devices according to the location and identifying information. The portable electronic device may determine the location via NFC tag or via one or more RF beacons transmitting information according to the Bluetooth 4.0 protocol.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Jackson, Fred Bargetzi, Brian Donlan
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Patent number: 8836475Abstract: A monitoring device in accordance with the disclosure stores a serial number list in non-volatile memory, the serial number list including data indicative of at least one valid serial number associated with one or more key fobs permitted to interact with the monitoring device. The monitoring device is configured to receive a wakeup signal via a key fob interface configured to communicate with a key fob. The monitoring device reads a serial number from a key fob via the key fob interface and searches the stored serial number list for data indicative of a valid serial number matching the serial number read via the key fob interface. The monitoring device reads action data from the key fob via the key fob interface, the action data being indicative of an action to be taken by the monitoring device. The monitoring device, in response to the read serial number matching a valid serial number of the stored serial number list, takes an action based on the action data.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Cubic CorporationInventors: Brian Donlan, Michael Baumgartner, Norayr Minassian, Timothy Hester