Patents by Inventor Brian E. Crookes

Brian E. Crookes 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).

  • Patent number: 10425786
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to reverse geocoding using, for example, real estate parcel data. In some embodiments one or more location records can be received, for example, from a location record database associated with a real estate mapping service. Each location record can identify or otherwise be uniquely associated with a closed shape, such as a two-dimensional polygon, circle, or other boundary that can, for example, define the metes and bounds of a real estate parcel. Geolocation data that represents a location of a mobile communication device can also be received. The geolocation data can map to a location within a shape and the location record associated with that shape can be selected. When the selected location record corresponds to a residential location, household data can be associated with that location record and/or the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Verve Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crook, Khoa Doan, Gary K. Ng, Chris G. Nicotra, Marc J. Wrona
  • Patent number: 10070267
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to reverse geocoding using, for example, real estate parcel data. In some embodiments one or more location records can be received, for example, from a location record database associated with a real estate mapping service. Each location record can identify or otherwise be uniquely associated with a closed shape, such as a two-dimensional polygon, circle, or other boundary that can, for example, define the metes and bounds of a real estate parcel. Geolocation data that represents a location of a mobile communication device can also be received. The geolocation data can map to a location within a shape and the location record associated with that shape can be selected. When the selected location record corresponds to a residential location, household data can be associated with that location record and/or the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Verve Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crook, Khoa Doan, Gary K. Ng, Chris G. Nicotra, Marc J. Wrona
  • Patent number: 9628832
    Abstract: Systems and methods for combining a plurality of transport streams into a single transport stream for transmission to, e.g., a single frequency network via a satellite. Embodiments provide receiving a plurality of original, e.g., MPEG-compliant, data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, combining the plurality of original data streams into a single combined data stream which is also, e.g., MPEG compliant, modulating the single combined data stream for uplink to a satellite, receiving a downlink transmission from the satellite, where the downlink transmission includes the single combined data stream, de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams, and passing respective original data steams to, e.g., one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into a single frequency network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Kenn W. Heinrich, Wayne S. Sheldrick, Keith Gammie
  • Publication number: 20160330592
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to reverse geocoding using, for example, real estate parcel data. In some embodiments one or more location records can be received, for example, from a location record database associated with a real estate mapping service. Each location record can identify or otherwise be uniquely associated with a closed shape, such as a two-dimensional polygon, circle, or other boundary that can, for example, define the metes and bounds of a real estate parcel. Geolocation data that represents a location of a mobile communication device can also be received. The geolocation data can map to a location within a shape and the location record associated with that shape can be selected. When the selected location record corresponds to a residential location, household data can be associated with that location record and/or the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Verve Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. CROOK, Khoa DOAN, Gary K. NG, Chris G. NICOTRA, Marc J. WRONA
  • Patent number: 9396210
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to reverse geocoding using, for example, real estate parcel data. In some embodiments one or more location records can be received, for example, from a location record database associated with a real estate mapping service. Each location record can identify or otherwise be uniquely associated with a closed shape, such as a two-dimensional polygon, circle, or other boundary that can, for example, define the metes and bounds of a real estate parcel. Geolocation data that represents a location of a mobile communication device can also be received. The geolocation data can map to a location within a shape and the location record associated with that shape can be selected. When the selected location record corresponds to a residential location, household data can be associated with that location record and/or the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: VERVE WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crook, Khoa Doan, Gary K. Ng, Chris G. Nicotra, Marc J. Wrona
  • Publication number: 20160150254
    Abstract: Systems and methods for combining a plurality of transport streams into a single transport stream for transmission to, e.g., a single frequency network via a satellite. Embodiments provide receiving a plurality of original, e.g., MPEG-compliant, data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, combining the plurality of original data streams into a single combined data stream which is also, e.g., MPEG compliant, modulating the single combined data stream for uplink to a satellite, receiving a downlink transmission from the satellite, where the downlink transmission includes the single combined data stream, de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams, and passing respective original data steams to, e.g., one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into a single frequency network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Kenn W. Heinrich, Wayne S. Sheldrick, Keith Gammie
  • Patent number: 9258582
    Abstract: Systems and methods for combining a plurality of transport streams into a single transport stream for transmission to, e.g., a single frequency network via a satellite. Embodiments provide receiving a plurality of original, e.g., MPEG-compliant, data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, combining the plurality of original data streams into a single combined data stream which is also, e.g., MPEG compliant, modulating the single combined data stream for uplink to a satellite, receiving a downlink transmission from the satellite, where the downlink transmission includes the single combined data stream, de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams, and passing respective original data steams to, e.g., one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into a single frequency network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Kenn W. Heinrich, Wayne S. Sheldrick, Keith Gammie
  • Patent number: 8489474
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments of this invention, systems and/or methods for managing transformations in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and/or Business Process Management (BPM) Environments are provided. In certain example embodiments of this invention, when a process and/or transform is defined, design-time encoding data is extracted and stored as metadata. When the process or transform is implemented, runtime data is captured and/or managed, and also stored as metadata. When new processes and/or transforms are defined, and/or when an already-defined process and/or a transform is executed, heuristics may be applied so as to suggest one or more already-existing transformation chains for use in accomplishing at least a part of the same and/or a similar process or transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Software AG
    Inventors: Brian E. Crook, Gary K. Ng
  • Patent number: 8432882
    Abstract: Systems and methods for de-combining a single combined data stream into a plurality of original data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, and passing respective original data steams to, e.g., one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into, e.g., a single frequency network. The original data streams and the single combined data stream may be, e.g., MPEG-compliant data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Wayne S. Sheldrick, Kenn W. Heinrich
  • Patent number: 8265139
    Abstract: A packet comparator includes a match packet buffer and a first in first out (FIFO) buffer that stores a reference packet stream. Once a packet in the reference stream and a candidate stream are matched to the match packet, the reference stream and the candidate stream are considered synchronized. Thereafter, the two streams are passed through a compare function and a resultant stream is output from the packet comparator. Possible resultant streams include the results of an exclusive OR (XOR) operation between all, or selected parts, of packets in each of the streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Verbrugge, Brian E. Crookes
  • Patent number: 8155151
    Abstract: Systems and methods for combining a plurality of transport streams into a single transport stream for transmission to, e.g., a single frequency network via a satellite. Embodiments provide receiving a plurality of original, e.g., MPEG-compliant, data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, combining the plurality of original data streams into a single combined data stream which is also, e.g., MPEG compliant, modulating the single combined data stream for uplink to a satellite, receiving a downlink transmission from the satellite, where the downlink transmission includes the single combined data stream, de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams, and passing respective original data steams to, e.g., one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into a single frequency network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Kenn W. Heinrich, Wayne S. Sheldrick, Keith Gammie
  • Patent number: 7995575
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling packet errors in a system that combines a plurality of transport streams into a single transport stream for transmission to, e.g., a single frequency network via a satellite. Embodiments provide receiving a plurality of original, e.g., MPEG-compliant, data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, combining the plurality of original data streams into a single combined data stream which is also, e.g., MPEG compliant, modulating the single combined data stream for, e.g., uplink to a satellite, receiving, e.g., a downlink transmission from the satellite, where the downlink transmission includes the single combined data stream, de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams, determining whether any packets have been lost and compensating for such lost packets, and passing respective original data steams to one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into, e.g., a single frequency network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Tatyana Shkinev, Dennis B. Ellert
  • Patent number: 7957423
    Abstract: A method for correcting packet errors in a combined stream including steps of receiving a combined and re-packetized transport stream comprising program information for at least two transport streams (A and B), wherein each transport stream (A and B) comprises program information associated with respective distinctive packet IDs (PIDs), detecting an invader packet associated with the combined and re-packetized transport stream A does not belong in the combined and re-packetized transport stream A, offering the invader packet to combined and re-packetized transport stream B in which a gap is detected, and de-combining combined and re-packetized transport stream B such that information from a de-combined version of the invader packet fills a gap in a de-combined version of combined and re-packetized transport stream B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge
  • Publication number: 20090168773
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling packet errors in a system that combines a plurality of transport streams into a single transport stream for transmission to, e.g., a single frequency network via a satellite. Embodiments provide receiving a plurality of original, e.g., MPEG-compliant, data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, combining the plurality of original data streams into a single combined data stream which is also, e.g., MPEG compliant, modulating the single combined data stream for, e.g., uplink to a satellite, receiving, e.g., a downlink transmission from the satellite, where the downlink transmission includes the single combined data stream, de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams, determining whether any packets have been lost and compensating for such lost packets, and passing respective original data steams to one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into, e.g., a single frequency network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Tatyana Shkinev, Dennis B. Ellert
  • Publication number: 20090171720
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments of this invention, systems and/or methods for managing transformations in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and/or Business Process Management (BPM) Environments are provided. In certain example embodiments of this invention, when a process and/or transform is defined, design-time encoding data is extracted and stored as metadata. When the process or transform is implemented, runtime data is captured and/or managed, and also stored as metadata. When new processes and/or transforms are defined, and/or when an already-defined process and/or a transform is executed, heuristics may be applied so as to suggest one or more already-existing transformation chains for use in accomplishing at least a part of the same and/or a similar process or transform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: SOFTWARE AG
    Inventors: Brian E. Crook, Gary K. Ng
  • Publication number: 20090168804
    Abstract: A method for correcting packet errors in a combined stream including steps of receiving a combined and re-packetized transport stream comprising program information for at least two transport streams (A and B), wherein each transport stream (A and B) comprises program information associated with respective distinctive packet IDs (PIDs), detecting an invader packet associated with the combined and re-packetized transport stream A does not belong in the combined and re-packetized transport stream A, offering the invader packet to combined and re-packetized transport stream B in which a gap is detected, and de-combining combined and re-packetized transport stream B such that information from a de-combined version of the invader packet fills a gap in a de-combined version of combined and re-packetized transport stream B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge
  • Publication number: 20090168867
    Abstract: A packet comparator includes a match packet buffer and a first in first out (FIFO) buffer that stores a reference packet stream. Once a packet in the reference stream and a candidate stream are matched to the match packet, the reference stream and the candidate stream are considered synchronized. Thereafter, the two streams are passed through a compare function and a resultant stream is output from the packet comparator. Possible resultant streams include the results of an exclusive OR (XOR) operation between all, or selected parts, of packets in each of the streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Verbrugge, Brian E. Crookes
  • Publication number: 20090168813
    Abstract: Systems and methods for de-combining a single combined data stream into a plurality of original data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, and passing respective original data steams to, e.g., one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into, e.g., a single frequency network. The original data streams and the single combined data stream may be, e.g., MPEG-compliant data streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Wayne S. Sheldrick, Kenn W. Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20090168812
    Abstract: Systems and methods for combining a plurality of transport streams into a single transport stream for transmission to, e.g., a single frequency network via a satellite. Embodiments provide receiving a plurality of original, e.g., MPEG-compliant, data streams, where each original data stream has its own timing information, combining the plurality of original data streams into a single combined data stream which is also, e.g., MPEG compliant, modulating the single combined data stream for uplink to a satellite, receiving a downlink transmission from the satellite, where the downlink transmission includes the single combined data stream, de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams, and passing respective original data steams to, e.g., one or more DVB-T modulators for broadcast into a single frequency network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian E. Crookes, David Verbrugge, Kenn W. Heinrich, Wayne S. Sheldrick, Keith Gammie