Patents by Inventor Bruce C. Ianni

Bruce C. Ianni 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).

  • Publication number: 20150251075
    Abstract: A basketball shot-tracking system comprising a wrist tracker, a net tracker, and a shot-tracking mobile application. The wrist tracker is worn on the wrist or arm of a basketball player and the net tracker is attached to the net of the basketball hoop. The wrist tracker and net tracker automatically detect shot-attempt and made-shot events, respectively, and asynchronously transmit messages to the shot-tracking mobile application reporting these events. The shot-tracking mobile application, which runs on a mobile device, such as a smart phone or tablet computer, includes program instructions that, when executed by the CPU of the wireless mobile device, causes the wireless mobile device to automatically receive and process the asynchronous event data sent by the wrist tracker and net tracker, and to automatically tabulate, store and/or display the basketball player's shooting statistics (such as total shots taken, total shots made, shooting percentage, shot locations, and the like).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: ShotTracker, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Ianni, Davyeon D. Ross, Clint A. Kahler, Daniel A. Danknick
  • Patent number: 9129153
    Abstract: A basketball shot-tracking system comprising a wrist tracker, a net tracker, and a shot-tracking mobile application. The wrist tracker is worn on the wrist or arm of a basketball player and the net tracker is attached to the net of the basketball hoop. The wrist tracker and net tracker automatically detect shot-attempt and made-shot events, respectively, and asynchronously transmit messages to the shot-tracking mobile application reporting these events. The shot-tracking mobile application, which runs on a mobile device, such as a smart phone or tablet computer, includes program instructions that, when executed by the CPU of the wireless mobile device, causes the wireless mobile device to automatically receive and process the asynchronous event data sent by the wrist tracker and net tracker, and to automatically tabulate, store and/or display the basketball player's shooting statistics (such as total shots taken, total shots made, shooting percentage, shot locations, and the like).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ShotTracker, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Ianni, Davyeon D. Ross, Clint A. Kahler, Daniel A. Danknick
  • Patent number: 9064262
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for transmitting information comprises receiving, by a server, contact information about a participant; assigning, by the server, an identification to the participant; associating, by the server, the identification with the contact information of the participant; allowing, by the server, use of the identification on a network, wherein the network is limited to a geographic region; receiving, by the server, a request transmitted over the network to send a message to the participant, wherein the request comprises the identification of the participant; determining, by the server, a method of communication of the participant based upon the identification in the request; and transmitting, by the server, the message to the participant using the preferred communication method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Innovadex LLC
    Inventors: Bruce C. Ianni, Laura A. Knox, Alec E. Miller, Adam K. Miller, Derek A. White
  • Publication number: 20140371885
    Abstract: A basketball shot-tracking system comprising a wrist tracker, a net tracker, and a shot-tracking mobile application. The wrist tracker is worn on the wrist or arm of a basketball player and the net tracker is attached to the net of the basketball hoop. The wrist tracker and net tracker automatically detect shot-attempt and made-shot events, respectively, and asynchronously transmit messages to the shot-tracking mobile application reporting these events. The shot-tracking mobile application, which runs on a mobile device, such as a smart phone or tablet computer, includes program instructions that, when executed by the CPU of the wireless mobile device, causes the wireless mobile device to automatically receive and process the asynchronous event data sent by the wrist tracker and net tracker, and to automatically tabulate, store and/or display the basketball player's shooting statistics (such as total shots taken, total shots made, shooting percentage, shot locations, and the like).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: SHOTTRACKER, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Ianni, Davyeon D. Ross, Clint A. Kahler, Daniel A. Danknick
  • Publication number: 20120185545
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for transmitting information comprises receiving, by a server, contact information about a participant; assigning, by the server, an identification to the participant; associating, by the server, the identification with the contact information of the participant; allowing, by the server, use of the identification on a network, wherein the network is limited to a geographic region; receiving, by the server, a request transmitted over the network to send a message to the participant, wherein the request comprises the identification of the participant; determining, by the server, a method of communication of the participant based upon the identification in the request; and transmitting, by the server, the message to the participant using the preferred communication method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Innovadex, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce C. Ianni, Laura A. Knox, Alec E. Miller, Adam K. Miller, Derek A. White