Patents by Inventor Casey McKinnon
Casey McKinnon 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: 11234313Abstract: A smart light switch includes a housing, a light actuator, and a processor and memory. The processor is adapted to selectively turn an electrical load on and off in accordance with a programmed set of light activation rules stored in memory. The processor is operable to determine whether the smart light switch is in an On or Off state and create a historical record of the On or Off state of the smart light switch over time. A user is selectively able to place the smart light switch in a vacation mode. The processor suspends the programmed set of light activation rules, determines a probability that the smart light switch would have been turned on based upon the historical record, and probabilistically activates and deactivates the smart light switch for a period of time based upon the historical record while the smart light switch was not in vacation mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: ECOBEE INC.Inventors: Sahaj Chema, Jonathan Yeap, Casey Mckinnon
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Patent number: 10856393Abstract: A smart light switch includes a housing, a light actuator located within the housing, and a processor and memory. The processor and memory are operably connected and located within the housing. The processor is adapted to selectively turn an electrical load on and off in accordance with a program schedule stored in memory. The smart light switch further includes a data communications module operable to provide data communication across a wireless network to a remote device. The program schedule includes time periods and a set of light activation rules for each time period. The smart light switch is operable to receive the time periods from a remote device having a different set of rules than the set of light activation rules for the smart light switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: ECOBEE INC.Inventors: Sahaj Chema, Jonathan Yeap, Casey McKinnon
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Publication number: 20200305261Abstract: A smart light switch includes a housing, a light actuator, and a processor and memory. The processor is adapted to selectively turn an electrical load on and off in accordance with a programmed set of light activation rules stored in memory. The processor is operable to determine whether the smart light switch is in an On or Off state and create a historical record of the On or Off state of the smart light switch over time. A user is selectively able to place the smart light switch in a vacation mode. The processor suspends the programmed set of light activation rules, determines a probability that the smart light switch would have been turned on based upon the historical record, and probabilistically activates and deactivates the smart light switch for a period of time based upon the historical record while the smart light switch was not in vacation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Sahaj CHEMA, Jonathan YEAP, Casey MCKINNON
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Patent number: 10716194Abstract: A smart light switch includes a housing, a light actuator, and a processor and memory. The processor is adapted to selectively turn an electrical load on and off in accordance with a programmed set of light activation rules stored in memory. The processor is operable to determine whether the smart light switch is in an On or Off state and create a historical record of the On or Off state of the smart light switch over time. A user is selectively able to place the smart light switch in a vacation mode. The processor suspends the programmed set of light activation rules, determines a probability that the smart light switch would have been turned on based upon the historical record, and probabilistically activates and deactivates the smart light switch for a period of time based upon the historical record while the smart light switch was not in vacation mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: ECOBEE INC.Inventors: Sahaj Chema, Jonathan Yeap, Casey McKinnon
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Publication number: 20190297712Abstract: A smart light switch includes a housing, a light actuator, and a processor and memory. The processor is adapted to selectively turn an electrical load on and off in accordance with a programmed set of light activation rules stored in memory. The processor is operable to determine whether the smart light switch is in an On or Off state and create a historical record of the On or Off state of the smart light switch over time. A user is selectively able to place the smart light switch in a vacation mode. The processor suspends the programmed set of light activation rules, determines a probability that the smart light switch would have been turned on based upon the historical record, and probabilistically activates and deactivates the smart light switch for a period of time based upon the historical record while the smart light switch was not in vacation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Sahaj CHEMA, Jonathan YEAP, Casey MCKINNON
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Publication number: 20190297714Abstract: A smart light switch includes a housing, a light actuator located within the housing, and a processor and memory. The processor and memory are operably connected and located within the housing. The processor is adapted to selectively turn an electrical load on and off in accordance with a program schedule stored in memory. The smart light switch further includes a data communications module operable to provide data communication across a wireless network to a remote device. The program schedule includes time periods and a set of light activation rules for each time period. The smart light switch is operable to receive the time periods from a remote device having a different set of rules than the set of light activation rules for the smart light switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Sahaj CHEMA, Jonathan YEAP, Casey MCKINNON
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Patent number: 10423404Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Casey McKinnon, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz, Thomas William Keane
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Patent number: 10185554Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Shawn Bice, Casey McKinnon, Vij Rajarajan, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz, Thomas William Keane
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Publication number: 20150074639Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Casey McKinnon, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz, Thomas William Keane
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Publication number: 20150006688Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Shawn Bice, Casey McKinnon, Vij Rajarajan, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz, Thomas William Keane
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Patent number: 8838755Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2007Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Shawn Bice, Casey McKinnon, Vij Rajarajan, Jens K Jacobsen, Kristoffer S Schultz
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Publication number: 20140129954Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Vitaly Voloshin, Baelson B. Duque, Thomas W. Keane, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Casey McKinnon
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Patent number: 8631463Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Thomas W. Keane, Baelson B. Duque, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Vitaly Voloshin, Casey McKinnon
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Publication number: 20110258698Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Thomas W. Keane, Baelson B. Duque, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Vitaly Voloshin, Casey McKinnon
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Patent number: 7979893Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Thomas W. Keane, Baelson B. Duque, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Vitaly Voloshin, Casey McKinnon
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Publication number: 20090228579Abstract: The described unified service management system provides a unified console to perform functions of individual management specialists. A unified console facilitates an administrator to perform the complex tasks that were performed by the individual management specialists. The unified console provides a “wizard” based approach to the administrator to design all aspects of the complex tasks including placement of components or computing devices, deciding on policies of the components or computing devices, deciding on health policies of components or computing devices, fixing data protection policies of components or computing devices, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2007Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ashvinkumar J. Sanghvi, Shawn Bice, Casey McKinnon, Vij Rajarajan, Jens K. Jacobsen, Kristoffer S. Schultz
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Publication number: 20080301803Abstract: Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Marisol Ontaneda, Thomas W. Keane, Baelson B. Duque, Chandika Bhandari, Travis Wright, Vitaly Voloshin, Casey McKinnon
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Patent number: D833893Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Inventors: Casey McKinnon, Rohit Sriram, William Harold Wood, Stuart Lombard, Jonathan Hayes, Houston Keil-Vine
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Patent number: D843235Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ECOBEE INCInventors: Casey McKinnon, Sahaj Cheema, William Harold Wood, Stuart Lombard, Bernice Allinson, Rahul Raj, Patrick Summers, Beth Cooperrider, Charlie Nghiem, Marcelle van Beusekom
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Patent number: D867905Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Inventors: Casey McKinnon, Rohit Sriram, William Harold Wood, Stuart Lombard, Jonathan Hayes, Houston Keil-Vine