Patents by Inventor Catherine W. Spence

Catherine W. Spence 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: 20200178032
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for a sensor platform for a geometric physical area are described herein. The sensor platform combines sensors installed in the physical area with transient sensors on people and articles within the area. This collaborative sensor data may then be used to identify interactions between people and articles and react by using these interactions to locate documents based on the person, the article, and the interaction within the geometric physical area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: David Stanasolovich, Craig Owen, Catherine W. Spence, Eddie Balthasar
  • Patent number: 10659926
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for a sensor platform for a geometric physical area are described herein. The sensor platform combines sensors installed in the physical area with transient sensors on people and articles within the area. This collaborative sensor data may then be used to identify interactions between people and articles and react by using these interactions to locate documents based on the person, the article, and the interaction within the geometric physical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David Stanasolovich, Craig Owen, Catherine W. Spence, Eddie Balthasar
  • Patent number: 10171982
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing an emergency evacuation service are described herein. An apparatus to provide an emergency evacuation service comprises an emergency event detection module to detect the existence of an emergency event at a venue; a transceiver to request and receive evacuation instructions from an emergency evacuation system, in response to detecting the existence of the emergency event; and a controller to process the evacuation instructions and display, to a user of the apparatus, information related to the evacuation instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eddie Balthasar, Craig Owen, David Stanasolovich, Catherine W. Spence
  • Publication number: 20180109933
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing an emergency evacuation service are described herein. An apparatus to provide an emergency evacuation service comprises an emergency event detection module to detect the existence of an emergency event at a venue; a transceiver to request and receive evacuation instructions from an emergency evacuation system, in response to detecting the existence of the emergency event; and a controller to process the evacuation instructions and display, to a user of the apparatus, information related to the evacuation instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: EDDIE BALTHASAR, CRAIG OWEN, DAVID STANASOLOVICH, CATHERINE W. SPENCE
  • Patent number: 9681280
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing an emergency evacuation service are described herein. An apparatus to provide an emergency evacuation service comprises an emergency event detection module to detect the existence of an emergency event at a venue; a transceiver to request and receive evacuation instructions from an emergency evacuation system, in response to detecting the existence of the emergency event; and a controller to process the evacuation instructions and display, to a user of the apparatus, information related to the evacuation instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eddie Balthasar, Craig Owen, David Stanasolovich, Catherine W. Spence
  • Publication number: 20160269882
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing an emergency evacuation service are described herein. An apparatus to provide an emergency evacuation service comprises an emergency event detection module to detect the existence of an emergency event at a venue; a transceiver to request and receive evacuation instructions from an emergency evacuation system, in response to detecting the existence of the emergency event; and a controller to process the evacuation instructions and display, to a user of the apparatus, information related to the evacuation instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Eddie Balthasar, Craig Owen, David Stanasolovich, Catherine W. Spence
  • Publication number: 20160247218
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for a physical marketplace interaction platform are described herein. A user may be identified. An article may be identified based on a physical relationship with the user. A user activity with respect to the article may be determined based on an observed context of the user and the article, and the user activity may be reported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: David Stanasolovich, Craig Owen, Catherine W. Spence, Eddie Balthasar