Patents by Inventor Charles A. Linquist

Charles A. Linquist 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: 20230409580
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to configuring and operating Internet of things (IoT) elements connected by a network. A computing device receives an interface component corresponding to an IoT element. The computing device retrieves a description of the interface component at least describing a set of restrictions of an operation of the IoT element. The computing device deploys the interface component in the computing device to at least translate events and commands specific to the IoT element to common events and commands for processing in the computing device. The computing device sends at least a subset of the description of the interface component to a user device to cause the user device to generate a user interface for configuring the operation of the IoT element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: David Kenneth Evans, Michael Alexander Yurochko, Yaron Sheba, Kristopher Charles Linquist, Hitesh Kalra, David Frank Russell Weir, Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Shalin Harshadkumar Patel
  • Patent number: 11720571
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to configuring and operating Internet of things (IoT) elements connected by a network. A computing device receives an interface component corresponding to an IoT element. The computing device retrieves a description of the interface component at least describing a set of restrictions of an operation of the IoT element. The computing device deploys the interface component in the computing device to at least translate events and commands specific to the IoT element to common events and commands for processing in the computing device. The computing device sends at least a subset of the description of the interface component to a user device to cause the user device to generate a user interface for configuring the operation of the IoT element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David Kenneth Evans, Michael Alexander Yurochko, Yaron Sheba, Kristopher Charles Linquist, Hitesh Kalra, David Frank Russell Weir, Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Shalin Harshadkumar Patel
  • Publication number: 20210168209
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to configuring and operating Internet of things (IoT) elements connected by a network. A computing device receives a request to generate a rule for coordinating operation of a plurality of IoT elements. The computing device determines whether the request satisfies restrictions as described in descriptions of interface components of the plurality of IoT elements in the computing device by referencing descriptions of interface components. The interface components correspond to the plurality of IoT elements. The computing device generates the rule responsive to determining that the request satisfies the restrictions, and sends an action signal over the network based on the rule to operate one or more of the plurality of IoT elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: David Kenneth Evans, Michael Alexander Yurochko, Yaron Sheba, Kristopher Charles Linquist, Hitesh Kalra, David Frank Russell Weir, Rajiv Ramanasankaran
  • Patent number: 10742739
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to configuring and operating Internet of things (IoT) elements connected by a network. A computing device receives a request to generate a rule for coordinating operation of a plurality of IoT elements. The computing device determines whether the request satisfies restrictions as described in descriptions of interface components of the plurality of IoT elements in the computing device by referencing descriptions of interface components. The interface components correspond to the plurality of IoT elements. The computing device generates the rule responsive to determining that the request satisfies the restrictions, and sends an action signal over the network based on the rule to operate one or more of the plurality of IoT elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David Kenneth Evans, Michael Alexander Yurochko, Yaron Sheba, Kristopher Charles Linquist, Hitesh Kalra, David Frank Russell Weir, Rajiv Ramanasankaran
  • Publication number: 20170054810
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to configuring and operating Internet of things (IoT) elements connected by a network. A computing device receives a request to generate a rule for coordinating operation of a plurality of IoT elements. The computing device determines whether the request satisfies restrictions as described in descriptions of interface components of the plurality of IoT elements in the computing device by referencing descriptions of interface components. The interface components correspond to the plurality of IoT elements. The computing device generates the rule responsive to determining that the request satisfies the restrictions, and sends an action signal over the network based on the rule to operate one or more of the plurality of IoT elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: David Kenneth Evans, Michael Alexander Yurochko, Yaron Sheba, Kristopher Charles Linquist, Hitesh Kalra, David Frank Russell Weir, Rajiv Ramanasankaran
  • Publication number: 20170052688
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to configuring and operating Internet of things (IoT) elements connected by a network. A computing device receives an interface component corresponding to an IoT element. The computing device retrieves a description of the interface component at least describing a set of restrictions of an operation of the IoT element. The computing device deploys the interface component in the computing device to at least translate events and commands specific to the IoT element to common events and commands for processing in the computing device. The computing device sends at least a subset of the description of the interface component to a user device to cause the user device to generate a user interface for configuring the operation of the IoT element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: David Kenneth Evans, Michael Alexander Yurochko, Yaron Sheba, Kristopher Charles Linquist, Hitesh Kalra, David Frank Russell Weir, Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Shalin Harshadkumar Patel
  • Patent number: 9065975
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for intuitively controlling a far-end camera via physical movements. The method includes the steps of receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera, analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera, computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user, and transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: CISCO Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun Kirby, Dave Evans, Kristopher Charles Linquist
  • Publication number: 20150015659
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for intuitively controlling a far-end camera via physical movements. The method includes the steps of receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera, analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera, computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user, and transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Shaun KIRBY, Dave EVANS, Kristopher Charles LINQUIST
  • Patent number: 8803941
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for intuitively controlling a far-end camera via physical movements. The method includes the steps of receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera, analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera, computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user, and transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun Kirby, Dave Evans, Kristopher Charles Linquist
  • Publication number: 20120320147
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for intuitively controlling a far-end camera via physical movements. The method includes the steps of receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera, analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera, computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user, and transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Shaun KIRBY, Dave Evans, Kristopher Charles Linquist
  • Patent number: 5485320
    Abstract: In a magnetic recording system, an asymmetry detector reverses the phase of a read, single-frequency test signal to indicate to a micro-controller whether recording signal asymmetry is present. Upon detecting such asymmetry, the micro-controller causes a current source coupled to the recording head to adjust a write current to correct the timing of a written data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Trace Mountain Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Vogel, William D. Van Alstyne, Gerald L. Pressman, Charles A. Linquist, James L. Michelotti, Paul A. Lind