Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Heistad

Christopher A. Heistad 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: 10810732
    Abstract: In various implementations, a condition of one or more screens of a device may be determined. A user may select a return application that facilitates capturing image(s) of device screen(s). A user may capture images of a screen of using a camera of the same device or another device. In some implementations, the user may position the device proximate a mirror such that the device can capture an image of one or more screens of the device. The captured image(s) may be processed and/or analyzed to determine if the screen of the device is damaged. In some implementations, notifications based on the condition of the device screen(s) may be transmitted. A price for the device may be determined, in some implementations based on the condition of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Hyla, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi, Christopher Heistad, Bikramjit Singh, Karl Felix Medina, Ram Mohan Reddy, Jonathan Brian Chinn, Rebekah Jane Griffiths, Satish G. Nair, Biju Nair
  • Publication number: 20190266720
    Abstract: In various implementations, a condition of one or more screens of a device may be determined. A user may select a return application that facilitates capturing image(s) of device screen(s). A user may capture images of a screen of using a camera of the same device or another device. In some implementations, the user may position the device proximate a mirror such that the device can capture an image of one or more screens of the device. The captured image(s) may be processed and/or analyzed to determine if the screen of the device is damaged. In some implementations, notifications based on the condition of the device screen(s) may be transmitted. A price for the device may be determined, in some implementations based on the condition of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Hyla, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi, Christopher Heistad, Bikramjit Singh, Karl Felix Medina, Ram Mohan Reddy, Jonathan Brian Chinn, Rebekah Jane Griffiths, Satish G. Nair, Biju Nair
  • Patent number: 10332249
    Abstract: In various implementations, a condition of one or more screens of a device may be determined. A user may select a return application that facilitates capturing image(s) of device screen(s). A user may capture images of a screen of using a camera of the same device or another device. In some implementations, the user may position the device proximate a mirror such that the device can capture an image of one or more screens of the device. The captured image(s) may be processed and/or analyzed to determine if the screen of the device is damaged. In some implementations, notifications based on the condition of the device screen(s) may be transmitted. A price for the device may be determined, in some implementations based on the condition of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Hyla, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi, Christopher Heistad, Bikramjit Singh, Karl Felix Medina, Ram Mohan Reddy, Jonathan Brian Chinn, Rebekah Jane Griffiths, Satish G. Nair, Biju Nair
  • Publication number: 20170256051
    Abstract: In various implementations, a condition of one or more screens of a device may be determined. A user may select a return application that facilitates capturing image(s) of device screen(s). A user may capture images of a screen of using a camera of the same device or another device. In some implementations, the user may position the device proximate a mirror such that the device can capture an image of one or more screens of the device. The captured image(s) may be processed and/or analyzed to determine if the screen of the device is damaged. In some implementations, notifications based on the condition of the device screen(s) may be transmitted. A price for the device may be determined, in some implementations based on the condition of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi, Christopher Heistad, Bikramjit Singh, Karl Felix Medina, Ram Mohan Reddy, Jonathan Brian Chinn, Rebekah Jane Griffiths, Satish G. Nair, Biju Nair
  • Patent number: 9060318
    Abstract: A system and method for a connected wireless device to hand off from one network to another based on empirical data gathered from real live networks regarding the grade of service available on the network. The invention uses this information in combination with the user's choice of a preferred type of network connection to intelligently manage and conserve device battery life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Biju Nair, Christopher A. Heistad, Darryl Lovato
  • Patent number: 8826410
    Abstract: There is provided a device application programming interface (API) for securely monitoring and managing mobile broadband devices. There is provided a client device with a processor configured to detect, using an API, the WWAN device, wherein the WWAN device conforms to the API, to perform a mutual authentication with the WWAN device by using a digital certificate of the WWAN device and a client digital certificate of the client device, to establish a secure connection with the WWAN device upon a successful authentication of the mutual authentication with the WWAN device. Moreover, the processor may be configured to issue, using the API, various commands to the WWAN device to monitor and manage the WWAN device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Smith Micro Software, Inc.
    Inventors: David Sperling, Kevin Warmerdam, Dzung Tran, Christopher Heistad
  • Publication number: 20120174208
    Abstract: There is provided a device application programming interface (API) for securely monitoring and managing mobile broadband devices. There is provided a client device with a processor configured to detect, using an API, the WWAN device, wherein the WWAN device conforms to the API, to perform a mutual authentication with the WWAN device by using a digital certificate of the WWAN device and a client digital certificate of the client device, to establish a secure connection with the WWAN device upon a successful authentication of the mutual authentication with the WWAN device. Moreover, the processor may be configured to issue, using the API, various commands to the WWAN device to monitor and manage the WWAN device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: David Sperling, Kevin Warmerdam, Dzung Tran, Christopher Heistad
  • Publication number: 20110044177
    Abstract: A system and method for a connected wireless device to hand off from one network to another based on empirical data gathered from real live networks regarding the grade of service available on the network. The invention uses this information in combination with the user's choice of a preferred type of network connection to intelligently manage and conserve device battery life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Biju Nair, Christopher A. Heistad, Darryl Lovato