Patents by Inventor Chuck Waterbury

Chuck Waterbury 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: 9760363
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to automatically provide software and/or firmware updates to the electronic devices, particularly mobile devices used by consumers such as portable health-care data interchange devices. There is also provided a method and system of updating software in electronic devices without requiring a wired data interface to affect changes. There is also provided a method and system for tracking the configuration of electronic devices that are sold to and configured by particular consumers, especially consumers/patients using electronic devices related to health care. Further, there are also provided a methods and systems for integrating the purchase, and ordering, and software configuration of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kent E. Dicks, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Patent number: 9696980
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to automatically provide software and/or firmware updates to the electronic devices, particularly mobile devices used by consumers such as portable health-care data interchange devices. There is also provided a method and system of updating software in electronic devices without requiring a wired data interface to affect changes. There is also provided a method and system for tracking the configuration of electronic devices that are sold to and configured by particular consumers, especially consumers/patients using electronic devices related to health care. Further, there are also provided a methods and systems for integrating the purchase, and ordering, and software configuration of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventors: Kent E. Dicks, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Publication number: 20160232010
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to automatically provide software and/or firmware updates to the electronic devices, particularly mobile devices used by consumers such as portable health-care data interchange devices. There is also provided a method and system of updating software in electronic devices without requiring a wired data interface to affect changes. There is also provided a method and system for tracking the configuration of electronic devices that are sold to and configured by particular consumers, especially consumers/patients using electronic devices related to health care. Further, there are also provided a methods and systems for integrating the purchase, and ordering, and software configuration of electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Kent E. Dicks, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Publication number: 20150169314
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to automatically provide software and/or firmware updates to the electronic devices, particularly mobile devices used by consumers such as portable health-care data interchange devices. There is also provided a method and system of updating software in electronic devices without requiring a wired data interface to affect changes. There is also provided a method and system for tracking the configuration of electronic devices that are sold to and configured by particular consumers, especially consumers/patients using electronic devices related to health care. Further, there are also provided a methods and systems for integrating the purchase, and ordering, and software configuration of electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Kent E. Dicks, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Patent number: 8966235
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to automatically provide software and/or firmware updates to the electronic devices, particularly mobile devices used by consumers such as portable health-care data interchange devices. There is also provided a method and system of updating software in electronic devices without requiring a wired data interface to affect changes. There is also provided a method and system for tracking the configuration of electronic devices that are sold to and configured by particular consumers, especially consumers/patients using electronic devices related to health care. Further, there are also provided a methods and systems for integrating the purchase, and ordering, and software configuration of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kent E. Dicks, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Patent number: 8954719
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to automatically provide software and/or firmware updates to the electronic devices, particularly mobile devices used by consumers such as portable health-care data interchange devices. There is also provided a method and system of updating software in electronic devices without requiring a wired data interface to affect changes. There is also provided a method and system for tracking the configuration of electronic devices that are sold to and configured by particular consumers, especially consumers/patients using electronic devices related to health care. Further, there are also provided a methods and systems for integrating the purchase, and ordering, and software configuration of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kent E. Dicks, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Publication number: 20130066644
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems for personal emergency Intervention, comprising determining that an event regarding a patient has occurred, and thereupon enabling a tracking mode in a device controlled by the patient; monitoring one or more conditions to determine whether the tracking mode should be disabled, and until the tracking mode is disabled, the device: obtains a data pairing, the data pairing comprising a location of the patient and a time related to the location of the patient, and stores the data pairing within a memory in the device; and formatting a report for transmission to a medical data server, the report comprising at least a patient identifier for the patient and the data pairing. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a device controlled by a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Ralph A. Kent, Robert M. Tripp, Terry Bartlett, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Publication number: 20110179405
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to automatically provide software and/or firmware updates to the electronic devices, particularly mobile devices used by consumers such as portable health-care data interchange devices. There is also provided a method and system of updating software in electronic devices without requiring a wired data interface to affect changes. There is also provided a method and system for tracking the configuration of electronic devices that are sold to and configured by particular consumers, especially consumers/patients using electronic devices related to health care. Further, there are also provided a methods and systems for integrating the purchase, and ordering, and software configuration of electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Kent E. Dicks, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Publication number: 20110167250
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system to automatically provide software and/or firmware updates to the electronic devices, particularly mobile devices used by consumers such as portable health-care data interchange devices. There is also provided a method and system of updating software in electronic devices without requiring a wired data interface to affect changes. There is also provided a method and system for tracking the configuration of electronic devices that are sold to and configured by particular consumers, especially consumers/patients using electronic devices related to health care. Further, there are also provided a methods and systems for integrating the purchase, and ordering, and software configuration of electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Kent E. Dicks, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury