Patents by Inventor Cindy M. Smith

Cindy M. Smith 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).

  • EMULATED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20200097689
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Zatloukal, G. Eric Engstrom, Cindy M. Smith
  • Emulated radio frequency identification
    Patent number: 9405947
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Varia Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zatloukal, G. Eric Engstrom, Cindy M. Smith
  • EMULATED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20140167914
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Varia Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zatloukal, G. Eric Engstrom, Cindy M. Smith
  • EMULATED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20140162721
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Varia Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zatloukal, G. Eric Engstrom, Cindy M. Smith
  • Emulated radio frequency identification
    Patent number: 8381974
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Varia Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zatloukal, G. Eric Engstrom, Cindy M. Smith
  • EMULATED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20120133483
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: VARIA HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zatloukal, G. Eric Engstrom, Cindy M. Smith
  • Emulated radio frequency identification
    Patent number: 8127984
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Varia Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zatloukal, G. Eric Engstrom, Cindy M. Smith
  • Non-persistently displayed bar code based data input method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6854651
    Abstract: A device is equipped with the ability to non-persistently display a data on its display in bar code form on demand, to enable another system to acquire the data by reading the bar code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Wildseed Ltd.
    Inventors: Cindy M. Smith, Peter Zatloukal
  • Non-persistently displayed bar code based data input method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20040000589
    Abstract: A device is equipped with the ability to non-persistently display a data on its display in bar code form on demand, to enable another system to acquire the data by reading the bar code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Cindy M. Smith, Peter Zatloukal
  • Connecting terminal for chip cards
    Patent number: D534537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Wildseed Ltd.
    Inventors: Cindy M. Smith, Paul R. Nash, Brandon J. Chandler