Patents by Inventor Colin Drew

Colin Drew 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: 20200083955
    Abstract: A position determination system is disclosed, which comprises a mobile device comprising at least two transducers, wherein each transducer is operably connected to at least one single board processor; and a plurality of markers, each associated with a position of an area of interest, the plurality of markers at least one of: operable to transmit signals recognizable by the at least two transducers, and comprising at least one feature recognizable by the at least two transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Colin Drew McKibben, Philip James Ellis
  • Publication number: 20200025573
    Abstract: A system and method obtaining image data of a light fixture having an indicator associated with the light fixture. The indicator at least partially attenuates light generated by one or more light generating devices disposed within the light fixture. The method also includes determining one or more characteristics of the indicator based on the image data that is obtained, and one or more of determining a unique identity of the light fixture based on the one or more characteristics of the indicator that are determined or determining a location of the light fixture within a structure based on the one or more characteristics of the indicator that are determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Nina Rose SCHEIDEGGER, Phillip James ELLIS, Himamshu Viswat Prasad, David Joseph Kachmarik, Colin Drew McKibben, Jeffrey Marc NALL
  • Patent number: 10505630
    Abstract: A position determination system is disclosed, which comprises a mobile device comprising at least two transducers, wherein each transducer is operably connected to at least one single board processor; and a plurality of markers, each associated with a position of an area of interest, the plurality of markers at least one of: operable to transmit signals recognizable by the at least two transducers, and comprising at least one feature recognizable by the at least two transducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Knapp, Colin Drew McKibben, Philip James Ellis
  • Publication number: 20180138976
    Abstract: A position determination system is disclosed, which comprises a mobile device comprising at least two transducers, wherein each transducer is operably connected to at least one single board processor; and a plurality of markers, each associated with a position of an area of interest, the plurality of markers at least one of: operable to transmit signals recognizable by the at least two transducers, and comprising at least one feature recognizable by the at least two transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Colin Drew McKibben, Philip James Ellis
  • Patent number: 9939964
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a scan signal to a plurality of electrode elements of a touchscreen display. The apparatus includes a capacitive sensing module that selectively provides a scan signal at a selected one of a plurality of possible scan frequencies, a noise detection module that determines if a noise a level at the selected one scan frequency satisfies a pre-determined condition and the sensing module provides the scan signal at a further one of the possible scan frequencies if the noise level satisfies the pre-determined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Colin Drew
  • Publication number: 20130222322
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a scan signal to a plurality of electrode elements of a touchscreen display. The apparatus includes a capacitive sensing module that selectively provides a scan signal at a selected one of a plurality of possible scan frequencies, a noise detection module that determines if a noise a level at the selected one scan frequency satisfies a pre-determined condition and the sensing module provides the scan signal at a further one of the possible scan frequencies if the noise level satisfies the pre-determined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Colin Drew
  • Patent number: 6360945
    Abstract: An automated teller machine includes a processor on motherboard with BIOS on ROM which allows operation of hard disk via interface. The disk has at least one normal partition but also includes a hidden security partition not accessible under normal system control. Data relating thereto can be encoded for security reasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Colin Drew