Patents by Inventor Dale James Seavey

Dale James Seavey 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).

  • Method and system to determine and communicate the presence of a mobile device in a predefined zone
    Patent number: 7586877
    Abstract: A method and system to provide a notification is described. The system may comprise a first mobile device including a positioning component to determine when the first mobile device is proximate at least one predefined zone (e.g., enters, remains within or leaves the predefined zone), and a location data compiler to compile location data which includes a zone identifier corresponding to the at least one predefined zone. The first mobile device may further comprise a device identifier and a transmitter to send the location data and the device identifier to at least one recipient associated with the at least one predefined zone. The system may include a second mobile device associated with the at least one recipient and including a receiver to receive the location data from the first mobile device, and a display to display the location data and the zone identifier on the second mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Michael Gits, Dale James Seavey, David J. Novice