Patents by Inventor Damien Loveland
Damien Loveland 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).
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Patent number: 9901746Abstract: The present invention relates to a skin radiation apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a photon radiation unit for generating a line-shaped radiation pattern that extends in a first direction; a movement facility for moving the line shaped radiation pattern in a second direction transverse to the first direction; a detection unit for detecting a skin condition profile; and a control unit for controlling the line-shaped radiation pattern, dependent on the detected skin condition profile.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Giovanna Wagenaar Cacciola, Arnd Ritz, Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Ian Edward Ashdown, Damien Loveland
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Patent number: 9814117Abstract: Systems and methods for deriving and modifying personal preferences related to at least one controllable lighting network are disclosed. The systems include a processor that can be used in conjunction with a personal communication device and a preferences database. The processor is used to detect an identifier for a user, a plurality of adjustments to the at least one controllable lighting network requested by the user, and a context corresponding to each of the plurality of adjustments. The processor in some such systems has an associated local memory to store the plurality of adjustments, corresponding contexts, and the identifier of the associated user. The processor is further used to analyze the plurality of lighting adjustments and the corresponding contexts. Based on the analysis, the processor identifies a correlation between the plurality of adjustments and the contexts, and create at least one personal preference rule associated with the user identifier based on the correlation.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Damien Loveland, A. J. W. A Vermuelen, Ian Ashdown, Louis Ketelaars
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Patent number: 9245156Abstract: A process is disclosed for capturing screenshots on an electronic device of a user, and for transmitting representations of the captured screenshots to a monitoring system for storage. The captured screenshot data may, for example, be used to recover a device that is lost or stolen.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Absolute Software CorporationInventors: Trevor Cox, Damien Loveland
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Patent number: 9213324Abstract: Systems and methods for managing interaction with controllable lighting networks are disclosed. Particularly, a user's input regarding the user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is used in conjunction with memories and processors, to selectively allow the controllable lighting network access to the user's personal data such as the user's identity or the user's personal lighting preferences. A user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is also used, in conjunction with personal mobile electronic communication devices, to allow the user to control lighting within controllable lighting networks.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Damien Loveland, Arend Jan Wilhelmus Abraham Vermeulen, Ian Ashdown
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Patent number: 8937557Abstract: The application discloses a method and apparatus for providing a desired warning signal for a lighting unit. A coded warning system is provided employing a detection module (320) and a signal generating module (330), wherein the detection module is configured to obtain information regarding the detection of one or more operating parameters of the lighting unit and the signal generating module generates a desired warning signal (331) selected from a plurality of warning signals, upon determination that one or more of the operating parameters are abnormal operating parameters. Each warning signal of the plurality of warning signals is indicative of a specific abnormal operating parameter or a known combination of specific abnormal operating parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Damien Loveland, Stefan Poli
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Publication number: 20140278941Abstract: A system is disclosed that records a user's interactions with online ads, and that detects associations between these interactions and subsequent purchases (such as in-store purchases). The system may include a mobile application that tracks the ad interactions and purchase events. Users control whether the associations between the purchases and ad interactions are divulged to an ad serving entity or any other entity. In return for divulging the associations, the user may be offered compensation. The system enables the ad serving entity to bill the advertiser on a pay-per-purchase basis, and enables advertisers to obtain clear and specific performance indicators for their ads.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATIONInventors: John Livingston, Damien Loveland
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Publication number: 20140278923Abstract: A system is disclosed that records a user's interactions with online ads, and that detects associations between these interactions and subsequent purchases (such as in-store purchases). The system may include a mobile application that tracks the ad interactions and purchase events. Users control whether the associations between the purchases and ad interactions are divulged to an ad serving entity or any other entity. In return for divulging the associations, the user may be offered compensation. The system enables the ad serving entity to bill the advertiser on a pay-per-purchase basis, and enables advertisers to obtain clear performance indicators for their ads.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Absolute Software CorporationInventors: John Livingston, Damien Loveland
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Publication number: 20140182002Abstract: A process is disclosed for capturing screenshots on an electronic device of a user, and for transmitting representations of the captured screenshots to a monitoring system for storage. The captured screenshot data may, for example, be used to recover a device that is lost or stolen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Absolute Software CorporationInventors: Trevor Cox, Damien Loveland, Michael Sitter
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Publication number: 20140156545Abstract: Approaches for a server, upon receiving notification that a device has been stolen, composing a legal requisition document. An identification of the device is received or otherwise obtained. A legal requisition template for use in a particular jurisdiction where the device was stolen is retrieved. Upon consulting a database which stores information about police departments of a plurality of jurisdictions, the legal requisition document is composed using the template, the identification, and data retrieved from the database. The server may electronically send the legal requisition document to a police department associated with the particular jurisdiction. Advantageously, information about the activity of a device reported stolen may be obtained before the device is factory reset.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Absolute Software CorporationInventors: Ward Clapham, Tedric Mah, Damien Loveland, Stephen Treglia, William Doyle Gordon
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Patent number: 8701013Abstract: A device, method, system and computer readable medium are disclosed for the remote, intelligent capture of screenshots and keystrokes which can subsequently be transmitted with reduced bandwidth requirements.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Absolute Software CorporationInventors: Trevor Cox, Damien Loveland, Michael Sitter
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Patent number: 8669870Abstract: A system and method for controlling the surveillance conducted by lost or stolen electronic devices dependent upon the location of such electronic devices is provided. A data repository contains data that specifies, for each of a plurality of geographic regions (e.g. legal jurisdictions), a set of surveillance methods that are permissible in the respective region. At least some of the geographic regions have different respective sets of permissible surveillance methods than others. A computer system is operable to communicate with the devices over a computer network, and programmed to use received information regarding a location of a potentially lost or stolen device, in combination with the data in the computer data repository, to cause the potentially lost or stolen device to initiate surveillance according to the set of permissible surveillance methods (and/or other actions) corresponding to the location.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Absolute Software CorporationInventors: Byron Jung, Damien Loveland
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Patent number: 8625799Abstract: A system is disclosed that protects private data of users while permitting the monitoring or tracking of electronic devices that are shared for both business and private purposes. The electronic devices are configured to selectively encrypt location data, and/or other types of data, before such data is transmitted to a monitoring center. For example, data collected or generated on a user device outside of work hours may be encrypted with a private key of the device's user prior to transmission to the monitoring center, so that the data is not accessible to the employer. Data collected or generated during work hours may be transmitted without such encryption.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Absolute Software CorporationInventors: Charles Chad McCarthy, Damien Loveland, Trevor Wiebe
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Publication number: 20130241729Abstract: A system and method for controlling the surveillance conducted by lost or stolen electronic devices dependent upon the location of such electronic devices is provided. A data repository contains data that specifies, for each of a plurality of geographic regions (e.g. legal jurisdictions), a set of surveillance methods that are permissible in the respective region. At least some of the geographic regions have different respective sets of permissible surveillance methods than others. A computer system is operable to communicate with the devices over a computer network, and programmed to use received information regarding a location of a potentially lost or stolen device, in combination with the data in the computer data repository, to cause the potentially lost or stolen device to initiate surveillance according to the set of permissible surveillance methods (and/or other actions) corresponding to the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATIONInventors: Byron Jung, Damien Loveland
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Publication number: 20130101264Abstract: A mobile ambience capturing device (100, 200) and ambience capturing method (300) is described. The mobile ambience capturing device includes at least one sensing device (202) for sensing at least one stimulus in an environment (610), and an activity-determining device (206) for determining an activity carried out in the environment. The mobile ambience capturing device also includes a processor (112, 212) for associating the stimulus information with the activity, a memory (110, 210) for capturing information about the sensed stimulus, the activity, or the association between the stimulus information and the activity, and a transmitter (118, 218) for transmitting information about the stimulus, the activity, or the association for storage in a database (640). In some embodiments, the at least one sensing device is configured for sensing both a visual stimulus and a non-visual stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Arend Jan Wilhelmus Abraham Vermeulen, Damien Loveland
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Patent number: 8362901Abstract: A system and method for controlling the surveillance conducted by lost or stolen electronic devices dependent upon the location of such electronic devices is provided. A data repository contains data that specifies, for each of a plurality of geographic regions (e.g. legal jurisdictions), a set of surveillance methods that are permissible in the respective region. At least some of the geographic regions have different respective sets of permissible surveillance methods than others. A computer system is operable to communicate with the devices over a computer network, and programmed to use received information regarding a location of a potentially lost or stolen device, in combination with the data in the computer data repository, to cause the potentially lost or stolen device to initiate surveillance according to the set of permissible surveillance methods (and/or other actions) corresponding to the location.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Absolute Software CorporationInventors: Byron Jung, Damien Loveland
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Patent number: 8292463Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination module comprising one or more light-emitting elements which are thermally coupled to one or more heat extraction elements. The one or more heat extraction elements are configured to transfer heat in substantially a first direction. One or more optical elements are further integrated into the illumination module, wherein the one or more optical elements are optically coupled to the one or more light-emitting elements and configured to redirect the light emitted by the one or more light-emitting elements in substantially the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Ingo Speier, Damien Loveland
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Publication number: 20120217880Abstract: Disclosed herein is an object-sensing lighting network and an intelligent control system therefore. The control system dynamically determines the at least one lighting fixture's relationship to a plurality of other lighting fixtures. The light output level of a light source of the at least one lighting fixture is based at least partially on the at least one lighting fixture's relationship to the other lighting fixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Erik Nieuwlands, Damien Loveland, Ian Ashdown
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Publication number: 20120194095Abstract: A multi-dimensional controller (150) controls the multiple parameters of a lighting system (250). A track-ball (100) that provides three axes of rotation (101-103), for example, is used to control each of three lighting parameters, such as chrominance, luminance, and saturation. In like manner, intensity, direction, and diffusion control may be controlled by a device with three degrees of freedom/control. Force-feedback (120) is optionally provided to indicate divergence from established presets (220) or recommended operating conditions. Switches (130) and other control elements are also provided to store or recall preset parameters (220), override scheduled lighting settings, and so on.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Ian Ashdown, Damien Loveland, Allan Brent York, Aloysius Cornelis Arnoldus Maria Ketelaars, A.J.W.A. Vermeulen, Winfried Antonius Henricus Berkvens, Roel Peter Geert Cuppen, Antonius Adrianus Maria Marinus, Bartel Van De Sluis
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Publication number: 20120184299Abstract: Systems and methods for managing interaction with controllable lighting networks are disclosed. Particularly, a user's input regarding the user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is used in conjunction with memories and processors, to selectively allow the controllable lighting network access to the user's personal data such as the user's identity or the user's personal lighting preferences. A user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is also used, in conjunction with personal mobile electronic communication devices, to allow the user to control lighting within controllable lighting networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Damien Loveland, A.J.W.A. Vermeullen, Ian Ashdown
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Publication number: 20120169249Abstract: Systems and methods for deriving and modifying personal preferences related to at least one controllable lighting network are disclosed. The systems include a processor that can be used in conjunction with a personal communication device and a preferences database. The processor is used to detect an identifier for a user, a plurality of adjustments to the at least one controllable lighting network requested by the user, and a context corresponding to each of the plurality of adjustments. The processor in some such systems has an associated local memory to store the plurality of adjustments, corresponding contexts, and the identifier of the associated user. The processor is further used to analyze the plurality of lighting adjustments and the corresponding contexts. Based on the analysis, the processor identifies a correlation between the plurality of adjustments and the contexts, and create at least one personal preference rule associated with the user identifier based on the correlation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Damien Loveland, A. J. W. A Vermuelen, Ian Ashdown, Louis Ketelaars