Patents by Inventor Dane Blackwell
Dane Blackwell 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: 9270810Abstract: Methods and systems for more efficiently providing telecommunications services are provided. A menu of options may be presented to a user upon detecting that the user has attempted to connect a call to a recipient. If the user selects an option before a predetermined amount of time has elapsed, the actions associated with that option may be performed instead of setting up a call between the user and the recipient. If the predetermined amount of time elapses without the user making a selection of an option or if the user has explicitly indicated a desire to establish the call, the call may be established.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: STARSCRIBER CORPORATIONInventors: Dane Blackwell, Michael Johnson, Ryan Jones
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Publication number: 20140364094Abstract: Methods and systems for more efficiently providing telecommunications services are provided. A menu of options may be presented to a user upon detecting that the user has attempted to connect a call to a recipient. If the user selects an option before a predetermined amount of time has elapsed, the actions associated with that option may be performed instead of setting up a call between the user and the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Starscriber CorporationInventors: Dane Blackwell, Michael Johnson, Ryan Jones
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Patent number: 8909253Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for determining a location of a device based on location information are described. In some implementations, location assist information may be requested so as to determine a location of sufficient quality to satisfy a requesting application. Upon receiving the location assist information, empherides from one or more visible sources may be requested. The location assist information may be used to determine the location of the device until the device has received and decoded the empherides.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: CorTxt, Inc.Inventors: Roderick Michael Johnson, Dane Blackwell, Brad Scheurman, Ryan Scott Jones
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Publication number: 20140004882Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for determining a location of a device based on location information are described. In some implementations, location assist information may be requested so as to determine a location of sufficient quality to satisfy a requesting application. Upon receiving the location assist information, empherides from one or more visible sources may be requested. The location assist information may be used to determine the location of the device until the device has received and decoded the empherides.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: CorTxt, Inc.Inventors: Roderick Michael Johnson, Dane Blackwell, Brad Scheurman, Ryan Scott Jones
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Patent number: 8396484Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for determining a location of a device based on location information are described. In some implementations, location assist information may be requested so as to determine a location of sufficient quality to satisfy a requesting application. Upon receiving the location assist information, empherides from one or more visible sources may be requested. The location assist information may be used to determine the location of the device until the device has received and decoded the empherides.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: CorTxt, Inc.Inventors: Roderick Michael Johnson, Brad Scheurman, Dane Blackwell, Ryan Scott Jones
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Publication number: 20110295740Abstract: A secure transaction system includes an image generator configured to generate human readable characters, a random placement generator coupled to the image generator, and an encoding system configured to encode the human readable characters in a data stream in an order determined by the placement generator, wherein the transaction system is configured to transmit the data stream to a user interface and to receive a selected data stream from the user interface. Also included is a method for secure transaction processing including receiving an encoded data stream representative of a plurality of human readable characters positioned in a random order, selecting a human readable character from the plurality of human readable characters, and transmitting a portion of an encoded data stream representative of the selected human readable character.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventor: Dane Blackwell
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Publication number: 20090167599Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for providing an adaptive active location information gathering algorithm are described. Specifically, significant information density gains can be achieved by using an adaptive active location information gathering algorithm. The adaptive algorithm may select a compression and decompression encoding appropriate to deliver maximum information density while being adjusted automatically to accommodate variations including velocity and duration changes within a defined reporting period to ensure versatility and maximum efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: CORTXT, INC.Inventors: Roderick Michael Johnson, Dane Blackwell, Brad Scheurman, Dennis Needham
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Publication number: 20090061898Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for determining a location of a device based on location information are described. In some implementations, location assist information may be requested so as to determine a location of sufficient quality to satisfy a requesting application. Upon receiving the location assist information, empherides from one or more visible sources may be requested. The location assist information may be used to determine the location of the device until the device has received and decoded the empherides.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Roderick Michael Johnson, Brad Scheurman, Dane Blackwell, Ryan Scott Jones
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Patent number: 7250874Abstract: A system and method for transmitting data from a utility meter, such as a power meter, is disclosed. A microprocessor housed inside the power meter obtains readings of various power indicia, stores the readings in memory, and determines an efficient means of formatting the data for transmission to a remote host computer for further processing and use. The data is selectively compressed to minimize the amount and size of data that needs to be transmitted. The microprocessor is mounted on a circuit board assembly within the power meter housing and interfaces between the meter board of the power meter and a transmitter. The transmitter communicates the formatted and potentially compressed data from the power meter to the remote host computer wirelessly or via hard-wired communication lines. The various power indicia include power usage or power quality information.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: SmartSynch, Inc.Inventors: Wilfred Mueller, Dennis M. Needham, Roderick Michael Johnson, Patrick Hamilton, Dane Blackwell, Allan L. Scribner
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Publication number: 20060066457Abstract: A system and method for transmitting data from a utility meter, such as a power meter, is disclosed. A microprocessor housed inside the power meter obtains readings of various power indicia, stores the readings in memory, and determines an efficient means of formatting the data for transmission to a remote host computer for further processing and use. The data is selectively compressed to minimize the amount and size of data that needs to be transmitted. The microprocessor is mounted on a circuit board assembly within the power meter housing and interfaces between the meter board of the power meter and a transmitter. The transmitter communicates the formatted and potentially compressed data from the power meter to the remote host computer wirelessly or via hard-wired communication lines. The various power indicia include power usage or power quality information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: SmartSynch, Inc.Inventors: Wilfred Mueller, Dennis Needham, Roderick Johnson, Patrick Hamilton, Dane Blackwell, Allan Scribner
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Patent number: 6946972Abstract: A method for wirelessly transmitting data from an utility meter, such as an electric meter, is disclosed. A microprocessor housed inside an energy meter obtains readings of various power indicia, stores the readings, processes the buffer to determine an efficient means of formatting the data for transmission using a radio frequency communications link. The method examines the plurality of readings and determines if values can be communicated by transmitting an initial reading and followed by the difference of the next reading from the previous reading. A special indication is transmitted to turn ‘on’ compression and allow the receiver to propertly interpret received data. Other indicators are transmitted to turn ‘off’ compression, turn on compression for a pre-defined limited duration, or vary the range of the difference between readings.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: SmartSynch, Inc.Inventors: Wilfred Mueller, Roderick Michael Johnson, Dane Blackwell, Patrick C. Hamilton, Dennis M. Needham, Allan L. Scribner
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Publication number: 20020145537Abstract: A method for wirelessly transmitting data from an utility meter, such as an electric meter, is disclosed. A microprocessor housed inside an energy meter obtains readings of various power indicia, stores the readings, processes the buffer to determine an efficient means of formatting the data for transmission using a radio frequency communications link. The method examines the plurality of readings and determines if values can be communicated by transmitting an initial reading and followed by the difference of the next reading from the previous reading. A special indication is transmitted to turn ‘on’ compression and allow the receiver to propertly interpret received data. Other indicators are transmitted to turn ‘off’ compression, turn on compression for a pre-defined limited duration, or vary the range of the difference between readings.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Wilfred Mueller, Roderick Michael Johnson, Dane Blackwell, Patrick C. Hamilton, Dennis M. Needham, Allan L. Scribner