Patents by Inventor Dave MacLean

Dave MacLean 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).

  • System for determining precise location of a sought device by solving the last mile problem
    Patent number: 11012967
    Abstract: A system for use in locating a sought device such as a smartphone or smart communication device. The system includes a sought device communicatively linked to a communications network. The sought device uses locating technologies to determine an approximate location of the sought device and operates to trigger a locating session and to transmit a message over the communications network including the approximate location. The system includes a seeker device communicatively linked to the communications network operable to receive a message over the communications network including the approximate location of the sought device. The sought device scans for broadcasts from the seeker device, and the seeker device broadcasts a wireless message. The sought device receives the wireless message, determines a signal strength, and transmits the signal strength to the seeker device. The seeker device processes the signal strength to generate an indicator of a location of the sought device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave MacLean, John R. Parron, James Lee Egger, Mangesh Patil, Megha Vyas