Patents by Inventor David Elkins
David Elkins 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: 9109895Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are present for generating a route for a ship. A start point and an end point are identified for the ship. A number of forecasts of weather conditions is obtained for a period of time to travel from the start point to the end point. A probability of reaching the end point from the start point is generated for a number of routes from the start point to the end point for the ship within the period of time using the number of forecasts of weather conditions to form a number of probabilities.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Henry Chen, Philip J. Ballou, Lang Deng, Jonathan David Elkin
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Patent number: 8675855Abstract: A VoIP-enabled communications system includes IVR authentication for web initiated telephone calls. A web-based user initiates a telephone call by providing his telephone number and one or more target telephone numbers. In some embodiments, the target telephone number is identified by clicking on a call hyperlink. The system calls the user's telephone number and plays an IVR recording that asks the user to accept or reject the proposed connection to the target telephone number. If the user rejects, then he may be subject to being added to a Do Not Call list. If the user accepts, then the target number is called, and the connection bridged. Alternatively, if the user accepts, then the target number is called, and an IVR recording played. If the target also accepts, then the system bridges the telephone numbers and connects the call. Additional features may also be provided through the IVR recordings, for example, adding or removing numbers from the Do Not Call list.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Stein E. Dolan, David Elkins
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Patent number: 8643509Abstract: A method is described for providing an alert when the motion of a ship indicates a potential of sloshing damage from liquid cargo being transported by the ship. The method includes calculating, with a processing device, a natural period for the tanks holding the liquid cargo based on the configuration and fill levels of the tanks, receiving, at the processing device, data describing the actual or predicted motion of the ship with respect to three orthogonal axes, determining, with the processing device, a proximity of the natural period of the tanks to a period defined by the actual or predicted motion of the ship, and providing an alert to a user if the proximity in periods is within a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Henry Chen, Jonathan David Elkin, Lang Deng, Willie Z. Cheng, Philip J. Ballou, John R. Murk, Joel S. Meltzner
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Patent number: 8634975Abstract: The different advantageous embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a sensor system, a computer system, and a satellite transceiver. The sensor system is configured to generate data about a vessel and an environment around the vessel. The computer system is connected to the sensor system. The computer system is configured to receive the data from the sensor system, generate vessel information about the data, and send the vessel information to a remote location. The satellite transceiver is connected to the computer system. The satellite transceiver is configured to send the vessel information to and receive other information from the remote location.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Henry Chen, Philip J Ballou, Lang Deng, Willie Z. Cheng, Jonathan David Elkin
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Patent number: 8594866Abstract: The different advantageous embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a sensor system, a computer system, and a satellite transceiver. The sensor system is configured to monitor time, position, heading, motions, environmental conditions, and performance data for a vessel and generate data about the vessel and an environment around the vessel. The computer system is connected to the sensor system. The computer system is configured to receive the data from the sensor system, generate vessel information about the data, and send the vessel information to a remote location. The satellite transceiver is connected to the computer system. The satellite transceiver is configured to send the vessel information to and receive other information from the remote location.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Henry Chen, Philip J Ballou, Lang Deng, Willie Z. Cheng, Jonathan David Elkin
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Publication number: 20110257819Abstract: The different advantageous embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a sensor system, a computer system, and a satellite transceiver. The sensor system is configured to generate data about a vessel and an environment around the vessel. The computer system is connected to the sensor system. The computer system is configured to receive the data from the sensor system, generate vessel information about the data, and send the vessel information to a remote location. The satellite transceiver is connected to the computer system. The satellite transceiver is configured to send the vessel information to and receive other information from the remote location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Henry Chen, Philip J. Ballou, Lang Deng, Willie Z. Cheng, Jonathan David Elkin
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Publication number: 20100280750Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are present for generating a route for a ship. A start point and an end point are identified for the ship. A number of forecasts of weather conditions is obtained for a period of time to travel from the start point to the end point. A probability of reaching the end point from the start point is generated for a number of routes from the start point to the end point for the ship within the period of time using the number of forecasts of weather conditions to form a number of probabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: THE Boeing CompanyInventors: Henry Chen, Philip J. Ballou, Lang Deng, Jonathan David Elkin
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Publication number: 20080089500Abstract: A VoIP-enabled communications system includes IVR authentication for web initiated telephone calls. A web-based user initiates a telephone call by providing his telephone number and one or more target telephone numbers. In some embodiments, the target telephone number is identified by clicking on a call hyperlink. The system calls the user's telephone number and plays an IVR recording that asks the user to accept or reject the proposed connection to the target telephone number. If the user rejects, then he may be subject to being added to a Do Not Call list. If the user accepts, then the target number is called, and the connection bridged. Alternatively, if the user accepts, then the target number is called, and an IVR recording played. If the target also accepts, then the system bridges the telephone numbers and connects the call. Additional features may also be provided through the IVR recordings, for example, adding or removing numbers from the Do Not Call list.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2006Publication date: April 17, 2008Inventors: Stein E. Dolan, David Elkins
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Patent number: 5686719Abstract: A telescope or other viewing instrument is controlled to optimally observe objects based on continuous or periodic determinations of whether geometrical or physical constraints are satisfied over specific intervals of time, including a cumulative determination of background light. A program stores results in data structures for algorithm matching and for simplified adjustment of constraint parameters. Preliminary visibility intervals are determined using geometrical or physical constraints to restrict the computation. Other constraints such as limiting cumulative background light flux are used to determine the resulting visibility intervals based on the preliminary visibility intervals. A device for scheduling observations based on the visibility intervals is described. A method for determining calibration of the off-axis attenuation of background light is defined.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1994Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Inventor: David Elkin