Patents by Inventor David Gordon Marten
David Gordon Marten 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: 10796213Abstract: A radio tag comprising a first radio and a second radio and a method for providing a communications service are disclosed. For example, the method comprises entering, by a processor of the radio tag, an active state of the radio tag and activating the second radio when a wake-up signal is received, where the second radio draws power from a power source, transmitting, by the processor of the radio tag, data to a device or receiving the data from the device when the radio tag is in the active state, and deactivating, by the processor of the radio tag, the second radio and entering an idle state when the wake-up signal is no longer being received, where only the first radio draws power from the power source for listening for the wake-up signal in the idle state.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Thomas Schleef, Craig Lee, William Francis Bradee, Matthew Cook, David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steve Martin, Wesley B. Neibaur
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Patent number: 10716088Abstract: Determining a location for a non-access point device based on non-access point device emulation of an access point (AP) device is disclosed. A non-AP device can pass itself off as an actual AP device to piggyback of location reporting by user equipment (UE). Where a UE observes an emulated AP, e.g., a non-AP device masquerading as an AP device, the observance of the emulated AP can be reported, along with UE location information captured at the time of the observance, to a network database. The UE location information can be used to determine a location of the emulated AP. The location of the emulated AP can be retrieved from the database in response to a query identifying the emulated AP. This can enable the non-AP device to query its own location as observed by the UE. This can enable other devices to receive the location of the non-AP device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steven Martin
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Publication number: 20190340479Abstract: A radio tag comprising a first radio and a second radio and a method for providing a communications service are disclosed. For example, the method comprises entering, by a processor of the radio tag, an active state of the radio tag and activating the second radio when a wake-up signal is received, where the second radio draws power from a power source, transmitting, by the processor of the radio tag, data to a device or receiving the data from the device when the radio tag is in the active state, and deactivating, by the processor of the radio tag, the second radio and entering an idle state when the wake-up signal is no longer being received, where only the first radio draws power from the power source for listening for the wake-up signal in the idle state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Thomas Schleef, Craig Lee, William Francis Bradee, Matthew Cook, David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steve Martin, Wesley B. Neibaur
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Publication number: 20190281576Abstract: Determining a location for a non-access point device based on non-access point device emulation of an access point (AP) device is disclosed. A non-AP device can pass itself off as an actual AP device to piggyback of location reporting by user equipment (UE). Where a UE observes an emulated AP, e.g., a non-AP device masquerading as an AP device, the observance of the emulated AP can be reported, along with UE location information captured at the time of the observance, to a network database. The UE location information can be used to determine a location of the emulated AP. The location of the emulated AP can be retrieved from the database in response to a query identifying the emulated AP. This can enable the non-AP device to query its own location as observed by the UE. This can enable other devices to receive the location of the non-AP device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steven Martin
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Patent number: 10360486Abstract: A radio tag comprising a first radio and a second radio and a method for providing a communications service are disclosed. For example, the method comprises entering, by a processor of the radio tag, an active state of the radio tag and activating the second radio when a wake-up signal is received, where the second radio draws power from a power source, transmitting, by the processor of the radio tag, data to a device or receiving the data from the device when the radio tag is in the active state, and deactivating, by the processor of the radio tag, the second radio and entering an idle state when the wake-up signal is no longer being received, where only the first radio draws power from the power source for listening for the wake-up signal in the idle state.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Thomas Schleef, Craig Lee, William Francis Bradee, Matthew Cook, David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steve Martin, Wesley B. Neibaur
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Patent number: 10349375Abstract: Determining a location for a non-access point device based on non-access point device emulation of an access point (AP) device is disclosed. A non-AP device can pass itself off as an actual AP device to piggyback of location reporting by user equipment (UE). Where a UE observes an emulated AP, e.g., a non-AP device masquerading as an AP device, the observance of the emulated AP can be reported, along with UE location information captured at the time of the observance, to a network database. The UE location information can be used to determine a location of the emulated AP. The location of the emulated AP can be retrieved from the database in response to a query identifying the emulated AP. This can enable the non-AP device to query its own location as observed by the UE. This can enable other devices to receive the location of the non-AP device.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steven Martin
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Publication number: 20190034774Abstract: A radio tag comprising a first radio and a second radio and a method for providing a communications service are disclosed. For example, the method comprises entering, by a processor of the radio tag, an active state of the radio tag and activating the second radio when a wake-up signal is received, where the second radio draws power from a power source, transmitting, by the processor of the radio tag, data to a device or receiving the data from the device when the radio tag is in the active state, and deactivating, by the processor of the radio tag, the second radio and entering an idle state when the wake-up signal is no longer being received, where only the first radio draws power from the power source for listening for the wake-up signal in the idle state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Thomas Schleef, Craig Lee, William Francis Bradee, Matthew Cook, David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steve Martin, Wesley B. Neibaur
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Patent number: 10089567Abstract: A radio tag comprising a first radio and a second radio and a method for providing a communications service are disclosed. For example, the method comprises entering, by a processor of the radio tag, an active state of the radio tag and activating the second radio when a wake-up signal is received, where the second radio draws power from a power source, transmitting, by the processor of the radio tag, data to a device or receiving the data from the device when the radio tag is in the active state, and deactivating, by the processor of the radio tag, the second radio and entering an idle state when the wake-up signal is no longer being received, where only the first radio draws power from the power source for listening for the wake-up signal in the idle state.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Thomas Schleef, Craig Lee, William Francis Bradee, Matthew J. Cook, David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steve Martin, Wesley B. Neibaur
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Publication number: 20180233027Abstract: A system and method for adjusting the power mode in a monitoring device is based on the determination of the presence of a contra-indicator. If the contra indicator is present monitoring device is placed in a low power mode. If the contra indicator is not present the monitoring device is placed in a high power mode capable of transmitting a signal from the monitoring device. The activation of the monitoring device may be based on an environmental stimulus. The monitoring device may connect wirelessly to a wide area communication network if the contra-indicator is not present.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: William Francis Bradee, Steven Martin, David Gordon Marten
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Publication number: 20180174009Abstract: A radio tag comprising a first radio and a second radio and a method for providing a communications service are disclosed. For example, the method comprises entering, by a processor of the radio tag, an active state of the radio tag and activating the second radio when a wake-up signal is received, where the second radio draws power from a power source, transmitting, by the processor of the radio tag, data to a device or receiving the data from the device when the radio tag is in the active state, and deactivating, by the processor of the radio tag, the second radio and entering an idle state when the wake-up signal is no longer being received, where only the first radio draws power from the power source for listening for the wake-up signal in the idle state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: THOMAS SCHLEEF, Craig Lee, William Francis Bradee, Matthew J. Cook, David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steve Martin, Wesley B. Neibaur
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Publication number: 20180139718Abstract: Determining a location for a non-access point device based on non-access point device emulation of an access point (AP) device is disclosed. A non-AP device can pass itself off as an actual AP device to piggyback of location reporting by user equipment (UE). Where a UE observes an emulated AP, e.g., a non-AP device masquerading as an AP device, the observance of the emulated AP can be reported, along with UE location information captured at the time of the observance, to a network database. The UE location information can be used to determine a location of the emulated AP. The location of the emulated AP can be retrieved from the database in response to a query identifying the emulated AP. This can enable the non-AP device to query its own location as observed by the UE. This can enable other devices to receive the location of the non-AP device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: David Gordon Marten, Rick McConney, Steven Martin
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Publication number: 20140266612Abstract: An asset tracking system, comprising an asset; a tag comprising a tag identifier, the tag associated with the asset; a tracker comprising: a device identifier, a reader configured to read the tag identifier from the tag, and a transmitter configured to transmit the tag identifier and the device identifier to a server; a server configured to receive the transmitted tag identifier and device identifier, to associate them with each other, and to store the tag identifier, device identifier, and the association in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Novatel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: David Gordon Marten, Charles Chapman Moore