Patents by Inventor David M. Avery

David M. Avery 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).

  • Publication number: 20240082641
    Abstract: Notifications for instructing user behavior can be determined and presented when appropriate. Current fitness data are accessed. This data is used to determine whether a user fitness goal is likely to be achieved. If not, a notification may be determined and presented at a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Kriz Blahnik, Aaron P. Thompson, David S. Clark, Julie A. Arney, Brian R. Drell, Keith P. Avery, Kevin M. Lynch
  • Patent number: 8838761
    Abstract: In a wireless network, a device regularly communicates with at least one other node or device: generally this is its parent. If a problem with communication is detected, the device is preferably able to autonomously carry out a procedure to reacquire the network. In one embodiment, if a device is unable to communicate, it enters a temporary failsafe mode until that problem can be rectified. The device is suitably able to carry out a survey of local conditions in order to assist both it and the network to find a suitable alternative channel and, if a device is unable to immediately reconnect it broadcasts the result of its survey, the Network Environment Status (NES) message, in the hope that another device on the network will hear it. This Status message may then be used by the network to select an alternative channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Phil A. Jamieson, David M. Avery, Philip A. Rudland, Adam C. R. Sexton
  • Publication number: 20120026029
    Abstract: A motion detection system and method with null points with a motion detection method including transmitting a signal (102); detecting the signal at a first device (104); determining whether signal strength of the detected signal is less than an expected signal strength (106); transmitting at least one additional signal (108); detecting the at least one additional signal at the first device (110); determining whether signal strength of the detected at least one additional signal is less than the expected signal strength (112); and determining that the first device is in a null point when the signal strength of the detected signals is less than the expected signal strength for a predetermined number of the detected signals (114).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Rudland, David M. Avery, Paul Farrow, Peter Stephen May
  • Publication number: 20090043879
    Abstract: In a wireless network, a device regularly communicates with at least one other node or device: generally this is its parent. If a problem with communication is detected, the device is preferably able to autonomously carry out a procedure to reacquire the network. In one embodiment, if a device is unable to communicate, it enters a temporary failsafe mode until that problem can be rectified. The device is suitably able to carry out a survey of local conditions in order to assist both it and the network to find a suitable alternative channel and, if a device is unable to immediately reconnect it broadcasts the result of its survey, the Network Environment Status (NES) message, in the hope that another device on the network will hear it. This Status message may then be used by the network to select an alternative channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC N V
    Inventors: Phil A. Jamieson, David M. Avery, Philip A. Rudland, Adam C.R. Sexton
  • Publication number: 20040038677
    Abstract: A method of locating an article or person comprises at least one transponding station (TS 1) having its own radio identity carried by a person or article in the radio coverage area of a radio system. The system comprises a plurality of clusters of spatially separate radio units (M1 to M7) having transceiving means and received signal strength determining means, each of the radio units having an individual identity. Each cluster is associated with a network interrogating station (NIU(1), NIU(2)) comprising transceiving means for communicating with at least the radio units in its cluster. A central station (10) has transceiving means for communicating with a plurality of the interrogating stations and storage means for storing a database comprising the locations of the radio units (M1 to M7). When it is required to determine the location of the transponding station, the central station transmits an enquiry signal to the interrogating stations which in turn broadcast the enquiry signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: David M. Avery
  • Patent number: 6657549
    Abstract: A method of locating an article or person employs at least one transponding station (TS1) having its own radio identity carded by a person or article in the radio coverage area of a radio system. The system employs a plurality of clusters of spatially separate radio units (M1 to M7) having transceivers and received signal strength determining modules, each of the radio units having an individual identity. Each cluster is associated with a network interrogating station (NIU(1), NIU(2)) employing transceivers for communicating with at least the radio units in its cluster. A central station (10) has a transceiver for communicating with a plurality of the interrogating stations and storage for storing a database encompassing the locations of the radio units (M1 to M7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: David M. Avery