Patents by Inventor David Pennington
David Pennington 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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Publication number: 20240348048Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include managing flows of energy within a system that includes a data center and using at least some of the energy flows to provide power to the data center. In some examples, this disclosure describes a system comprising a power generation system, a battery storage system having a state of charge attribute, and processing circuitry having access to an electrical power grid, the power generation system, and the battery storage system. In one example, the processing circuitry is configured to: determine an energy utilization forecast for a data center; monitor energy availability factors; and determine, based on the energy utilization forecast and the monitored energy availability factors, an energy flow configuration defining energy flows involving with the electrical power grid, the power generation system, the battery storage system, and the data center.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: David James Asher Hall, Tikhon Suresh Pichai, Craig Pennington, Robert W. Salter, Chad McCarthy
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Patent number: 12040611Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include managing flows of energy within a system that includes a data center and using at least some of the energy flows to provide power to the data center. In some examples, this disclosure describes a system comprising a power generation system, a battery storage system having a state of charge attribute, and processing circuitry having access to an electrical power grid, the power generation system, and the battery storage system. In one example, the processing circuitry is configured to: determine an energy utilization forecast for a data center; monitor energy availability factors; and determine, based on the energy utilization forecast and the monitored energy availability factors, an energy flow configuration defining energy flows involving with the electrical power grid, the power generation system, the battery storage system, and the data center.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Equinix, Inc.Inventors: David James Asher Hall, Tikhon Suresh Pichai, Craig Pennington, Robert W. Salter, Chad McCarthy
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Patent number: 9916588Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for computer-aided determination of quality assessment for locate and marking operations. In one example, information related to a locate and marking operation is electronically analyzed such that a quality assessment is made using assessment parameters that are dynamically selected based at least in part on first information describing at least some aspects of the locate and marking operation as performed by a field-service technician and second information relating to a description of the locate operation to be performed.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington, Jeffrey Farr
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Patent number: 9659268Abstract: A ticket approval system and method of performing quality control in a field service application. The method includes obtaining a ticket, performing at least one task associated with the ticket, collecting data associated with at least one task, and transmitting the data to a work management server including database and approval applications. Also provided is a method of reviewing the data received by the approval application for quality control purposes.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2008Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: CertusVies Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington
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Publication number: 20170140321Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assessing a locate and marking operation. Ticket information is received regarding the locate and marking operation prior to performance. Following performance, a locate manifest is received that includes a digital image associated with a dig area for which the operation was performed. One or more electronic indications are provided, based at least in part on a comparison of the ticket information and the locate manifest, of a quality assessment of the locate and marking operation. The electronic indication(s) indicate one of: 1) a satisfactory operation; 2) an unsatisfactory operation requiring further quality control assessment and/or at least partial re-performance; or 3) a satisfactory operation, but nonetheless requiring technician coaching. An electronic record is generated of the quality assessment of the locate and marking operation based on the electronic indication(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington
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Patent number: 9473626Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for computer-aided determination of quality assessment for locate and marking operations. In one example, a quality assessment decision is solely under the discretion of a human reviewer, albeit facilitated in some respects by computer-aided display of information, and electronic record keeping and communication functions associated with the quality assessment result(s). In another example, information related to a locate and marking operation is electronically analyzed such that a quality assessment is not based solely on human discretion, but rather based at least in part on some predetermined criteria and/or metrics that facilitate an automated determination of quality assessment.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, David Pennington
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Publication number: 20160155079Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for computer-aided determination of quality assessment for locate and marking operations. In one example, a quality assessment decision is solely under the discretion of a human reviewer, albeit facilitated in some respects by computer-aided display of information, and electronic record keeping and communication functions associated with the quality assessment result(s). In another example, information related to a locate and marking operation is electronically analyzed such that a quality assessment is not based solely on human discretion, but rather based at least in part on some predetermined criteria and/or metrics that facilitate an automated determination of quality assessment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, David Pennington
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Patent number: 9317830Abstract: Methods and apparatus to evaluate a quality of a locate and/or marking operation performed at a work site of proposed excavation in response to a locate request ticket. A display device displays a first portion of a graphical user interface based on first information from the locate request ticket, and further displays a second portion of the graphical user interface based on second information relating to the locate and/or marking operation as performed at the work site by a field technician. One or more indications of a quality assessment of the locate and/or marking operation are generated based on a comparison of at least some of the first information and at least some of the second information, and an electronic record of the quality assessment is stored and/or transmitted based on the indication(s).Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, David Pennington
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Patent number: 9256849Abstract: Methods and apparatus to evaluate a quality of a locate operation performed at a work site of proposed excavation following issuance of the instruction to a field-service technician. An input/output (I/O) interface receives an electronic manifest of the locate operation. The electronic manifest includes geographic information indicating a first location at which the electronic manifest was created. A distance is determined between the first location and a second location at which the locate operation was requested to be performed. One or more indications of a quality assessment of the locate operation are generated based on whether the distance is within or equal to a predefined range.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, David Pennington
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Publication number: 20150332202Abstract: Methods and apparatus to evaluate a quality of a locate operation performed at a work site of proposed excavation following issuance of the instruction to a field-service technician. An input/output (I/O) interface receives an electronic manifest of the locate operation. The electronic manifest includes geographic information indicating a first location at which the electronic manifest was created. A distance is determined between the first location and a second location at which the locate operation was requested to be performed. One or more indications of a quality assessment of the locate operation are generated based on whether the distance is within or equal to a predefined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, David Pennington
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Publication number: 20150170089Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating a quality assessment of a locate and marking operation. Ticket information and a locate manifest are received regarding the operation as performed by a technician. One or more electronic indications of the quality assessment are processed based on the locate manifest, the ticket information, and at least one of: a time required to complete the locate and marking operation; a time at which the locate and marking operation was performed; a cost of the locate and marking operation; one or more conditions associated with a dig area in which the operation was performed; a number of facilities to be located as indicated in the ticket information; a discrepancy between the facilities to be located as indicated in the ticket information, but not indicated as marked in the locate manifest; and an efficiency with which the technician performed the locate and marking operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington
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Patent number: 8478635Abstract: Methods for overseeing and assessing a locate and marking operation. A ticket is received including ticket information regarding the operation, and a first locate technician is dispatched to perform the operation pursuant to the ticket information. A locate manifest is received that includes at least one digital image associated with a dig area in which the locate technician performed the operation. The locate manifest is compared to the ticket information, and a determination is made if the operation is 1) satisfactory, 2) unsatisfactory and requires further quality control assessment and/or at least partial re-performance, or 3) satisfactory but the first locate technician requires coaching. One or more electronic indications of one of 1), 2) and 3) are provided so as to generate an electronic record of a quality assessment of the locate and marking operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Certusview Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington
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Patent number: 8238327Abstract: Methods and apparatus for subscriber and enterprise assignments and resource sharing are disclosed. A disclosed method includes managing resources for a communication service having a communication location. The disclosed method comprising associating a group identifier with a sub-group type, and associating a subscriber with the group identifier, wherein the sub-group type is used to determine at least one super-group usable to route an outdial call from the communication location if the outdial call is associated with the subscriber, and wherein the super-group comprises at least one of a circuit group or a voice over internet protocol communication path.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Marco Schneider, Philip Charles Cunetto, John Edward Lemay, David Pennington Dudley, Jesie Tsae-Jiuan Lee
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Patent number: 8194932Abstract: Methods and apparatus for assessing a locate and marking operation. Ticket information is received as provided to a first locate technician prior to performing the operation. A locate manifest is received including a digital marked-up image of a geographic area surrounding a dig area in which the operation was performed, on which image at least one digital representation of at least one locate mark is electronically overlaid. The locate manifest, at least some of the ticket information, and a plurality of icons representing different possible quality assessments of the locate and marking operation are displayed. The plurality of icons includes an approved icon representing a satisfactory locate and marking operation, a QC icon representing an unsatisfactory locate and marking operation, and a coach icon representing that the first locate technician requires coaching. One of the displayed icons is selected so as to provide a quality assessment of the locate and marking operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Certusview Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington
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Patent number: 7924987Abstract: Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed system comprises an application server to initiate an outdial communication service, a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility, and a policy server to selectively authorize the initiated outdial service and, if the outdial service is authorized, to allocate a portion of the shared communication facility to the authorized outdial service.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I., L.P.Inventors: Marco Schneider, Philip Charles Cunetto, David Pennington Dudley
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Publication number: 20100010862Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for computer-aided determination of quality assessment for locate and marking operations based on geographic information. In one example, information related to a locate and marking operation is electronically analyzed such that a quality assessment is based at least in part on first geographic information indicating at least one first location of a field-service technician following issuance of an instruction to perform the locate and marking operation, and second geographic information indicating at least one second location at which the location and marking operation was requested to be performed in the instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington, Jeffrey Farr
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Publication number: 20100010863Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for computer-aided determination of quality assessment for locate and marking operations based on multiple scoring or grading categories. In one example, information related to a locate and marking operation is electronically analyzed such that a quality assessment is based at least in part on a plurality of quality assessment criteria, wherein each criterion has at least two scoring categories each associated with a scoring value or grade and having an expected data value or range of expected data values.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington, Jeffrey Farr
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Publication number: 20100010882Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for computer-aided determination of quality assessment for locate and marking operations. In one example, information related to a locate and marking operation is electronically analyzed such that a quality assessment is made using assessment parameters that are dynamically selected based at least in part on first information describing at least some aspects of the locate and marking operation as performed by a field-service technician and second information relating to a description of the locate operation to be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington, Jeffrey Farr
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Publication number: 20100010883Abstract: Methods of generating and storage-mediums storing at least one data structure for facilitating a quality assessment of a locate operation performed by a field-service technician to identify a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility. The data structure comprises a plurality of quality assessment criteria relating to the locate operation, at least two scoring categories for at least some of the plurality of quality assessment criteria, each scoring category associated with a unique quality assessment indicator, and at least one expected data value or range of expected data values for each scoring category.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington, Jeffrey Farr
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Publication number: 20090327024Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for computer-aided determination of quality assessment for locate and marking operations. In one example, a quality assessment decision is solely under the discretion of a human reviewer, albeit facilitated in some respects by computer-aided display of information, and electronic record keeping and communication functions associated with the quality assessment result(s). In another example, information related to a locate and marking operation is electronically analyzed such that a quality assessment is not based solely on human discretion, but rather based at least in part on some predetermined criteria and/or metrics that facilitate an automated determination of quality assessment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, David Pennington, Jeffrey Farr