Patents by Inventor Deborah L. Gilbert

Deborah L. Gilbert 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).

  • Patent number: 10025303
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The UAV comprises a battery, a flight mechanism, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the application discovers an environment where the UAV operates by flying in the environment to determine its boundaries; creates a map of the environment that the UAV flew through; and shares the map with a social robot. The application receives a command from the social robot via the RF transceiver, wherein the social robot receives a verbal request from a user of the social robot, wherein the social robot transforms the user request to a command for the UAV. The application then performs the command from the social robot. The application then lands on a designated charging pad to conserve energy. The application then transmits a report back to the social robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Brandon C. Annan, Joshua R. Cole, Deborah L. Gilbert, Dhananjay Indurkar
  • Patent number: 9529359
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The UAV comprises a battery, a flight mechanism, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the application discovers an environment where the UAV operates by flying in the environment to determine its boundaries; creates a map of the environment that the UAV flew through; and shares the map with a social robot. The application receives a command from the social robot via the RF transceiver, wherein the social robot receives a verbal request from a user of the social robot, wherein the social robot transforms the user request to a command for the UAV. The application then performs the command from the social robot. The application then lands on a designated charging pad to conserve energy. The application then transmits a report back to the social robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Spring Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Brandon C. Annan, Joshua R. Cole, Deborah L. Gilbert, Dhananjay Indurkar
  • Patent number: 9375845
    Abstract: A method of synchronizing robot motion with a social interaction. The method comprises storing in the robot a map that associates keywords with at least one robot motion, composing by the robot a dialogue based on a context of a social interaction with a human being, searching the dialogue for keywords, parsing the dialogue to determine its syntax, and analyzing the syntax. The method further comprises generating, by the robot, a robot motion script synchronized with the dialogue based on mapping one or more keywords located in the dialogue to robot motions, based on the syntax of the dialogue, and based on a physical cadence, wherein the robot motion script comprises a sequence of separate robot motions. The method further comprises playing aloud the dialogue by the robot and performing the robot motion script by the robot in synchronization with the playing aloud of the dialogue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Brandon C. Annan, Joshua R. Cole, Deborah L. Gilbert, Dhananjay Indurkar
  • Patent number: 8700022
    Abstract: A mobile communication device provisioning and management system is provided. The system comprises a computer system and an application, that when executed on the computer system, receives instructions for provisioning a set of mobile communication devices, the instructions comprising a range of unique identifiers and user roles associated with the set. The system also receives a first message from a first mobile communication device, the first message containing a request for provisioning, a first unique identifier, a first user role, and a first user identifier. The system also matches the first unique identifier embedded in the first message with a unique identifier contained in the instructions. The system also matches the user role received in the first message with a user role specified in the instructions and sends a second message to the first mobile communication device, the second message containing provisioning information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Deborah L. Gilbert, Carl J. Persson, Thomas H. Wilson
  • Patent number: 8526929
    Abstract: A mobile communication device provisioning and management system is provided. The system comprises a computer system and an application, that when executed on the computer system, receives instructions for provisioning a set of mobile communication devices, the instructions comprising a range of unique identifiers and user roles associated with the set. The system also receives a first message from a first mobile communication device, the first message containing a request for provisioning, a first unique identifier, a first user role, and a first user identifier. The system also matches the first unique identifier embedded in the first message with a unique identifier contained in the instructions. The system also matches the user role received in the first message with a user role specified in the instructions and sends a second message to the first mobile communication device, the second message containing provisioning information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Deborah L. Gilbert, Carl J. Persson, Thomas H. Wilson
  • Patent number: 8271006
    Abstract: A system of enhanced page messaging in a short message service environment is provided. The system comprises a computer system and an application, that when executed on the computer system, receives a first message containing a request to forward the first message to a first portable electronic device wherein the first message is received via a concise textual messaging service. The system also parses at least one of the header and payload content of the first message and determines that the first message is to be delivered as a page message. The system also forwards the first message to the first portable electronic device as a page message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Deborah L. Gilbert, Carl J. Persson, Thomas H. Wilson