Patents by Inventor Dillon Shane Lynch

Dillon Shane Lynch 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: 8618932
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for improving location awareness of a device. A device position can be determined (e.g., via GPS or some location service), and this position can be used to identify a user-experience that may be in an area around the device, such as within a desired position threshold. A near-field radio system beacon that is associated with the user-experience can be activated in order to identify a distance of the device from the beacon. The beacon can use a near-field radio system ID associated with the device to identify the device, and determine a distance to the device. When a user moves the device to within a threshold distance from the beacon, the user-experience can be activated on the device, such that the user may interact with the user-experience (e.g., to hear a description of artwork as the user navigates through a museum).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eduardo de Mello Maia, Stuart Alan Wyatt, Henry Hooper Somuah, Cesare John Saretto, Dillon Shane Lynch
  • Publication number: 20120235812
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for improving location awareness of a device. A device position can be determined (e.g., via GPS or some location service), and this position can be used to identify a user-experience that may be in an area around the device, such as within a desired position threshold. A near-field radio system beacon that is associated with the user-experience can be activated in order to identify a distance of the device from the beacon. The beacon can use a near-field radio system ID associated with the device to identify the device, and determine a distance to the device. When a user moves the device to within a threshold distance from the beacon, the user-experience can be activated on the device, such that the user may interact with the user-experience (e.g., to hear a description of artwork as the user navigates through a museum).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eduardo de Mello Maia, Stuart Alan Wyatt, Henry Hooper Somuah, Cesare John Saretto, Dillon Shane Lynch