Patents by Inventor Duane Curtis Hughes

Duane Curtis Hughes 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).

  • System and method for automatically generating a third party notification when a traveler is overdue
    Patent number: 6691029
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a notification for a third party when a traveler is overdue at one or more waypoints. A traveler or other person specifies waypoints the traveler will pass during a trip. In response to the traveler beginning the trip, a latest arrival time is determined for the first waypoint. If the traveler has not arrived at a waypoint by the determined latest arrival time, a notification is generated for a third party. Conversely, if the traveler reaches the waypoint before the determined latest arrival time, no notification is generated. In either case, if there are remaining waypoints, a latest arrival time is determined for the next waypoint and the process continues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Duane Curtis Hughes, Sarah Blodgett Hughes
  • System and method for automatically generating a third party notification when a traveler is overdue
    Publication number: 20030212486
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a notification for a third party when a traveler is overdue at one or more waypoints. A traveler or other person specifies waypoints the traveler will pass during a trip. In response to the traveler beginning the trip, a latest arrival time is determined for the first waypoint. If the traveler has not arrived at a waypoint by the determined latest arrival time, a notification is generated for a third party. Conversely, if the traveler reaches the waypoint before the determined latest arrival time, no notification is generated. In either case, if there are remaining waypoints, a latest arrival time is determined for the next waypoint and the process continues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Duane Curtis Hughes, Sarah Blodgett Hughes