Patents by Inventor Edward J. Morgan
Edward J. Morgan 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: 20110287783Abstract: The invention features a method of estimating an expected error of a position estimate for use in a WLAN positioning system that estimates the position of a WLAN-enabled device. The WLAN-enabled device receives signals transmitted by a WLAN access point in range of the WLAN-enabled device. The method estimates the position of the WLAN-enabled device based on the received signals from the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device. The method also estimates an expected error of the position estimate based on characteristics of the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device, wherein the expected error predicts a relative accuracy of the position estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid ALIZADEH-SHABDIZ, Edward J. MORGAN
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Patent number: 8014788Abstract: A method for estimating the speed and bearing of a Wi-Fi enabled device using WLAN radio signals in a WLAN based location service is provided. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device comprises the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals transmitted by Wi-Fi access points in range of the Wi-Fi enabled device, and using the signals to estimate the speed of and/or direction of travel of the Wi-Fi enabled device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Kaveh Pahlavan, Edward J. Morgan
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Publication number: 20110093443Abstract: A location beacon database and server, method of building location beacon database, and location based service using same. Wi-Fi access points are located in a target geographical area to build a reference database of locations of Wi-Fi access points. At least one vehicle is deployed including at least one scanning device having a GPS device and a Wi-Fi radio device and including a Wi-Fi antenna system. The target area is traversed in a programmatic route to avoid arterial bias. The programmatic route includes substantially all drivable streets in the target geographical area and solves an Eulerian cycle problem of a graph represented by said drivable streets. While traversing the target area, periodically receive the GPS coordinates of the GPS device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Russel K. Jones, Edward J. Morgan, Michael G. Shean
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Publication number: 20110080841Abstract: The invention features a method of estimating an expected error of a position estimate for use in a WLAN positioning system that estimates the position of a WLAN-enabled device. The WLAN-enabled device receives signals transmitted by a WLAN access point in range of the WLAN-enabled device. The method estimates the position of the WLAN-enabled device based on the received signals from the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device. The method also estimates an expected error of the position estimate based on characteristics of the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device, wherein the expected error predicts a relative accuracy of the position estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: SKYHOOK WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Farshid ALIZADEH-SHABDIZ, Edward J. MORGAN
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Publication number: 20110058495Abstract: A method for estimating the speed and bearing of a Wi-Fi enabled device using WLAN radio signals in a WLAN based location service is provided. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device comprises the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals transmitted by Wi-Fi access points in range of the Wi-Fi enabled device, and using the signals to estimate the speed of and/or direction of travel of the Wi-Fi enabled device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid ALIZADEH-SHABDIZ, Edward J. MORGAN, Kaveh PAHLAVAN
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Publication number: 20110035420Abstract: A location beacon database and server, method of building location beacon database, and location based service using same. Wi-Fi access points are located in a target geographical area to build a reference database of locations of Wi-Fi access points. At least one vehicle is deployed including at least one scanning device having a GPS device and a Wi-Fi radio device and including a Wi-Fi antenna system. The target area is traversed in a programmatic route to avoid arterial bias. The programmatic route includes substantially all drivable streets in the target geographical area and solves an Eulerian cycle problem of a graph represented by said drivable streets. While traversing the target area, periodically receive the GPS coordinates of the GPS device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Farshid ALIZADEH-SHABDIZ, Russel K. JONES, Edward J. MORGAN, Michael G. SHEAN
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Publication number: 20110021207Abstract: The invention features a method of estimating an expected error of a position estimate for use in a WLAN positioning system that estimates the position of a WLAN-enabled device. The WLAN-enabled device receives signals transmitted by at least one WLAN access point in range of the WLAN-enabled device, and a position of the WLAN-enabled device is estimated based on the received signals from the at least one WLAN access point in range. A signal strength value is measured for the signals transmitted by the at least one WLAN access point, and a maximum signal strength value is determined. The method also estimates an expected error of the position estimate based on the maximum signal strength value of the signals transmitted by the at least one WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device. The expected error predicts a relative accuracy of the position estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Edward J. MORGAN, Farshid ALIZADEH-SHABDIZ, Oleksiy IGNATYEV
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Patent number: 7856234Abstract: The invention features a method of estimating an expected error of a position estimate for use in a WLAN positioning system that estimates the position of a WLAN-enabled device. The WLAN-enabled device receives signals transmitted by a WLAN access point in range of the WLAN-enabled device. The method estimates the position of the WLAN-enabled device based on the received signals from the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device. The method also estimates an expected error of the position estimate based on characteristics of the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device, wherein the expected error predicts a relative accuracy of the position estimate.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Edward J. Morgan
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Patent number: 7835754Abstract: A method for estimating the speed and bearing of a Wi-Fi enabled device using WLAN radio signals in a WLAN based location service is provided. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device comprises the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals transmitted by Wi-Fi access points in range of the Wi-Fi enabled device, and using the signals to estimate the speed of and/or direction of travel of the Wi-Fi enabled device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Edward J. Morgan, Kaveh Pahlavan
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Patent number: 7818017Abstract: A location beacon database and server, method of building location beacon database, and location based service using same. Wi-Fi access points are located in a target geographical area to build a reference database of locations of Wi-Fi access points. At least one vehicle is deployed including at least one scanning device having a GPS device and a Wi-Fi radio device and including a Wi-Fi antenna system. The target area is traversed in a programmatic route to avoid arterial bias. The programmatic route includes substantially all drivable streets in the target geographical area and solves an Eulerian cycle problem of a graph represented by said drivable streets. While traversing the target area, periodically receive the GPS coordinates of the GPS device.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Russel K. Jones, Edward J. Morgan, Michael G. Shean
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Patent number: 7769396Abstract: A location beacon database and server, method of building location beacon database, and location based service using same. Wi-Fi access points are located in a target geographical area to build a reference database of locations of Wi-Fi access points. At least one vehicle is deployed including at least one scanning device having a GPS device and a Wi-Fi radio device and including a Wi-Fi antenna system. The target area is traversed in a programmatic route to avoid arterial bias. The programmatic route includes substantially all drivable streets in the target geographical area and solves an Eulerian cycle problem of a graph represented by said drivable streets. While traversing the target area, periodically receive the GPS coordinates of the GPS device.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Russel K. Jones, Edward J. Morgan, Michael G. Shean
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Patent number: 7752095Abstract: In a system and method for enabling electronic bill presentment and payment and account and billing distribution, one or more intermediaries are provided to coordinate and control account and billing information transfer among multiple supplying entities and multiple recipient entities including billing portals and consolidators. The distributor provides software to the suppliers and recipients including billing portals that includes a user interface to a billable entity associated with a billing portal. The user interface presents account and billing information to the billable entity and enables payment of bills in response to receiving instructions from the billable entity. Billing information can include the combination of summary billing information and detailed billing contact information. The distributor also provides software to billing entities to expedite the gathering of billing information from the billing entities.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2000Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Siebel Systems, Inc.Inventors: Kevin E. Laracey, Krishna A. Canekeratne, Edward J. Morgan, Brian C. Barnes, Ishan Birchett
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Publication number: 20090252138Abstract: A method for estimating the speed and bearing of a Wi-Fi enabled device using WLAN radio signals in a WLAN based location service is provided. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device comprises the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals transmitted by Wi-Fi access points in range of the Wi-Fi enabled device, and using the signals to estimate the speed of and/or direction of travel of the Wi-Fi enabled device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Kaveh Pahlavan, Edward J. Morgan
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Patent number: 7551929Abstract: A method for estimating the speed and bearing of a Wi-Fi enabled device using WLAN radio signals in a WLAN based location service is provided. A method used to estimate a speed of travel of a Wi-Fi enabled device comprises the Wi-Fi enabled device receiving signals transmitted by Wi-Fi access points in range of the Wi-Fi enabled device, and using the signals to estimate the speed of and/or direction of travel of the Wi-Fi enabled device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Kaveh Pahlavan, Edward J. Morgan
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Publication number: 20090149197Abstract: Methods and systems of continuously optimizing data in WiFi positioning systems. A location-based services system uses WiFi-enabled devices to monitor WiFi access points in a target area to indicate whether a WiFi access point is newly-observed. A WiFi-enabled device communicates with WiFi access points within range of the WiFi-enabled device so that observed WiFi access points identify themselves. A reference database is accessed to obtain information specifying a recorded location for each observed WiFi access point in the target area. Observed WiFi access points for which the reference database has no information specifying a corresponding recorded location are identified. The recorded location information for each of the observed WiFi access points is used to calculate the position of the WiFi-enabled device. The reference database is informed of the WiFi access points (for which there was no information in the database) and is provided the calculated position in conjunction therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2009Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Morgan, Michael G. Shean, Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Russel K. Jones
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Publication number: 20090075672Abstract: A location beacon database and server, method of building location beacon database, and location based service using same. Wi-Fi access points are located in a target geographical area to build a reference database of locations of Wi-Fi access points. At least one vehicle is deployed including at least one scanning device having a GPS device and a Wi-Fi radio device and including a Wi-Fi antenna system. The target area is traversed in a programmatic route to reduce arterial bias. The programmatic route includes substantially all drivable streets in the target geographical area and solves an Eulerian cycle problem of a graph represented by said drivable streets. While traversing the target area, Wi-Fi identity information and GPS location information is detected. The location information is used to reverse triangulate the position of the detected Wi-Fi access point; and the position of the detected access point is recorded in a reference database.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: SKYHOOK WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Russel K. JONES, Farshid ALIZADEH-SHABDIZ, Edward J. MORGAN, Michael G. SHEAN
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Patent number: 7474897Abstract: Methods and systems of continuously optimizing data in WiFi positioning systems. A location-based services system for WiFi-enabled devices calculates the position of WiFi-enabled devices. A WiFi-enabled device communicates with WiFi access points within range of the WiFi-enabled device so that observed WiFi access points identify themselves. A reference database is accessed to obtain information specifying a recorded location for each observed WiFi access point. The recorded location information for each of the observed WiFi access points is used in conjunction with predefined rules to determine whether an observed WiFi access point should be included or excluded from a set of WiFi access points. The recorded location information of only the WiFi access points included in the set are used and the recorded location information of the excluded WiFi access points are excluded when calculating the geographical position of the WiFi-enabled device.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Skyhook Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Morgan, Michael G. Shean, Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Russel K. Jones
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Publication number: 20080139217Abstract: A location beacon database and server, method of building location beacon database, and location based service using same. Wi-Fi access points are located in a target geographical area to build a reference database of locations of Wi-Fi access points. At least one vehicle is deployed including at least one scanning device having a GPS device and a Wi-Fi radio device and including a Wi-Fi antenna system. The target area is traversed in a programmatic route to avoid arterial bias. The programmatic route includes substantially all drivable streets in the target geographical area and solves an Eulerian cycle problem of a graph represented by said drivable streets. While traversing the target area, periodically receive the GPS coordinates of the GPS device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: SKYHOOK WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Russel K. Jones, Edward J. Morgan, Michael G. Shean
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Publication number: 20080108371Abstract: The invention features a method of estimating an expected error of a position estimate for use in a WLAN positioning system that estimates the position of a WLAN-enabled device. The WLAN-enabled device receives signals transmitted by a WLAN access point in range of the WLAN-enabled device. The method estimates the position of the WLAN-enabled device based on the received signals from the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device. The method also estimates an expected error of the position estimate based on characteristics of the WLAN access point in range of the WLAN enabled device, wherein the expected error predicts a relative accuracy of the position estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Edward J. Morgan
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Publication number: 20080033646Abstract: Systems and methods of automated retrieval of location information from a user device for use with server systems are provided. A method of a server retrieving information indicative of a geographic position of a client device for use in selecting and send information based on the geographic position includes providing a server having location independent content and location dependent content. The client device sends a request to the server. In response to the request, the server sends a message to the mobile client device requesting information indicative of the geographic position of the client device. In response, the client device automatically sends information indicative of the geographic position of the client device to the server. In response to receiving the information indicative of the geographic position of the client device, the server selects location dependent content that corresponds to the client geographic position and sends it to the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Edward J. Morgan, Nicolas Brachet, Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Ryan Sarver