Patents by Inventor Eric John Smith

Eric John Smith 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 OF DETERMINING REAL-TIME LOCATION
    Publication number: 20200065722
    Abstract: A system and method for determining location information of a portable device relative to an object is provided. In one embodiment, a booking control system is provided for booking a resource or service associated with the object. The system and method may determine location information with respect to the portable device, and identify the user as checked-in or checked-out (e.g., the resource is in-use or out of use) based on the location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Eric John Smith
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROLOCATION SENSOR COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20190342728
    Abstract: A system and a method to wirelessly synchronize, monitor, or communicate, or a combination thereof, amongst sensors (e.g., sensors, hubs, sensor controllers, etc.) in a Bluetooth Low Energy-based microlocation system. The system or method, or both, may use the BLE hardware (e.g., transmitters, receivers, antennas, etc.) to interleave a communications protocol within the connection interval gaps of the BLE protocol used to communicate with devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Raymond Michael Stitt, Eric John Smith, Tyler Lloyd Zoerner
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING MICROLOCATION ZONES
    Publication number: 20190297454
    Abstract: A method and system of creating microlocation zones by defining virtual boundaries using a system of one or more transmitters and receivers with one or more spatially-correlated antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Eric John Smith, Raymond Michael Stitt, Warren Guthrie, Steven Petersen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AND AUTHORIZING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190253262
    Abstract: A system and method for a distributed security model that may be used to achieve one or more of the following: authenticate system components; securely transport messages between system components; establish a secure communications channel over a constrained link; authenticate message content; authorize actions; and distribute authorizations and configuration data amongst users' system components in a device-as-a-key system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Eric John Smith, Raymond Michael Stitt, David Stuckless Meyer, Brian Ensink
  • System and method for microlocation sensor communication
    Patent number: 10362461
    Abstract: A system and a method to wirelessly synchronize, monitor, or communicate, or a combination thereof, amongst sensors (e.g., sensors, hubs, sensor controllers, etc.) in a Bluetooth Low Energy-based microlocation system. The system or method, or both, may use the BLE hardware (e.g., transmitters, receivers, antennas, etc.) to interleave a communications protocol within the connection interval gaps of the BLE protocol used to communicate with devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raymond Michael Stitt, Eric John Smith, Tyler Lloyd Zoerner
  • Method and system for establishing microlocation zones
    Patent number: 10356550
    Abstract: A method and system of creating microlocation zones by defining virtual boundaries using a system of one or more transmitters and receivers with one or more spatially-correlated antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric John Smith, Raymond Michael Stitt, Warren Guthrie, Steven Petersen
  • System and method for authenticating and authorizing devices
    Patent number: 10313134
    Abstract: A system and method for a distributed security model that may be used to achieve one or more of the following: authenticate system components; securely transport messages between system components; establish a secure communications channel over a constrained link; authenticate message content; authorize actions; and distribute authorizations and configuration data amongst users' system components in a device-as-a-key system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric John Smith, Raymond Michael Stitt, David Stuckless Meyer, Brian Ensink
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING MICROLOCATION ZONES
    Publication number: 20180213355
    Abstract: A method and system of creating microlocation zones by defining virtual boundaries using a system of one or more transmitters and receivers with one or more spatially-correlated antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Eric John Smith, Raymond Michael Stitt, Warren Guthrie, Steven Petersen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROLOCATION SENSOR COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20180184268
    Abstract: A system and a method to wirelessly synchronize, monitor, or communicate, or a combination thereof, amongst sensors (e.g., sensors, hubs, sensor controllers, etc.) in a Bluetooth Low Energy-based microlocation system. The system or method, or both, may use the BLE hardware (e.g., transmitters, receivers, antennas, etc.) to interleave a communications protocol within the connection interval gaps of the BLE protocol used to communicate with devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Raymond Michael Stitt, Eric John Smith, Tyler Lloyd Zoerner
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AND AUTHORIZING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180123804
    Abstract: A system and method for a distributed security model that may be used to achieve one or more of the following: authenticate system components; securely transport messages between system components; establish a secure communications channel over a constrained link; authenticate message content; authorize actions; and distribute authorizations and configuration data amongst users' system components in a device-as-a-key system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Eric John Smith, Raymond Michael Stitt, David Stuckless Meyer, Brian Ensink