Patents by Inventor Eric K. Holm
Eric K. Holm 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: 20240136696Abstract: A modular industrial transmitter includes a communication module and a sensor module. The communication module is configured to communicate with a remote device and has a common interface configured to couple to a plurality of different types of sensor modules. The sensor module is coupled to the common interface of the communication module. Physical coupling of the communication module to the sensor module is performed tool-lessly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Greg E. GINDELE, Theodore H. SCHNAARE, Cory M. ROBINSON, Ryan C. TARRAS, James A. JOHNSON, Jason H. RUD, Eric R. LOVEGREN, Hun CHHUOY, Nathan K. HOLM
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Patent number: 9736627Abstract: As part of a localized positioning solution, a mobile device may transmit a request message to a server to obtain information about location contexts near the mobile device. In response, the server may, in some implementations, transmit a response message back to the mobile device that identifies a list of nearby LCIs and an area that encompasses these LCIs. The mobile device may store the returned LCI information and the returned area information in corresponding databases for later use. In some implementations, time limits may be placed on the returned area information after which the information is deemed stale.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Eric K. Holm, Arie Rahmat, Rajarshi Gupta
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Patent number: 9361889Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, devices, methods, computer program products, and other implementations, including a method that includes determining at a mobile device whether verbal input from a user is required to determine position of location of the user. The method also includes, in response to a determination that the verbal input from the user is required to determine the position of the location of the user, obtaining at the mobile device verbal description data representative of one or more geographic features viewable by the user from the location of the user, identifying at the mobile device the one or more of the geographic features from the obtained verbal description data, and determining, at the mobile device, positioning information for the location of the user based, at least in part, on the one or more geographic features identified from the verbal description data.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Hui Chao, Saumitra Mohan Das, Eric K. Holm
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Patent number: 9341483Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods disclosed herein facilitate mobile station (MS) location determination using MS captured images of known points of interest (POIs). In some embodiments, each POI is associated with a corresponding visibility map comprising a set of grid points, and a subset of the POIs may be identified from the MS captured images by matching the MS captured images of each POI in the subset with corresponding stored images. A cumulative grid point weight for a plurality of grid points in the visibility maps associated with the POIs in the subset may be computed. The cumulative grid point weight for each grid point represents the probability that the MS is located at that grid point. The location of the MS may be estimated based on the cumulative grid point weights of the plurality of grid points.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Hui Chao, Saumitra Mohan Das, Eric K. Holm
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Patent number: 9247379Abstract: A method for processing assistance data associated with positioning of a mobile device as described herein includes estimating an initial location of the mobile device within an area; designating the initial location of the mobile device as a focal point; retrieving a subset of hierarchical assistance data as a function of the focal point; and generating a multi-level assistance data structure for the area centered at the focal point.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yin Chen, Payam Pakzad, Eric K. Holm
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Publication number: 20150215731Abstract: A method for processing assistance data associated with positioning of a mobile device as described herein includes estimating an initial location of the mobile device within an area; designating the initial location of the mobile device as a focal point; retrieving a subset of hierarchical assistance data as a function of the focal point; and generating a multi-level assistance data structure for the area centered at the focal point.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yin Chen, Payam Pakzad, Eric K. Holm
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Publication number: 20140378164Abstract: As part of a localized positioning solution, a mobile device may transmit a request message to a server to obtain information about location contexts near the mobile device. In response, the server may, in some implementations, transmit a response message back to the mobile device that identifies a list of nearby LCIs and an area that encompasses these LCIs. The mobile device may store the returned LCI information and the returned area information in corresponding databases for later use. In some implementations, time limits may be placed on the returned area information after which the information is deemed stale.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Eric K. Holm, Arie Rahmat, Rajarshi Gupta
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Publication number: 20140257688Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods disclosed herein facilitate mobile station (MS) location determination using MS captured images of known points of interest (POIs). In some embodiments, each POI is associated with a corresponding visibility map comprising a set of grid points, and a subset of the POIs may be identified from the MS captured images by matching the MS captured images of each POI in the subset with corresponding stored images. A cumulative grid point weight for a plurality of grid points in the visibility maps associated with the POIs in the subset may be computed. The cumulative grid point weight for each grid point represents the probability that the MS is located at that grid point. The location of the MS may be estimated based on the cumulative grid point weights of the plurality of grid points.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Hui Chao, Saumitra Mohan Das, Eric K. Holm
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Patent number: 8818401Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices for to determine or assist in determining that a mobile station is at one or more particular indoor regions and to provide positioning assistance data and/or the like to the mobile station with regard to at least the one or more particular indoor regions.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Rajarshi Gupta, Eric K. Holm
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Publication number: 20140214427Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, devices, methods, computer program products, and other implementations, including a method that includes determining at a mobile device whether verbal input from a user is required to determine position of location of the user. The method also includes, in response to a determination that the verbal input from the user is required to determine the position of the location of the user, obtaining at the mobile device verbal description data representative of one or more geographic features viewable by the user from the location of the user, identifying at the mobile device the one or more of the geographic features from the obtained verbal description data, and determining, at the mobile device, positioning information for the location of the user based, at least in part, on the one or more geographic features identified from the verbal description data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Hui CHAO, Saumitra Mohan DAS, Eric K. HOLM
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Publication number: 20130080204Abstract: A method for dynamically selecting a meeting location for a plurality of meeting participants includes receiving a position of each meeting participant. The method also includes identifying one or more potential meeting location(s) based on the positions. The method further includes informing the meeting participants of the one or more potential meeting location(s). Furthermore, the method includes determining the meeting location, from the one or more potential meeting location(s), based on input from the meeting participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Behrooz Khorashadi, Saumitra Mohan Das, Lionel Jacques Garin, Eric K. Holm, Ayman Fawzy Naguib, Niccolo A. Padovani
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Publication number: 20120122487Abstract: As part of a localized positioning solution, a mobile device may transmit a request message to a server to obtain information about location contexts near the mobile device. In response, the server may, in some implementations, transmit a response message back to the mobile device that identifies a list of nearby LCIs and an area that encompasses these LCIs. The mobile device may store the returned LCI information and the returned area information in corresponding databases for later use. In some implementations, time limits may be placed on the returned area information after which the information is deemed stale.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Eric K. Holm, Arie Rahmat, Rajarshi Gupta
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Publication number: 20120028649Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices for to determine or assist in determining that a mobile station is at one or more particular indoor regions and to provide positioning assistance data and/or the like to the mobile station with regard to at least the one or more particular indoor regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Rajarshi Gupta, Eric K. Holm