Patents by Inventor Eric RONGO

Eric RONGO 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).

  • Proximity detection of internet of things (IoT) devices using sound chirps
    Patent number: 9438440
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a connection is established between first and second Internet of Things (IoT) devices. After a determination is made to execute a proximity detection procedure, the second IoT device outputs an audio emission and a data packet at substantially the same time. The first IoT device detects the audio emission via a microphone and receives the data packet. The first IoT device uses correlation information to correlate the detected audio emission with the data packet, whereby the correlation information is contained in the detected audio emission, the data packet or both. The first IoT device uses the correlation between the detected audio emission and the data packet to calculate a distance estimate between the first and second IoT devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Burns, Marcello Lioy, Eric Rongo
  • PROXIMITY DETECTION OF INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) DEVICES USING SOUND CHIRPS
    Publication number: 20150029880
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a connection is established between first and second Internet of Things (IoT) devices. After a determination is made to execute a proximity detection procedure, the second IoT device outputs an audio emission and a data packet at substantially the same time. The first IoT device detects the audio emission via a microphone and receives the data packet. The first IoT device uses correlation information to correlate the detected audio emission with the data packet, whereby the correlation information is contained in the detected audio emission, the data packet or both. The first IoT device uses the correlation between the detected audio emission and the data packet to calculate a distance estimate between the first and second IoT devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory BURNS, Marcello LIOY, Eric RONGO