Patents by Inventor Eric T. Ringer
Eric T. Ringer 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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Patent number: 11670177Abstract: A method may include receiving an identifier (ID) from a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prior to a flight, storing the ID and receiving telemetry information from the first UAV during the flight. The method may also include storing the telemetry information, receiving a request from a user device for information associated with a first location and authenticating the user device. The method may further include determining whether at least one UAV is flying in an area associated with the first location and transmitting telemetry information associated with the at least one UAV, in response to determining that at least one UAV is flying in the area associated with the first location.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jared Nelson Muirhead, Matthew Fanelli, Dana Maher, Eric T. Ringer, Michael David Bergeron
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Patent number: 11566893Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include a communication interface and a pressure sensor configured to measure barometric pressure. The UAV may also include a processor configured to generate a request for elevation data and barometric pressure data and transmit, via the communication interface, the request to the at least one other device. The processor may also be configured to receive, from each of the at least one other device, elevation data and barometric pressure data, and estimate the elevation of the UAV based on the measured barometric pressure, the received elevation data and the received barometric pressure data.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Shane Pierce Williams, Eric T. Ringer, Jared Nelson Muirhead, Dana Maher, Matthew Fanelli, Michael David Bergeron
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Patent number: 11438419Abstract: A device can be configured to receive flight data associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at least some of the flight data being received from the UAV; store the flight data; receive, from a requesting device, a flight data request, the flight data request including information identifying the UAV or a flight of the UAV; determine response data based on the flight data request and based on an entity associated with the requesting device, the response data including a subset of the flight data, which is available to be accessed by the entity; and perform an action associated with the response data.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Evans, Eric T. Ringer, Warren Westrup, Derek Wade Ohlarik, Joe Cozzarelli
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Publication number: 20210390864Abstract: A method may include receiving an identifier (ID) from a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prior to a flight, storing the ID and receiving telemetry information from the first UAV during the flight. The method may also include storing the telemetry information, receiving a request from a user device for information associated with a first location and authenticating the user device. The method may further include determining whether at least one UAV is flying in an area associated with the first location and transmitting telemetry information associated with the at least one UAV, in response to determining that at least one UAV is flying in the area associated with the first location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Jared Nelson Muirhead, Matthew Fanelli, Dana Maher, Eric T. Ringer, Michael David Bergeron
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Patent number: 11170654Abstract: An example device includes one or more memories; and one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to receive a request to authorize a flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the UAV is locked by a locking mechanism until the flight is authorized and the request includes flight information that identifies a location of the flight, and a pilot identifier of a pilot of the flight; obtain a pilot certification of the pilot based on the pilot identifier; identify a first flight regulation of a flight regulation system, wherein the first flight regulation includes information identifying a threshold pilot certification to pilot the UAV at the location; determine whether the pilot certification of the pilot satisfies the threshold pilot certification to pilot the UAV at the location; and when the pilot certification of the pilot satisfies the threshold pilot certification to pilot the UAV at the location, provide a key to unlock the UAV to permit the flight of the UAV to cType: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Eric T. Ringer, Mark B. Nelson, Charles E. Fiedler, III
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Publication number: 20210333100Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include a communication interface and a pressure sensor configured to measure barometric pressure. The UAV may also include a processor configured to generate a request for elevation data and barometric pressure data and transmit, via the communication interface, the request to the at least one other device. The processor may also be configured to receive, from each of the at least one other device, elevation data and barometric pressure data, and estimate the elevation of the UAV based on the measured barometric pressure, the received elevation data and the received barometric pressure data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Shane Pierce Williams, Eric T. Ringer, Jared Nelson Muirhead, Dana Maher, Matthew Fanelli, Michael David Bergeron
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Patent number: 11094203Abstract: A method may include receiving an identifier (ID) from a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prior to a flight, storing the ID and receiving telemetry information from the first UAV during the flight. The method may also include storing the telemetry information, receiving a request from a user device for information associated with a first location and authenticating the user device. The method may further include determining whether at least one UAV is flying in an area associated with the first location and transmitting telemetry information associated with the at least one UAV, in response to determining that at least one UAV is flying in the area associated with the first location.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jared Nelson Muirhead, Matthew Fanelli, Dana Maher, Eric T. Ringer, Michael David Bergeron
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Publication number: 20200236174Abstract: A device can be configured to receive flight data associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at least some of the flight data being received from the UAV; store the flight data; receive, from a requesting device, a flight data request, the flight data request including information identifying the UAV or a flight of the UAV; determine response data based on the flight data request and based on an entity associated with the requesting device, the response data including a subset of the flight data, which is available to be accessed by the entity; and perform an action associated with the response data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Jonathan EVANS, Eric T. RINGER, Warren WESTRUP, Derek Wade OHLARIK, Joe COZZARELLI
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Patent number: 10673520Abstract: A device can be configured to detect a physical connection with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight controller through an interface. The device can identify a UAV identifier associated with the UAV flight controller and determine, based on the UAV identifier, an application programming interface (API) for communicating with the UAV flight controller. Using the API, the device can establish a communications link with the UAV flight controller and perform an action based on the communications link.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Warren J. Westrup, Joe Cozzarelli, Eric T. Ringer, Derek Wade Ohlarik, Mauricio Pati Caldeira de Andrada, David B. Murray, X
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Patent number: 10645169Abstract: A device can be configured to receive flight data associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at least some of the flight data being received from the UAV; store the flight data; receive, from a requesting device, a flight data request, the flight data request including information identifying the UAV or a flight of the UAV; determine response data based on the flight data request and based on an entity associated with the requesting device, the response data including a subset of the flight data, which is available to be accessed by the entity; and perform an action associated with the response data.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Evans, Eric T. Ringer, Warren Westrup, Derek Wade Ohlarik, Joe Cozzarelli
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Publication number: 20190266899Abstract: An example device includes one or more memories; and one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to receive a request to authorize a flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the UAV is locked by a locking mechanism until the flight is authorized and the request includes flight information that identifies a location of the flight, and a pilot identifier of a pilot of the flight; obtain a pilot certification of the pilot based on the pilot identifier; identify a first flight regulation of a flight regulation system, wherein the first flight regulation includes information identifying a threshold pilot certification to pilot the UAV at the location; determine whether the pilot certification of the pilot satisfies the threshold pilot certification to pilot the UAV at the location; and when the pilot certification of the pilot satisfies the threshold pilot certification to pilot the UAV at the location, provide a key to unlock the UAV to permit the flight of the UAV to cType: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Eric T. RINGER, Mark B. Nelson, Charles E. Fieldler, III
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Publication number: 20190158597Abstract: A device can be configured to receive flight data associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at least some of the flight data being received from the UAV; store the flight data; receive, from a requesting device, a flight data request, the flight data request including information identifying the UAV or a flight of the UAV; determine response data based on the flight data request and based on an entity associated with the requesting device, the response data including a subset of the flight data, which is available to be accessed by the entity; and perform an action associated with the response data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Jonathan EVANS, Eric T. RINGER, Warren WESTRUP, Derek Wade OHLARIK, Joe COZZARELLI
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Publication number: 20180359021Abstract: A device can be configured to detect a physical connection with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight controller through an interface. The device can identify a UAV identifier associated with the UAV flight controller and determine, based on the UAV identifier, an application programming interface (API) for communicating with the UAV flight controller. Using the API, the device can establish a communications link with the UAV flight controller and perform an action based on the communications link.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Warren J. Westrup, Joe Cozzarelli, Eric T. Ringer, Derek Wade Ohlarik, Mauricio Pati Caldeira de Andrada, David B. Murray, X