Patents by Inventor Eric W. GERLING

Eric W. GERLING 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).

  • Using degree of confidence to prevent false security system alarms
    Patent number: 10176706
    Abstract: A device and method for analyzing an event at a premises is provided. In one embodiment the device includes a processor and a memory configured to store executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive first event data related to the event at the premises, receive verification data related to the event at the premises, analyze the first event data in conjunction with the verification data, generate, based on the analysis, an indication of a probability that the event is an alarm event, and initiate at least one action based on the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: THE ADT SECURITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Beaver, Ryan B. Petty, Thomas Nakatani, Mark Reimer, Clinton Masterson, Tondria Leah Isaacs Lopeztello, Scot A. Hulshizer, Eric W. Gerling, Mollie Conway, Richard Charles Shuman, Brian Keith Angel, Shanen Leigh Pankrez, Frank A. Cona
  • USING DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE TO PREVENT FALSE SECURITY SYSTEM ALARMS
    Publication number: 20180033291
    Abstract: A device and method for analyzing an event at a premises is provided. In one embodiment the device includes a processor and a memory configured to store executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive first event data related to the event at the premises, receive verification data related to the event at the premises, analyze the first event data in conjunction with the verification data, generate, based on the analysis, an indication of a probability that the event is an alarm event, and initiate at least one action based on the indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Robert BEAVER, Ryan B. PETTY, Thomas NAKATANI, Mark REIMER, Clinton MASTERSON, Tondria Leah ISAACS LOPEZTELLO, Scot A. HULSHIZER, Eric W. GERLING, Mollie CONWAY, Richard Charles SHUMAN, Brian Keith ANGEL, Shanen Leigh PANKREZ, Frank A. CONA
  • Using degree of confidence to prevent false security system alarms
    Patent number: 9786158
    Abstract: A device and method for analyzing an event at a premises is provided. In one embodiment the device includes a processor and a memory configured to store executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive first event data related to the event at the premises, receive verification data related to the event at the premises, analyze the first event data in conjunction with the verification data, generate, based on the analysis, an indication of a probability that the event is an alarm event, and initiate at least one action based on the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ADT US HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Beaver, Ryan B. Petty, Thomas Nakatani, Mark Reimer, Clinton Masterson, Tondria Leah Isaacs Lopeztello, Scot A. Hulshizer, Eric W. Gerling, Mollie Conway, Richard Charles Shuman, Brian Keith Angel, Shanen Leigh Pankrez, Frank A. Cona
  • USING DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE TO PREVENT FALSE SECURITY SYSTEM ALARMS
    Publication number: 20160049071
    Abstract: A device and method for analyzing an event at a premises is provided. In one embodiment the device includes a processor and a memory configured to store executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive first event data related to the event at the premises, receive verification data related to the event at the premises, analyze the first event data in conjunction with the verification data, generate, based on the analysis, an indication of a probability that the event is an alarm event, and initiate at least one action based on the indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Robert BEAVER, Ryan B. PETTY, Thomas NAKATANI, Mark REIMER, Clinton MASTERSON, Tondria Leah ISAACS LOPEZTELLO, Scot A. HULSHIZER, Eric W. GERLING, Mollie CONWAY, Richard Charles SHUMAN, Brian Keith ANGEL, Shanen Leigh PANKREZ, Frank A. CONA