Patents by Inventor Forest M. Lin

Forest M. Lin 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).

  • Emergency communication manager for internet of things technologies
    Patent number: 11431679
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for managing electronic devices connected to a communications channel is provided. The present invention may include disabling at least one communication channel available at an emergency location in response to receiving a trigger signal from an electronic device, connecting electronic devices to a virtual private network (VPN) established in response to the disabling, and communicating messages pertaining to an emergency situation to the mobile devices of users logged in to the VPN network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Forest M. Lin
  • EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION MANAGER FOR INTERNET OF THINGS TECHNOLOGIES
    Publication number: 20200153796
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for managing electronic devices connected to a communications channel is provided. The present invention may include disabling at least one communication channel available at an emergency location in response to receiving a trigger signal from an electronic device, connecting electronic devices to a virtual private network (VPN) established in response to the disabling, and communicating messages pertaining to an emergency situation to the mobile devices of users logged in to the VPN network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Forest M. Lin