Patents by Inventor Gabriel Robins

Gabriel Robins 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).

  • Real-time RFID localization using uniform, high-performance tags and related method thereof
    Patent number: 10401488
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and machine readable media that enable object localization with an RFID infrastructure. Localization is performed by modeling the distance-decaying behavior of received signal strength. Selection of optimally performing tag types and the use of uniformly sensitive tags of those optimal tag types further enhances localization accuracy. When these components are combined, RFID becomes a feasible way to locate moving and stationary objects in a 3D environment that includes other objects, as well as noise and signal pollution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Kirti Chawla, Gabriel Robins
  • Object localization with RFID infrastructure
    Patent number: 9977112
    Abstract: Object localization with an radio-frequency identification (RFID) infrastructure is described. A plurality of transmission power levels established by an RFID reader can be searched to determine a measurement power level corresponding to a target. A region that includes the target can then be determined using information about a physical relationship between the RFID reader and a reference location via correlating the measurement power level to a reference power level corresponding to the reference location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Kirti Chawla, Gabriel Robins
  • REAL-TIME RFID LOCALIZATION USING UNIFORM, HIGH-PERFORMANCE TAGS AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160146934
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and machine readable media that enable object localization with an RFID infrastructure. Localization is performed by modeling the distance-decaying behavior of received signal strength. Selection of optimally performing tag types and the use of uniformly sensitive tags of those optimal tag types further enhances localization accuracy. When these components are combined, RFID becomes a feasible way to locate moving and stationary objects in a 3D environment that includes other objects, as well as noise and signal pollution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Kirti CHAWLA, Gabriel ROBINS
  • OBJECT LOCALIZATION WITH RFID INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130181869
    Abstract: Object localization with an radio-frequency identification (RFID) infrastructure is described. A plurality of transmission power levels established by an RFID reader can be searched to determine a measurement power level corresponding to a target. A region that includes the target can then be determined using information about a physical relationship between the RFID reader and a reference location via correlating the measurement power level to a reference power level corresponding to the reference location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: University of Virgina Patent Foundation d/b/a University of Virgina Licensing & Ventures Group
    Inventors: Kirti Chawla, Gabriel Robins