Patents by Inventor Gene Shehktman

Gene Shehktman 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).

  • Method and system for proximity-based information retrieval and exchange in ad hoc networks
    Patent number: 8959187
    Abstract: A network has clients and a server. The clients can discover and be discovered by each other. Discovery includes emitting requests to and acquiring identifying information from clients within a certain geographical range. A discovering client sends all identifying information to the server. The server includes client information database and topological map, comprised of nodes representing clients and edges indicating the discovery of one client by another. When the server receives identifying information from the discovering client, the server updates the topological map and determines which neighboring clients of the discovering client matches the match criteria of the discovering client. The server may determine a discovery schedule detailing which client should discover next. The server may send the match information and discovery schedule to the discovering client, discovered clients, or a third party. The server may also store this information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael B. Li, Gene Shehktman
  • Method and system for proximity-based information retrieval and exchange in ad hoc networks
    Publication number: 20050188062
    Abstract: A network has clients and a server. The clients can discover and be discovered by each other. Discovery includes emitting requests to and acquiring identifying information from clients within a certain geographical range. A discovering client sends all identifying information to the server. The server includes client information database and topological map, comprised of nodes representing clients and edges indicating the discovery of one client by another. When the server receives identifying information from the discovering client, the server updates the topological map and determines which neighboring clients of the discovering client matches the match criteria of the discovering client. The server may determine a discovery schedule detailing which client should discover next. The server may send the match information and discovery schedule to the discovering client, discovered clients, or a third party. The server may also store this information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Li, Gene Shehktman