Patents by Inventor George Evans

George Evans 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).

  • Publication number: 20190269323
    Abstract: A fundus camera for photographing a fundus of an eye that includes a plurality of light sources with differing frequencies for illuminating the fundus, a plurality of fixation lights configured to orient the fundus in varying positions, and an imaging sensor. The fundus camera further includes at least one processor configured to cause the illumination of the plurality of light sources and the plurality of fixation lights in a predetermined pattern to obtain a plurality of narrow bandwidth images of the fundus and to manipulate and stitch the resulting narrow bandwidth images into a composite color image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Tom N. Cornsweet, Paul Peterson, Kenneth W. Chapman, Frank George Evans
  • Publication number: 20190200165
    Abstract: The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Patent number: 10305901
    Abstract: A method at an authentication server for multi-factor authentication of an electronic device, the method including receiving at the authentication server a request for authentication of the electronic device; sending information to the electronic device; receiving a response based on the information sent to the electronic device, the response further including an authentication time limit; authenticating the response; and storing the response and time limit upon verification of the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Adam Justin George Evans
  • Patent number: 10271171
    Abstract: The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Patent number: 10226174
    Abstract: A fundus camera for photographing a fundus of an eye that includes a plurality of light sources with differing frequencies for illuminating the fundus, a plurality of fixation lights configured to orient the fundus in varying positions, and an imaging sensor. The fundus camera further includes at least one processor configured to cause the illumination of the plurality of light sources and the plurality of fixation lights in a predetermined pattern to obtain a plurality of narrow bandwidth images of the fundus and to manipulate and stitch the resulting narrow bandwidth images into a composite color image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Brien Holden Vision Institute
    Inventors: Tom N. Cornsweet, Paul Peterson, Kenneth W. Chapman, Frank George Evans
  • Patent number: 10187750
    Abstract: A tracking server receives, from a first mobile device in response to a tracking signal, a first location associated with a tracking device and a first measurement of accuracy of the first location. The tracking server receives, from a second mobile device in response to a tracking signal, a second location associated with the tracking device and a second measurement of accuracy of the second location transmitted from a second mobile device. In response to determining that two locations associated with the tracking device have been received, the tracking server determines whether the first measurement of accuracy and the second measurement of accuracy are within a threshold measurement of accuracy. In response to determining that the first and second measurements of accuracy are within the threshold, the first location and the second location are transmitted to the second mobile device for presentation by the second mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Publication number: 20180234799
    Abstract: A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Publication number: 20180227709
    Abstract: The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Patent number: 10021516
    Abstract: A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael George Farley, Nicholas George Evans
  • Patent number: 9973893
    Abstract: Movement information describing a movement of a tracking device is received at a mobile device. The mobile device determines a location associated with the tracking device, and provides the determined location, an identity of the tracking device, and the received movement information to a tracking server. The tracking server is configured to select one or both of the determined location or a previous location of the tracking device stored by the tracking server based on the movement information. The tracking server then provides, in response to a request for location information, the selected one or both of the determined location or a previous location to a requesting entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Patent number: 9961498
    Abstract: The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Patent number: 9950682
    Abstract: A motor vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The system may include an occupant seat, a vehicle electronic control unit, a seat electrical circuit, and an electrical coupling between the vehicle electronic control unit and the seat electrical circuit. The occupant seat may have a mounting mechanism for enabling the seat to be removably mounted to a structural component of the motor vehicle, the occupant seat may further include at least one occupant restraint mechanism. The vehicle electronic control unit may be affixed to the motor vehicle for controlling the occupant restraint mechanism. The electronic coupling may utilize electrical conductors that are attached to and extend along the webbing of the seatbelt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventors: James Gramenos, George Evans, Jackie Wang, Kevin Joseph Dewey, David Funnell, Christmann Xavier
  • Publication number: 20170332196
    Abstract: A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael George Farley, Nicholas George Evans
  • Publication number: 20170324737
    Abstract: A method at an authentication server for multi-factor authentication of an electronic device, the method including receiving at the authentication server a request for authentication of the electronic device; sending information to the electronic device; receiving a response based on the information sent to the electronic device, the response further including an authentication time limit; authenticating the response; and storing the response and time limit upon verification of the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Adam Justin George EVANS
  • Patent number: 9763038
    Abstract: A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael George Farley, Nicholas George Evans
  • Patent number: 9699612
    Abstract: The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Publication number: 20170164156
    Abstract: The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Patent number: 9615210
    Abstract: The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Publication number: 20170064509
    Abstract: A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Publication number: 20170064499
    Abstract: A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Michael George Farley, Nicholas George Evans