Patents by Inventor Greg R. Stefkovic

Greg R. Stefkovic 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for improved low energy data communications
    Patent number: 10362466
    Abstract: Embodiments include determining a reference value on a first device; broadcasting the reference value from the first device; connecting the first device to a second device if the second device requests data from the first device; transmitting any new data if the second device requests data from the first device; generating and broadcasting a new reference value if the first device has new data; broadcasting the reference value from the first device again if the first device does not have new data; receiving a reference value in the second device from the first device; and if the received reference value does not match the stored reference value then transmitting a request from the second device for new data from the first device, receiving new data from the first device into the second device, and storing the received reference value as a new stored reference value. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
    Inventors: Todd Swanzey, Greg R. Stefkovic, Qiang Fu, Mu Wu
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED LOW ENERGY DATA COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170201931
    Abstract: Embodiments include determining a reference value on a first device; broadcasting the reference value from the first device; connecting the first device to a second device if the second device requests data from the first device; transmitting any new data if the second device requests data from the first device; generating and broadcasting a new reference value if the first device has new data; broadcasting the reference value from the first device again if the first device does not have new data; receiving a reference value in the second device from the first device; and if the received reference value does not match the stored reference value then transmitting a request from the second device for new data from the first device, receiving new data from the first device into the second device, and storing the received reference value as a new stored reference value. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: ASCENSIA DIABETES CARE HOLDINGS AG
    Inventors: Todd Swanzey, Greg R. Stefkovic, Qiang Fu, Mu Wu