Patents by Inventor Hal Peterson

Hal Peterson 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).

  • Placement of a wireless network access point using a Voronoi partition
    Patent number: 9560530
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for placement of a wireless network access point are described herein. One method includes determining a location of any existing wireless network access points of a wireless location system in an area, computing a Voronoi partition around the locations of the existing wireless network access points in the area, wherein the Voronoi partition includes a number of vertices defined by the locations of the existing wireless network access points, and determining a location to place an additional wireless network access point in the area based on the Voronoi partition, wherein the location corresponds to the vertex in the Voronoi partition that is farthest from its defining locations and in the area and has a worst location accuracy as compared to a location accuracy threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Soumitri N. Kolavennu, Hal Peterson
  • PLACEMENT OF A WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINT
    Publication number: 20150094070
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for placement of a wireless network access point are described herein. One method includes determining a location of any existing wireless network access points of a wireless location system in an area, computing a Voronoi partition around the locations of the existing wireless network access points in the area, wherein the Voronoi partition includes a number of vertices defined by the locations of the existing wireless network access points, and determining a location to place an additional wireless network access point in the area based on the Voronoi partition, wherein the location corresponds to the vertex in the Voronoi partition that is farthest from its defining locations and in the area and has a worst location accuracy as compared to a location accuracy threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Soumitri N. Kolavennu, Hal Peterson
  • Placement of a wireless network access point
    Patent number: 8880081
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for placement of a wireless network access point are described herein. One method includes determining a location of any existing wireless network access points of a wireless location system in an area, computing a Voronoi partition around the locations of the existing wireless network access points in the area, wherein the Voronoi partition includes a number of vertices defined by the locations of the existing wireless network access points, and determining a location to place an additional wireless network access point in the area based on the Voronoi partition, wherein the location corresponds to the vertex in the Voronoi partition that is farthest from its defining locations and in the area and has a worst location accuracy as compared to a location accuracy threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Soumitri N. Kolavennu, Hal Peterson
  • PLACEMENT OF A WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINT
    Publication number: 20140187250
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for placement of a wireless network access point are described herein. One method includes determining a location of any existing wireless network access points of a wireless location system in an area, computing a Voronoi partition around the locations of the existing wireless network access points in the area, wherein the Voronoi partition includes a number of vertices defined by the locations of the existing wireless network access points, and determining a location to place an additional wireless network access point in the area based on the Voronoi partition, wherein the location corresponds to the vertex in the Voronoi partition that is farthest from its defining locations and in the area and has a worst location accuracy as compared to a location accuracy threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Soumitri N. Kolavennu, Hal Peterson