Patents by Inventor Harry Bims
Harry Bims 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).
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Publication number: 20230351405Abstract: A method and apparatus for light-based data communication for a personal inventory and product support system are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a device associated with a user, including capturing visible light carrying data identifying a product, obtaining the data identifying the product from the captured visible light, configuring the device to receive product support content for the product based on the identifying data, the product support content having been curated from a plurality of content servers on behalf of the user, receiving a notification that curated product support content for the product is available, and presenting the curated product support content to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 11748764Abstract: A method and apparatus for light-based data communication for a personal inventory and product support system are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a device associated with a user, including capturing visible light carrying data identifying a product, obtaining the data identifying the product from the captured visible light, configuring the device to receive product support content for the product based on the identifying data, the product support content having been curated from a plurality of content servers on behalf of the user, receiving a notification that curated product support content for the product is available, and presenting the curated product support content to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: PROTOCOMM SYSTEMS, LLCInventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20200013069Abstract: A method and apparatus for light-based data communication for a personal inventory and product support system are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a device associated with a user, including capturing visible light carrying data identifying a product, obtaining the data identifying the product from the captured visible light, configuring the device to receive product support content for the product based on the identifying data, the product support content having been curated from a plurality of content servers on behalf of the user, receiving a notification that curated product support content for the product is available, and presenting the curated product support content to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 10332121Abstract: A method and apparatus for light-based data communication for a personal inventory and product support system are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a device associated with a user, including capturing visible light carrying data identifying a product, obtaining the data identifying the product from the captured visible light, configuring the device to receive product support content for the product based on the identifying data, the product support content having been curated from a plurality of content servers on behalf of the user, receiving a notification that curated product support content for the product is available, and presenting the curated product support content to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: PROTOCOMM SYSTEMS, LLCInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 9978037Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable media enable managing information about products. In a device associated with a user, a method is implemented to receive data identifying a product acquired by the user, configure the device to receive product support content for the acquired product based on the identifying data, the product support content having been curated from a plurality of content servers on behalf of the user, including product recall information received from a product recall server, receive a notification that curated product support content for the product is available, and present the curated product support content to the user. The method may further include organizing an inventory of the products, including generating folders to contain the data identifying the products, receiving user input to manipulate the data identifying the products into the folders, and presenting the data contained in the folders in a personal inventory report.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: PROTOCOMM SYSTEMS, LLCInventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20160055488Abstract: A method and apparatus for light-based data communication for a personal inventory and product support system are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a device associated with a user, including capturing visible light carrying data identifying a product, obtaining the data identifying the product from the captured visible light, configuring the device to receive product support content for the product based on the identifying data, the product support content having been curated from a plurality of content servers on behalf of the user, receiving a notification that curated product support content for the product is available, and presenting the curated product support content to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20160004993Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable media enable managing information about products. In a device associated with a user, a method is implemented to receive data identifying a product acquired by the user, configure the device to receive product support content for the acquired product based on the identifying data, the product support content having been curated from a plurality of content servers on behalf of the user, including product recall information received from a product recall server, receive a notification that curated product support content for the product is available, and present the curated product support content to the user. The method may further include organizing an inventory of the products, including generating folders to contain the data identifying the products, receiving user input to manipulate the data identifying the products into the folders, and presenting the data contained in the folders in a personal inventory report.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 8935580Abstract: Methods and apparatus for associating each data packet in a media stream with logic corresponding to a particular quality-of-service (QoS) and/or error correction requirement. In an exemplary embodiment, each packet in the media stream is assigned a frame tag which designates a particular quality-of-service and/or error correction scheme for the corresponding packet. At least a portion of each packet is encoded according to the packet's designated quality-of-service as indicated by the frame tag. A receiver accesses the frame tags from within the transmitted media stream in order to determine the appropriate means for processing or decoding the encoded portion of each packet. In this manner, each packet within the media stream can have its own quality-of-service and/or error correction requirements and processing, thereby enhancing link efficiency and better enforcing QoS policy across the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Inventor: Harry Bims
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Publication number: 20130287023Abstract: Methods and apparatus for associating each data packet in a media stream with logic corresponding to a particular quality-of-service (QoS) and/or error correction requirement. In an exemplary embodiment, each packet in the media stream is assigned a frame tag which designates a particular quality-of-service and/or error correction scheme for the corresponding packet. At least a portion of each packet is encoded according to the packet's designated quality-of-service as indicated by the frame tag. A receiver accesses the frame tags from within the transmitted media stream in order to determine the appropriate means for processing or decoding the encoded portion of each packet. In this manner, each packet within the media stream can have its own quality-of-service and/or error correction requirements and processing, thereby enhancing link efficiency and better enforcing QoS policy across the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 8468426Abstract: Methods and apparatus for associating each data packet in a media stream with logic corresponding to a particular quality-of-service (QoS) and/or error correction requirement. In an exemplary embodiment, each packet in the media stream is assigned a frame tag which designates a particular quality-of-service and/or error correction scheme for the corresponding packet. At least a portion of each packet is encoded according to the packet's designated quality-of-service as indicated by the frame tag. A receiver accesses the frame tags from within the transmitted media stream in order to determine the appropriate means for processing or decoding the encoded portion of each packet. In this manner, each packet within the media stream can have its own quality-of-service and/or error correction requirements and processing, thereby enhancing link efficiency and better enforcing QoS policy across the system.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 8189538Abstract: A communication system is described. In one embodiment, the communication system comprises a mobile station having a transmitter to transmit packets wirelessly according to a protocol and multiple repeaters communicably coupled with the mobile station. Each of the plurality of repeaters receives one or more packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets from the mobile station. Each of the repeaters receives an indication of which of the wirelessly transmitted packets were received without errors by other repeaters and a received signal strength for those packets. The communication system also includes a switch coupled to the repeaters. Each of the repeaters forwards to the switch each packet of the wirelessly transmitted packets that each repeater had received without errors at a received signal strength higher than any other repeater.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 8144640Abstract: A location tracking apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving information from each repeater indicating which packets wirelessly transmitted by a mobile station were received by each repeater including received signal strength of each of those packets, and determining location of the mobile station with respect to the repeaters based on power levels of individual wirelessly transmitted packets received at the repeaters.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 8064380Abstract: A communication system and method are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises a switch receiving information from at least one repeater for each packet received without errors by the at least one repeater, the switch, in response to the information, determining an amount of wireless communication activity each of the at least one repeater is experiencing, the switch determining whether to cause one or more repeaters to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of packets from other devices in the network based on repeater location and repeater density and the information received from the at least one repeater, and the switch causing a change in the status for at least one of the one or more repeaters by signaling to the at least one of the one or more repeaters.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 8027637Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating between devices is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises one or more communication devices coordinating transmissions of data packets to function as an access point with respect to a first mobile station and a second station wirelessly communicatively coupled to the one or more communication devices, and the one or more communication devices wirelessly transmitting a first packet and a second packet to the first mobile station and the second mobile station respectively at different time or at time when the transmissions overlap, at least partially, based on whether transmissions of the first and second packets would interfere with each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 7957741Abstract: A token-based receiver diversity processing is described. In one embodiment, a receiver diversity comprises repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station, and one of the repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 7876704Abstract: A method and apparatus for tunneling protocols are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises broadcasting a message at a repeater to one or more members in a network including a switch, the broadcasted message indicating that the repeater is entering the network, receiving VLAN (virtual local area network) configuration information from the switch in response to the broadcast message, and communicating with the switch using the VLAN configuration information in subsequent communications.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Harry Bims, Eugene Leung
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Publication number: 20100189013Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating between devices is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises: detecting, at a switch, a notification signal from the previously undetected repeater, configuring the previously undetected repeater to operate with the switch; and receiving, at the switch, a periodic communication signal from the previously undetected repeater that establishes a communication connection between the previously undetected repeater and the switch to form a new wireless coverage cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry BIMS
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Publication number: 20100128655Abstract: A communication system is described. In one embodiment, the communication system comprises a mobile station having a transmitter to transmit packets wirelessly according to a protocol and multiple repeaters communicably coupled with the mobile station. Each of the plurality of repeaters receives one or more packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets from the mobile station. Each of the repeaters receives an indication of which of the wirelessly transmitted packets were received without errors by other repeaters and a received signal strength for those packets. The communication system also includes a switch coupled to the repeaters. Each of the repeaters forwards to the switch each packet of the wirelessly transmitted packets that each repeater had received without errors at a received signal strength higher than any other repeater.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry BIMS
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Patent number: 7689210Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating between devices is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises detecting, at a switch, a presence of a first repeater coupled to the switch at a location, and automatically configuring the first repeater to enable the first repeater to communicate with a mobile station and the switch without using information resulting from a site survey of the location.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims
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Patent number: 7672274Abstract: A communication system is described. In one embodiment, the communication system comprises a mobile station having a transmitter to transmit packets wirelessly according to a protocol and multiple repeaters communicably coupled with the mobile station. Each of the plurality of repeaters receives one or more packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets from the mobile station. Each of the repeaters receives an indication of which of the wirelessly transmitted packets were received without errors by other repeaters and a received signal strength for those packets. The communication system also includes a switch coupled to the repeaters. Each of the repeaters forwards to the switch each packet of the wirelessly transmitted packets that each repeater had received without errors at a received signal strength higher than any other repeater.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Harry Bims