Patents by Inventor Ian James Oliver

Ian James Oliver 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: 20180075721
    Abstract: A system for detecting and reporting the separation of two entities including where the entities are people or items. In some implementations, the system performs separation checking triggered by movement conditions, or by checking of the state of an entity upon separation, and additionally adapts checking methods according to a condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ian James Oliver, Stephen Edward Ecob
  • Patent number: 9854385
    Abstract: A system for detecting and reporting the separation of two entities including where the entities are people or items. In some implementations, the system performs separation checking triggered by movement conditions, or by checking of the state of an entity upon separation, and additionally adapts checking methods according to a condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventors: Ian James Oliver, Stephen Edward Ecob
  • Patent number: 9551611
    Abstract: A reporting system includes a mobile computing device that wirelessly communicates with one or more sensors to track the use of a protective product. Reports are provided on the mobile computing device to remind and motivate a user of the protective product to use it at times most beneficial for receiving the intended protection from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventors: Ian James Oliver, Stephen Edward Ecob
  • Publication number: 20150156567
    Abstract: A system for detecting and reporting human activity. In some implementations, the system reports, records or rewards detected human activities including correct and incorrect human activities, behaviours or habits including additionally remotely communicating the report, record or reward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Ian James Oliver, Stephen Edward Ecob
  • Publication number: 20150100168
    Abstract: A plant profile water management system includes a water controller delivering water to a plant, a processor coupled to the water controller, and a mobile computing device coupled to the processor by a radio link. The mobile computing device communicates a plant type profile to the processor. The processor executes the rules according to said plant type profile to control the timing and quantity of water flow output to the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Ian James Oliver
  • Publication number: 20150081058
    Abstract: A plant profile game system includes a plant sensor device positioned in proximity to a plant which measures the plant environment and in conjunction with a mobile computing device compares the plant environment to ideal plant conditions for the plant as specified in the plant type profile. Game rewards, points of progression are assigned to the user on a mobile computing device when a plant is cared for correctly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Mr. Ian James Oliver
  • Publication number: 20150079579
    Abstract: An integrated physical sensor grid system includes a plurality of nodes, a processor, and a computing device. One or more nodes consisting of electrical contacts and one or more sensors to detect electrical properties at each electrical contact are connected to a processor. The computing device is configured to display instructions to a user. The processor and mobile computing measure and compares readings of the one or more sensors against expected values indicated in the lesson plan. The computing device is configured to display results to the user in response to the comparison of readings against expected progress. The lesson plan consists of instructions and expected values to verify. The lesson plan may be shared by access to a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ian James Oliver, Stephen Edward Ecob
  • Publication number: 20150041663
    Abstract: A reporting system includes a mobile computing device that wirelessly communicates with one or more sensors to track the use of a protective product. Reports are provided on the mobile computing device to remind and motivate a user of the protective product to use it at times most beneficial for receiving the intended protection from it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Ian James Oliver, Stephen Edward Ecob
  • Patent number: 8516100
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting system message misrepresentation using a keyword analysis is described. In one embodiment, the method of using one or more processors for detecting system message misrepresentation in memory by performing a keyword analysis, comprising monitoring visual representation object creation within a user interface, accessing keyword information comprising commonly used text for misrepresenting system messages, examining internet activity using the keyword information to produce an examination result, wherein the internet activity is for the created visual representation objects, identifying deceptive text within at least one of the created visual representation objects based on the examination result and producing indicia of detection as to the deceptive text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Ian James Oliver