Patents by Inventor J. Randy Jacobs

J. Randy Jacobs 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).

  • System and method for management of wireless devices aboard an aircraft
    Patent number: 9095001
    Abstract: A method of management of a wireless device in an aircraft may include transitioning the wireless device from a first mode to a second mode based on data that is indicative of a change in flight condition of the aircraft. One of these modes may be a state of the device in which a transmitter of the device is deactivated and the other mode may be a state of the device in which the transmitter is activated. The data indicative of the change in flight condition may either be downloaded to the device from an external source, acquired from a sensor(s) embedded in the device, or may be determined based on both the data acquired by the sensor(s) and data downloaded to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew N. Lemmon, Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, J. Randy Jacobs
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS DEVICES ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20100267375
    Abstract: A method of management of a wireless device in an aircraft may include transitioning the wireless device from a first mode to a second mode based on data that is indicative of a change in flight condition of the aircraft. One of these modes may be a state of the device in which a transmitter of the device is deactivated and the other mode may be a state of the device in which the transmitter is activated. The data indicative of the change in flight condition may either be downloaded to the device from an external source, acquired from a sensor(s) embedded in the device, or may be determined based on both the data acquired by the sensor(s) and data downloaded to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew N. Lemmon, Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, J. Randy Jacobs