Patents by Inventor James Carl Gerber

James Carl Gerber 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 for Maintaining the Integrity of a Tour Group
    Publication number: 20150237477
    Abstract: A group of tourists traveling, for example, in a foreign land needs to be sure that no-one becomes lost. Embodiments of the present invention take advantage of mobile wireless terminals colloquially known as “smartphones” to quickly identify any members of a tour group that stray from the group, and to help them rejoin the group. Also, with the assistance of a Central Command Center, appropriate authorities such as a tour leader or relatives can be automatically notified, and search operations initiated if needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: James Shao-Ping Yu, James Carl Gerber
  • System for Maintaining the Integrity of a Tour Group
    Publication number: 20140347973
    Abstract: A group of tourists traveling, for example, in a foreign land needs to be sure that no-one becomes lost. Embodiments of the present invention take advantage of mobile wireless terminals colloquially known as “smartphones” to quickly identify any members of a tour group that stray from the group, and to help them rejoin the group. Also, with the assistance of a Central Command Center, appropriate authorities such as a tour leader or relatives can be automatically notified, and search operations initiated if needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: WorldStrides
    Inventors: James Shao-Ping Yu, James Carl Gerber