Patents by Inventor Jamey Hicks

Jamey Hicks 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).

  • Method and apparatus for constructing a user-generated geographical system
    Patent number: 9198154
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to permit location discovery, including location discovery in indoor settings. The method may identify a wireless fingerprint present at a geographical location and determine whether the wireless fingerprint corresponds to a previously observed wireless fingerprint associated with the predefined geographical location. A new wireless fingerprint and a geographical location, or bind, may be received by the system and the system may evaluate whether or not the new bind is erroneous or not, or if the new bind is an improvement over existing binds in determining whether or not to accept the new bind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Ledlie, Jamey Hicks, Einat Minkov, Jun-geun Park, Dorothy W. Curtis, Benjamin Charrow, Seth J. Teller, Jonathan Battat
  • Method, apparatus and computer program product for facilitating location discovery
    Patent number: 8581698
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to permit location discovery, including location discovery in indoor settings. The method may identify a wireless signature present at a geographical location and determine whether the wireless signature corresponds to a previously observed wireless signature associated with the predefined geographical location. In instances in which the wireless signature fails to correspond to a previously observed wireless signature, the method may also receive an identification of a geographical location and associate, such as by means of a processor, the wireless signature with the identification of the geographical location. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Nokia Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jonathan Ledlie, Jamey Hicks, Seth J. Teller, Dorothy W. Curtis, Jonathan Battat, Benjamin Charrow
  • Method and Apparatus for Constructing a User-Generated Geological System
    Publication number: 20110306354
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to permit location discovery, including location discovery in indoor settings. The method may identify a wireless fingerprint present at a geographical location and determine whether the wireless fingerprint corresponds to a previously observed wireless fingerprint associated with the predefined geographical location. A new wireless fingerprint and a geographical location, or bind, may be received by the system and the system may evaluate whether or not the new bind is erroneous or not, or if the new bind is an improvement over existing binds in determining whether or not to accept the new bind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Ledlie, Jamey Hicks, Einat Minkov, Jun-geun Park, Dorothy W. Curtis, Benjamin Charrow, Seth J. Teller, Jonathan Battat
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACILITATING LOCATION DISCOVERY
    Publication number: 20100127887
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to permit location discovery, including location discovery in indoor settings. The method may identify a wireless signature present at a geographical location and determine whether the wireless signature corresponds to a previously observed wireless signature associated with the predefined geographical location. In instances in which the wireless signature fails to correspond to a previously observed wireless signature, the method may also receive an identification of a geographical location and associate, such as by means of a processor, the wireless signature with the identification of the geographical location. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Jonathan Ledlie, Jamey Hicks, Seth J. Teller, Dorothy W. Curtis, Jonathan Battat, Benjamin Charrow