Patents by Inventor Jan B. Ausems

Jan B. Ausems 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).

  • Personal digital assistant with wireless telephone
    Patent number: 6434403
    Abstract: A wireless telephone engine, smart-card engine and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) engine are integrated in a single device, wherein an address book is shared by the wireless telephone engine and PDA engine. An associated display unit including a touch screen is coupled to the PDA. The smart-card engine is configured to communicate with external devices via a short-range transceiver. Additionally, the PDA engine is configured to automatically balance an electronic account ledger based upon point of sale transactions, and control a remote device by transmitting signals to the device via the short-wave transceiver and/or the wireless telephone engine. The PDA engine is also configured to receive signals from the remote device regarding the status of the remote device. Further, the PDA engine is configured to exchange data with a remote computer via the wireless telephone engine. The exchanged data includes information stored within the PDA engine and the address book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Bodycom, Inc.
    Inventors: Michiel R. Ausems, Jan B. Ausems, Felix N. Akveld, Lee Ann Barrett
  • Personal digital assistant with wireless telephone
    Publication number: 20010044321
    Abstract: A wireless telephone engine, smart-card engine and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) engine are integrated in a single device, wherein an address book is shared by the wireless telephone engine and PDA engine. An associated display unit including a touch screen is coupled to the PDA. The smart-card engine is configured to communicate with external devices via a short-range transceiver. Additionally, the PDA engine is configured to automatically balance an electronic account ledger based upon point of sale transactions, and control a remote device by transmitting signals to the device via the short-wave transceiver and/or the wireless telephone engine. The PDA engine is also configured to receive signals from the remote device regarding the status of the remote device. Further, the PDA engine is configured to exchange data with a remote computer via the wireless telephone engine. The exchanged data includes information stored within the PDA engine and the address book.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Michiel R. Ausems, Jan B. Ausems, Felix N. Akveld, Lee Ann Barrett