Patents by Inventor Jeffrey P. Coney

Jeffrey P. Coney 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).

  • Four monitor and checkpoint designating system
    Patent number: 5166499
    Abstract: A tour monitor system includes a portable tour monitor and a central programming/report generating computer. The tour monitor includes a bar code reader, an alphanumeric display, and an alphanumeric keyboard. The tour is organized into zones, each including a set of checkpoints, wherein each checkpoint is labeled by a bar code. The tour monitor is programmed to prompt the guard through the tour by displaying the names of successive zones. In addition, individual checkpoints can be designated as higher or lower priority checkpoints, and the tour monitor is programmed to alert the guard if higher priority checkpoints are missed, and to require the guard either to scan the missed higher priority checkpoint or to provide an override signal. The tour monitor also allows the guard to enter alphanumeric messages which are stored in combination with the scanned checkpoint codes in a log. This log is then transmitted to the programming/report generating computer for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Facility Management Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard F. Holland, Jeffrey P. Coney
  • Portable tour monitor device, report generating system and programming device therefor
    Patent number: 5120942
    Abstract: A tour monitor system includes a portable tour monitor and a central programming/report generating computer. The tour monitor includes a bar code reader, an alphanumeric display, and an alphanumeric keyboard. The tour is organized into zones, each including a set of checkpoints, wherein each checkpoint is labeled by a bar code. The tour monitor is programmed to prompt the guard through the tour by displaying the names of successive zones. In addition, individual checkpoints can be designated as higher or lower priority checkpoints, and the tour monitor is programmed to alert the guard if higher priority checkpoints are missed, and to require the guard either to scan the missed higher priority checkpoint or to provided an override signal. The tour monitor also allows the guard to enter alphanumeric messages which are stored in combination with the scanned checkpoint codes in a log. This log is then transmitted to the programming/report generating computer for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Computer Systems Design Inc.
    Inventors: Richard F. Holland, Jeffrey P. Coney