Patents by Inventor Johannes Barnardus Plasmans

Johannes Barnardus Plasmans 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 of determining the location of an occupied physical space
    Patent number: 10566851
    Abstract: The application relates to a method and system for determining the occupancy of one or more physical spaces. The system comprises one or more charging devices configured to be arranged at the one or more physical spaces, each of the charging devices comprising a charging unit configured for wireless power transfer to a mobile telecommunication device when the mobile telecommunication device is placed in close proximity to the charging unit, a localisation unit configured to broadcast an information signal comprising identifying information of the localisation unit to the mobile telecommunication device; and a controller configured to determine the location of an occupied physical space upon detection of the charging of the mobile telecommunication device, wherein the location is determined based on the broadcast signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Zens Group B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Barnardus Plasmans, Ronald Hans Van Der Voort
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF AN OCCUPIED PHYSICAL SPACE
    Publication number: 20190027975
    Abstract: The application relates to a method and system for determining the occupancy of one or more physical spaces. The system comprises one or more charging devices configured to be arranged at the one or more physical spaces, each of the charging devices comprising a charging unit configured for wireless power transfer to a mobile telecommunication device when the mobile telecommunication device is placed in close proximity to the charging unit, a localisation unit configured to broadcast an information signal comprising identifying information of the localisation unit to the mobile telecommunication device; and a controller configured to determine the location of an occupied physical space upon detection of the charging of the mobile telecommunication device, wherein the location is determined based on the broadcast signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes Barnardus Plasmans, Ronald Hans Van Der Voort