Patents by Inventor John Thomas Flanagan

John Thomas Flanagan 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).

  • Patent number: 8696358
    Abstract: A system (2) for facilitating responsible behavior by an entity comprising an identification means (32) for identifying the entity, a facility (4) for verifying the identification means and facilitating pursuit of the behavior, a storage means (18) coupled to be in communication with the facility (4) for storing information related to the pursuit of the behavior by the entity, a modeler module (24) for comparing the information related to the pursuit of the behavior by the entity with a behavior model to determine a category of behavior of the entity and a resolver module (22) for determining one or more actions to be initiated in relation to the entity and their pursuit of the behavior such as initiating a change to one or more operating parameters of the facility (4) in response to the activation of one or more limits, blocks or triggers related to the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: John Thomas Flanagan
  • Publication number: 20080199838
    Abstract: A system (2) for facilitating responsible behaviour by an entity comprising an identification means (32) for identifying the entity, a facility (4) for verifying the identification means and facilitating pursuit of the behaviour, a storage means (18) coupled to be in communication with the facility (4) for storing information related to the pursuit of the behaviour by the entity, a modeler module (24) for comparing the information related to the pursuit of the behaviour by the entity with a behaviour model to determine a category of behaviour of the entity and a resolver module (22) for determining one or more actions to be initiated in relation to the entity and their pursuit of the behaviour such as initiating a change to one or more operating parameters of the facility (4) in response to the activation of one or more limits, blocks or triggers related to the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: John Thomas Flanagan