Patents by Inventor Jon Lohr

Jon Lohr 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).

  • On demand location function for mobile terminal
    Patent number: 6553236
    Abstract: A wireless communications system supports affinity groups of like minded individuals who wish to know locations of other members of the affinity group. The system supports members of the affinity group querying, through a mobile terminal for the location of a remote member of the affinity group as sensed by the remote member's mobile terminal. Rather than report raw geocoordinates, location place-name descriptions are defined by the members of the affinity group and shared amongst one another. Additionally, situational alarms may be generated in the event certain user defined criteria are met, such as two remote members of the affinity group being in close proximity to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Dunko, Jon Lohr, Javor Kolev, Edward V. Jolley