Patents by Inventor Jonathan D. Phillips
Jonathan D. Phillips 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).
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Patent number: 10062250Abstract: Security systems and methods configured for use with an item of merchandise for retail display are provided. For example, a security system includes a sensor configured to be electrically connected to an internal power source of an item of merchandise and an alarm module configured to communicate with the sensor. The sensor is configured to receive power from the internal power source for performing one or more security functions, and the alarm module is configured to generate a security signal in response to a security event.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Gary A. Taylor, Jonathan D. Phillips, David N. Berglund
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Patent number: 9845912Abstract: An anti-theft device for protecting a portable electronic device from theft or unauthorized removal in a retail environment is provided. The anti-theft device includes a shroud configured to at least partially receive and engage a portable electronic device. The anti-theft device also includes a dock configured to releasably engage the shroud. The dock is configured to engage the shroud in a locked configuration so as to prevent removal of the shroud and the portable electronic device from the dock and to disengage the shroud in an unlocked configuration so as to allow the shroud and the portable electronic device to be removed from the dock.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.Inventors: Jonathan D. Phillips, Larry T. McKinney, Erik L. van Bergen, Antonios L. Karagiannis, Mark D. Reeves, Matthew Thomas Kerley, John A. Buchanan, Daniel C. Symons, Darin J. Shaw, Joshua Abdollahzadeh, Scott M. Speck
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Publication number: 20170276289Abstract: An anti-theft device for protecting a portable electronic device from theft or unauthorized removal in a retail environment is provided. The anti-theft device includes a shroud configured to at least partially receive and engage a portable electronic device. The anti-theft device also includes a dock configured to releasably engage the shroud. The dock is configured to engage the shroud in a locked configuration so as to prevent removal of the shroud and the portable electronic device from the dock and to disengage the shroud in an unlocked configuration so as to allow the shroud and the portable electronic device to be removed from the dock.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: InVue Security Products Inc.Inventors: Jonathan D. Phillips, Larry T. McKinney, Erik L. van Bergen, Antonios L. Karagiannis, Mark D. Reeves, Matthew Thomas Kerley, John A. Buchanan, Daniel C. Symons, Darin J. Shaw, Joshua Abdollahzadeh, Scott M. Speck
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Publication number: 20170206757Abstract: Security systems and methods configured for use with an item of merchandise for retail display are provided. For example, a security system includes a sensor configured to be electrically connected to an internal power source of an item of merchandise and an alarm module configured to communicate with the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Gary A. Taylor, Jonathan D. Phillips, David N. Berglund
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Patent number: 8719109Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating transactions involving items and users in various ways. In some situations, item transactions are coordinated by an automated Item Transaction (or “IT”) system provided via one or more computing systems, such that users of the IT system who have available items are matched with other users of the IT system who desire those items. The types of items being involved in transactions via the IT system may vary, and in some situations may include items such as music CDs, video DVDs, computer games, computer software, etc. The operation of the IT system may be enhanced in various ways, including by selecting appropriate users to receive opportunities to sell items available from those users, such as in a manner to balance supply and demand for items, and by notifying the selected users of those opportunities.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mehmet A. Elicin, Pierre Galin, Chien-Chung Huang, Vijay Kumar, Jonathan D. Phillips, Brian J. Saltzman
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Patent number: 8392276Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating transactions involving items and users in various ways. In some situations, item transactions are coordinated by an automated Item Transaction (or “IT”) system provided via one or more computing systems, such that users of the IT system who have available items are matched with other users of the IT system who desire those items. The types of items being involved in transactions via the IT system may vary, and in some situations may include items such as music CDs, video DVDs, computer games, computer software, etc. The operation of the IT system may be enhanced in various ways via interactions with one or more external item marketplaces, such as by automatically obtaining and using information related to users of the IT system from those marketplaces, and/or by acquiring additional items from those marketplaces for use by the IT system.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Saltzman, Neil C. Roseman, Mehmet A. Elicin, Robert Frederick, Pierre Galin, Stefan Pepe, Jonathan D. Phillips
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Patent number: 8296120Abstract: Iterative repair problems are generally solved using a combinatorial search method such as simulated annealing are addressed with a FPGA-based coarse-grain pipelined architecture to accelerate a simulated annealing based iterative repair-type event scheduling application. Over 99% of the work done by any simulated annealing algorithm is the repeated execution of three high-level steps: (1) generating, (2) evaluating, and (3) determining the acceptability of a new problem solution. A pipelined processor is designed to take advantage of these steps.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Utah State UniversityInventors: Jonathan D. Phillips, Aravind Dasu
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Patent number: 8266206Abstract: A system and method of managing media content is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes sending a request for a media content item from a user computer to a server via an interface to an online site. The method also includes receiving the media content item at the user computer. Further, the method includes selecting a library associated with a media content player application and, upon receipt of the media content item, automatically adding the media content item to the selected library of the media content player application at the user computer.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Samuel S. Heyworth, Jonathan D. Phillips, Erich L. Ringewald
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Publication number: 20120030281Abstract: A system and method of managing media content is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes sending a request for a media content item from a user computer to a server via an interface to an online site. The method also includes receiving the media content item at the user computer. Further, the method includes selecting a library associated with a media content player application and, upon receipt of the media content item, automatically adding the media content item to the selected library of the media content player application at the user computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Samuel S. Heyworth, Jonathan D. Phillips, Erich L. Ringewald
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Patent number: 7895081Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating transactions involving items and users in various ways. In some situations, item transactions are coordinated by an automated Item Transaction (or “IT”) system provided via one or more computing systems, such that users of the IT system who have available items are matched with other users of the IT system who desire those items. The types of items being involved in transactions via the IT system may vary, and in some situations may include items such as music CDs, video DVDs, computer games, computer software, etc. The operation of the IT system may be enhanced in various ways via interactions with one or more external item marketplaces, such as by automatically obtaining and using information related to users of the IT system from those marketplaces, and/or by acquiring additional items from those marketplaces for use by the IT system.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Saltzman, Neil C. Roseman, Mehmet A. Elicin, Robert Frederick, Pierre Galin, Stefan Pepe, Jonathan D. Phillips
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Patent number: 7891562Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating transactions involving items and users in various ways. In some situations, item transactions are coordinated by an automated Item Transaction (or “IT”) system provided via one or more computing systems, such that users of the IT system who have available items are matched with other users of the IT system who desire those items. The types of items being involved in transactions via the IT system may vary, and in some situations may include items such as music CDs, video DVDs, computer games, computer software, etc. The operation of the IT system may be enhanced in various ways via interactions with one or more external item marketplaces, such as by automatically obtaining and using information related to users of the IT system from those marketplaces, and/or by acquiring additional items from those marketplaces for use by the IT system.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Saltzman, Neil C. Roseman, Pierre Galin, Jonathan D. Phillips
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Patent number: 7848965Abstract: A system and method of offering media content is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a selection of a disaggregated media content item from a user computer at a server via an online site that offers a catalog of items. The method also includes identifying a catalog item related to the selected disaggregated media content item. Further, the method includes displaying a detail interface via the online site, the detail interface including details related to the disaggregated media content item and a recommendation of the identified catalog item. A graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed that includes a song-level detail page including a plurality of details related to an individual song available for download via an online site. The GUI includes at least one recommendation of at least one other item associated with a performer of the individual song, where the other item(s) are offered via the online site.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Samuel S. Heyworth, Jonathan D. Phillips, Erich L. Ringewald
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Publication number: 20090319253Abstract: Iterative repair problems are generally solved using a combinatorial search method such as simulated annealing are addressed with a FPGA-based coarse-grain pipelined architecture to accelerate a simulated annealing based iterative repair-type event scheduling application. Over 99% of the work done by any simulated annealing algorithm is the repeated execution of three high-level steps: (1) generating, (2) evaluating, and (3) determining the acceptability of a new problem solution. A pipelined processor is designed to take advantage of these steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Jonathan D. Phillips, Aravind Dasu
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Publication number: 20080313302Abstract: A system and method of managing media content is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes sending a request for a media content item from a user computer to a server via an interface to an online site. The method also includes receiving the media content item at the user computer. Further, the method includes selecting a library associated with a media content player application and, upon receipt of the media content item, automatically adding the media content item to the selected library of the media content player application at the user computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Samuel S. Heyworth, Jonathan D. Phillips, Erich L. Ringewald