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).

  • Patent number: 10062250
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Gary A. Taylor, Jonathan D. Phillips, David N. Berglund
  • Patent number: 9845912
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20170276289
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20170206757
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Gary A. Taylor, Jonathan D. Phillips, David N. Berglund
  • Patent number: 8719109
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet A. Elicin, Pierre Galin, Chien-Chung Huang, Vijay Kumar, Jonathan D. Phillips, Brian J. Saltzman
  • Patent number: 8392276
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Saltzman, Neil C. Roseman, Mehmet A. Elicin, Robert Frederick, Pierre Galin, Stefan Pepe, Jonathan D. Phillips
  • Patent number: 8296120
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Phillips, Aravind Dasu
  • Patent number: 8266206
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel S. Heyworth, Jonathan D. Phillips, Erich L. Ringewald
  • Publication number: 20120030281
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel S. Heyworth, Jonathan D. Phillips, Erich L. Ringewald
  • Patent number: 7895081
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Saltzman, Neil C. Roseman, Mehmet A. Elicin, Robert Frederick, Pierre Galin, Stefan Pepe, Jonathan D. Phillips
  • Patent number: 7891562
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Saltzman, Neil C. Roseman, Pierre Galin, Jonathan D. Phillips
  • Patent number: 7848965
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel S. Heyworth, Jonathan D. Phillips, Erich L. Ringewald
  • Publication number: 20090319253
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Phillips, Aravind Dasu
  • Publication number: 20080313302
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Samuel S. Heyworth, Jonathan D. Phillips, Erich L. Ringewald