Patents by Inventor JOSEPH BODKIN

JOSEPH BODKIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20180240161
    Abstract: A method for providing holistic wait times of theme park attractions is provided. The method includes acquiring location information of a visitor by identifying a location of a user device accompanying the visitor. Discrete wait times of attractions are received through a theme park network. The discrete wait times are adjusted based on the location information of the visitor to calculate holistic wait times of the attractions. Calculated holistic wait times are provided to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: John CRONIN, Joseph BODKIN, Kota MORISAKI
  • Publication number: 20180240203
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a virtual privacy tag includes requesting for service using a guest device. The service requested is stored in the guest device and transmitted to a server for processing. The server in receipt of the service request extracts a room number of a guest room associated with the service request. The server determines a room status based on the request for service. The extracted room number and the determined room status is transmitted to a display device. The display device displays the room status for the guest room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventors: John CRONIN, Jonathan T. GOGUEN, Joseph BODKIN, Kota MORISAKI
  • Publication number: 20180113172
    Abstract: A method and system for providing charging information to a user of wearable device by predicting when a health sensor is needed most during the course of the day and cross-referencing that information with a user's personal calendar in order to determine the optimal time to charge the wearable device. Battery life of the wearable device may be monitored. Information may be stored in memory regarding sensor data detected by one or more sensors and associated with a time. One or more time slots may be identified during which the sensor data was lacking. The identified time slots may be compared against a calendar of available time to identify matching time slots. A next matching time slot may be determined, and a notification may be displayed on a display screen of the wearable device to recommend that the user charge the wearable device at the determined next matching time slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: John CRONIN, Joseph BODKIN, Jonathan T. GOGUEN, Christopher HUFFINES
  • Publication number: 20180070840
    Abstract: A two-state wearable device may include a wearable band (e.g., a watch band) and a display module (e.g., a watch face). In a “detached” state, the wearable band and display module act as separate devices, and the display module can be charging its battery while the wearable band gathers sensor data (e.g., sleep tracking data) and provides a vibrating/audio alarm clock function. In an “attached” state, the wearable band and display module act together as a single device, meaning that the data collected by the wearable band during the “detached” state is sent to and stored at the display module, and that sleep settings input at a user interface of the display module impact the wearable band's alarm function. The display module may also use its newly-recharged battery to recharge the wearable band's battery so that it can be used the next night.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN CRONIN, JOSEPH BODKIN, GERARD DE HAAN, WILLEM VERKRUIJSSE
  • Publication number: 20180060449
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus (202, 204, 206) for enabling a user-defined search for information in a wearable device data database (220) that resides in a wearable device (202), a user device (204), or a network device (206). The user creates search terms at the time of entry corresponding to wearable device data and an associated context and search results based on the search terms are presented that are customized for the user according to the entered context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN CRONIN, JOSEPH BODKIN