Patents by Inventor Joseph Cabana
Joseph Cabana 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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Publication number: 20240073664Abstract: In some implementations, a computer system may initiate a method comprising: the method comprising: initiating communication between a tag and a reader; initiating a first program; determining a communication time period by starting a timer when the tag and the reader are within a communication range and stopping the timer when the tag and the reader are no longer within the communication range; comparing the communication time period to a first threshold time period; and when the communication time is greater than the first threshold time period, initiating a second program different from the first program.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Michael Robustelli, Joseph Cabana, Marek Trusinski
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Patent number: 9281707Abstract: Described is a system and method for charging a battery. The system includes a processor powered by a battery; and a controller determining a remaining battery charge of the battery. The controller sets a first charge current to recharge the battery when the remaining battery charge is insufficient to operate the processor. The controller wakes the processor when the battery has been recharged so that the remaining battery capacity is sufficient to operate the processor. The processor negotiates for a second charge current to recharge the battery. The controller sets the second charge current when the processor successfully negotiated.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Kevin Cordes, Christopher R. Paul, David T. Lundquist, Joseph Cabana
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Publication number: 20120297230Abstract: Described is a system and method for charging a battery. The system includes a processor powered by a battery; and a controller determining a remaining battery charge of the battery. The controller sets a first charge current to recharge the battery when the remaining battery charge is insufficient to operate the processor. The controller wakes the processor when the battery has been recharged so that the remaining battery capacity is sufficient to operate the processor. The processor negotiates for a second charge current to recharge the battery. The controller sets the second charge current when the processor successfully negotiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Cordes, Christopher R. Paul, David T. Lundquist, Joseph Cabana
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Patent number: 8253388Abstract: Described is a system and method for charging a battery. The system includes a processor powered by a battery; and a controller determining a remaining battery charge of the battery. The controller sets a first charge current to recharge the battery when the remaining battery charge is insufficient to operate the processor. The controller wakes the processor when the battery has been recharged so that the remaining battery capacity is sufficient to operate the processor. The processor negotiates for a second charge current to recharge the battery. The controller sets the second charge current when the processor successfully negotiated.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Cordes, Christopher R. Paul, David T. Lundquist, Joseph Cabana
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Publication number: 20120019393Abstract: A system and method for tracking a shopping cart in a retail store may include communicating signals into the pathways from multiple locations, where the signals may include identifiers indicative of location of respective signals. The communicated signals with the identifiers may be received, and the identifiers may be recorded. The recorded data may be processed to determine a path taken by the shopping cart through the retail store. The path of the shopping cart taken through the retail store may be presented to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Inventors: Robert Wolinsky, Richard Lefkowitz, Robert Thompson, John Freeman, Thomas Wendowski, Peter Goldring, Mikhail Marsky, Peter Daly, Dominick Salvato, Todd Swanzey, Joseph Cabana
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Patent number: 7498766Abstract: Described is a system and method for authenticating a power source. The system comprises a battery including a first encryption engine storing a first key, and a battery charger including a microcontroller and a second encryption engine storing a second key. When the microcontroller detects a coupling of the battery to the charger, the microcontroller issues a challenge to the first encryption engine and the second encryption engine. The first encryption engine generates a first response as a function of the challenge, the first key and a predefined algorithm, and the second encryption engine generates a second response as a function of the challenge, the second key and the predefined algorithm. The microcontroller compares the first and second responses to authenticate the battery.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher R. Paul, Joseph Cabana
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Patent number: 7494064Abstract: A portable bar code reading terminal includes an ASIC having circuitry for both a laser scanner and an imager. The terminal also includes a data blender for distributing data from multiple sources to multiple destinations based on the type and/or content of the data. The ASIC further provides circuitry for at least one of the following functions: power management, wake up control and power down, critical suspend shutdown, warm and cold boot functions, serial ports, matrix keyboard scanning, analog converters, touch panel, modular memory IDE interface, imaging support, finger print reader, USB host, and a magnetic stripe interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2001Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Slutsky, Daniel B. De Lazari, Joseph Cabana, Dominick Salvato
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Patent number: 7492755Abstract: A method of maintaining communications between a mobile, wireless terminal and a base station of a wireless local area network is performed by determining at the base station, that communications between the base station and the terminal over a first channel on the wireless local area network has been impeded; and placing a telephone call to the terminal over a separate, distinct, second channel on a public switched telephone network. The caller ID of the incoming call is then used to verify the authenticity of the base station. Further communications continue over the second channel on the telephone network.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Joseph Cabana
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Publication number: 20080297112Abstract: Described is a system and method for charging a battery. The system includes a processor powered by a battery; and a controller determining a remaining battery charge of the battery. The controller sets a first charge current to recharge the battery when the remaining battery charge is insufficient to operate the processor. The controller wakes the processor when the battery has been recharged so that the remaining battery capacity is sufficient to operate the processor. The processor negotiates for a second charge current to recharge the battery. The controller sets the second charge current when the processor successfully negotiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Kevin CORDES, Christopher R. PAUL, David T. LUNDQUIST, Joseph CABANA
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Patent number: 7446505Abstract: Described is a system and method for determining determining a present state of charge of a battery and determining a rate of change of the state of charge of the battery, the rate of change being determined based on a charge current being supplied to the battery. Then, an updated state of charge is determined based on the rate of change.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher R. Paul, Benjamin Bekritsky, Joseph Cabana
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Publication number: 20080088281Abstract: A battery charging device includes (i) a first circuit receiving a pulse width modulated signal, (ii) a second circuit receiving the pulse width modulated signal, and (iii) a third circuit receiving the pulse width modulated signal. The first circuit generates a first input to set a maximum battery charge current produced by the battery charging device. The second circuit generates a second input to disable the battery charging device based on the pulse width modulated signal. The third circuit generates a third input to select a charging mode of the battery charging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: April 17, 2008Inventors: Christopher R. Paul, Kevin Cordes, Joseph Cabana
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Publication number: 20080048616Abstract: Described is a system and method for determining determining a present state of charge of a battery and determining a rate of change of the state of charge of the battery, the rate of change being determined based on a charge current being supplied to the battery. Then, an updated state of charge is determined based on the rate of change.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Christopher R. Paul, Benjamin Bekritsky, Joseph Cabana
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Publication number: 20070278992Abstract: Described is a system and method for authenticating a power source. The system comprises a battery including a first encryption engine storing a first key, and a battery charger including a microcontroller and a second encryption engine storing a second key. When the microcontroller detects a coupling of the battery to the charger, the microcontroller issues a challenge to the first encryption engine and the second encryption engine. The first encryption engine generates a first response as a function of the challenge, the first key and a predefined algorithm, and the second encryption engine generates a second response as a function of the challenge, the second key and the predefined algorithm. The microcontroller compares the first and second responses to authenticate the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2006Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Christopher R. Paul, Joseph Cabana
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Publication number: 20070260892Abstract: Described is a system and method for authenticating a power source. The system comprises a battery including a first encryption engine storing a first key and a computing device including a microcontroller and a second encryption engine storing a second key. When the microcontroller detects a coupling of the battery to the computing device, the microcontroller issues a challenge to the first encryption engine and the second encryption engine. The first encryption engine generates the first response as a function of the challenge, the first key and a predefined algorithm, and the second encryption engine generates the second response as a function of the challenge, the second key and the predefined algorithm. The microcontroller compares the first and second responses to authenticate the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Christopher Paul, Joseph Cabana
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Patent number: 7209466Abstract: Data is transferred between a first mobile computer and a second computer over a first communications channel through a gateway. If the gateway determines that the data transfer has been impeded, then a second communications channel is established. During the time that the data transfer was impeded, the data is stored until the data transfer is resumed.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2002Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Joseph Cabana
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Publication number: 20070080665Abstract: Described is a method of supplying power to recharge a battery and drive at least one load separate from the battery, wherein the load is connected to the battery. A current amount supplied to only the battery is determined. A battery voltage is determined. Power is disabled to the battery when the current amount is less than a predetermined current termination threshold and the battery voltage is greater than or equal to a voltage limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2005Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventors: Christopher Paul, Joseph Cabana, Giovanni Ritieni
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Publication number: 20060211372Abstract: Techniques are provided for frequency coordination among two different wireless network protocols, such as the IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth protocols, operating in proximity with one another. Coordination is accomplished by the use of a first radio transceiver operating in accordance with a first communication protocol (which may be the 802.11 protocol) and using a frequency band (which may be the 2.4 GHz band), a base station connected to a wired network and operating in accordance with the first communication protocol, a second radio transceiver operating in accordance with a second communication protocol (which may be the Bluetooth protocol) and using the frequency band, and a coordinator associated with the base station for, in turn, activating the first radio transceiver, deactivating the first radio transceiver, activating the second radio transceiver, and deactivating the second radio transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2006Publication date: September 21, 2006Inventors: Stephen Shellhammer, Jacob Sharony, Anthony Biuso, Sean Connolly, William Sackett, Joseph Cabana, Patrick Tilley, Robert Beach
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Patent number: 7039358Abstract: Techniques are provided for frequency coordination among two different wireless network protocols, such as the IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth protocols, operating in proximity with one another. Coordination is accomplished by the use of a first radio transceiver operating in accordance with a first communication protocol (which may be the 802.11 protocol) and using a frequency band (which may be the 2.4 GHz band), a base station connected to a wired network and operating in accordance with the first communication protocol, a second radio transceiver operating in accordance with a second communication protocol (which may be the Bluetooth protocol) and using the frequency band, and a coordinator associated with the base station for, in turn, activating the first radio transceiver, deactivating the first radio transceiver, activating the second radio transceiver, and deactivating the second radio transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2000Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Shellhammer, Jacob Sharony, Anthony D. Biuso, Sean A. Connolly, William Sackett, Joseph Cabana, Patrick Tilley, Robert Beach
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Patent number: 6826756Abstract: In a computer system including a central processing unit and a transducer for providing data input to the system from a source having controllable operational features and parameters for adjusting characteristics of the data independently of the source and where the system's operating system manages data requests from an application program with one or more data entry fields and associated data entry criteria, a method for responding to a data request by the application program includes tagging the input data with an input source identification; packaging the data and the input source identification as a data module, the data module being associated with a predetermined data entry field in the application software; transferring the data module from the transducer to the application via the operating system; and associating the data module to one or more predetermined data entry fields of the application software based on the input source identification and the associated data entry criteria.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1998Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Allan Herrod, James R. Fuccello, Donald E. Schafer, Joseph Cabana, Thomas E. Lackemann
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Publication number: 20040085948Abstract: A method of maintaining communications between a mobile, wireless terminal and a base station of a wireless local area network is performed by determining at the base station, that communications between the base station and the terminal over a first channel on the wireless local area network has been impeded; and placing a telephone call to the terminal over a separate, distinct, second channel on a public switched telephone network. The caller ID of the incoming call is then used to verify the authenticity of the base station. Further communications continue over the second channel on the telephone network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventor: Joseph Cabana