Patents by Inventor Karen Swoyer

Karen Swoyer 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: 20220264281
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection of a device that may be in the presence of a video camera and may be sending and receiving signals within a local network. The device may be inside or outside the video camera's field of view. The camera or associated network device such as a router may discover the device in the periphery of or outside the field of view of the camera by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The video camera may determine identifying information for the device from the transmissions and may store and transmit for analysis the information along with captured video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob Gladish, Karen Swoyer
  • Patent number: 11297482
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection of a device that may be in the presence of a video camera and may be sending and receiving signals within a local network. The device may be inside or outside the video camera's field of view. The camera or associated network device such as a router may discover the device in the periphery of or outside the field of view of the camera by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The video camera may determine identifying information for the device from the transmissions and may store and transmit for analysis the information along with captured video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Gladish, Karen Swoyer
  • Publication number: 20210076189
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection of a device that may be in the presence of a video camera and may be sending and receiving signals within a local network. The device may be inside or outside the video camera's field of view. The camera or associated network device such as a router may discover the device in the periphery of or outside the field of view of the camera by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The video camera may determine identifying information for the device from the transmissions and may store and transmit for analysis the information along with captured video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Gladish, Karen Swoyer
  • Patent number: 10873846
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection of a device that may be in the presence of a video camera and may be sending and receiving signals within a local network. The device may be inside or outside the video camera's field of view. The camera or associated network device such as a router may discover the device in the periphery of or outside the field of view of the camera by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The video camera may determine identifying information for the device from the transmissions and may store and transmit for analysis the information along with captured video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Gladish, Karen Swoyer
  • Publication number: 20200178060
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection of a device that may be in the presence of a video camera and may be sending and receiving signals within a local network. The device may be inside or outside the video camera's field of view. The camera or associated network device such as a router may discover the device in the periphery of or outside the field of view of the camera by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The video camera may determine identifying information for the device from the transmissions and may store and transmit for analysis the information along with captured video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Gladish, Karen Swoyer