Patents by Inventor Kathi R. Kitner

Kathi R. Kitner 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: 20170172077
    Abstract: Embodiments of techniques, apparatuses, systems and computer-readable media for managing landscape of a property are disclosed. In some embodiments, a configuration module may be configured to receive data that specifies landscape or preferences for the landscape, and a sensor control module may configured to control operation of one or more sensors to record and report landscape associated operational data. In embodiments, a data aggregation and analysis module may be configured to receive environmental data for surroundings of the landscape and aggregate and analyze the environmental data, management preference data, and landscape data, and may cause appropriate irrigation to be provided to the landscape. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Rita H. Wouhaybi, Richard T. Beckwith, Kathi R. Kitner, Hong Li, Igor Tatourian, Omar U. Florez
  • Publication number: 20160092085
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing access to interactive features to a user of a computing device are described. The computing device may determine a level of interactive facility for the user and to selectively provide access to one or more interactive features. The computing device may determine new levels of interactive facility, such as through an evaluation of the user and/or based on various interactions with the computing device. The computing device may identify requests for interactive features and/or levels of frustration or comfort to determine levels of interactive facility with the computing device. The computing device may selectively hiding or making available interactive features to the user. The computing device may announce when features are made available such as through visual or auditory announcements. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kathi R. Kitner, Rita H. Wouhaybi