Patents by Inventor Kent Dicks

Kent Dicks 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: 20220413728
    Abstract: A systems and method for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight electronic devices are disclosed for a computer system for facilitating financial transactions and reducing the opportunity for fraud. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, user diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Life365, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Vandewater, Kent Dicks
  • Publication number: 20220383326
    Abstract: Systems and methods for product ordering and payment are disclosed. Via use of the system, ordering and payment for items and services is simplified, secured, and made more convenient. Exemplary systems suggest orders, for example based on the location of the user, health information, and the like, and may automatically place orders with merchants. Payment may be made directly to the merchant from a user device, or indirectly through a payment issuer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Kent Dicks
  • Patent number: 11329683
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, or diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Life365, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Eric Vandewater, Randolph Strength
  • Publication number: 20220077885
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, or diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Eric Vandewater, Randolph Strength
  • Patent number: 11150828
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: LIFE365, INC
    Inventors: Eric Vandewater, Kent Dicks
  • Patent number: 10942664
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LIFE365, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Vandewater, Kent Dicks
  • Patent number: 10695007
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Life365, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Eric Vandewater, Randolph Strength
  • Patent number: 10560135
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, or diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Life365, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Eric Vandewater, Randolph Strength
  • Patent number: 10388411
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Life365, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Eric Vandewater, Randolph Strength
  • Publication number: 20190107969
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Vandewater, Kent Dicks
  • Publication number: 20190095119
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities tor a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Vandewater, Kent Dicks
  • Patent number: 10185513
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Life365, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Vandewater, Kent Dicks
  • Patent number: 10019552
    Abstract: A method according to one aspect of the present invention includes receiving patient information, analyzing the patient information to identify a condition for the patient, formatting a report based on the patient information and the patient condition, and storing at least one of the patient information, the patient condition, and the formatted report as part of a medical record for the patient. The stored information can be processed and analyzed to perform a risk assessment for the patient, as well as compared to other data. Embodiments of the present invention may be used to monitor any appropriate medical device from essentially any location from which a communications signal can be sent and received. This enables patients to enjoy an active lifestyle by not being tied to medical device monitoring equipment that is difficult or impossible to transport or having to routinely visit health care facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Alere Connect, LLC
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Ralph Kent, Thomas Crosley, Terry Bartlett
  • Patent number: 9974492
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: LIFE365, INC.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Eric Vandewater, Randolph Strength
  • Patent number: 9619621
    Abstract: A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving data through a wired connection from a medical device, transmitting the data to an intermediary device, formatting a message including the received data for transmission to a medical data server, and receiving a command from the medical data server. Commands from the medical data server can be used for the authentication, configuration, and control of the medical device, intermediary device or another device operating in conjunction with the present invention, as well as to achieve other purposes. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Ralph Kent, Robert Tripp, Terry Bartlett, Thomas Crosley
  • Publication number: 20130066644
    Abstract: There are provided methods and systems for personal emergency Intervention, comprising determining that an event regarding a patient has occurred, and thereupon enabling a tracking mode in a device controlled by the patient; monitoring one or more conditions to determine whether the tracking mode should be disabled, and until the tracking mode is disabled, the device: obtains a data pairing, the data pairing comprising a location of the patient and a time related to the location of the patient, and stores the data pairing within a memory in the device; and formatting a report for transmission to a medical data server, the report comprising at least a patient identifier for the patient and the data pairing. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a device controlled by a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Ralph A. Kent, Robert M. Tripp, Terry Bartlett, Thomas Crosley, Chuck Waterbury
  • Patent number: 8214549
    Abstract: A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving a communication from a patient through an interactive voice response (IVR) system; providing a guided voice prompt from the interactive voice response system to the patient; receiving a response of the patient to the guided voice prompt through the interactive voice response system; analyzing the response of the patient to the guided voice prompt; determining, based on the response of the patient, whether a command should be transmitted; and transmitting a command to a device controlled by the patient after a determination that the command should be transmitted. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: MedApps, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Ralph Kent, Thomas Crosley, Terry Bartlett, Robert Tripp
  • Patent number: 8209195
    Abstract: A system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a processor, a device interface, a user interface, a data relay transceiver, and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions. The processor executes the instructions in the memory to receive data from a medical device through a wired connection using the device interface, and transmits the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver. This system can be implemented in a small, portable unit that is easy for a patient to transport. The system's user interface may include a microphone and speaker to allow the communication of audible information between the system and a user. Aspects of the system can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: MedApps, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Ralph Kent, Robert Tripp, Terry Bartlett, Thomas Crosley
  • Patent number: 8155982
    Abstract: In an aspect of a method of the present invention, medical data may be obtained either through a wired or wireless connection to a medical device (or both), and may be relayed to a medical data server directly or through an intermediary device (or a combination of both pathways). Accordingly, there is provided a method whereby data from a medical device can be received through one or more of a wired connection and a wireless connection, and a message including the received data for transmission may be formatted for transmission to one or more of: a medical data server and a intermediary device, wherein the intermediary device includes a software program configured to retransmit the message to the medical data server. Data received by the medical server may automatically determine a medical device type based on a medical device identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: MedApps, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Ralph Kent, Robert Tripp, Terry Bartlett, Thomas Crosley
  • Patent number: 8140356
    Abstract: A system according the present invention comprises a processor, a device interface configured to receive data from one or more different medical devices through a wired or wireless connection (or both), a data relay transceiver, and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions. The processor executes the instructions in the memory to receive data from the one or more medical devices through a wired or wireless connection (or both) using the device interface and transmits the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver. Accordingly data from a medical device can be received by the system through the one or more of a wired connection and a wireless connection, and a message including the received data for transmission may be formatted to be sent to one or more of a medical data server and a intermediary device, wherein the intermediary device includes a software program configured to retransmit the message to the medical data server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: MedApps, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Dicks, Ralph Kent, Robert Tripp, Terry Bartlett, Thomas Crosley