Patents by Inventor Kyle HOYT

Kyle HOYT 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).

  • Text message location tracking using comet trail representing speed and direction
    Patent number: 9369833
    Abstract: A first mobile device may receive, via a text messaging application, first location information from a second mobile device. The first location information may indicate a first geographic location of the second mobile device. The first mobile device may receive, via the text messaging application, second location information from the second mobile device. The second location information may indicate a second geographic location of the second mobile device. The first mobile device may generate, based on the first location information and the second location information, a graphical representation. The graphical representation may represent a movement of the second mobile device from the first geographic location to the second geographic location. The first mobile device may provide the graphical representation for display via a display associated with the first mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Mahendra Tharshanan, Amir Mayblum, Jerry M. Kupsh, Ian Lynn, Kim M. Gutierrez, Eric Burns, Ratna Desai, Kyle Hoyt
  • TEXT MESSAGE LOCATION TRACKING USING COMET TRAIL REPRESENTING SPEED AND DIRECTION
    Publication number: 20140329548
    Abstract: A first mobile device may receive, via a text messaging application, first location information from a second mobile device. The first location information may indicate a first geographic location of the second mobile device. The first mobile device may receive, via the text messaging application, second location information from the second mobile device. The second location information may indicate a second geographic location of the second mobile device. The first mobile device may generate, based on the first location information and the second location information, a graphical representation. The graphical representation may represent a movement of the second mobile device from the first geographic location to the second geographic location. The first mobile device may provide the graphical representation for display via a display associated with the first mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Mahendra THARSHANAN, Amir MAYBLUM, Jerry M. KUPSH, Ian LYNN, Kim M. GUTIERREZ, Eric BURNS, Ratna DESAI, Kyle HOYT