Patents by Inventor Liam Quinn

Liam Quinn 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).

  • Patent number: 11530903
    Abstract: A short-range conducted electrical weapon (“conducted electrical weapon”) may be configured to deploy electrodes having a minimum spacing when coupled to a target at short-range. The conducted electrical weapon may comprise a housing. The housing may comprise a target end opposite a grip end. The grip end may be configured to removably receive a cartridge. The cartridge may house two or more electrodes. The target end may comprise one or more activation buttons or terminals. In response to the activation buttons or terminals being activated, the electrodes may be launched from the cartridge in the grip end. The electrodes may be disposed in the cartridge at an obtuse angle relative to the placement of the opposite electrode. The obtuse angle may enable the electrodes to be deployed effectively at short range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Liam Quinn Burke, Anne Peabody Pratt
  • Patent number: 10846044
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a redirection module and an audio/video module. The redirection module receives an audio data frame and an image data frame, analyzes the image data frame for a trigger event. In response the trigger event being detected in the image data frame, the redirection module replaces the audio data frame with a silent audio data frame and provides the silent audio data frame to the audio/video module. Otherwise the redirection module provides the audio data frame to the audio/video module. The audio/video module receives and transmits either the audio data frame or the silent audio data frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: R. Joel Pacheco, Rocco Ancona, Liam Quinn
  • Publication number: 20200300585
    Abstract: A short-range conducted electrical weapon (“conducted electrical weapon”) may be configured to deploy electrodes having a minimum spacing when coupled to a target at short-range. The conducted electrical weapon may comprise a housing. The housing may comprise a target end opposite a grip end. The grip end may be configured to removably receive a cartridge. The cartridge may house two or more electrodes. The target end may comprise one or more activation buttons or terminals. In response to the activation buttons or terminals being activated, the electrodes may be launched from the cartridge in the grip end. The electrodes may be disposed in the cartridge at an obtuse angle relative to the placement of the opposite electrode. The obtuse angle may enable the electrodes to be deployed effectively at short range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Liam Quinn BURKE, Anne Peabody PRATT
  • Patent number: 10764758
    Abstract: A method in a wireless dock includes querying a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels, querying a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels, and sending location and device attributes. The method also includes receiving a list of permissible frequencies and power levels, sending to a client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels, and communicating with the client device using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Quinn, Liam Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20170265033
    Abstract: A method in a wireless dock includes querying a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels, querying a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels, and sending location and device attributes. The method also includes receiving a list of permissible frequencies and power levels, sending to a client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels, and communicating with the client device using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Liam Quinn, Liam Prendergast
  • Publication number: 20170238123
    Abstract: A autonomous sensor includes a sensor configured to measure one or more events, a network interface, and a processor. The autonomous sensor is configured to communicate with a plurality of other autonomous sensors using the network interface. The processor is configured to detect, while in a discovery state, if an event has occurred and enter an active state if he event occurred, when an event has occurred, enter an active state, transmit event data to a parent while in the active state, detect the presence of a neighboring sensor; and when the neighboring sensor is detected, while in a nomadic state, monitor the activity of the neighboring sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Jason A. Shepherd, Liam Quinn, Neal R. Kohl
  • Publication number: 20170228214
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a redirection module and an audio/video module. The redirection module receives an audio data frame and an image data frame, analyzes the image data frame for a trigger event. In response the trigger event being detected in the image data frame, the redirection module replaces the audio data frame with a silent audio data frame and provides the silent audio data frame to the audio/video module. Otherwise the redirection module provides the audio data frame to the audio/video module. The audio/video module receives and transmits either the audio data frame or the silent audio data frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: R. Joel Pacheco, Rocco Ancona, Liam Quinn
  • Patent number: 9210221
    Abstract: The disclosure recites a device, system and method for provisioning resources from a server in a network to a mobile electronic device. The method comprising at the server: after receiving a network registration request from the device, accessing a device registry; if the device is in the device registry, determining whether a resource is may be provisioned to the device from the server, otherwise, if not, awaiting a request from the device for the resource; determining whether the resource has already been provisioned to the device or the device has been designated to be provisioned with the resource from an alternative source, and if so, not approving the resource to be provisioned to the device, otherwise providing a data transmission to the device from the server containing text and a link to the resource that can be extracted by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Knowles, Liam Quinn, Andrew Bocking, Karen Moser, Mark Tiegs, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Patent number: 9148629
    Abstract: A process for using a build to order model to enable factory installation and user setup configuration of integrated mobile television devices for pre-selected mobile TV services. The process pre-configures a receiver (such as a DVB-H type receiver) to quickly tune to the desired DVB-H band/channel and to provide pre-selected application and service information to the customer. Such a process assists a customer to utilize more readily their new integrated mobile television device. In certain embodiments, the process focuses on the DVB-H standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Quinn, Liam Prendergast
  • Patent number: 8543094
    Abstract: A system and method for configuring devices for wireless communication are disclosed. A method may include transmitting an activation key from an activation broker to a wireless agent. The method may also include transmitting the activation key from the activation broker to a wireless registrar. At least one of the transmission of the activation key to the wireless agent and the transmission of the activation key to the wireless registrar may include transmitting the activation key via a short-range wireless communication technology. In addition, the activation key may include information for authenticating wireless communication between the wireless agent and a wireless access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Liam Quinn
  • Patent number: 8484312
    Abstract: Manufacture of an information handling system that includes wireless service through a wireless wide area network includes an image having an operating system with a wireless service provider registry entry and an end user wireless service entry. The registry entries are applied upon power up to automatically configure the information handling system's wireless radio to interface with a wireless service and to provision the information handling system on the wireless service. Updates to the wireless service are provided by updates to the registry entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam Quinn, Liam Prendergast
  • Patent number: 8411587
    Abstract: A system and method for configuring a network are disclosed. A method may include storing identifying information associated with one or more network devices on a computer-readable medium in an information handling system prior to delivery of the information handling system to a user. The method may also include determining whether the identifying information stored on the information handling system is associated with the network access point. The method may further include automatically configuring network parameters for communication between the network access point and the information handling system in response to a determination that the identifying information stored on the information handling system is associated with the network access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: William Curtis, Yuan-Chang Lo, Liam Quinn
  • Publication number: 20130007283
    Abstract: The disclosure recites a device, system and method for provisioning resources from a server in a network to a mobile electronic device. The method comprising at the server: after receiving a network registration request from the device, accessing a device registry; if the device is in the device registry, determining whether a resource is may be provisioned to the device from the server, otherwise, if not, awaiting a request from the device for the resource; determining whether the resource has already been provisioned to the device or the device has been designated to be provisioned with the resource from an alternative source, and if so, not approving the resource to be provisioned to the device, otherwise providing a data transmission to the device from the server containing text and a link to the resource that can be extracted by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Knowles, Liam Quinn, Andrew Bocking, Karen Moser, Mark Tiegs, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Patent number: 8335880
    Abstract: The disclosure recites a device, system and method for provisioning resources from a server in a network to a mobile electronic device. The method comprises at the mobile electronic device: generating and sending a network registration request to the server to allow the server to determine whether the mobile electronic device is in a device registry linking resources managed by the server; waiting for a data transmission from the server, the data transmission containing text and a link to the resource that can receive the data transmission at the mobile electronic device; incorporating text and a link from the data transmission into a graphical user interface (GUI) generated on a display of the mobile electronic device to provide an interface to activate the link from the mobile electronic device; and generating an indicator on the GUI that the resource is new, if the resource is new to the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Michael Knowles, Liam Quinn, Andrew Bocking, Karen Moser, Mark Tiegs, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Patent number: 8266357
    Abstract: The disclosure recites a system and method for updating a resource to an electronic device. The system comprises: a resource providing information for the device; a server to maintain the resource; a communication link providing the device with access to the resource; a data transmission module for extracting and transmitting access information about the resource to the device; and a data processing module for processing the received information at the device. In the device, a GUI provides information on a topic retrieved from local storage on the device and additional information about the resource is incorporated into the GUI for that topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Michael Knowles, Liam Quinn, Andrew Bocking, Karen Moser, Mark Tiegs, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Publication number: 20120089737
    Abstract: The disclosure recites a device, system and method for provisioning resources from a server in a network to a mobile electronic device. The method comprises at the mobile electronic device: generating and sending a network registration request to the server to allow the server to determine whether the mobile electronic device is in a device registry linking resources managed by the server; waiting for a data transmission from the server, the data transmission containing text and a link to the resource that can receive the data transmission at the mobile electronic device; incorporating text and a link from the data transmission into a graphical user interface (GUI) generated on a display of the mobile electronic device to provide an interface to activate the link from the mobile electronic device; and generating an indicator on the GUI that the resource is new, if the resource is new to the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Knowles, Liam Quinn, Andrew Bocking, Karen Moser, Mark Tiegs, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Patent number: 8122174
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for updating a resource to an electronic device. The method provisions a resource to an electronic device by: (a) maintaining the resource at a remote server from the device; and (b) after a triggering event, providing a data transmission to the device containing access information for the resource. The system incorporates the method and comprises: a resource providing information for the device; a server to maintain the resource; a communication link providing the device with access to the resource; a data transmission module for extracting and transmitting access information about the resource to the device; and a data processing module for processing the received information at the device. In the device, a GUI provides information on a topic retrieved from local storage on the device and additional information about the resource is incorporated into the GUI for that topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Michael Knowles, Liam Quinn, Andrew Bocking, Karen Moser, Mark Tiegs, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Publication number: 20110223860
    Abstract: A system and method for configuring devices for wireless communication are disclosed. A method may include transmitting an activation key from an activation broker to a wireless agent. The method may also include transmitting the activation key from the activation broker to a wireless registrar. At least one of the transmission of the activation key to the wireless agent and the transmission of the activation key to the wireless registrar may include transmitting the activation key via a short-range wireless communication technology. In addition, the activation key may include information for authenticating wireless communication between the wireless agent and a wireless access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Liam Quinn
  • Publication number: 20110208865
    Abstract: The disclosure recites a system and method for updating a resource to an electronic device. The system comprises: a resource providing information for the device; a server to maintain the resource; a communication link providing the device with access to the resource; a data transmission module for extracting and transmitting access information about the resource to the device; and a data processing module for processing the received information at the device. In the device, a GUI provides information on a topic retrieved from local storage on the device and additional information about the resource is incorporated into the GUI for that topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Knowles, Liam Quinn, Andrew Bocking, Karen Moser, Mark Tiegs, Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott
  • Patent number: 7974606
    Abstract: A system and method for configuring devices for wireless communication are disclosed. A method may include transmitting an activation key from an activation broker to a wireless agent. The method may also include transmitting the activation key from the activation broker to a wireless registrar. At least one of the transmission of the activation key to the wireless agent and the transmission of the activation key to the wireless registrar may include transmitting the activation key via a short-range wireless communication technology. In addition, the activation key may include information for authenticating wireless communication between the wireless agent and a wireless access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Liam Quinn