Patents by Inventor Mark A. Inderhees

Mark A. Inderhees 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).

  • Detecting geo-fence events using varying confidence levels
    Patent number: 9998866
    Abstract: The location of a computing device is determined, and the location of an area of interest that is a geographic area referred to as a geo-fence is identified. The accuracy of the determined location of the computing device has an associated uncertainty, so the exact position of the computing device cannot typically be pinpointed. In light of this, the uncertainty associated with the determined location is evaluated relative to the size of the geo-fence in order to determine whether the computing device is inside the geo-fence or outside the geo-fence. Based on this determination, various actions can be taken if the user is entering the geo-fence, exiting the geo-fence, remaining in the geo-fence for at least a threshold amount of time, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Lanny D. Natucci, Jr., Janet L Schneider, Mark A. Inderhees, Frank Gorgenyi, Stuart J. Harper, Cristina del Amo Casado, Fernando Gonzalez, Sanjib Saha, Shaun C. Hedrick
  • DETECTING GEO-FENCE EVENTS USING VARYING CONFIDENCE LEVELS
    Publication number: 20140370910
    Abstract: The location of a computing device is determined, and the location of an area of interest that is a geographic area referred to as a geo-fence is identified. The accuracy of the determined location of the computing device has an associated uncertainty, so the exact position of the computing device cannot typically be pinpointed. In light of this, the uncertainty associated with the determined location is evaluated relative to the size of the geo-fence in order to determine whether the computing device is inside the geo-fence or outside the geo-fence. Based on this determination, various actions can be taken if the user is entering the geo-fence, exiting the geo-fence, remaining in the geo-fence for at least a threshold amount of time, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Lanny D. Natucci, JR., Janet L. Schneider, Mark A. Inderhees, Frank Gorgenyi, Stuart J. Harper, Cristina del Amo Casado, Fernando Gonzalez, Sanjib Saha, Shaun C. Hedrick
  • REDUCED POWER LOCATION DETERMINATIONS FOR DETECTING GEO-FENCES
    Publication number: 20140370909
    Abstract: Various different areas of interest are identified, these areas being geographic areas that are also referred to as geo-fences. Whether a computing device is in a geo-fence can be determined based on the location of the geo-fence and the location of the computing device. The location of a computing device can be determined using various different location determination techniques, such as wireless networking triangulation, cellular positioning, Global Navigation Satellite System positioning, network address positioning, and so forth. Various power saving techniques are implemented to determine which techniques are used and when such techniques are used to reduce power consumption in the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Lanny D. Natucci, JR., Janet L. Schneider, Mark A. Inderhees, Robert R. Dufalo, Jonathan M. Kay, Cristina del Amo Casado, Sanjib Saha, Fernando Gonzalez, Priyanka B. Vegesna