Patents by Inventor Mark Buckland

Mark Buckland 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).

  • Monitoring movement of an entity in an environment
    Patent number: 7764167
    Abstract: Whether a person suffering dementia has left their flat unaccompanied can be determined by identifying an event indicating opening of the front door of the flat, determining whether the flat was occupied by more than one person prior to the door opening, determining whether there is inactivity in the flat following the door opening and sending a notification to a communications terminal of a caretaker if the flat was occupied by only one person and if there is inactivity in the flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: British Telecommunications plc
    Inventors: Andrew Reeves, Mark Buckland
  • Monitoring movement of an entity in an environment
    Publication number: 20070176760
    Abstract: A method determining whether a person suffering dementia has left their flat unaccompanied is described. The method includes identifying an event indicating opening of the front door of the flat, determining whether flat was occupied by more than one person prior to the door opening, determining whether there is inactivity in the flat following the door opening and sending a notification to a communications terminal of a carer if the flat was occupied by only one person and if there is inactivity in the flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Andrew Reeves, Mark Buckland