Patents by Inventor MaryBeth Selby

MaryBeth Selby 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: 9680313
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to methods and devices for fee-based wireless power. A method may include subscribing to a wireless power plan and receiving wireless power at one or more electronic devices according to a wireless power subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Francesco Grilli, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Stein Arne Lundby, Peng Li, Sandip S. Minhas, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
  • Patent number: 9502909
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power management. A method may include detecting one or more wireless chargers for charging an energy storage device of one or more monitored energy storage devices if the energy storage device drops below a threshold value. Moreover, the method may include selecting a charging scheme for an electronic device associated with the energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi, Sandip S. Minhas, Srinivas Raghavan, Peng Li, David Maldonado, MaryBeth Selby, Saumitra Mohan Das
  • Patent number: 8853995
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A method may comprise receiving wireless power with a receiver and charging an accumulator with energy from the received wireless power. The method may further include conveying energy from the accumulator to an energy storage device upon a charging level of the accumulator reaching a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: William H Von Novak, Francesco Grilli, Jeremy D Dunworth, Jonathan T Velasco, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Stein A Lundby, Peng Li, Sandip S Minhas, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi, Srinivas Raghavan, Alireza Hormoz Mohammadian, Ernest T Ozaki, Rinat Burdo
  • Patent number: 8547057
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to selective wireless power transfer. A method may include transferring wireless power to at least one electronic device while varying at least one parameter of the wireless power transfer according to a wireless power transfer scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeremy D Dunworth, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
  • Patent number: 8521190
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for storing user generated information, e.g., reviews, comments, suggestions relevant to a particular geographic region, using local access nodes and/or facilitating discovery of the availability of the locally stored and locally relevant content through the use of peer-to-peer signals are described. In various embodiments, the locally stored and available content can be discovered when passing within range a local access point, storing the locally relevant user provided content. User generated information, in some embodiments, can be stored subject to user specified sharing restrictions. In various embodiments, users can limit the information they are provided by controlling profile setting and/or a setting used to control what information is provided as they move through a region. In some embodiments, user provided information distribution and/or access can be, and sometimes is, restricted based on group membership, user identity and/or interests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vincent D. Park, Rajiv Laroia, Edward Knapp, Himanshu S. Amin, MaryBeth Selby
  • Publication number: 20120315924
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for storing user generated information, e.g., reviews, comments, suggestions relevant to a particular geographic region, using local access nodes and/or facilitating discovery of the availability of the locally stored and locally relevant content through the use of peer-to-peer signals are described. In various embodiments, the locally stored and available content can be discovered when passing within range a local access point, storing the locally relevant user provided content. User generated information, in some embodiments, can be stored subject to user specified sharing restrictions. In various embodiments, users can limit the information they are provided by controlling profile setting and/or a setting used to control what information is provided as they move through a region. In some embodiments, user provided information distribution and/or access can be, and sometimes is, restricted based on group membership, user identity and/or interests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vincent D. Park, Rajiv Laroia, Edward Knapp, Himanshu S. Amin, MaryBeth Selby
  • Publication number: 20110119135
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to methods and devices for transferring or receiving wireless power. A method may include receiving acceptance of at least one wireless power access entity required condition. The method may further include transferring wireless power to at least one electronic device based on the acceptance of the at least one wireless power access entity required condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Francesco Grilli, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Stein Arne Lundby, Peng Li, Sandip S. Minhas, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
  • Publication number: 20110119144
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to methods and devices for fee-based wireless power. A method may include subscribing to a wireless power plan and receiving wireless power at one or more electronic devices according to a wireless power subscription.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Francesco Grilli, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Stein Arne Lundby, Peng Li, Sandip S. Minhas, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
  • Publication number: 20110115432
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power management. A method may include detecting one or more wireless chargers for charging an energy storage device of one or more monitored energy storage devices if the energy storage device drops below a threshold value. Moreover, the method may include selecting a charging scheme for an electronic device associated with the energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi, Sandip S. Minhas, Srinivas Raghavan, Peng Li, David Maldonado, MaryBeth Selby, Saumitra Mohan Das
  • Publication number: 20110115431
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to selective wireless power transfer. A method may include transferring wireless power to at least one electronic device while varying at least one parameter of the wireless power transfer according to a wireless power transfer scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeremy D. Dunworth, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Francesco Grilli, Jonathan T Velasco, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
  • Publication number: 20100323616
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A method may comprise receiving wireless power with a receiver and charging an accumulator with energy from the received wireless power. The method may further include conveying energy from the accumulator to an energy storage device upon a charging level of the accumulator reaching a threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William H. Von Novak, Francesco Grilli, Jeremy D. Dunworth, Jonathan T. Velasco, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Stein A. Lundby, Peng Li, Sandip S. Minhas, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi, Srinivas Raghavan, Alireza Hormoz Mohammadian, Ernest T. Ozaki, Rinat Burdo