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).
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Patent number: 9680313Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Francesco Grilli, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Stein Arne Lundby, Peng Li, Sandip S. Minhas, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
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Patent number: 9502909Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi, Sandip S. Minhas, Srinivas Raghavan, Peng Li, David Maldonado, MaryBeth Selby, Saumitra Mohan Das
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Patent number: 8853995Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: 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
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Patent number: 8547057Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Jeremy D Dunworth, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
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Patent number: 8521190Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Vincent D. Park, Rajiv Laroia, Edward Knapp, Himanshu S. Amin, MaryBeth Selby
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Publication number: 20120315924Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Vincent D. Park, Rajiv Laroia, Edward Knapp, Himanshu S. Amin, MaryBeth Selby
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Publication number: 20110119135Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Francesco Grilli, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Stein Arne Lundby, Peng Li, Sandip S. Minhas, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
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Publication number: 20110119144Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Francesco Grilli, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Stein Arne Lundby, Peng Li, Sandip S. Minhas, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
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Publication number: 20110115432Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi, Sandip S. Minhas, Srinivas Raghavan, Peng Li, David Maldonado, MaryBeth Selby, Saumitra Mohan Das
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Publication number: 20110115431Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jeremy D. Dunworth, Roger Wayne Martin, MaryBeth Selby, David Maldonado, Francesco Grilli, Jonathan T Velasco, Khaled Helmi El-Maleh, Yair Karmi
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Publication number: 20100323616Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: 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