Patents by Inventor Matthew Louis Kowalski
Matthew Louis Kowalski 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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Publication number: 20240119732Abstract: An operation management system is disclosed. The operation management system may receive a video stream from a wearable device of a user that is performing an operation in a physical environment. The operation management system may process, using an operation performance model, a set of frames of the video stream that indicates a state of a performance of the operation by the user. The operation management system may determine, based on the state of the performance by the user, a next task of the operation. The operation management system may configure display data that is associated with a physical object that is associated with the next task. The display data may be associated with an indicator that identifies the physical object and/or task information associated with performing the next task. The operation management system may provide the display data to the wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, Andrew Ehlers, Nathan J. Clevenger, Scott R. Olson, Seth David Silk, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes
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Publication number: 20240104453Abstract: Systems and methods for pairing a device and an individual are provided. The system receives first task data indicative of a first set of tasks to be executed by an individual among one or more individuals, device data indicative of identification information of a device, and data of the one or more individuals. The system selects at least one attribute of the data of the one or more individuals and weights the selected at least one selected attribute. The system determines a profile and a profile value for each of the one or more individuals based on the weighted at least one attribute of the data of the one or more individuals, and pairs the first task data and the device with a first individual from among the one or more individuals based on the determined profile value for each of the one or more individuals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, Andrew Ehlers, Seth David Silk
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Publication number: 20240040539Abstract: Systems and methods for automated and dynamic location tracking are provided. The system receives first location sensor data from a first location sensor indicative of first location information of at least one item associated with a radio frequency identification tag and detects a location change of the at least one item based on the received first location sensor data. The system determines whether the location change of the at least one item is greater than a predetermined threshold and generates and transmits a navigation path to a second location sensor indicative of an area associated with the first location information when the location change of the at least one item is greater than a predetermined threshold. The system receives second location sensor data from the second location sensor along the navigation path indicative of second location information of the at least one item within the area associated with the first location information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: David Bellows, Matthew Louis Kowalski
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Patent number: 11720620Abstract: A method includes: obtaining, at a server, an observation record describing a condition at a facility; determining, from the observation record, a set of selection criteria corresponding to the condition; retrieving, from a repository connected to the server, a set of data objects according to the selection criteria; generating, from the retrieved data objects, a contextual dataset associated with the condition; and presenting the contextual dataset to a client computing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, Bobbie Ramsey, James Roger Morley-Smith, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes
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Patent number: 11651590Abstract: An operation management system is disclosed. The operation management system may receive a video stream from a wearable device of a user that is performing an operation in a physical environment. The operation management system may process, using an operation performance model, a set of frames of the video stream that indicates a state of a performance of the operation by the user. The operation management system may determine, based on the state of the performance by the user, a next task of the operation. The operation management system may configure display data that is associated with a physical object that is associated with the next task. The display data may be associated with an indicator that identifies the physical object and/or task information associated with performing the next task. The operation management system may provide the display data to the wearable device.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, Andrew Ehlers, Nathan J. Clevenger, Scott R. Olson, Seth David Silk, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes
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Patent number: 11457811Abstract: A method includes: obtaining, at a server, a diagnosis key published by a tracing service, the diagnosis key associated with a source device; identifying one or more detected proximity identifiers associated with the diagnosis key; identifying one or more affected network detection devices associated with the one or more detected proximity identifiers; retrieving, from a repository, device data for the one or more affected network devices, the device data identifying a facility of the one or more affected network devices; and generating facility exposure data for the facility, the facility exposure data defining exposure associated with the source device at the facility.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Nathan J. Clevenger, Scott R. Olson, Dino O. Gregorich, Matthew Louis Kowalski
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Publication number: 20220277043Abstract: Fulfillment guidance devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. An example device includes a memory; a communications interface; and a processor to: obtain, from a location tracking system deployed in a facility containing items of a plurality of item types, current locations for each of the items; select a subset of the items having a common type, and satisfying a proximity criterion; generate and store, in the memory, an item cluster definition having a type indicator corresponding to the common type, a count of items in the subset, and a single cluster location derived from the current locations of the items in the subset; obtain an item request including one of the item types; determine that the one of the item types matches the type indicator of the cluster definition; responsive to the determination, send at least a portion of the cluster definition to a mobile device within the facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, David Bellows, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes
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Publication number: 20220270728Abstract: A patient unique identifier system is provided. An example system includes a database storing patient information; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with a patient, the RFID tag storing an indication of an identification of the patient and encrypted biometric data captured by sensors of a wearable device worn by the patient; and an RFID reader device configured to: read the RFID tag and retrieve, based on reading the RFID tag, the indication of the identification of the patient and the encrypted biometric data without decrypting the encrypted biometric data; send the encrypted biometric data to a server to be decrypted and stored in the database; access patient information associated with stored in the database based on the retrieved indication of the identification of the patient; and provide the information associated with the patient to a user of the RFID reader device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Nicole Daphne Tricoukes, Daniella Strat, Askold V. Strat, Matthew Louis Kowalski
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Publication number: 20220272050Abstract: A method comprising: storing, at a central server, a function definition including: (i) a trigger event to initiate the function; (ii) criteria to be evaluated; and (iii) a response definition; selecting, at the central server, for each of a plurality of edge devices capable of detecting the trigger event and in communication with the central server, a designated criteria evaluation device assigned to evaluate the criteria when the trigger event is detected at the edge device; selecting, at the central server, for each of the plurality of edge devices capable of detecting the trigger event and in communication with the central server, a designated responding device assigned to generate the response when the criteria are satisfied; and sending instructions to the edge device, the designated criteria evaluation device, and the designated responding device to enable execution of the function when the edge device detects the trigger event.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, Zenon Nestor Evans, Nathan J. Clevenger
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Publication number: 20220237399Abstract: An operation management system is disclosed. The operation management system may receive a video stream from a wearable device of a user that is performing an operation in a physical environment. The operation management system may process, using an operation performance model, a set of frames of the video stream that indicates a state of a performance of the operation by the user. The operation management system may determine, based on the state of the performance by the user, a next task of the operation. The operation management system may configure display data that is associated with a physical object that is associated with the next task. The display data may be associated with an indicator that identifies the physical object and/or task information associated with performing the next task. The operation management system may provide the display data to the wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, Andrew Ehlers, Nathan J. Clevenger, Scott R. Olson, Seth David Silk, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes
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Publication number: 20210393129Abstract: A method includes: obtaining, at a server, a diagnosis key published by a tracing service, the diagnosis key associated with a source device; identifying one or more detected proximity identifiers associated with the diagnosis key; identifying one or more affected network detection devices associated with the one or more detected proximity identifiers; retrieving, from a repository, device data for the one or more affected network devices, the device data identifying a facility of the one or more affected network devices; and generating facility exposure data for the facility, the facility exposure data defining exposure associated with the source device at the facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Nathan J. Clevenger, Scott R. Olson, Dino O. Gregorich, Matthew Louis Kowalski
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Publication number: 20210319055Abstract: A method includes: obtaining, at a server, an observation record describing a condition at a facility; determining, from the observation record, a set of selection criteria corresponding to the condition; retrieving, from a repository connected to the server, a set of data objects according to the selection criteria; generating, from the retrieved data objects, a contextual dataset associated with the condition; and presenting the contextual dataset to a client computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, Bobbie Ramsey, James Roger Morley-Smith, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes
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Patent number: 11146775Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dimensioning an object by enlisting proximate devices to obtain image data representative of the object from multiple perspectives are provided. An example method includes capturing, by a first image capture device, first image data representative of an object from a first perspective; determining whether a second image capture device is within proximity of the first image capture device; and when the second image capture device is within proximity of the first image capture device, sending a request to the second image capture device for second image data representative of the object from a second perspective, wherein the first image data and the second image data are combinable to form a composite representative of the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Charles Burton Swope, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes, Matthew Louis Kowalski, Michael J. Giannetta
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Publication number: 20210281484Abstract: A system includes: a holder having a plurality of bays each configured to support a respective one of a plurality of electronic devices, and a notification assembly associated with the plurality of bays; a computing device connected with the holder and having a processor configured to: obtain an operator identifier, obtain status information for each of the plurality of electronic devices, based on the status information, select one of the plurality of electronic devices; and send, to the holder, an identifier of the selected electronic device and a configuration profile corresponding to the operator identifier; wherein the holder is configured, in response to receipt of the identifier of the selected electronic device and the configuration profile, to: deploy the configuration profile to the selected electronic device via a corresponding one of the bays, and activate the notification assembly to indicate the corresponding one of the bays to the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Matthew Louis Kowalski, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes, Michael J. Giannetta
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Patent number: 11062245Abstract: A system for recording events on a distributed ledger includes: a server; a terminal including a terminal processor executing an OS; and a data capture device including a housing, a data capture assembly configured to capture product data, a communication interface, a memory including a first driver and/or a firmware, and a processor executing instructions in the memory. The instructions include instructions to transmit the product data to the terminal through the communication interface. The terminal includes a second driver enabling the OS to communicate with the data capture device to accept the product data. At least one of the first and second drivers and the firmware includes a transmission flag changeable between activated and deactivated states. The activated state causes the product data to be transmitted to the server. Upon the product data satisfying a recordation condition, the product data is recorded, from the server, to the distributed ledger.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Nathan J. Clevenger, Andrew Ehlers, Matthew Louis Kowalski, John M. Seimer
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Publication number: 20200134530Abstract: A system for recording events on a distributed ledger includes: a server; a terminal including a terminal processor executing an OS; and a data capture device including a housing, a data capture assembly configured to capture product data, a communication interface, a memory including a first driver and/or a firmware, and a processor executing instructions in the memory. The instructions include instructions to transmit the product data to the terminal through the communication interface. The terminal includes a second driver enabling the OS to communicate with the data capture device to accept the product data. At least one of the first and second drivers and the firmware includes a transmission flag changeable between activated and deactivated states. The activated state causes the product data to be transmitted to the server. Upon the product data satisfying a recordation condition, the product data is recorded, from the server, to the distributed ledger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Nathan J. Clevenger, Andrew Ehlers, Matthew Louis Kowalski, John M. Seimer
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Patent number: 10621746Abstract: Methods and apparatus for rapidly dimensioning an object are provided. An example method includes capturing, by a plurality of cameras, image data representative of an object; analyzing, by a processor, the image data to identify a plurality of candidate corners of the object; detecting, by the processor, a proximity of an appendage to each of the candidate corners; confirming, by the processor, based on respective proximities of the appendage to the candidate corners of the object, that a first one of the candidate corners is a corner of the object; and calculating, by the processor, based on the confirmed corner of the object, a dimension of the object.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Nicole Daphne Tricoukes, Michael J. Giannetta, Matthew Louis Kowalski
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Publication number: 20190139250Abstract: Methods and apparatus for rapidly dimensioning an object are provided. An example method includes capturing, by a plurality of cameras, image data representative of an object; analyzing, by a processor, the image data to identify a plurality of candidate corners of the object; detecting, by the processor, a proximity of an appendage to each of the candidate corners; confirming, by the processor, based on respective proximities of the appendage to the candidate corners of the object, that a first one of the candidate corners is a corner of the object; and calculating, by the processor, based on the confirmed corner of the object, a dimension of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Nicole Daphne Tricoukes, Michael J. Giannetta, Matthew Louis Kowalski
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Publication number: 20190141312Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dimensioning an object by enlisting proximate devices to obtain image data representative of the object from multiple perspectives are provided. An example method includes capturing, by a first image capture device, first image data representative of an object from a first perspective; determining whether a second image capture device is within proximity of the first image capture device; and when the second image capture device is within proximity of the first image capture device, sending a request to the second image capture device for second image data representative of the object from a second perspective, wherein the first image data and the second image data are combinable to form a composite representative of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Charles Burton Swope, Nicole Daphne Tricoukes, Matthew Louis Kowalski, Michael J. Giannetta