Patents by Inventor Michael Brian Stoops

Michael Brian Stoops 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).

  • Techniques for mobile device charging using robotic devices
    Patent number: 9711985
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and/or system for providing an action with respect to a mobile device using a robotic device that tracks the user. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a request to perform an action with respect to an electronic device is received. Information may be sent to one or more robotic devices within a proximity of the electronic device. A robotic device of the one or more robotic devices may be selected to perform the action. An indication may be received from the robotic device that indicates that the user has interacted with the robotic device. Instructions may be sent to the robotic device to perform the action with respect to the electronic device. A location of the user may be tracked while charging is performed by the robotic device. The robotic device may be instructed to follow the user at a threshold distance from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Edwin Johnson, Michael Brian Stoops, Benjamin Schwartz, Nathan Eugene Masters, Shiblee Imtiaz Hasan
  • Techniques for mobile device charging using robotic devices
    Patent number: 9492922
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and/or system for providing an action with respect to a mobile device using a robotic device that tracks the user and that interacts with a charging management engine. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a request to perform an action with respect to an electronic device is received. Information may be sent to one or more robotic devices within a proximity of the electronic device. A robotic device of the one or more robotic devices may be selected to perform the action. An indication may be received from the robotic device that indicates that the user has interacted with the robotic device. Instructions may be sent to the robotic device to perform the action with respect to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Edwin Johnson, Michael Brian Stoops, Benjamin Schwartz, Nathan Eugene Masters, Shiblee Imtiaz Hasan