Patents by Inventor Michael Robert Smith

Michael Robert Smith 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: 11969578
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dexcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Morris, Scott M. Belliveau, Esteban Cabrera, Jr., Rian Draeger, Laura J. Dunn, Timothy Joseph Goldsmith, Hari Hampapuram, Christopher Robert Hannemann, Apurv Ullas Kamath, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Patrick Wile McBride, Michael Robert Mensinger, Francis William Pascual, Philip Mansiel Pellouchoud, Nicholas Polytaridis, Philip Thomas Pupa, Anna Leigh Davis, Kevin Shoemaker, Brian Christopher Smith, Benjamin Elrod West, Atiim Joseph Wiley
  • Publication number: 20240091442
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Gary A. MORRIS, Scott M. BELLIVEAU, Esteban CABRERA, JR., Anna Leigh DAVIS, Rian W. DRAEGER, Laura J. DUNN, Timothy Joseph GOLDSMITH, Hari HAMPAPURAM, Christopher Robert HANNEMANN, Apurv Ullas KAMATH, Katherine Yerre KOEHLER, Patrick Wile MCBRIDE, Michael Robert MENSINGER, Francis William PASCUAL, Philip Mansiel PELLOUCHOUD, Nicholas POLYTARIDIS, Philip Thomas PUPA, Kevin SHOEMAKER, Brian Christopher SMITH, Benjamin Elrod WEST, Atiim Joseph WILEY
  • Patent number: 8924533
    Abstract: An approach provides support for automatic fault isolation in a managed services system. A fault indication corresponding to a communications network of a customer is determined. An analysis is performed to determine a root cause of the fault indication using information associated with the determined fault to output an alarm. A determination is made whether the alarm is associated with a maintenance event to update the alarm. Further, a workflow event corresponding to the alarm is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Paul Adams, Jr., Sanjiv Purushottam Damle, Richard Brian Drescher, Joshua Jerome Morris, Michael Robert Smith, Stephen Michael Smith, Jonathan Lyle Spieker, Christopher Lawson White
  • Patent number: 8812649
    Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation and recovery is provided. An alarm indicative of a fault within a customer network is received. An event within a workflow is created in response to the alarm, wherein a new trouble ticket is generated as part of the workflow. Communication with a trouble management system is performed to correlate the alarm with an existing trouble ticket. The new trouble ticket is associated with the existing trouble ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Paul Adams, Jr., Sanjiv Purushottam Damle, Richard Brian Drescher, Joshua Jerome Morris, Michael Robert Smith, Stephen Michael Smith, Jonathan Lyle Spieker, Christopher Lawson White
  • Patent number: 8738760
    Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation is provided. An alarm is received indicating a fault within a customer network that includes one or more network elements. The customer network being monitored by a service provider. A script is retrieved for specifying a dialogue with the network elements for data collection. A command is transmitted to the customer network according to the one script to obtain data from the network elements, wherein the data is utilized to determine the fault. Further, a workflow event corresponding to the alarm is generated, wherein resolution of the fault is automated according to the workflow event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Frank Paul Adams, Jr., Sanjiv Purushottam Damle, Richard Brian Drescher, Joshua Jerome Morris, Michael Robert Smith, Stephen Michael Smith, Jonathan Lyle Spieker, Christopher Lawson White
  • Patent number: 8732516
    Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation and recovery is provided. A notification configuration option is transmitted to a browser interface utilized by a user associated with a customer network that is monitored by a service provider, wherein the user selects the notification configuration option to input notification information. The notification information is received, via the browser interface, from the customer. A notification message is received from a platform configured to create a workflow event in response to an alarm indicative of a fault within the customer network, wherein isolation and recovery of the fault is performed according to the workflow event, the notification message including information about the customer network during the fault isolation and recovery process. The notification message is transmitted in accordance with the stored notification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Frank Paul Adams, Jr., Sanjiv Purushottam Damle, Richard Brian Drescher, Joshua Jerome Morris, Michael Robert Smith, Stephen Michael Smith, Jonathan Lyle Spieker, Christopher Lawson White
  • Patent number: 8676945
    Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation and recovery is provided. A workflow event corresponding to an alarm indicative of a fault within a customer network is generated. Recovery from the fault is automated according to the workflow event. Alarm information is transmitted to a maintenance management system, wherein the alarm information specifies information about the alarm. A maintenance event information from the maintenance management system is received in response to the transmitted alarm information. Additionally, it is determined whether the alarm is correlated to a maintenance event based on the maintenance event information. Automated handling of the alarm is differentiated based on the correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Frank Paul Adams, Jr., Sanjiv Purushottam Damle, Richard Brian Drescher, Joshua Jerome Morris, Michael Robert Smith, Stephen Michael Smith, Jonathan Lyle Spieker, Christopher Lawson White
  • Patent number: 8281282
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention a computer-readable media stores code that is operable to be executed on a processor. The code includes a JAVA class having objects with associated attributes and also having at least one method. The at least one method is operable, when executed on the processor, to search the objects across any attribute of the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Robert Smith
  • Publication number: 20080313491
    Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation and recovery is provided. A notification configuration option is transmitted to a browser interface utilized by a user associated with a customer network that is monitored by a service provider, wherein the user selects the notification configuration option to input notification information. The notification information is received, via the browser interface, from the customer. A notification message is received from a platform configured to create a workflow event in response to an alarm indicative of a fault within the customer network, wherein isolation and recovery of the fault is performed according to the workflow event, the notification message including information about the customer network during the fault isolation and recovery process. The notification message is transmitted in accordance with the stored notification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Paul Adams, JR., Sanjiv Purushottam Damle, Richard Brian Drescher, Joshua Jerome Morris, Michael Robert Smith, Stephen Michael Smith, Jonathan Lyle Spieker, Christopher Lawson White
  • Patent number: 7426654
    Abstract: An approach for supporting automated fault isolation and recovery is provided. A notification configuration option is transmitted to a browser interface utilized by a user associated with a customer network that is monitored by a service provider, wherein the user selects the notification configuration option to input notification information. The notification information is received, via the browser interface, from the customer. A notification message is received from a platform configured to create a workflow event in response to an alarm indicative of a fault within the customer network, wherein isolation and recovery of the fault is performed according to the workflow event, the notification message including information about the customer network during the fault isolation and recovery process. The notification message is transmitted in accordance with the stored notification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Frank Paul Adams, Jr., Sanjiv Purushottam Damle, Richard Brian Drescher, Joshua Jerome Morris, Michael Robert Smith, Stephen Michael Smith, Jonathan Lyle Spieker, Christopher Lawson White
  • Patent number: 6390480
    Abstract: A windshield seal has a base, to be connected to windshield molding. The base is generally parallel to a windshield in a section view. A primary sealing lip is connected at an inboard end of the base, to contact the windshield. A secondary sealing lip is connected to an outboard end of the base, to contact the windshield. The primary sealing lip generally points inboard and toward the windshield and the secondary sealing lip generally points outboard and toward the windshield. An inboard leg is connected to the inboard end of the base, to be positioned outside the windshield molding, the inboard leg being generally perpendicular to the windshield. An outboard leg is connected to the outboard end of the base, to be positioned inside the windshield molding, the outboard leg being generally perpendicular to the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Robert Smith
  • Patent number: 6118936
    Abstract: A signaling network management system (SNMS) collects network topology, traffic, performance and fault information, correlates that information and displays the information to system operators. It includes a distributed client/server platform that receives and processes information relating to network events that is generated by various signaling network elements. Each network event is parsed and formatted to a standardized format to allow processing of events generated by any type of element. The formatted events are correlated and displayed to system operators. Correlation of the different types of events is performed using programmable analysis rules. The system also correlates signaling network events with transmission alarms and network maintenance schedule information. This allows the system operators to account for outages due to transmission events, such as fiber cuts, and to network maintenance. It also allows operator to worn maintenance personnel of maintenance impacting events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Gerard Lauer, Michael Robert Smith