Patents by Inventor Misty Blowers

Misty Blowers 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).

  • Object detection and tracking system
    Patent number: 10111031
    Abstract: A system and method for automated crowd sensing object detection. The invention senses a missing object's presence in proximity which is conducted using a smartphone, with a software application running in the background that opportunistically collects and reports the data without the active involvement of the user. A small tag is attached to a tracked object or worn by a person who does not carry a smartphone (i.e., a young child), and emits a secure wireless signal periodically for geo-fencing and geo-tracking by caregivers. The information is sent to a cloud server so that the commander may be able to confirm the whereabouts of the tagged object or person in this case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Misty Blowers, Baek-Young Choi, Sejun Song, Jonathan Williams
  • OBJECT DETECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170215034
    Abstract: A system and method for automated crowd sensing object detection. The invention senses a missing object's presence in proximity which is conducted using a smartphone, with a software application running in the background that opportunistically collects and reports the data without the active involvement of the user. A small tag is attached to a tracked object or worn by a person who does not carry a smartphone (i.e., a young child), and emits a secure wireless signal periodically for geo-fencing and geo-tracking by caregivers. The information is sent to a cloud server so that the commander may be able to confirm the whereabouts of the tagged object or person in this case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: MISTY BLOWERS, BAEK-YOUNG CHOI, SEJUN SONG, JONATHAN WILLIAMS
  • Method and apparatus for event detection permitting per event adjustment of false alarm rate
    Patent number: 8732100
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for object or event of interest detection which minimizes the level of false alarms and maximizes the level of detections as defined on a per event or object basis by the analyst. The invention allows for the minimization of false alarms for objects or events of interest which have a close resemblance to all other objects or events mapped to the same multidimensional feature space, and allows for the per event or per object adjustment on false alarms for objects or events of higher interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Misty Blowers, Chad Salisbury
  • Method and apparatus for event detection permitting per event adjustment of false alarm rate
    Publication number: 20120271782
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for object or event of interest detection which minimizes the level of false alarms and maximizes the level of detections as defined on a per event or object basis by the analyst. The invention allows for the minimization of false alarms for objects or events of interest which have a close resemblance to all other objects or events mapped to the same multidimensional feature space, and allows for the per event or per object adjustment on false alarms for objects or events of higher interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Misty Blowers, Chad Salisbury