Patents by Inventor Natalie A. DEPRATT

Natalie A. DEPRATT 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).

  • Real-time event feedback
    Patent number: 9330203
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for presenting event feedback information regarding participants to an event. A first radio of a first participant device carried by a first participant receives a first checkpoint communication from a checkpoint device at a first checkpoint located along a first course of the event. The first checkpoint communication includes a first checkpoint identifier and a first event time reflecting when the first participant crossed the first checkpoint. A first checkpoint event time is determined based upon the first checkpoint identifier and the first event time. Also, the first checkpoint event time is displayed on the first participant device. Further, a checkpoint device and an event server may be used to in presenting the event feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric C. Rosen, Susan M. Hennenfent, Harleen K. Gill, Beth A. Brewer, Matthew K. Anderson, Vincent M. Kemler, Natalie A. DePratt, Lauren K. Leung, Hemish Parikh
  • REAL-TIME EVENT FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20130231760
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for presenting event feedback information regarding participants to an event. A first radio of a first participant device carried by a first participant receives a first checkpoint communication from a checkpoint device at a first checkpoint located along a first course of the event. The first checkpoint communication includes a first checkpoint identifier and a first event time reflecting when the first participant crossed the first checkpoint. A first checkpoint event time is determined based upon the first checkpoint identifier and the first event time. Also, the first checkpoint event time is displayed on the first participant device. Further, a checkpoint device and an event server may be used to in presenting the event feedback information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eric C. ROSEN, Susan M. HENNENFENT, Harleen K. GILL, Beth A. BREWER, Matthew K. ANDERSON, Vincent M. KEMLER, Natalie A. DEPRATT, Lauren K. LEUNG, Hemish PARIKH