Patents by Inventor Nathan Hillyer

Nathan Hillyer 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).

  • Network sharing of flight objects
    Patent number: 11593086
    Abstract: A method for shared aeronautical object management includes receiving, from an owner flight application at a server, a share command for an aeronautical object, and flagging the aeronautical object as a shared object. The method further includes transmitting, to a first recipient flight application, the first shared object, receiving an update to the shared object, and transmitting, responsive to receiving the update, the update to the first recipient flight application based on the first recipient flight application being connected to the server when the first update is received. The method further includes receiving a shared object changed version command from the second recipient flight application, and transmitting, responsive to receiving the shared object changed version command, the update to the second recipient flight application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian Edgar, Nathan Hillyer, Lukman Sanusi
  • NETWORK SHARING OF FLIGHT OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20210373872
    Abstract: A method for shared aeronautical object management includes receiving, from an owner flight application at a server, a share command for an aeronautical object, and flagging the aeronautical object as a shared object. The method further includes transmitting, to a first recipient flight application, the first shared object, receiving an update to the shared object, and transmitting, responsive to receiving the update, the update to the first recipient flight application based on the first recipient flight application being connected to the server when the first update is received. The method further includes receiving a shared object changed version command from the second recipient flight application, and transmitting, responsive to receiving the shared object changed version command, the update to the second recipient flight application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian Edgar, Nathan Hillyer, Lukman Sanusi