Patents by Inventor Neil Rhodes

Neil Rhodes 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: 9946746
    Abstract: The subject technology provides configurations for propagating information from an initial analytics tracking data communication to subsequent analytics tracking data communications at an analytics server. In one example, the subject technology receives an analytics tracking data communication. The subject technology determines if the received analytics tracking data communication includes state changing information based on analytics tracking data included in the analytics tracking data communication. The subject technology then determines one or more attributes for propagating to subsequent analytics tracking data if the analytics tracking data communication includes state changing information. The state changing information are stored as one or more of the determined one or more attributes. The subject technology stores the analytics tracking data including the determined one or more attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Hong, Paul Muret, Sagnik Nandy, Madhu Kallazhi Vasu, Evan S. Huang, James Lee Wogulis, Bradley David Townsend, Neil Rhodes, Naomi Ben-Ayoun, Stella Marie Laurenzo, Lucas Paul Hansen, Avi Mehta, Nick Mihailovski, Ashok Babu Amara
  • Publication number: 20130297775
    Abstract: The subject technology provides configurations for propagating information from an initial analytics tracking data communication to subsequent analytics tracking data communications at an analytics server. In one example, the subject technology receives an analytics tracking data communication. The subject technology determines if the received analytics tracking data communication includes state changing information based on analytics tracking data included in the analytics tracking data communication. The subject technology then determines one or more attributes for propagating to subsequent analytics tracking data if the analytics tracking data communication includes state changing information. The state changing information are stored as one or more of the determined one or more attributes. The subject technology stores the analytics tracking data including the determined one or more attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jerry HONG, Paul MURET, Sagnik NANDY, Madhu Kallazhi VASU, Evan S. HUANG, James Lee WOGULIS, Bradley David TOWNSEND, Neil RHODES, Naomi BEN-AYOUN, Stella Marie LAURENZO, Lucas Paul HANSEN, Avi MEHTA, Nick MIHAILOVSKI, Ashok Babu AMARA
  • Publication number: 20130297776
    Abstract: The subject technology provides configurations for processing late and/or out-of-order analytics tracking data communications. An analytics tracking data communication is received. The subject technology determines a timestamp included in the analytics tracking data from the received analytics tracking data communication. The subject technology determines a session based on the determined new state changing information. The subject technology determines other analytics tracking data included in the analytics tracking data communication to associate with the determined new state changing information in the determined session if new state changing information is included in the analytics tracking data from the received analytics tracking data communication. The analytics tracking data and the other analytics tracking data associated with the new campaign information is then stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jerry Hong, Paul Muret, Sagnik Nandy, Madhu Kallazhi Vasu, Evan S. Huang, Naomi Ben-Ayoun, James Lee Wogulis, Bradley David Townsend, Neil Rhodes, Stella Marie Laurenzo, Lucas Paul Hansen, Avi Mehta
  • Publication number: 20130297778
    Abstract: The subject technology provides a session associated with web site or application traffic data. An analytics tracking data communication is received. The subject technology determines analytics tracking data from the received analytics tracking data communication in which the analytics tracking data includes data for tracking an activity associated with a web site or application and includes visitor information. A new session associated with the analytics tracking data is created if it is determined that the activity is associated with an initial visit of a unique visitor corresponding to the visitor information. The subject technology determines campaign information for populating the new session associated with the analytics tracking data. The analytics tracking data including the determined campaign information is then stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jerry Hong, Paul Muret, Sagnik Nandy, Evan S. Huang, Madhu Kallazhi Vasu, James Lee Wogulis, Bradley David Townsend, Neil Rhodes, Naomi Ben-Ayoun, Stella Marie Laurenzo, Lucas Paul Hansen, Avi Mehta, Nick Mihailovski, Ashok Babu Amara
  • Publication number: 20130297777
    Abstract: The subject technology provides configurations for determining resource configuration information for applying to analytics tracking data. Resource information is determined based on analytics tracking data from an analytics tracking data communication in which the resource information includes a corresponding resource associated with a source, and the analytics tracking data includes data for tracking an activity associated with the source. The subject technology determines resource configuration information based on the determined resource information in which the resource configuration information includes one or more attributes associated with the corresponding resource. One or more attributes are then applied from the determined resource configuration information to the analytics tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jerry HONG, Paul MURET, Sagnik NANDY, Madhu Kallazhi VASU, Evan S. HUANG, James Lee WOGULIS, Bradley David TOWNSEND, Neil RHODES, Naomi BEN-AYOUN, Stella Marie LAURENZO, Lucas Paul HANSEN, Avi MEHTA, Nick MIHAILOVSKI, Ashok Babu AMARA
  • Patent number: 8193917
    Abstract: A method includes accessing building automation data comprising a plurality of data objects, each data object corresponding to a device in a building automation system, the data objects interrelated in a first hierarchy. The method also includes receiving an event condition indication from a first device in the building automation system, and storing an indication of the event condition in a first data object corresponding to the first device. The method also includes propagating an indication of the event condition to upstream objects in the first hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Schmickley, Neil Rhodes, Steven Brandt, Patrick Doran, Maurizio Bigoloni
  • Publication number: 20110143952
    Abstract: A chromatographic device for use in multi-dimensional GC is described having a gas flow channel means having an inlet and an outlet, and including a first length of tube defining a first stage and a second length of tube defining a second stage; wherein each of the first length of tube defining a first stage and second length of tube defining a second stage is microfabricated in the plane of a planar substrate layer such that each length of tube comprises a bore defining a closed curve in cross section. A GC assembly further comprising modulator, injector and detector and a method of fabrication of device and assembly are described. A method of analysing multi-dimensional GC data is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Alastair Charles Lewis, Jacqueline Fiona Hamilton, Christopher Neil Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20100073159
    Abstract: A method includes accessing building automation data comprising a plurality of data objects, each data object corresponding to a device in a building automation system, the data objects interrelated in a first hierarchy. The method also includes receiving an event condition indication from a first device in the building automation system, and storing an indication of the event condition in a first data object corresponding to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Michael J. Schmickley, Neil Rhodes, Steven Brandt, Patrick Doran, Maurizio Bigoloni
  • Patent number: 7482917
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying event information from a building system includes a display device coupled to a processing circuit. The processing circuit is operable to cause the display to display information regarding a first building system in a first portion of the display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user. The processing circuit is further operable to cause the display to display, independent of the displayed information in the first portion, an alarm graphic element in a second portion of the display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information regarding a second building system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Rhodes, Tom Rule, John Faragoi, James Han
  • Publication number: 20060220827
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying event information from a building system includes a display device coupled to a processing circuit. The processing circuit is operable to cause the display to display information regarding a first building system in a first portion of the display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user. The processing circuit is further operable to cause the display to display, independent of the displayed information in the first portion, an alarm graphic element in a second portion of the display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information regarding a second building system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Rhodes, James Han, Tom Rule, John Faragoi
  • Patent number: 7049951
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying event information from a building system includes a display device coupled to a processing circuit. The processing circuit is operable to cause the display to display information regarding a building system in a first portion of the display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user. The processing circuit is further operable to cause the display to display, independent of the displayed information in the first portion, an alarm graphic element in a second portion of the display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Rhodes, James Han, Tom Rule, John Faragoi
  • Patent number: 6989756
    Abstract: A method of displaying status information of a plurality of smoke detectors includes obtaining first data including a first measurement value representative of a maintenance condition of a first smoke detector, the first measurement value falling within a first range. The method also includes obtaining second data including a second measurement value representative of a maintenance condition of a second smoke detector, the second measurement value falling within a second range, the second range different from the first range. The method further includes displaying first information representative of the first measurement value and second information representative of the second measurement value, the first information and the second information falling within a uniform range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Rhodes, Tom Rule
  • Publication number: 20040260812
    Abstract: A data transmission system for a building or facility includes a fire control sub-network, a building automation sub-network and/or a corporate sub-network. The fire control sub-network includes workstations connected to fire control panels that are connected to fire control devices. The sub-network includes an Ethernet switch that is UL listed for fire protective signaling uses, along with the workstations. This sub-network is integrated with the building automation sub-network through an IP router that is UL listed for information technology equipment. Thus, the fire control sub-network is both electrically isolated and isolated from data transmission traffic through the building automation and/or corporate sub-networks, so that the response of the fire control sub-network is not compromised by data traffic through the other networks. In certain embodiments, building automation workstations and control devices can be included within the fire control sub-network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Neil Rhodes, Tom Rule
  • Publication number: 20030234732
    Abstract: A method of displaying status information of a plurality of smoke detectors includes obtaining first data including a first measurement value representative of a maintenance condition of a first smoke detector, the first measurement value falling within a first range. The method also includes obtaining second data including a second measurement value representative of a maintenance condition of a second smoke detector, the second measurement value falling within a second range, the second range different from the first range. The method further includes displaying first information representative of the first measurement value and second information representative of the second measurement value, the first information and the second information falling within a uniform range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Neil Rhodes, Tom Rule
  • Publication number: 20030234731
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying event information from a building system includes a display device coupled to a processing circuit. The processing circuit is operable to cause the display to display information regarding a building system in a first portion of the display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user. The processing circuit is further operable to cause the display to display, independent of the displayed information in the first portion, an alarm graphic element in a second portion of the display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Neil Rhodes, James Han, Tom Rule, John Faragoi
  • Patent number: 6073110
    Abstract: A computer based equipment scheduling system uses activity definition data to schedule equipment. The method may be carried out by a networked computer system that receives activity definition data representing an activity, such as a volleyball game or board meeting, that occurs in a building. This data is stored in a database for use by multiple nodes. The activity definition data may include text or graphical data indicating an activity name, data representing a list of zones that the activity will affect and data representing the mode of possible operation of each building zone affected by the activity. The method also includes assigning zone mode data to the activity data for use in controlling building resources and then automatically controlling the building resources to attain a zone mode of operation assigned to the activity definition data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Rhodes, Theo Frutiger, Maria A. Power, Michael H. Soemo
  • Patent number: 4971222
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing and individually dispensing coffee machine filters. The apparatus is of cylindrical construction with a resilient dispensing type applicator insertable in the cylinder to permit a coffee filter to be removed. A bottom, upwardly protruding base member is provided in the cylindrical interior to contact the reverse side of a stack of coffee machine filters. The apparatus has a manually operable applicator with a plurality of spring arms to compress against the stack of coffee filters while frictionally engaging the upwardmost filter of said filters. The applicator has extension arms with curved end portions for guiding the arms upon the surface of the upwardmost coffee filter and further has the coarse, tacky interior surface for frictionally engaging upon the upward surface of the filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Inventors: Eileen Rohde, Neil Rhode