Patents by Inventor Patrick Ellis

Patrick Ellis 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: 11780606
    Abstract: Example positioning systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a landing platform includes a base having an aperture and multiple positioning arms attached to the base. Each of the multiple positioning arms can rotate between an unlocked position and a locked position. Additionally, each of the multiple positioning arms are configured to engage a positioning ring on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and further configured to reposition the UAV on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: James Carthew, Patrick Ellis, Aditya Singh
  • Publication number: 20210138303
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring sports performance of an athlete includes a sensor for monitoring movement of the athlete, a sensor for monitoring a position of the athlete, and a controller for receiving information of the monitored signals from the sensors, wherein the controller includes a filter for filtering the received signals. The system also includes a cloud database for receiving and storing the data sent by the controller, and the cloud includes a filter for filtering and processing the data received from the controller. The system further includes a user interface for displaying the processed data showing the sports performance, received from the cloud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Kristian TÖRNQVIST, Juha MAJA, Or AVIRAM, Önder GURKAN, Patrick ELLIS, Jukka PUHAKKA
  • Patent number: 10939296
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to wirelessly connecting to a mobile device using a mobile credential issued from a server within a time frame specified in the mobile credential, issue an access token to the mobile device, and responsive to receiving a command authorized by the access token from the mobile device, route the command to a vehicle subsystem for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Atwood Whitaker, Patrick Ellis, Henry Salvatore Savage, Christopher Weir, Subhransu Mishra, Andreas Arvanitis, Lionel Ronald Sequeira, Anuja Anil Shirsat, Hansel Mauricio Monroy, Owen Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20200239161
    Abstract: Example positioning systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a landing platform includes a base having an aperture and multiple positioning arms attached to the base. Each of the multiple positioning arms can rotate between an unlocked position and a locked position. Additionally, each of the multiple positioning arms are configured to engage a positioning ring on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and further configured to reposition the UAV on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: James CARTHEW, Patrick ELLIS, Adi SINGH
  • Publication number: 20200059787
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller, programmed to responsive to wirelessly connecting to a mobile device using a mobile credential issued from a server within a time frame specified in the mobile credential, issue an access token to the mobile device, and responsive to receiving a command authorized by the access token from the mobile device, route the command to a vehicle subsystem for execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Atwood Whitaker, Patrick Ellis, Henry Salvatore Savage, Christopher Weir, Subhransu Mishra, Andreas Arvanitis, Lionel Ronald Sequeira, Anuja Anil Shirsat, Hansel Mauricio Monroy, Owen Carpenter
  • Patent number: 9363575
    Abstract: A system includes a client device configured to detect an initial play request for a portion of a video stream and detect a subsequent play request for the portion of the video stream. A content server coupled to the client device is configured to transmit the portion of the video stream to the client device based upon the initial play request. A closed captioning information server coupled to the client device is configured to transmit the closed captioning information to the client device based on the initial play request. The client device is configured to display the portion of the video stream and the closed captioning information based upon the subsequent play request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Wood, Wim Michels, Patrick Ellis
  • Publication number: 20140241696
    Abstract: A system includes a client device configured to detect an initial play request for a portion of a video stream and detect a subsequent play request for the portion of the video stream. A content server coupled to the client device is configured to transmit the portion of the video stream to the client device based upon the initial play request. A closed captioning information server coupled to the client device is configured to transmit the closed captioning information to the client device based on the initial play request. The client device is configured to display the portion of the video stream and the closed captioning information based upon the subsequent play request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Wood, Wim Michels, Patrick Ellis
  • Publication number: 20130262620
    Abstract: A method includes detecting a request for content, adding the request to a playlist and supplying different content associated with the playlist to a client device. The content is associated with the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Wood, David A. Westerhoff, Patrick Ellis, Mark Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20130262431
    Abstract: A method for matching a search request from a client device includes detecting the search request from the client device, storing content listings within a content database where each of the content listings represents content, and searching for a match result between the search request and the content listings. A subscription to a subscribed content provider is detected and associated with the client device. The match result is displayed to indicate the content listings associated with the subscribed content provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Mack Garner, David A. Westerhoff, Wendy M. Abowd, Thomas C. Markworth, Patrick Ellis, Jonathan Colorado Criswell
  • Publication number: 20120131624
    Abstract: A video content source includes a processor and a download module executed by the processor to download or stream selected videos from a video library. A tag collection module executed by the processor receives tag data from users viewing the selected videos from different set-top boxes. The tag data provides content descriptors from the users for the selected videos. A tag search module executed by the processor searches the tag data from the users in response to a search command from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Greg Garner, David Westerhoff, Mark Goodwin, Patrick Ellis, Wendy Abowd
  • Publication number: 20050062888
    Abstract: An exemplary HD media player device and a method for presenting HD images to a user, according to a specific embodiment, include a controller configured to manage the processing of HD video signals to present images with a resolution similar to at least the 1080 i format. In one embodiment, the HD media player detects the presence of portably-stored content and then automatically performs a slideshow or any other multimedia performance. In another embodiment, HD media player includes a screen saver module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Wood, Donald Woodward, Douglas Shannon, Daniel Sletten, Patrick Ellis, Gregory Garner, Michael Kobb