Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Crockett

Patrick W. Crockett 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).

  • Intelligent remote location system
    Patent number: 6519530
    Abstract: A remote location system for communicating location information between a movable remote location device that generates such location information and a location service includes at least one remote location device having detecting means for determining a location of a remote location device, communication capability for communicating the location information to the service and from the service to a user of the service, and intelligent location agent means in the form of algorithms for selectively defining location information in terms of location event data to be communicated to the locator service. The intelligent location agent algorithms define location event data to include a remote locator device crossing a specified boundary as established by the location service; traveling a specified distance from a prior location; and exceeding a specified velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: eWatchdogs, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Crockett, William E. Thacker
  • Intelligent remote location system
    Publication number: 20020042278
    Abstract: A remote location system for communicating location information between a movable remote location device that generates such location information and a location service includes at least one remote location device having detecting means for determining a location of a remote location device, communication capability for communicating the location information to the service and from the service to a user of the service, and intelligent location agent means in the form of algorithms for selectively defining location information in terms of location event data to be communicated to the locator service. The intelligent location agent algorithms define location event data to include a remote locator device crossing a specified boundary as established by the location service; traveling a specified distance from a prior location; and exceeding a specified velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: EWatchdoqs, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Crockett, William E. Thacker
  • Communication protocol for a remote locator system
    Publication number: 20020029335
    Abstract: A method of specifying a communication protocol for reliably and securely communicating location information between a remote locator device and a location service is provided and includes specifying a physical channel layer for the selection of the communication channel over which location information to be communicated is to be transmitted;
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick W. Crockett, William E. Thacker