Patents by Inventor Philip A. Nye
Philip A. Nye 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).
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Patent number: 11172563Abstract: A system and method are provided for wireless data broadcasting. The system provides a hub for broadcasting data wirelessly to a plurality of end devices, such as light fixtures, and a plurality of nodes for retrieving at least a portion of the data broadcasted from the hub. Each node is associated with at least one corresponding end device, and transmits data retrieved to the end device. A method is provided for broadcasting the data using the system. The method includes interrogating the nodes and determining what data is required by the corresponding end devices. The hub then packetizes, in RF packets, the required data and transmits data to each of several nodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: CITY THEATRICAL, INC.Inventors: Gary Fails, Paul Kleissler, Philip Nye
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Patent number: 10855773Abstract: An end device having a controller and a method for controlling the end device are provided. The end device has a host module for processing commands received at the end device and for applying commands received to the end device, a radio module for receiving wireless communications to be provided to the host module as commands and for receiving wired communications to be provided to the host module as commands, and a DMX module for receiving wired communications to be provided to the host module as commands. When wired communications are received at the DMX module, those communications are provided to the radio module for relaying to the host module as a command. A method is provided for controlling the end device described.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: CITY THEATRICAL, INC.Inventors: Gary Fails, Paul Kleissler, Philip Nye
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Patent number: 9350739Abstract: An aspect of recovery from rolling security token loss includes storing, in a memory device accessible by a server computer, a token pair (B) transmitted to a client device. The token pair (B) includes an access token (a2) and a refresh token (r2) and is generated as part of a refresh operation. An aspect also includes storing, in the memory device, a refresh token (r1) that was generated by the server computer before generation of the token pair B. The refresh token (r1) and the refresh token (r2) are each tagged as a valid refresh token. An aspect further includes receiving, at the server computer, a request to access a network resource that includes the access token (a2), invalidating the refresh token (r1), and providing the client device with access to the network resource.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Hockings, Trevor S. Norvill, Philip A. Nye, Asha Shivalingaiah, Patrick R. Wardrop, Shane B. Weeden
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Patent number: 9350726Abstract: An aspect of recovery from rolling security token loss includes storing, in a memory device accessible by a server computer, a token pair (B) transmitted to a client device. The token pair (B) includes an access token (a2) and a refresh token (r2) and is generated as part of a refresh operation. An aspect also includes storing, in the memory device, a refresh token (r1) that was generated by the server computer before generation of the token pair B. The refresh token (r1) and the refresh token (r2) are each tagged as a valid refresh token. An aspect further includes receiving, at the server computer, a request to access a network resource that includes the access token (a2), invalidating the refresh token (r1), and providing the client device with access to the network resource.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Hockings, Trevor S. Norvill, Philip A. Nye, Asha Shivalingaiah, Patrick R. Wardrop, Shane B. Weeden
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Publication number: 20160080383Abstract: An aspect of recovery from rolling security token loss includes storing, in a memory device accessible by a server computer, a token pair (B) transmitted to a client device. The token pair (B) includes an access token (a2) and a refresh token (r2) and is generated as part of a refresh operation. An aspect also includes storing, in the memory device, a refresh token (r1) that was generated by the server computer before generation of the token pair B. The refresh token (r1) and the refresh token (r2) are each tagged as a valid refresh token. An aspect further includes receiving, at the server computer, a request to access a network resource that includes the access token (a2), invalidating the refresh token (r1), and providing the client device with access to the network resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Christopher J. Hockings, Trevor S. Norvill, Philip A. Nye, Asha Shivalingaiah, Patrick R. Wardrop, Shane B. Weeden
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Publication number: 20160080354Abstract: An aspect of recovery from rolling security token loss includes storing, in a memory device accessible by a server computer, a token pair (B) transmitted to a client device. The token pair (B) includes an access token (a2) and a refresh token (r2) and is generated as part of a refresh operation. An aspect also includes storing, in the memory device, a refresh token (r1) that was generated by the server computer before generation of the token pair B. The refresh token (r1) and the refresh token (r2) are each tagged as a valid refresh token. An aspect further includes receiving, at the server computer, a request to access a network resource that includes the access token (a2), invalidating the refresh token (r1), and providing the client device with access to the network resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Christopher J. Hockings, Trevor S. Norvill, Philip A. Nye, Asha Shivalingaiah, Patrick R. Wardrop, Shane B. Weeden
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Patent number: 9014828Abstract: A lighting controller provides a user interface module and a lighting controller engine. The user interface module allows a user to specify settings for one or more lighting fixtures using descriptive, absolute or relative values, which the lighting controller engine translates into fixture-dependent values before sending them to the lighting fixtures. The user interface module also provides context-based displays and context-based controls.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Alan Martello, Robert Bell, Garrett Douglas, Philip Nye, Eric S. Cornwell
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Publication number: 20130249433Abstract: A lighting controller provides a user interface module and a lighting controller engine. The user interface module allows a user to specify settings for one or more lighting fixtures using descriptive, absolute or relative values, which the lighting controller engine translates into fixture-dependent values before sending them to the lighting fixtures. The user interface module also provides context-based displays and context-based controls.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Alan Martello, Robert Bell, Garrett Douglas, Philip Nye, Eric S. Cornwell
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Patent number: D707189Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Alan Martello, Robert Bell, John King, Garrett Douglas, Philip Nye, Brian Evans