Patents by Inventor Phillip Bernard

Phillip Bernard 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).

  • Publication number: 20250194924
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices used to establish a private patient monitoring network over an existing network infrastructure (e.g., an existing local area network), systems including such private patient monitoring networks, and methods of establishing such network infrastructures. In various embodiments, a pluggable radio adapter for use in a private patient monitoring network system is described. According to aspects of the present disclosure, the devices, systems, and methods described herein allow for the deployment of a secure and private network solution without its own dedicated network infrastructure by leveraging the health-care facility's existing network installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: PHILLIP BERNARD RAYMOND, CHEUW LEE YEO, BRAEDEN SANFORD, JIXIANG GUO, DAN JIANG
  • Patent number: 12160264
    Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) unit for transmitting and/or receiving data installable in a further device comprises at least one transmitter device for transmitting modulated light comprising an OWC signal of said data and/or at least one receiver device for receiving modulated light comprising an OWC signal representative of said data, wherein the at least one receiver device comprises at least one detector. The OWC unit further comprises analogue electronic circuitry for processing electronic signals and at least one power connection and/or at least one data connection for connection to a power source and/or processing resource of the further device. The OWC unit is operable to provide OWC communication under control of said further device and/or so as to transmit data from/provide data to said further device. The OWC unit is for use in an OWC system having an analogue bandwidth greater than or equal to 80 MHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: pureLiFi Limited
    Inventors: Duncan John William Walker, Luca Carraro, Christopher Nigel Tate, Mostafa Zaman Afgani, Steven Alexander Richard Ritchie, Arne Rossius, Tamas Weszely, Istvan Phillipe Bernard Csajaghy
  • Patent number: 11901945
    Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) transceiver apparatus includes at least one light transmitter configured to transmit light of a first wavelength or first range of wavelengths, driver circuitry configured to receive a data signal and to process the data signal to produce a driving signal to drive the at least one light transmitter such that the at least one light transmitter produces a modulated optical signal representative of said data signal, at least one photodetector configured to receive light of a second wavelength or second range of wavelengths and to produce a detection signal in response to the received light, receiver circuitry configured to receive and process the detection signal to produce a receiver signal, and demodulation circuitry configured to perform a decoding and/or demodulation process in accordance with an OWC protocol thereby to extract data from the receiver signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: pureLiFi Limited
    Inventors: Istvan Phillipe Bernard Csajaghy, Stephan Berner
  • Publication number: 20230344515
    Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) unit for transmitting and/or receiving data installable in a further device comprises at least one transmitter device for transmitting modulated light comprising an OWC signal of said data and/or at least one receiver device for receiving modulated light comprising an OWC signal representative of said data, wherein the at least one receiver device comprises at least one detector. The OWC unit further comprises analogue electronic circuitry for processing electronic signals and at least one power connection and/or at least one data connection for connection to a power source and/or processing resource of the further device. The OWC unit is operable to provide OWC communication under control of said further device and/or so as to transmit data from/provide data to said further device. The OWC unit is for use in an OWC system having an analogue bandwidth greater than or equal to 80 MHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Duncan John William WALKER, Luca CARRARO, Christopher Nigel TATE, Mostafa Zaman AFGANI, Steven Alexander Richard RITCHIE, Arne ROSSIUS, Tamas WESZELY, Istvan Phillipe Bernard CSAJAGHY
  • Patent number: 11750285
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises an at least partially transparent display, the display configured to generate light to form an image for display to a user positioned in front of the display, and at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device positioned behind the display, wherein the at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device is configured to transmit and/or receive light through at least part of the display, wherein the at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device comprises or forms part of an optical wireless communications (OWC) apparatus configured to transmit and/or receive the light through the at least part of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PURELIFI LIMITED
    Inventors: Dobroslav Tsonev, Istvan Phillipe Bernard Csajaghy, Duncan John William Walker, Ivan Alf Karlsson, Artur Witold Wieczorek
  • Publication number: 20220393767
    Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) transceiver apparatus includes at least one light transmitter configured to transmit light of a first wavelength or first range of wavelengths, driver circuitry configured to receive a data signal and to process the data signal to produce a driving signal to drive the at least one light transmitter such that the at least one light transmitter produces a modulated optical signal representative of said data signal, at least one photodetector configured to receive light of a second wavelength or second range of wavelengths and to produce a detection signal in response to the received light, receiver circuitry configured to receive and process the detection signal to produce a receiver signal, and demodulation circuitry configured to perform a decoding and/or demodulation process in accordance with an OWC protocol thereby to extract data from the receiver signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Istvan Phillipe Bernard CSAJAGHY, Stephan BERNER
  • Patent number: 11476941
    Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) transceiver apparatus comprises: at least one light transmitter configured to transmit light of a first wavelength or first range of wavelengths; driver circuitry configured to receive a data signal and to process the data signal to produce a driving signal to drive the at least one light transmitter such that the at least one light transmitter produces a modulated optical signal representative of said data signal; at least one photodetector configured to receive light of a second wavelength or second range of wavelengths and to produce a detection signal in response to the received light; receiver circuitry configured to receive and process the detection signal to produce a receiver signal; demodulation circuitry configured to perform a decoding and/or demodulation process in accordance with an OWC protocol thereby to extract data from the receiver signal; wherein the transceiver apparatus further comprises: a motion sensor configured to sense motion of at least one ob
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: PURELIFI LIMITED
    Inventors: Istvan Phillipe Bernard Csajaghy, Stephan Berner
  • Patent number: 11299191
    Abstract: Systems and methods of shielding a hand sensor system in a steering wheel are disclosed herein. An exemplary hand sensor system includes a sensor mat and a heater mat that is disposed between the sensor mat and a frame of the steering wheel. A power source selectively provides a heating current to the heater mat to provide heat to the steering wheel and a shielding voltage signal to the heater mat to provide electrical shielding for the sensor mat when heating is not needed or when sensing takes priority over heating. Alternatively, the system may include a shield mat that is separate from the heater mat and is disposed between the sensor mat and the heater mat. In addition, to isolate the signal carried by individual sensor return wires, a metallic or insulating covering or conduit may be provided around the wires or portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
    Inventors: Dwayne Van'tZelfde, Phillip Bernard Maguire, Justin Richard McCurdy
  • Patent number: 11283520
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises an at least partially transparent display, the display configured to generate light to form an image for display to a user positioned in front of the display, and at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device positioned behind the display, wherein the at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device is configured to transmit and/or receive light through at least part of the display, wherein the at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device comprises or forms part of an optical wireless communications (OWC) apparatus configured to transmit and/or receive the light through the at least part of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: PURELIFI LIMITED
    Inventors: Dobroslav Tsonev, Istvan Phillipe Bernard Csajaghy, Duncan John William Walker, Ivan Alf Karlsson, Artur Witold Wieczorek
  • Publication number: 20220069906
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises an at least partially transparent display, the display configured to generate light to form an image for display to a user positioned in front of the display, and at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device positioned behind the display, wherein the at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device is configured to transmit and/or receive light through at least part of the display, wherein the at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device comprises or forms part of an optical wireless communications (OWC) apparatus configured to transmit and/or receive the light through the at least part of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: pureLiFi Limited
    Inventors: Dobroslav Tsonev, Istvan Phillipe Bernard Csajaghy, Duncan John William Walker, Ivan Alf Karlsson, Artur Witold Wieczorek
  • Publication number: 20220045761
    Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) transceiver apparatus comprises: at least one light transmitter configured to transmit light of a first wavelength or first range of wavelengths; driver circuitry configured to receive a data signal and to process the data signal to produce a driving signal to drive the at least one light transmitter such that the at least one light transmitter produces a modulated optical signal representative of said data signal; at least one photodetector configured to receive light of a second wavelength or second range of wavelengths and to produce a detection signal in response to the received light; receiver circuitry configured to receive and process the detection signal to produce a receiver signal; demodulation circuitry configured to perform a decoding and/or demodulation process in accordance with an OWC protocol thereby to extract data from the receiver signal; wherein the transceiver apparatus further comprises: a motion sensor configured to sense motion of at least one ob
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Istvan Phillipe Bernard CSAJAGHY, Stephan BERNER
  • Publication number: 20210245630
    Abstract: An occupant detection system includes a controller, a sensing electrode, and a shield electrode, the electrodes disposed in a vehicle seat. The controller is electrically coupled to the sensing electrode and shield electrode by a sensing circuit. The controller is configured to send an input signal to the sensing electrode, the shield electrode, or both and measures current, impedance, or capacitance values to determine the presence of an object on the seat, to classify the object, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Phillip Bernard Maguire, Daniel Tabar, David Haggitt, Jeffrey Bennett
  • Patent number: 11067989
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided to facilitate the navigation of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, utilizing map data in which the quality associated with the map data is provided in a more computationally efficient manner. In the context of a method a plurality of different types of sensor data are received including map data, camera data and detector data. The method determines a quality index associated with the map data and weights the reliance upon the map data relative to other types of sensor data based upon the quality index associated with the map data. The method further includes determining navigation information for the vehicle based at least partly upon the weighting of the map data relative to other types of sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Belle Walker, Uyen Nguyen, Daniel Weinstein, Pamela Korda, Xin Chen, David Doria, Phillip Bernard, Ralf Herrtwich
  • Patent number: 10926662
    Abstract: An occupant detection system includes a controller, a sensing electrode, and a shield electrode, the electrodes disposed in a vehicle seat. The controller is electrically coupled to the sensing electrode and shield electrode by a sensing circuit. The controller is configured to send an input signal to the sensing electrode, the shield electrode, or both and measures current, impedance, or capacitance values to determine the presence of an object on the seat, to classify the object, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
    Inventors: Phillip Bernard Maguire, Daniel Tabar, David Haggitt, Jeffrey Bennett
  • Patent number: 10802485
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided to facilitate the navigation of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, utilizing map data in which the quality associated with the map data is provided in a more computationally efficient manner. In the context of a method a plurality of different types of sensor data are received including map data, camera data and detector data. The method determines a quality index associated with the map data and weights the reliance upon the map data relative to other types of sensor data based upon the quality index associated with the map data. The method further includes determining navigation information for the vehicle based at least partly upon the weighting of the map data relative to other types of sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Belle Walker, Uyen Nguyen, Daniel Weinstein, Pamela Korda, Xin Chen, David Doria, Phillip Bernard, Ralf Herrtwich
  • Publication number: 20200073386
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided to facilitate the navigation of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, utilizing map data in which the quality associated with the map data is provided in a more computationally efficient manner. In the context of a method a plurality of different types of sensor data are received including map data, camera data and detector data. The method determines a quality index associated with the map data and weights the reliance upon the map data relative to other types of sensor data based upon the quality index associated with the map data. The method further includes determining navigation information for the vehicle based at least partly upon the weighting of the map data relative to other types of sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Belle WALKER, Uyen NGUYEN, Daniel WEINSTEIN, Pamela KORDA, Xin CHEN, David DORIA, Phillip BERNARD, Ralf HERRTWICH
  • Publication number: 20190363792
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises an at least partially transparent display, the display configured to generate light to form an image for display to a user positioned in front of the display, and at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device positioned behind the display, wherein the at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device is configured to transmit and/or receive light through at least part of the display, wherein the at least one light-transmitting and/or light-receiving device comprises or forms part of an optical wireless communications (OWC) apparatus configured to transmit and/or receive the light through the at least part of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: pureLiFi Limited
    Inventors: Dobroslav TSONEV, Istvan Phillipe Bernard CSAJAGHY, Duncan John William WALKER, Ivan Alf KARLSSON, Artur Witold WIECZOREK
  • Publication number: 20190135326
    Abstract: Systems and methods of shielding a hand sensor system in a steering wheel are disclosed herein. An exemplary hand sensor system includes a sensor mat and a heater mat that is disposed between the sensor mat and a frame of the steering wheel. A power source selectively provides a heating current to the heater mat to provide heat to the steering wheel and a shielding voltage signal to the heater mat to provide electrical shielding for the sensor mat when heating is not needed or when sensing takes priority over heating. Alternatively, the system may include a shield mat that is separate from the heater mat and is disposed between the sensor mat and the heater mat. In addition, to isolate the signal carried by individual sensor return wires, a metallic or insulating covering or conduit may be provided around the wires or portions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Dwayne Van'tZelfde, Phillip Bernard Maguire, Justin Richard McCurdy
  • Publication number: 20190107836
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided to facilitate the navigation of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, utilizing map data in which the quality associated with the map data is provided in a more computationally efficient manner. In the context of a method a plurality of different types of sensor data are received including map data, camera data and detector data. The method determines a quality index associated with the map data and weights the reliance upon the map data relative to other types of sensor data based upon the quality index associated with the map data. The method further includes determining navigation information for the vehicle based at least partly upon the weighting of the map data relative to other types of sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Belle WALKER, Uyen NGUYEN, Daniel WEINSTEIN, Pamela KORDA, Xin CHEN, David DORIA, Phillip BERNARD, Ralf HERRTWICH
  • Patent number: 10124823
    Abstract: Systems and methods of shielding a hand sensor system in a steering wheel are disclosed herein. An exemplary hand sensor system includes a sensor mat and a heater mat that is disposed between the sensor mat and a frame of the steering wheel. A power source selectively provides a heating current to the heater mat to provide heat to the steering wheel and a shielding voltage signal to the heater mat to provide electrical shielding for the sensor mat when heating is not needed or when sensing takes priority over heating. Alternatively, the system may include a shield mat that is separate from the heater mat and is disposed between the sensor mat and the heater mat. In addition, to isolate the signal carried by individual sensor return wires, a metallic or insulating covering or conduit may be provided around the wires or portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
    Inventors: Dwayne Van'tZelfde, Phillip Bernard Maguire, Justin Richard McCurdy