Patents by Inventor Phillip Hobbs

Phillip Hobbs 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).

  • System and method for monitoring behavior patterns
    Patent number: 6614348
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring behavior patterns which effectively distinguishes between alarming and non-alarming behavior patterns, includes at least one sensor for detecting behavior patterns, a memory device coupled to the sensor, for storing standard behavior patterns, and a processor, coupled to the memory device, for comparing standard behavior patterns with detected behavior patterns, and causing a response to be activated when standard behavior patterns and detected behavior patterns have a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur C. Ciccolo, Phillip Hobbs, John D. Mackay, Howard E. Sachar
  • System and method for monitoring behavior patterns
    Publication number: 20020135484
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring behavior patterns which effectively distinguishes between alarming and non-alarming behavior patterns, includes at least one sensor for detecting behavior patterns, a memory device coupled to the sensor, for storing standard behavior patterns, and a processor, coupled to the memory device, for comparing standard behavior patterns with detected behavior patterns, and causing a response to be activated when standard behavior patterns and detected behavior patterns have a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Arthur C. Ciccolo, Phillip Hobbs, John D. Mackay, Howard E. Sachar