Patents by Inventor Ray Combs

Ray Combs 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: 20190373426
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing and monitoring of personal, hyper-local chemical composition or environmental conditions is accomplished when a user or group of users gather data utilizing the combination of a sensor-extensible apparatus attached to one or more mobile communications devices, employing the associated mobile computing operating systems and network, in order to capture and transmit the relevant data to a cloud computing complex for storage, analysis and reporting. The cloud computing complex is configured to validate data by gathering corroborating evidence of location and reading accuracy, and provide a recommendation to a user or group of users within a threshold confidence level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ray COMBS, Jocelyn KING, Linda HOLROYD, Curt WARD
  • Patent number: 7591020
    Abstract: A method or system for providing a level of data security dependent on the location of the user of a wireless device is disclosed. One exemplary embodiment relates to a method of adjusting security for a network user node in communication with a network based upon the location of the node. The method is performed by determining the location of a network user node, selecting a single level of security from a group of more than two security levels based on the determined location, and modifying the security protection for the network user node based upon the selected level of security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kammer, Ray Combs
  • Publication number: 20030140246
    Abstract: A method or system for providing a level of data security dependent on the location of the user of a wireless device is disclosed. One exemplary embodiment relates to a method of adjusting security for a network user node in communication with a network based upon the location of the node. The method is performed by determining the location of a network user node, selecting a single level of security from a group of more than two security levels based on the determined location, and modifying the security protection for the network user node based upon the selected level of security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kammer, Ray Combs