Patents by Inventor Richard Bromham

Richard Bromham 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).

  • Method and system for monitoring and restricting use of mobile devices
    Patent number: 9942753
    Abstract: A system and method for promoting safe usage of a mobile device. The system allows one or more administrators (or patents) to transparently and automatically implement preconfigured use restriction policies (e.g., restricted time periods, restricted features of the device, restricted vehicle speed) on multiple managed devices. The restriction policies may be stored locally at a managed mobile device and/or remotely at a remote server and database. The mobile device can be controlled locally by a client application or remotely by the remote server based on the restriction policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Pervasive Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Zheng Zhou, Richard Bromham
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND RESTRICTING USE OF MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140113593
    Abstract: A system and method for promoting safe usage of a mobile device. The system allows one or more administrators (or patents) to transparently and automatically implement preconfigured use restriction policies (e.g., restricted time periods, restricted features of the device, restricted vehicle speed) on multiple managed devices. The restriction policies may be stored locally at a managed mobile device and/or remotely at a remote server and database. The mobile device can be controlled locally by a client application or remotely by the remote server based on the restriction policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Zheng Zhou, Richard Bromham
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating wireless communications with a nonautomotive roaming object
    Patent number: 6985696
    Abstract: A radio (10) communicates compatibly with a dedicated short range roadside information service and is adapted and configured to be worn by a pedestrian or otherwise mounted on or installed in a variety of nonautomotive roaming objects. Various modes of operation are supported including a beacon mode (50), a remote transmitter mode (60), a remote disable mode (70), and a location based operating mode (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Bromham, Walter L. Davis, Robert M. Gardner, Shrirang Jambhekar, Maria Thompson
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating wireless communications with a nonautomotive roaming object
    Publication number: 20030119445
    Abstract: A radio (10) communicates compatibly with a dedicated short range roadside information service and is adapted and configured to be worn by a pedestrian or otherwise mounted on or installed in a variety of nonautomotive roaming objects. Various modes of operation are supported including a beacon mode (50), a remote transmitter mode (60), a remote disable mode (70), and a location based operating mode (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Bromham, Walter L. Davis, Robert M. Gardner, Shrirang Jambhekar, Maria Thompson