Patents by Inventor Robert A. Colby
Robert A. Colby 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: 10802942Abstract: An apparatus includes a data interface to obtain first sensor data from a first sensor and second sensor data from a second sensor of a monitored system; a data analyzer to extract a feature based on analyzing the first and second sensor data using a model, the model trained based on historical sensor data, the model to determine the feature as a deviation between the first and second sensor data to predict a future malfunction of the monitored system; an anomaly detector to detect an anomaly in at least one of the first sensor data or the second sensor data based on the feature, the anomaly corresponding to the future malfunction of the monitored system; and a system applicator to modify operation of the monitored system based on the anomaly.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Mats Agerstam, Bahareh Sadeghi, Jason Martin, Jeffrey Ota, Justin Gottschlich, Marcos Carranza, Maria Ramirez Loaiza, Alexander Heinecke, Mohammad Mejbah Ul Alam, Robert Colby, Sara Baghsorkhi, Shengtian Zhou
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Patent number: 10785121Abstract: A method for discovery of devices is described herein. The method includes connecting, via a processor, to a discovery node service. The method also includes sending, via the processor, a node name to the discovery node service. The method further includes sending, via the processor, data and content to be sent to a discovery node associated with the node name. The method also further includes receiving data and content from the discovery node, the data to include a list of devices subscribed to the discovery node.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Mats Agerstam, Robert A. Colby, Jaideep Moses, Patrick C. Lankswert
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Publication number: 20190238416Abstract: A method for discovery of devices is described herein. The method includes connecting, via a processor, to a discovery node service. The method also includes sending, via the processor, a node name to the discovery node service. The method further includes sending, via the processor, data and content to be sent to a discovery node associated with the node name. The method also further includes receiving data and content from the discovery node, the data to include a list of devices subscribed to the discovery node.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Mats Agerstam, Robert A. Colby, Jaideep Moses, Patrick C. Lankswert
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Publication number: 20190138423Abstract: An apparatus includes a data interface to obtain first sensor data from a first sensor and second sensor data from a second sensor of a monitored system; a data analyzer to extract a feature based on analyzing the first and second sensor data using a model, the model trained based on historical sensor data, the model to determine the feature as a deviation between the first and second sensor data to predict a future malfunction of the monitored system; an anomaly detector to detect an anomaly in at least one of the first sensor data or the second sensor data based on the feature, the anomaly corresponding to the future malfunction of the monitored system; and a system applicator to modify operation of the monitored system based on the anomaly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Mats Agerstam, Bahareh Sadeghi, Jason Martin, Jeffrey Ota, Justin Gottschlich, Marcos Carranza, Maria Ramirez Loaiza, Alexander Heinecke, Mohammad Mejbah Ul Alam, Robert Colby, Sara Baghsorkhi, Shengtian Zhou
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Patent number: 10148514Abstract: A method for discovery of devices is described herein. The method includes connecting, via a processor, to a discovery node service. The method also includes sending, via the processor, a node name to the discovery node service. The method further includes sending, via the processor, data and content to be sent to a discovery node associated with the node name. The method also further includes receiving data and content from the discovery node, the data to include a list of devices subscribed to the discovery node.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Mats Agerstam, Robert A. Colby, Jaideep Moses, Patrick C. Lankswert
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Patent number: 10091608Abstract: Methods and mechanisms for exchanging map information in a wireless communication. In an embodiment, map information to represent at least a portion of a map is advertised by a first communication device communication independent of any request for the map information being received in a data session or a voice session. In another embodiment, a second communication device receives the wireless communication and generates a representation of the map based on the advertised map information.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Justin Lipman, Robert A. Colby
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Patent number: 10075836Abstract: Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems including a wireless transceiver, a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver, and a group management module operated by the processor to control the wireless transceiver to receive information pertaining to services offered by a plurality of devices co-located with the apparatus at a location, transmit the received information pertaining to the services offered by the plurality of devices, and information pertaining to services offered by the apparatus; and detect a response to the transmission by a new device; and manage, as a master device, the received information pertaining to the services offered by the plurality of devices and the services offered by the apparatus to enable the new device to join and cooperate with the plurality of devices and the apparatus at the location. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert A. Colby, Assaf Mevorach, Mats Agerstam
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Patent number: 9955293Abstract: The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for device provisioning. The method may include receiving, by a computer, a selection instructions to detect wireless devices. The computer may include one or more processors, a radio transceiver, and a microphone. The method may also include identifying, by the radio transceiver, a plurality of wireless devices. Additionally, the method may include transmitting, by the radio transceiver to the wireless devices, respective requests for inaudible audio signal transmission. The method may also include receiving, by the microphone, a first inaudible audio signal from a first wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices. Further still, the method may include determining, based at least in part on the first inaudible audio signal, that the first wireless device is located in the same room as the user device.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert A. Colby, David J. McCall, Mats Agerstam, Xintian E. Lin
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Publication number: 20180084410Abstract: Technologies for location privacy management include a mobile computing device to determine whether an application is authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device based on a determined location and location access policy of the mobile computing device. The location access policy includes policy rules that identify whether the application is authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device. If the mobile computing device determines that the application is not authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device blocks the application from obtaining the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Xiaoyong PAN, Justin LIPMAN, Yuhuan HUANG, Yong JIANG, Ke DING, Dzinh J. NGUYEN, Robert A. COLBY
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Patent number: 9860677Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) system and method including IoT sensors to measure data and forward the data to gateway devices, the gateway devices to receive the data and provide the data to a cloud infrastructure, and a coordinator to assign ownership of the IoT sensors to the gateway devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Mats Agerstam, Robert A. Colby, Vijay Sarathi Kesavan, Douglas K. Hudson, Joseph L. Morrow, Shilpa A. Sodani, Sashi Kumar Penta, Thuyen C. Tran
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Patent number: 9807604Abstract: Technologies for location privacy management include a mobile computing device to determine whether an application is authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device based on a determined location and location access policy of the mobile computing device. The location access policy includes policy rules that identify whether the application is authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device. If the mobile computing device determines that the application is not authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device blocks the application from obtaining the location.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Xiaoyong Pan, Justin Lipman, Yuhuan Huang, Yong Jiang, Ke Ding, Dzinh J. Nguyen, Robert A. Colby
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Publication number: 20170225754Abstract: A wirelessly rechargeable light up LED battery operated configuration which is assembled into a base, being a surfboard or water apparatus, and being covered by waterproof materials, to create waterproof ability, and thus to be charged wirelessly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventor: Robert Colby Keddington
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Publication number: 20170083987Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to perform real-time cost management for utilities are disclosed. Disclosed example methods for real-time utility cost management include displaying, on a display associated with an appliance, utility pricing data received via a network. Such disclosed example methods also include, after displaying the utility pricing data, determining, based on a first input received via a user interface associated with the appliance, whether remote control of the appliance is permitted. Such disclosed example methods further include, in response to determining that remote control of the appliance is permitted, delaying activation of an operation of the appliance until receipt of a first command via the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Robert Colby, Anand Muralidharan, Sidney Lam, Swati Hily
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Patent number: 9578458Abstract: Technologies for identifying rogue access points having an actual location different from a registered location include a computing device to receive a unique identifier of each access point of a plurality of access points within a communication range of the computing device from the corresponding access point. The computing device determines a registered physical location of each access point based on the unique identifier. Additionally, the computing device determines a reference distance between the computing device and each access point based on a transmitted signal received from each corresponding access point and a spatial distance between each access point and each other access point based on the registered locations of the access points. Based on the spatial distances and reference distances, the computing device identifies which of the access points are rogue access points.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Xiaoyong Pan, Justin Lipman, Robert A. Colby
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Publication number: 20160381542Abstract: Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems including a wireless transceiver, a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver, and a group management module operated by the processor to control the wireless transceiver to receive information pertaining to services offered by a plurality of devices co-located with the apparatus at a location, transmit the received information pertaining to the services offered by the plurality of devices, and information pertaining to services offered by the apparatus; and detect a response to the transmission by a new device; and manage, as a master device, the received information pertaining to the services offered by the plurality of devices and the services offered by the apparatus to enable the new device to join and cooperate with the plurality of devices and the apparatus at the location. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Robert A. Colby, Assaf Mevorach, Mats Agerstam
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Patent number: 9504000Abstract: Embodiments of the invention address how trilateration processes, used to obtain a location of a mobile computing device, are affected by physical placement and sub-optimal selection of peer devices (PDs). Embodiments of the invention describe processes for selecting nearest PDs over further PDs, as received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements are more reliable—i.e., said “nearest PDs” provide more accurate distance measurements while improving the probability of finding more intersection points. Embodiments of the invention selectively utilize abnormal location poll data when executing location determination processes. Embodiments of the invention further enhance trilateration processes by utilizing dampening values for calculated location poll data.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert A. Colby, Sigal Louchheim, Justin Lipman, Xiaoyong Pan
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Patent number: 9485626Abstract: A device stores an indication of a current floor of a multiple floor building on which a device is located. The device measures signal strengths of signals received at the device from transmitters having known locations on the floors of the building. The device selects one of the multiple floors as a candidate floor based in part on the measured signal strengths. The device increases a confidence level associated with the indication of the current floor if the candidate floor corresponds to the current floor, and decreases the confidence level if the candidate floor does not correspond to the current floor. The device replaces the indication of the current floor with the candidate floor if the confidence level is below a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Xiaoyong Jacky Pan, Justin Lipman, Robert A. Colby
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Patent number: 9473891Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating detection and communication of geo-locations for devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes tracking, at a first smart device, one or more devices including a second smart device, and first and second smart devices including a computing device, and establishing a first connection with the second smart device, establishing further comprising exchanging first location data between the first smart device and the second smart device, establishing further including communicating a first current location associated with the first smart device to the second smart device. The method may further include identifying a second current location associated with the second smart device. The second current location may be initially recorded and iteratively rewritten at a first local memory of the first smart device.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert A. Colby, Jaideep Moses, Mats Agerstam, Roy Ramon, Raguraman Barathalwar
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Patent number: 9453902Abstract: Embodiments of techniques and systems for dead-zone-location detection in wireless systems are described. In embodiments, a wireless device may be configured to receive radio signals and provide indicators that convey signal strength of received radio signals. The received radio signals are considered degraded when signal strength of the received radio signals is below a threshold level. The wireless device may also be configured to determine which dead zone the wireless device is currently located, in response to a determination that receipt of radio signals is degraded. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Xiaoyong Jacky Pan, Justin Lipman, Robert A. Colby
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Publication number: 20160255497Abstract: Technologies for location privacy management include a mobile computing device to determine whether an application is authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device based on a determined location and location access policy of the mobile computing device. The location access policy includes policy rules that identify whether the application is authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device. If the mobile computing device determines that the application is not authorized to obtain the location of the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device blocks the application from obtaining the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Xiaoyong PAN, Justin LIPMAN, Yuhuan HUANG, Yong JIANG, Ke DING, Dzinh J. NGUYEN, Robert A. COLBY