Patents by Inventor Robert Pei

Robert Pei 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).

  • Patent number: 8352172
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for tracking resources at a site and initiating audio and video communication with tracked resources using multiple input and output modalities. The systems include a location tracking system, including a positioning engine and a presentation engine, an environmental tracking system, location and environmental sensors, either permanently installed or temporarily deployed, and portable devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants carried by the tracked resources and users. The methods include tracking such resources at a site, displaying their locations on a portable device using a visual map display, and providing the ability to initiate bidirectional audio and video communications with one of more of the tracked resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Robert Pei, Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani
  • Patent number: 8352176
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a complex of known rooms or facilities having known objects, attributes and/or people associated therewith, wherein different locations of the objects, attributes and/or people within the facilities are related and accessible over known, well-defined alternate paths. Sensor information may be used to facilitate the monitoring and navigation of the facility. At least some systems and methods may be used to enable the navigation of a building or a set of buildings by displaying an interactive graphical map of the building on a display device carried by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani, Robert Pei, Sneschana Sobol
  • Patent number: 8346472
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a complex of known rooms or facilities having known objects, attributes and/or people associated therewith, wherein different locations of the objects, attributes and/or people within the facilities are related and accessible over known, well-defined alternate paths. Sensor information may be used to facilitate the monitoring and navigation of the facility. At least some systems and methods may be used to enable the navigation of a building or a set of buildings by displaying an interactive graphical map of the building on a display device carried by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani, Robert Pei, Sneschana Sobol
  • Publication number: 20110066947
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for tracking resources at a site and initiating audio and video communication with tracked resources using multiple input and output modalities. The systems include a location tracking system, including a positioning engine and a presentation engine, an environmental tracking system, location and environmental sensors, either permanently installed or temporarily deployed, and portable devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants carried by the tracked resources and users. The methods include tracking such resources at a site, displaying their locations on a portable device using a visual map display, and providing the ability to initiate bidirectional audio and video communications with one of more of the tracked resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Pei, Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani
  • Patent number: 7881862
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for tracking resources at a site and initiating audio and video communication with tracked resources using multiple input and output modalities. The systems include a location tracking system, including a positioning engine and a presentation engine, an environmental tracking system, location and environmental sensors, either permanently installed or temporarily deployed, and portable devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants carried by the tracked resources and users. The methods include tracking such resources at a site, displaying their locations on a portable device using a visual map display, and providing the ability to initiate bi-directional audio and video communications with one of more of the tracked resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Robert Pei, Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani
  • Publication number: 20090292460
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a complex of known rooms or facilities having known objects, attributes and/or people associated therewith, wherein different locations of the objects, attributes and/or people within the facilities are related and accessible over known, well-defined alternate paths. Sensor information may be used to facilitate the monitoring and navigation of the facility. At least some systems and methods may be used to enable the navigation of a building or a set of buildings by displaying an interactive graphical map of the building on a display device carried by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani, Robert Pei, Sneschana Sobol
  • Publication number: 20090292465
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a complex of known rooms or facilities having known objects, attributes and/or people associated therewith, wherein different locations of the objects, attributes and/or people within the facilities are related and accessible over known, well-defined alternate paths. Sensor information may be used to facilitate the monitoring and navigation of the facility. At least some systems and methods may be used to enable the navigation of a building or a set of buildings by displaying an interactive graphical map of the building on a display device carried by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani, Robert Pei, Sneschana Sobol
  • Patent number: 7587274
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a complex of known rooms or facilities having known objects, attributes and/or people associated therewith, wherein different locations of the objects, attributes and/or people within the facilities are related and accessible over known, well-defined alternate paths. Sensor information may be used to facilitate the monitoring and navigation of the facility. At least some systems and methods may be used to enable the navigation of a building or a set of buildings by displaying an interactive graphical map of the building on a display device carried by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani, Robert Pei, Sneschana Sobol
  • Publication number: 20070219711
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a complex of known rooms or facilities having known objects, attributes and/or people associated therewith, wherein different locations of the objects, attributes and/or people within the facilities are related and accessible over known, well-defined alternate paths. Sensor information may be used to facilitate the monitoring and navigation of the facility. At least some systems and methods may be used to enable the navigation of a building or a set of buildings by displaying an interactive graphical map of the building on a display device carried by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani, Robert Pei, Sneschana Sobol
  • Publication number: 20060217881
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for tracking resources at a site and initiating audio and video communication with tracked resources using multiple input and output modalities. The systems include a location tracking system, including a positioning engine and a presentation engine, an environmental tracking system, location and environmental sensors, either permanently installed or temporarily deployed, and portable devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants carried by the tracked resources and users. The methods include tracking such resources at a site, displaying their locations on a portable device using a visual map display, and providing the ability to initiate bi-directional audio and video communications with one of more of the tracked resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Pei, Tim Kaldewey, Samir Raiyani