Patents by Inventor Sean M. Meiners

Sean M. Meiners 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: 12238605
    Abstract: Techniques, described herein, include solutions for anonymous geospatial evaluation via a wireless network. For example, a user equipment (UEs) may monitor a current location of UE for entry into a bounding box associated with a geographic area. Upon entry, the UE may generate and report an anonymous presence indicator to a bounding box server via the wireless network. The anonymous presence indicator may include information describing an instance of a UE being located within the bounding box; however, the anonymous presence indicator may not include information indicating an identifier of UE and/or a user of UE. The UE may report another anonymous presence indicator upon expiration of a re-report timer and/or upon entry into another bounding box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S Kinnear, Ozgur Ekici, Adam M Driscoll, Elliot S Briggs, Sean M Meiners, Brandon J Van Ryswyk, Siraj T Abidi
  • Patent number: 11788851
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays suggested routes based on the characteristics of respective vehicles. In some embodiments, an electronic device receives data for respective vehicles from a source external to the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device anonymizes a vehicle identifier and determines customized suggested routes using the anonymized vehicle identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Jae Kim, Brian J. Andrich, Ting-Yuan Wu, Christopher Y. Tremblay, Sean M. Meiners, Brandon J. Van Ryswyk, Song Yang, Jin'ao Zhong, Kun Chen, Amanda Y. Miyahira