Patents by Inventor Simon Levi SHAPIRO
Simon Levi SHAPIRO 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: 11877159Abstract: Described herein are technologies relating to assigning wireless beacons to positions within a building, wherein the wireless beacons are included in an indoor positioning system. A computer-implemented floorplan representation is generated, wherein the representation includes a layout of the building and materials of structures of the building. Coverages of wireless beacons are simulated, and multiple objectives are balanced to identify a number of wireless beacons to deploy in the building and positions in the building where the wireless beacons are to be deployed.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Simon Levi Shapiro, Chiqun Zhang, Dragomir Dimitrov Yankov, Wei Wu
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Patent number: 11743689Abstract: A computerized mapping system is provided, including a map server configured to, in a map serving phase, receive a request from a client device to view a portion of a map at least partially including a building for which an indoor map is available, at a requested level of detail that is outside a range for displaying the indoor map, and transmit a target tile with a prerendered bitmap image for the building, and a client-side renderable geometric element with a perimeter and a client-side renderable visual feature of the internal map feature of the indoor map selected according to a selection criterion set by an authorized user of the indoor map, to the client device for display.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Simon Levi Shapiro, David Ross Buerer, Derek Richard Westcott, Andrew Alan Bell
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Publication number: 20230222256Abstract: A server system is provided that includes a platform server system configured to store platform map data that is geospatially referenced and includes building outline data for one or more buildings, and provide the platform map data to client computer devices. The server system further includes a tenant bounded server system including one or more processors configured to store building floorplan data for a tenant entity, and provide building floorplan data to client computer devices that are authenticated for the tenant entity. The one or more processors of the tenant bounded server system are further configured to receive a set of building floorplan data for a target building included in the platform map data, determine geospatial reference data for the set of building floorplan data by aligning the set of building floorplan data with building outline data of the target building.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Simon Levi SHAPIRO, David Ross BUERER, Peiwei CAO, Florin SABAU, Jiangbo ZHANG
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Patent number: 11593535Abstract: A server system is provided that includes a platform server system configured to store platform map data that is geospatially referenced and includes building outline data for one or more buildings, and provide the platform map data to client computer devices. The server system further includes a tenant bounded server system including one or more processors configured to store building floorplan data for a tenant entity, and provide building floorplan data to client computer devices that are authenticated for the tenant entity. The one or more processors of the tenant bounded server system are further configured to receive a set of building floorplan data for a target building included in the platform map data, determine geospatial reference data for the set of building floorplan data by aligning the set of building floorplan data with building outline data of the target building.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Simon Levi Shapiro, David Ross Buerer, Peiwei Cao, Florin Sabau, Jiangbo Zhang
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Publication number: 20220240055Abstract: A computerized mapping system is provided, including a map server configured to, in a map serving phase, receive a request from a client device to view a portion of a map at least partially including a building for which an indoor map is available, at a requested level of detail that is outside a range for displaying the indoor map, and transmit a target tile with a prerendered bitmap image for the building, and a client-side renderable geometric element with a perimeter and a client-side renderable visual feature of the internal map feature of the indoor map selected according to a selection criterion set by an authorized user of the indoor map, to the client device for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Simon Levi SHAPIRO, David Ross BUERER, Derek Richard WESTCOTT, Andrew Alan BELL
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Patent number: 11310629Abstract: A computerized mapping system is provided, including a map server configured to, in a map serving phase, receive a request from a client device to view a portion of a map at least partially including a building for which an indoor map is available, at a requested level of detail that is outside a range for displaying the indoor map, and transmit a target tile with a prerendered bitmap image for the building, and a client-side renderable geometric element with a perimeter and a client-side renderable visual feature of the internal map feature of the indoor map selected according to a selection criterion set by an authorized user of the indoor map, to the client device for display.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Simon Levi Shapiro, David Ross Buerer, Derek Richard Westcott, Andrew Alan Bell
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Publication number: 20210409903Abstract: A computerized mapping system is provided, including a map server configured to, in a map serving phase, receive a request from a client device to view a portion of a map at least partially including a building for which an indoor map is available, at a requested level of detail that is outside a range for displaying the indoor map, and transmit a target tile with a prerendered bitmap image for the building, and a client-side renderable geometric element with a perimeter and a client-side renderable visual feature of the internal map feature of the indoor map selected according to a selection criterion set by an authorized user of the indoor map, to the client device for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Simon Levi SHAPIRO, David Ross BUERER, Derek Richard WESTCOTT, Andrew Alan BELL
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Publication number: 20210392513Abstract: Described herein are technologies relating to assigning wireless beacons to positions within a building, wherein the wireless beacons are included in an indoor positioning system. A computer-implemented floorplan representation is generated, wherein the representation includes a layout of the building and materials of structures of the building. Coverages of wireless beacons are simulated, and multiple objectives are balanced to identify a number of wireless beacons to deploy in the building and positions in the building where the wireless beacons are to be deployed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Simon Levi SHAPIRO, Chiqun ZHANG, Dragomir Dimitrov YANKOV, Wei WU
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Publication number: 20210133291Abstract: A server system is provided that includes a platform server system configured to store platform map data that is geospatially referenced and includes building outline data for one or more buildings, and provide the platform map data to client computer devices. The server system further includes a tenant bounded server system including one or more processors configured to store building floorplan data for a tenant entity, and provide building floorplan data to client computer devices that are authenticated for the tenant entity. The one or more processors of the tenant bounded server system are further configured to receive a set of building floorplan data for a target building included in the platform map data, determine geospatial reference data for the set of building floorplan data by aligning the set of building floorplan data with building outline data of the target building.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Simon Levi SHAPIRO, David Ross BUERER, Peiwei CAO, Florin SABAU, Jiangbo ZHANG