Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Watt

Stephen J. Watt 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: 9972894
    Abstract: A wearable power harvesting system includes a knitted fabric rectenna including an antenna adapted to receive radio-frequency energy within a desired frequency band and a rectifier circuit that converts received radio-frequency energy into a DC current and voltage. A knitted fabric load/storage unit stores DC power from the rectifier circuit. The power harvesting system is adapted to harvest the radio-frequency energy within the desired frequency band, which may include WLAN frequencies such as the standard 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLAN standard frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Genevieve Dion, Kapil R. Dandekar, Yury Gogotsi, Damiano Patron, Kristy A. Jost, Michael N. Le, Jonathan W. Fisher, Stephen J. Watt, Andrea C. Cook
  • Publication number: 20160261031
    Abstract: A wearable power harvesting system includes a knitted fabric rectenna including an antenna adapted to receive radio-frequency energy within a desired frequency band and a rectifier circuit that converts received radio-frequency energy into a DC current and voltage. A knitted fabric load/storage unit stores DC power from the rectifier circuit. The power harvesting system is adapted to harvest the radio-frequency energy within the desired frequency band, which may include WLAN frequencies such as the standard 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLAN standard frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Genevieve Dion, Kapil R. Dandekar, Yury Gogotsi, Damiano Patron, Kristy A. Jost, Michael N. Le, Jonathan W. Fisher, Stephen J. Watt, Andrea C. Cook
  • Patent number: 8280734
    Abstract: Generally methods for titling segments of recorded audio data are disclosed herein. An input from a voice activation module, a push button input or another user interface can provide a stimulus for a system or device to record title information. The title information can be received as an utterance, converted to text, and linked to a segment or body of recorded audio. A speech to text converter can perform the conversion from audio to text and the text can be displayed to a user. Then, the system can request and accept a confirmation from the user that the title information reflects a user's desires. In a recording retrieval mode, the system can display a plurality of titles with textual characters that represent a lingual translation of the title to the user and prompt the user for a user selection of a title. After such a selection is made, the recorded audio can be retrieved from memory and played back to the user over speakers or headphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Stewart J. Hyman, Stephen J. Watt
  • Patent number: 8275665
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for estimating, refining, and using the tare mass for an item to determine and monitor item depletion. In response to detecting an initial presence of an item in the storage unit, a controller collects data about the item. The controller then searches a database for a recorded item containing the same item identification. The tare mass of the item is set equal to the refined tare mass of the recorded item retrieved from the database. The tare mass is then used to calculate a depletion threshold for the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William K. Bodin, Michael L. Masterson, Stephen J. Watt
  • Patent number: 8004387
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media to improve polling accuracy in RFID systems are disclosed. Embodiments comprise receiving information from one or more tags by a tag reader, comparing the information from the tags to other information, and adding the tag to an inventory if the tag does not exist in the other information. While some embodiments compare the tag information from the tags to baseline inventories for other areas, some embodiments compare it to current inventories for the other areas or compare it to a combination of both inventories. Some embodiments involve polling RFID tags in storage containers. Other embodiments involve machine-accessible mediums with instructions to receive information from the tag reader, analyze the information with baseline and current inventories of other areas, and store identification information for the tag in a current inventory database if the information is absent from the baseline and current inventories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Bradley Childs, Joann Huffman, Stewart J. Hyman, David B. Kumhyr, Stephen J. Watt
  • Publication number: 20090051490
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media to improve polling accuracy in RFID systems are disclosed. Embodiments comprise receiving information from one or more tags by a tag reader, comparing the information from the tags to other information, and adding the tag to an inventory if the tag does not exist in the other information. While some embodiments compare the tag information from the tags to baseline inventories for other areas, some embodiments compare it to current inventories for the other areas or compare it to a combination of both inventories. Some embodiments involve polling RFID tags in storage containers. Other embodiments involve machine-accessible mediums with instructions to receive information from the tag reader, analyze the information with baseline and current inventories of other areas, and store identification information for the tag in a current inventory database if the information is absent from the baseline and current inventories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Bradley Childs, Joann Huffman, Stewart J. Hyman, David B. Kumhyr, Stephen J. Watt
  • Patent number: 7468650
    Abstract: A method to improve polling accuracy in RFID systems is disclosed. Embodiments comprise receiving information from one or more tags by a tag reader, comparing the information from the tags to other information, and adding the tag to an inventory if the tag does not exist in the other information. While some embodiments compare the tag information from the tags to baseline inventories for other areas, some embodiments compare it to current inventories for the other areas or compare it to a combination of both inventories. Some embodiments involve polling RFID tags in storage containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Bradley Childs, Joann Huffman, Stewart J. Hyman, David B. Kumhyr, Stephen J. Watt
  • Publication number: 20080235302
    Abstract: The invention is directed to the transparent allocation of a unique per user /tmp file system. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: manipulating an operating system to provide each user with a private temporary file system; and constraining a process of the user to the user's private temporary file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Oded Dubovsky, Itzhack Goldberg, Ido Levy, Stephen J. Watt
  • Publication number: 20080059171
    Abstract: Generally methods for titling segments of recorded audio data are disclosed herein. An input from a voice activation module, a push button input or another user interface can provide a stimulus for a system or device to record title information. The title information can be received as an utterance, converted to text, and linked to a segment or body of recorded audio. A speech to text converter can perform the conversion from audio to text and the text can be displayed to a user. Then, the system can request and accept a confirmation from the user that the title information reflects a user's desires. In a recording retrieval mode, the system can display a plurality of titles to the user and prompt the user for a user selection of a title. After such a selection is made, the recorded audio can be retrieved from memory and played back to the user over speakers or headphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Stewart J. Hyman, Stephen J. Watt
  • Publication number: 20080001748
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media to improve polling accuracy in RFID systems are disclosed. Embodiments comprise receiving information from one or more tags by a tag reader, comparing the information from the tags to other information, and adding the tag to an inventory if the tag does not exist in the other information. While some embodiments compare the tag information from the tags to baseline inventories for other areas, some embodiments compare it to current inventories for the other areas or compare it to a combination of both inventories. Some embodiments involve polling RFID tags in storage containers. Other embodiments involve machine-accessible mediums with instructions to receive information from the tag reader, analyze the information with baseline and current inventories of other areas, and store identification information for the tag in a current inventory database if the information is absent from the baseline and current inventories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Bradley Childs, Joann Huffman, Stewart J. Hyman, David B. Kumhyr, Stephen J. Watt