Patents by Inventor Stephen Kent Garland

Stephen Kent Garland 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: 9222784
    Abstract: Tracking a person in a building can be performed by obtaining a building layout with respect to a surrounding geography and tracking movement of the person using a monitoring device carried by the person. A correction angle can be calculated to normalize tracked movement of the person with respect to a skew angle of the building layout. The correction angle can be applied to the tracked movement of the person or the building layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventors: Richard M. Keene, Stephen Kent Garland, Milne T. Crouch, Daniel Travis Maxwell, Daniel C. Maxwell
  • Patent number: 9170124
    Abstract: Variable step tracking is described in which a monitoring station is operable to receive data signals representative of step movement of an asset as detected by a monitoring device carried by the asset. A database stores a step length of the asset. A step length modification module modifies the step length based on at least one of energy, asset orientation, direction, and frequency associated with the step movement. An asset position is estimated with respect to a known location based on cumulative step lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SEER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard M. Keene, Stephen Kent Garland, Milne T. Crouch, Daniel Travis Maxwell, Daniel C. Maxwell
  • Patent number: 9147284
    Abstract: Generating a computer model to display a position of a person in a defined location is disclosed. A method includes the operation of selecting a substantially overhead image of a defined location having spatial coordinates. A perimeter of the defined location is marked using a graphical user interface. The marked perimeter is related to the spatial coordinates of the defined location. A computer model of the defined location is generated based on the marked perimeter. Multiple levels can be added to the computer model. Spatial coordinates of the person can be determined. The position of the person can be displayed relative to the computer model of the defined location based on the spatial coordinates of the person relative to the spatial coordinates of the defined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Moyer Keene, Milne Thomas Crouch, Daniel Carl Maxwell, Stephen Kent Garland
  • Publication number: 20120239333
    Abstract: Variable step tracking is described in which a monitoring station is operable to receive data signals representative of step movement of an asset as detected by a monitoring device carried by the asset. A database stores a step length of the asset. A step length modification module modifies the step length based on at least one of energy, asset orientation, direction, and frequency associated with the step movement. An asset position is estimated with respect to a known location based on cumulative step lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SEER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard M. Keene, Stephen Kent Garland, Milne T. Crouch, Daniel Travis Maxwell, Daniel C. Maxwell
  • Publication number: 20120239332
    Abstract: Tracking a person in a building can be performed by obtaining a building layout with respect to a surrounding geography and tracking movement of the person using a monitoring device carried by the person. A correction angle can be calculated to normalize tracked movement of the person with respect to a skew angle of the building layout. The correction angle can be applied to the tracked movement of the person or the building layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SEER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard M. Keene, Stephen Kent Garland, Milne T. Crouch, Daniel Travis Maxwell, Daniel C. Maxwell
  • Publication number: 20110249008
    Abstract: Generating a computer model to display a position of a person in a defined location is disclosed. A method includes the operation of selecting a substantially overhead image of a defined location having spatial coordinates. A perimeter of the defined location is marked using a graphical user interface. The marked perimeter is related to the spatial coordinates of the defined location. A computer model of the defined location is generated based on the marked perimeter. Multiple levels can be added to the computer model. Spatial coordinates of the person can be determined. The position of the person can be displayed relative to the computer model of the defined location based on the spatial coordinates of the person relative to the spatial coordinates of the defined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: SEER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Moyer Keene, Stephen Kent Garland, Milne Thomas Crouch, Daniel Carl Maxwell