Patents by Inventor Sylvia Y. Chen

Sylvia Y. Chen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for notifying a party of another party's location and estimated time of arrival at a predetermined destination
    Publication number: 20020128850
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of coordinating an activity at a destination includes receiving a first signal indicative of a first location of a first party (110). The first signal is received at a destination of the first party. A second signal indicative of a second location of a second party is received at a destination (112), which is also the destination of the second party. A schedule is created (150) to coordinate the activity automatically at the destination. The schedule is based on the first and second signals indicative of the first and second locations and may include additional functions such as the estimated times of arrival of the first and second parties (120, 122). Also, the present invention is a method of notification upon arrival at a predetermined location (200) that includes receiving a first signal indicative of the location of a first party (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Sylvia Y. Chen, Michael D. Kotzin