Patents by Inventor Terrence J. Sandrin

Terrence J. Sandrin 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).

  • Automated tracking system
    Patent number: 6674368
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking the location of assets and persons are provided. According to the invention, position information is provided to a central monitoring station aperiodically. The central monitoring station utilizes software agents to analyze the information received from remote tags, and to determine the appropriate action to take with respect to that information. In particular, the central monitoring station provides aperiodic notifications to authorized users regarding the position and status of a monitored person or asset. The central monitoring station operates without requiring human analysis of the information received from remote tags. Furthermore, the use of aperiodic transmissions of information to the central monitoring station, and the use of software agents in the central monitoring station, allows the present invention to efficiently process information received from a large number of remote units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Continental Divide Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale K. Hawkins, Robert D. Kight, Terrence J. Sandrin
  • Automated tracking system
    Publication number: 20020024443
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking the location of assets and persons are provided. According to the invention, position information is provided to a central monitoring station aperiodically. The central monitoring station utilizes software agents to analyze the information received from remote tags, and to determine the appropriate action to take with respect to that information. In particular, the central monitoring station provides aperiodic notifications to authorized users regarding the position and status of a monitored person or asset. The central monitoring station operates without requiring human analysis of the information received from remote tags. Furthermore, the use of aperiodic transmissions of information to the central monitoring station, and the use of software agents in the central monitoring station, allows the present invention to efficiently process information received from a large number of remote units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Dale K. Hawkins, Robert D. Kight, Terrence J. Sandrin