Patents by Inventor Terry Madigan

Terry Madigan 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 system to automatically identify unknown identities
    Patent number: 8897809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, nodes, arrangements and articles of manufacture to automatically identify unknown identities of a target. The method comprises the following steps: positioning indicators indicating presence of a known identity of the target in at least one location are periodically collected; —at least one mobile network is interrogated and lists of identities of users located in defined target areas, each area covering at least one of the collected positioning indicators, are fetched; —a crosscheck between the fetched lists is performed; a single or restricted number of identities that is common to the fetched lists is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Terry Madigan, Lorenzo Fiorillo
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY UNKNOWN IDENTITIES
    Publication number: 20120231819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, nodes, arrangements and articles of manufacture to automatically identify unknown identities of a target. The method comprises the following steps: positioning indicators indicating presence of a known identity of the target in at least one location are periodically collected; at least one mobile network is interrogated and lists of identities of users located in defined target areas, each area covering at least one of the collected positioning indicators, are fetched; a crosscheck between the fetched lists is performed; a single or restricted number of identities that is common to the fetched lists is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Terry Madigan, Lorenzo Fiorillo