Patents by Inventor Theodore R. Ellis

Theodore R. Ellis 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).

  • Intelligent surveillance alarm system and method
    Patent number: 4589081
    Abstract: An anomaly detection system (10) and method including; a plurality of sensor means (12) for providing an output representative of the current operational environment of the subject premises. There are means (14), responsive to the output, for translating the output to a signal, and control means (18) for statistically defining the normal operational parameters of the subject premises.Stochastic means (16), responsive to the output representatives of the current operational environment periodically adjust the definition of the normal operational parameters of the subject premises. There are processor means (20) for comparing the output representative of the current operational environment with the updated definition of the normal operational parameters of the subject premises, and for detecting a deviation therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: Dynatrend, Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald J. Massa, Theodore R. Ellis, Robert G. LePage