Patents by Inventor Thomas Colby Winegar

Thomas Colby Winegar 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: 11755503
    Abstract: Remote storage management using linked directory objects that are persisted in one of a plurality of remote storages. A first directory object is generated to record addresses of a plurality of fragments of data, relational to identifiers of the plurality of fragments of data. In response to determining that an address of at least one of the plurality of fragments is changed, a second directory object is generated to record a changed address of the at least one fragment. An address of the second directory object is then recorded in the first directory object, associating the address of the second directory object with the previous address of the at least one fragment stored in the first directory object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STORJ LABS INTERNATIONAL SEZC
    Inventors: Jacob Geoffrey Willoughby, Thomas Colby Winegar, Bryan Farrin Mangelson
  • Publication number: 20220138118
    Abstract: Remote storage management using linked directory objects that are persisted in one of a plurality of remote storages. A first directory object is generated to record addresses of a plurality of fragments of data, relational to identifiers of the plurality of fragments of data. In response to determining that an address of at least one of the plurality of fragments is changed, a second directory object is generated to record a changed address of the at least one fragment. An address of the second directory object is then recorded in the first directory object, associating the address of the second directory object with the previous address of the at least one fragment stored in the first directory object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob Geoffrey Willoughby, Thomas Colby Winegar, Bryan Farrin Mangelson
  • Patent number: 11118997
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting water leaks using a security and/or automation system includes receiving total water usage data for a home, receiving water usage data for known sources in the home, receiving occupancy data for at least one occupant in the home, and determining a water leak based at least in part on the total water usage data, water usage data for known sources, and occupancy data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Vivint, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Bunker, Thomas Colby Winegar, Rongbin Lanny Lin
  • Patent number: 10750685
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates systems and methods for providing remote irrigation system operation. In any embodiment, the method for a home automation system may include coupling an irrigation control bypass module with a legacy irrigation control panel associated with a legacy irrigation automation system. The method may also include setting the legacy irrigation control panel to an inactive state, and operating the legacy irrigation automation system based at least in part on a first set of one or more instructions received from the irrigation control bypass module. In any embodiment, the irrigation control bypass module may be initiated based at least in part on a second set of one or more instructions received from the home automation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Vivint, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Scott Carlson, Thomas Colby Winegar, Brian Brower, Jeremy Bruce Warren, Harrison Taylor Jenkins, Alexander J. Dunn, Michael Scott Moulton
  • Publication number: 20200018664
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting water leaks using a security and/or automation system includes receiving total water usage data for a home, receiving water usage data for known sources in the home, receiving occupancy data for at least one occupant in the home, and determining a water leak based at least in part on the total water usage data, water usage data for known sources, and occupancy data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Brandon Bunker, Thomas Colby Winegar, Rongbin Lanny Lin
  • Patent number: 9943047
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates systems and methods for providing remote irrigation system operation. In any embodiment, the method for a home automation system may include coupling an irrigation control bypass module with a legacy irrigation control panel associated with a legacy irrigation automation system. The method may also include setting the legacy irrigation control panel to an inactive state, and operating the legacy irrigation automation system based at least in part on a first set of one or more instructions received from the irrigation control bypass module. In any embodiment, the irrigation control bypass module may be initiated based at least in part on a second set of one or more instructions received from the home automation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Vivint, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Scott Carlson, Thomas Colby Winegar, Brian Brower, Jeremy Bruce Warren, Harrison Taylor Jenkins, Alexander J. Dunn, Michael Scott Moulton
  • Patent number: 9870694
    Abstract: Apparatuses, techniques, and methods for a security and/or automation system are described. In some cases, methods may include obtaining data from a first sensor at a first location, receiving identification data related to a person or an event at the first location; comparing the obtained data with the identification data, adjusting a first security action at the first location based at least in part on comparing the received data with the obtained data, and transmitting information to a second sensor at a second location different from the first location based at least in part on the determining, the second sensor being part of a predetermined group of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Vivint, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Eyring, Jeffrey David Whitlock, Thomas Colby Winegar, Kyle Lefebvre, Tyson Chapman, Jungtaik Hwang, Clint Huson Gordon-Carroll
  • Publication number: 20170337805
    Abstract: Apparatuses, techniques, and methods for a security and/or automation system are described. In some cases, methods may include obtaining data from a first sensor at a first location, receiving identification data related to a person or an event at the first location; comparing the obtained data with the identification data, adjusting a first security action at the first location based at least in part on comparing the received data with the obtained data, and transmitting information to a second sensor at a second location different from the first location based at least in part on the determining, the second sensor being part of a predetermined group of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew J. Eyring, Jeffrey David Whitlock, Thomas Colby Winegar, Kyle Lefebvre, Tyson Chapman, Jungtaik Hwang, Clint Huson Gordon-Carroll
  • Publication number: 20170292893
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting water leaks using a security and/or automation system includes receiving total water usage data for a home, receiving water usage data for known sources in the home, receiving occupancy data for at least one occupant in the home, and determining a water leak based at least in part on the total water usage data, water usage data for known sources, and occupancy data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Brandon Bunker, Thomas Colby Winegar, Rongbin Lanny Lin
  • Publication number: 20170156274
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates systems and methods for providing remote irrigation system operation. In any embodiment, the method for a home automation system may include coupling an irrigation control bypass module with a legacy irrigation control panel associated with a legacy irrigation automation system. The method may also include setting the legacy irrigation control panel to an inactive state, and operating the legacy irrigation automation system based at least in part on a first set of one or more instructions received from the irrigation control bypass module. In any embodiment, the irrigation control bypass module may be initiated based at least in part on a second set of one or more instructions received from the home automation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Scott Carlson, Thomas Colby Winegar, Brian Brower, Jeremy Bruce Warren, Harrison Taylor Jenkins, Alexander J. Dunn, Michael Scott Moulton