Patents by Inventor Tim Means

Tim Means 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).

  • User interface for emergency alert system
    Patent number: 8533612
    Abstract: A user interface for interacting with an emergency notification system. The user interface comprises at least one software module installed on a computer readable medium and containing instructions for operating a computer processor. The instructions comprise first instructions for causing the processor to display on a computing device display an alert selection window configured to receive a user entered alert message; second instructions for causing the processor to display on the computing device display a group selection window configured to receive a user selection of one or more notification units to receive the alert message; and third instructions for causing the processor to display on the computer device display a selection button for instructing the processor, upon selection, to transmit the alert message to the selected one or more notification units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventors: David Hochendoner, Tim Means, Charles Kollar, Blerta Lindqvist, William McHenry
  • USER INTERFACE FOR EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100313148
    Abstract: A user interface for interacting with an emergency notification system. The user interface comprises at least one software module installed on a computer readable medium and containing instructions for operating a computer processor. The instructions comprise first instructions for causing the processor to display on a computing device display an alert selection window configured to receive a user entered alert message; second instructions for causing the processor to display on the computing device display a group selection window configured to receive a user selection of one or more notification units to receive the alert message; and third instructions for causing the processor to display on the computer device display a selection button for instructing the processor, upon selection, to transmit the alert message to the selected one or more notification units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Smart Warning Systems, LLC d/b/a Metis Secure Solutions
    Inventors: David Hochendoner, Tim Means, Charles Kollar, Blerta Lindqvist, William McHenry