Patents by Inventor Timothy S. Berg

Timothy S. Berg 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).

  • Virtual panel access control system
    Patent number: 10839628
    Abstract: An access control system for a building or campus includes an access control host and a mobile device. The access control host is configured to interact with one or more physical control panels to monitor and control physical access to one or more locations of the building or campus. The mobile device includes a virtual panel configured to emulate one or more of the physical control panels to the access control host and perform one or more access control functions of the physical control panels. The virtual panel configures the mobile device to operate as a portable control panel in the access control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Timothy S. Berg, Michael J. Kuzminski, Trivikram R. Ravada, Richard C. Sample, Jonathan L. Polack, David C. Haxton
  • VIRTUAL PANEL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190080535
    Abstract: An access control system for a building or campus includes an access control host and a mobile device. The access control host is configured to interact with one or more physical control panels to monitor and control physical access to one or more locations of the building or campus. The mobile device includes a virtual panel configured to emulate one or more of the physical control panels to the access control host and perform one or more access control functions of the physical control panels. The virtual panel configures the mobile device to operate as a portable control panel in the access control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Timothy S. Berg, Michael J. Kuzminski, Trivikram R. Ravada, Richard C. Sample, Jonathan L. Polack, David C. Haxton