Patents by Inventor Toerless Tobias Eckert

Toerless Tobias Eckert 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for determining the locations of computing devices
    Patent number: 9860698
    Abstract: In some implementations a method includes receiving a first message from a computing device via a first network. The first message may indicate that the computing device is unable to communicate with a second network. The method also includes determining whether a beacon operator has requested tracking of the computing device. The method further includes transmitting a second message to the beacon operator when the beacon operator has requested tracking of the computing device. The second message may include a first geographical location identified by the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Pete Rai, Andre Jean-Marie Surcouf, Enzo Fenoglio, Joseph T. Friel, Hugo Mike Latapie, Toerless Tobias Eckert
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS OF COMPUTING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170374506
    Abstract: In some implementations a method includes receiving a first message from a computing device via a first network. The first message may indicate that the computing device is unable to communicate with a second network. The method also includes determining whether a beacon operator has requested tracking of the computing device. The method further includes transmitting a second message to the beacon operator when the beacon operator has requested tracking of the computing device. The second message may include a first geographical location identified by the first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Pete Rai, Andre Jean-Marie Surcouf, Enzo Fenoglio, Joseph T. Friel, Hugo Mike Latapie, Toerless Tobias Eckert