Patents by Inventor Tom Geerts

Tom Geerts 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining whether a subscriber is located within a preset area
    Patent number: 9674659
    Abstract: A method of determining whether or not a subscriber is located within the vicinity of a Home Zone defined by a geographical coordinate set. The method comprises receiving from a mobile positioning system a shape specifying a location of the subscriber taking into account a degree of uncertainty, and scaling the received shape to account for an extent of the Home Zone vicinity. It is then determined whether or not the Home Zone lies within the scaled shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Paul Zebregs, Tom Geerts, Peter Van Loon
  • Method and Apparatus for Determining the Location of a Subscriber
    Publication number: 20160219404
    Abstract: A method of determining whether or not a subscriber is located within the vicinity of a Home Zone defined by a geographical coordinate set. The method comprises receiving from a mobile positioning system a shape specifying a location of the subscriber taking into account a degree of uncertainty, and scaling the received shape to account for an extent of the Home Zone vicinity. It is then determined whether or not the Home Zone lies within the scaled shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Zebregs, Tom Geerts, Peter Van Loon
  • Method and apparatus for determining the location of a subscriber
    Patent number: 9380556
    Abstract: A method of determining whether or not a subscriber is located within the vicinity of a Home Zone defined by a geographical coordinate set. The method comprises receiving from a mobile positioning system a shape specifying a location of the subscriber taking into account a degree of uncertainty, and scaling the received shape to account for an extent of the Home Zone vicinity. It is then determined whether or not the Home Zone lies within the scaled shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Paul Zebregs, Tom Geerts, Peter Van Loon
  • Method and Apparatus for Determining the Location of a Subscriber
    Publication number: 20150099532
    Abstract: A method of determining whether or not a subscriber is located within the vicinity of a Home Zone defined by a geographical coordinate set. The method comprises receiving from a mobile positioning system a shape specifying a location of the subscriber taking into account a degree of uncertainty, and scaling the received shape to account for an extent of the Home Zone vicinity. It is then determined whether or not the Home Zone lies within the scaled shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Paul Zebregs, Tom Geerts, Peter Van Loon