Patents by Inventor Tracy J. Smith

Tracy J. Smith 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: 9779394
    Abstract: One or more devices may receive multiple data records from a sensor device when the sensor device receives an indication from a network device, associated with a service provider network, to provide the multiple data records via the service provider network. Each of the multiple data records may include analytics data collected by the sensor device. The one or more devices may store the multiple data records; receive, from a client device, a data request for one or more of the multiple data records meeting particular criteria; form, based on receiving the data request, processed data including the one or more of the multiple data records meeting the particular criteria; and provide the processed data to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Tracy J. Smith, Donna L. Polehn
  • Patent number: 8909218
    Abstract: A network device receives, from a user device, an inquiry for a selected very-far field communication (VFC) tag and selects, from a group of available base stations, one or more particular base stations of a wireless access network from which to broadcast a tag query for the selected VFC tag. The network device inserts the tag query into a broadcast signal of each of the one or more particular base stations. The VFC tag receives the tag query and transmits a local response signal over a local wireless network. A mobile device within range of the local response signal processes the local response signal and forwards the local response signal to the network device as a tag response. The network device receives the tag response and sends an indication of the tag response to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Tracy J. Smith, Donna L. Polehn
  • Publication number: 20140344139
    Abstract: One or more devices may receive multiple data records from a sensor device when the sensor device receives an indication from a network device, associated with a service provider network, to provide the multiple data records via the service provider network. Each of the multiple data records may include analytics data collected by the sensor device. The one or more devices may store the multiple data records; receive, from a client device, a data request for one or more of the multiple data records meeting particular criteria; form, based on receiving the data request, processed data including the one or more of the multiple data records meeting the particular criteria; and provide the processed data to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Tracy J. SMITH, Donna L. POLEHN
  • Publication number: 20140155059
    Abstract: A network device receives, from a user device, an inquiry for a selected very-far field communication (VFC) tag and selects, from a group of available base stations, one or more particular base stations of a wireless access network from which to broadcast a tag query for the selected VFC tag. The network device inserts the tag query into a broadcast signal of each of the one or more particular base stations. The VFC tag receives the tag query and transmits a local response signal over a local wireless network. A mobile device within range of the local response signal processes the local response signal and forwards the local response signal to the network device as a tag response. The network device receives the tag response and sends an indication of the tag response to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Tracy J. Smith, Donna L. Polehn
  • Patent number: D633779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua D. Bennett, Tracy J. Smith