Patents by Inventor Wesley Gere
Wesley Gere 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).
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Patent number: 10788326Abstract: A method includes receiving a map indicating a layout of a location, receiving a point-of-interest (POI) data structure representing a POI, and POI metadata associated with the POI, generating an annotated floor map, based on the map, the annotated floor map including a POI indicator placed on the map at the location of the POI, the POI indicator indicating the type of the POI and the status of the POI, displaying at least a portion of the annotated floor map, in response to the client computing device moving within the location or out of the location, transmitting location information to a map selector and receiving one or more maps selected by the map selector, the one or more maps include or bound by the location information.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.Inventors: Troy Cline, Ting He, Wesley Gere, Jason L. Graham, Kia Behnia
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Publication number: 20170205239Abstract: A method includes receiving a map indicating a layout of a location, receiving a point-of-interest (POI) data structure representing a POI, and POI metadata associated with the POI, generating an annotated floor map, based on the map, the annotated floor map including a POI indicator placed on the map at the location of the POI, the POI indicator indicating the type of the POI and the status of the POI, displaying at least a portion of the annotated floor map, in response to the client computing device moving within the location or out of the location, transmitting location information to a map selector and receiving one or more maps selected by the map selector, the one or more maps include or bound by the location information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Troy CLINE, Ting HE, Wesley GERE, Jason L. GRAHAM, Kia BEHNIA
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Patent number: 9631934Abstract: According to one general aspect, a method may include storing, in a memory device, a plurality of floor maps, each floor map indicating the structural layout of a respective predefined physical location. The method may include storing, in a memory device, a plurality of point-of-interest (POI) data structures. Each POI data structure may include a physical location of an associated POI. The method may include receiving a floor map request from a client computing device, wherein the floor map request includes a requested location. The method may include based upon the location included by the floor map request, selecting a selected floor map and a selected subset of the plurality of POI data structures. The method may include transmitting, to the client computing device, a response to the floor map request based upon the selected floor map and the selected POI data structures.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Troy Cline, Ting He, Wesley Gere, Jason L. Graham, Kia Behnia
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Patent number: 9534903Abstract: A method may include storing a plurality of floor maps, each floor map indicating a structural layout of a respective physical location, storing a plurality of point-of-interest (POI) data structures, each POI data structure including a physical location of an associated POI that is associated with the respective POI data structure, receiving a floor map request, the floor map request including a requested location, based upon the location included by the floor map request, selecting a floor map and a subset of the plurality of POI data structures, for each of the subset of the plurality of POI data structures, receiving metadata from the associated POI, the metadata indicating a status of the associated POI, and transmitting, to the client computing device and in response to the floor map request, the selected floor map and the selected POI data structures.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.Inventors: Troy Cline, Ting He, Wesley Gere, Jason L. Graham, Kia Behnia
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Patent number: 9467344Abstract: A system allows pre-defining CI scope definitions for use by users of a CMDB system. The pre-defined CI scope definitions may be used to expand a starting CI in a graph displaying a portion of the CMDB according to the types of CIs and relationships between CIs defined in the scope definition. The scope definition is converted into one or more CMDB queries that are restricted to a chain of CIs related to the starting CI. The system restricts the visibility of scope definitions to only those applicable to the starting CI.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Wesley Gere, Olivier Pignault
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Publication number: 20160078012Abstract: A system includes a user interface having a text input box configured to receive input from a user, the input including text and/or an action indicator, and a response area for displaying results and/or action selection buttons in response to the input from the text input box. The system includes an application engine that receives the input from the text input box as a user types each character into the text input box, performs a search and present results to the search in the response area, in response to receiving additional text input from the text input box, performs the search and presents updated results to the search in the response area, and in response to receiving text and an action indicator from the text input box, causes an action corresponding to the action indicator to be performed and causes a change to the user interface corresponding to the action.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Christopher F. DAUW, Jason W. FRYE, Ting HE, Wesley GERE, Jason L. GRAHAM
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Patent number: 9261372Abstract: According to one general aspect, a method may include receiving a floor map indicating a structural layout of a physical location, receiving a point-of-interest (POI) data structure representing a POI and POI metadata associated with the POI, POI data structure including a location of an associated POI that is associated with the POI, and the POI metadata including a POI type indicating a type of the associated POI, and a POI status indicating the status of the associated POI, annotating the floor map by overlaying on the selected floor map an indicator for each selected POI data structure such that the indicator is placed on the floor map at a location representing the physical location of the respective associated POI and indicates the type of the associated POI and the status of the associated POI, displaying a portion of the annotated floor map, and initiating a POI action.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: BMC Software Inc.Inventors: Troy Cline, Ting He, Wesley Gere, Jason L. Graham, Kia Behnia
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Publication number: 20140365121Abstract: According to one general aspect, a method may include receiving a floor map indicating a structural layout of a physical location, receiving a point-of-interest (POI) data structure representing a POI and POI metadata associated with the POI, POI data structure including a location of an associated POI that is associated with the POI, and the POI metadata including a POI type indicating a type of the associated POI, and a POI status indicating the status of the associated POI, annotating the floor map by overlaying on the selected floor map an indicator for each selected POI data structure such that the indicator is placed on the floor map at a location representing the physical location of the respective associated POI and indicates the type of the associated POI and the status of the associated POI, displaying a portion of the annotated floor map, and initiating a POI action.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Troy CLINE, Ting HE, Wesley GERE, Jason L. GRAHAM, Kia BEHNIA
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Publication number: 20140365489Abstract: A method may include storing a plurality of floor maps, each floor map indicating a structural layout of a respective physical location, storing a plurality of point-of-interest (POI) data structures, each POI data structure including a physical location of an associated POI that is associated with the respective POI data structure, receiving a floor map request, the floor map request including a requested location, based upon the location included by the floor map request, selecting a floor map and a subset of the plurality of POI data structures, for each of the subset of the plurality of POI data structures, receiving metadata from the associated POI, the metadata indicating a status of the associated POI, and transmitting, to the client computing device and in response to the floor map request, the selected floor map and the selected POI data structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Troy CLINE, Ting HE, Wesley GERE, Jason L. GRAHAM, Kia BEHNIA
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Publication number: 20140113559Abstract: According to one general aspect, a method may include establishing a short-range wireless communication between a user device and a point-of-interest (POI) device, wherein the POI device is associated with a POI data structure that represents a physical POI. The method may include receiving a request to perform a POI action in regards to the physical POI. The method may include causing the POI action to be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Troy Cline, Ting He, Wesley Gere, Jason L. Graham, Kia Behnia
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Publication number: 20140114931Abstract: According to one general aspect, a method may include storing, in a memory device, a plurality of floor maps, each floor map indicating the structural layout of a respective predefined physical location. The method may include storing, in a memory device, a plurality of point-of-interest (POI) data structures. Each POI data structure may include a physical location of an associated POI. The method may include receiving a floor map request from a client computing device, wherein the floor map request includes a requested location. The method may include based upon the location included by the floor map request, selecting a selected floor map and a selected subset of the plurality of POI data structures. The method may include transmitting, to the client computing device, a response to the floor map request based upon the selected floor map and the selected POI data structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Troy Cline, Ting He, Wesley Gere, Jason L. Graham, Kia Behnia
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Publication number: 20140111520Abstract: According to one general aspect, a method may include receiving a floor map indicating the structural layout of a predefined physical location. The method may also include receiving a point-of-interest (POI) data structure representing a POI and POI metadata associated with the POI. The method may include generating an annotated floor map, based upon the floor map and including a POI indicator, wherein the POI indicator is placed on the floor map at the location of an associated POI and indicates both the type of the associated POI and at least part of the status of the associated POI. The method may include displaying, via a display interface, at least a portion of the annotated floor map.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Troy Cline, Ting He, Wesley Gere, Jason L. Graham, Kia Behnia
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Publication number: 20110238691Abstract: A system allows pre-defining CI scope definitions for use by users of a CMDB system. The pre-defined CI scope definitions may be used to expand a starting CI in a graph displaying a portion of the CMDB according to the types of CIs and relationships between CIs defined in the scope definition. The scope definition is converted into one or more CMDB queries that are restricted to a chain of CIs related to the starting CI. The system restricts the visibility of scope definitions to only those applicable to the starting CI.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Wesley Gere, Olivier Pignault