Patents by Inventor Will Archer Arentz

Will Archer Arentz 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).

  • Transmitter, receiver, transmitting method, receiving method, communication system, communication method, program, and computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 9213969
    Abstract: To provide a technique for making it possible to perform proximity communication using an apparatus not including a special proximity communication device. Transmission data is acquired. Output sound data of a PCM format obtained by encoding the transmission data is output, the output sound data indicating sound in an inaudible frequency band. A DA converter is caused to convert the output sound data, whereby a speaker is caused to output sound corresponding to the output sound data. The output sound data indicates sound having a plurality of sections with sound and soundless sections between the adjacent sections with sound according to the transmission data and that the output sound data indicates a sine curve in which the amplitude of the sections with sound increases from a start time and decreases after reaching a maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventor: Will Archer Arentz
  • TRANSMITTER, RECEIVER, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20140201069
    Abstract: To provide a technique for making it possible to perform proximity communication using an apparatus not including a special proximity communication device. Transmission data is acquired. Output sound data of a PCM format obtained by encoding the transmission data is output, the output sound data indicating sound in an inaudible frequency band. A DA converter is caused to convert the output sound data, whereby a speaker is caused to output sound corresponding to the output sound data. The output sound data indicates sound having a plurality of sections with sound and soundless sections between the adjacent sections with sound according to the transmission data and that the output sound data indicates a sine curve in which the amplitude of the sections with sound increases from a start time and decreases after reaching a maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Will Archer Arentz