Patents by Inventor William McMaster

William McMaster 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: 12183176
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection, following a trigger event, of a device that may be sending and/or receiving signals within a space associated with a wireless network. A wireless signal receiver may be activated and may identify the device by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The wireless signal receiver may extract, without connecting the device to a local network, information from the transmission that may identify the device. The wireless signal receiver may send the information to an alarm monitor and may be placed in a dormant state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: William McMaster, James Kosta
  • Patent number: 11443603
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection, following a trigger event, of a device that may be sending and/or receiving signals within a space associated with a wireless network. A wireless signal receiver may be activated and may identify the device by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The wireless signal receiver may extract, without connecting the device to a local network, information from the transmission that may identify the device. The wireless signal receiver may send the information to an alarm monitor and may be placed in a dormant state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: William McMaster, James Kosta
  • Publication number: 20220246007
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection, following a trigger event, of a device that may be sending and/or receiving signals within a space associated with a wireless network. A wireless signal receiver may be activated and may identify the device by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The wireless signal receiver may extract, without connecting the device to a local network, information from the transmission that may identify the device. The wireless signal receiver may send the information to an alarm monitor and may be placed in a dormant state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: William McMaster, James Kosta
  • Publication number: 20220215093
    Abstract: A computing device may detect events such as a break-in, fire, flood, movement of people between different areas or zones within a defined area, cyberattacks, movement of devices away from the defined area, etc. If an event is detected, the computing device may take action to protect devices, data on the devices, and/or accounts accessible by the devices. The devices may encrypt, backup data, and/or delete data. The computing device may communicate with other computing devices about events that have been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: William McMaster, Brian Xu, Sanjay Dorairaj
  • Patent number: 11314858
    Abstract: A computing device may detect events such as a break-in, fire, flood, movement of people between different areas or zones within a defined area, cyberattacks, movement of devices away from the defined area, etc. If an event is detected, the computing device may take action to protect devices, data on the devices, and/or accounts accessible by the devices. The devices may encrypt, backup data, and/or delete data. The computing device may communicate with other computing devices about events that have been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: William McMaster, Brian Xu, Sanjay Dorairaj
  • Publication number: 20210158677
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection, following a trigger event, of a device that may be sending and/or receiving signals within a space associated with a wireless network. A wireless signal receiver may be activated and may identify the device by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The wireless signal receiver may extract, without connecting the device to a local network, information from the transmission that may identify the device. The wireless signal receiver may send the information to an alarm monitor and may be placed in a dormant state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: James Kosta, William McMaster
  • Publication number: 20200117798
    Abstract: A computing device may detect events such as a break-in, fire, flood, movement of people between different areas or zones within a defined area, cyberattacks, movement of devices away from the defined area, etc. If an event is detected, the computing device may take action to protect devices, data on the devices, and/or accounts accessible by the devices. The devices may encrypt, backup data, and/or delete data. The computing device may communicate with other computing devices about events that have been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: William McMaster, Brian Xu, Sanjay Dorairaj
  • Patent number: 10169957
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring objects from a first player to a second player within a gaming system are described herein. The method includes receiving, via a first touchscreen of the first gaming machine, a selection of an object by the first player. The method further includes receiving, via the first touchscreen, gesture information relating to the object. The method includes analyzing, by a controller of the gaming system, the gesture information. The method further includes determining, by the controller, that the object is to be transferred from the first player to the second player based at least in part on the gesture information. The method includes transferring, by the controller, the object from the first gaming machine to the second gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Aaron Hightower, William McMaster, Gregory H. Parrott, Alex Popovich
  • Publication number: 20170087931
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic wheel having a thermoplastic wheel hub includes a center hub for attachment to a wheel bearing of a vehicle. The center hub has a central shaft aperture extending axially therethough and a plurality of lug apertures spaced radially from and circumferentially about the central shaft aperture. The thermoplastic wheel hub also includes a plurality of ribs extending radially outwardly from the center hub. The thermoplastic wheel hub further includes a cylindrical tire mount connected to the ribs and extending axially in substantially a cylinder for mounting a non-pneumatic tire thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan Michael GAYLO, Timothy Brett RHYNE, Steven M CRON, Clayton C BOHN, JR., Prasanna KONDAPALLI, Stephen SERNA, William McMASTER
  • Patent number: 9117340
    Abstract: A method of player tracking includes generating, by a transmitting device, a signal modulated to contain an identification of the transmitting device, charging at least a portion of a first touch surface on the transmitting device with the signal such that the signal is present and transmittable, transmitting, the signal from the first touch surface through the signal conduit to a second touch surface on a receiving device, receiving, by a gaming system, an authentication request comprising the identification, authenticating, by the gaming system, the transmitting device based on the identification, and linking, by the gaming system, the transmitting device with the receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Alexander Popovich, William McMaster
  • Publication number: 20150228146
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring objects from a first player to a second player within a gaming system are described herein. The method includes receiving, via a first touchscreen of the first gaming machine, a selection of an object by the first player. The method further includes receiving, via the first touchscreen, gesture information relating to the object. The method includes analyzing, by a controller of the gaming system, the gesture information. The method further includes determining, by the controller, that the object is to be transferred from the first player to the second player based at least in part on the gesture information. The method includes transferring, by the controller, the object from the first gaming machine to the second gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Aaron Hightower, William McMaster, Gregory H. Parrott, Alex Popovich
  • Publication number: 20140357353
    Abstract: A method of player tracking includes generating, by a transmitting device, a signal modulated to contain an identification of the transmitting device, charging at least a portion of a first touch surface on the transmitting device with the signal such that the signal is present and transmittable, transmitting, the signal from the first touch surface through the signal conduit to a second touch surface on a receiving device, receiving, by a gaming system, an authentication request comprising the identification, authenticating, by the gaming system, the transmitting device based on the identification, and linking, by the gaming system, the transmitting device with the receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: ALEXANDER POPOVICH, WILLIAM MCMASTER
  • Publication number: 20130083472
    Abstract: A data storage apparatus includes a housing. A memory device and a data communications circuit are positioned within the housing. The data communications circuit and the link form a portion of a data channel. A source of power is also positioned within the housing to power the communications circuit and provide power for memory reads and writes. The housing is sealed. There are no external electrical contacts on the housing. The data storage apparatus fits within a receptacle during data transfer operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: William McMASTER, James STOCKDALE, Robert George KOWOLIK
  • Patent number: 8372477
    Abstract: A method of adhering a particulate material, such as a hydrocarbon adsorbent material and/or a catalytic material, to a plastic surface, and products comprising the adhered material are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Buelow, Laif R. Alden, John Kauffman, John J. Steger, William McMaster, Zhenguo Liu, Raghuram Gummaraju
  • Publication number: 20120122569
    Abstract: A reconfigurable game machine consists of an electronic game machine supported by an adjustable frame. A control system is configured to automatically adjust the elevation of a main display of the electronic game machine from a first elevation associated with a first angle associated with a first game to a second elevation associated with a second angle associated with a second game. The control system may automatically adjust a respective position of the user interface panel. The electronic game machine may be configured to offer a game selected from any of a plurality of games, and the control system is configured to automatically position the adjustable frame so as to support the main display at an angle and an elevation appropriate to the selected game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Robert G. Kowolik, James W. Stockdale, Alexander Popovich, Aaron Hightower, William McMaster
  • Publication number: 20120122557
    Abstract: A card reader may be configured for reading a bar code on a card, regardless of whether the bar code is on a first side of the card or a second side of the card. The card reader may be implemented in a wager gaming machine or in another context. If a card has a bar code printed on the first side and decorative material printed on the second side, the card reader may be configured to read the bar code regardless of the card's orientation. The bar code may be a two-dimensional bar code. A controller of the card reader may be configured for determining whether the bar code contains player tracking account information and/or other information regarding a person associated with the card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Robert G. Kowolik, James W. Stockdale, Aaron Hightower, Alexander Popovich, William McMaster
  • Publication number: 20100316538
    Abstract: A method of adhering a particulate material, such as a hydrocarbon adsorbent material and/or a catalytic material, to a plastic surface, and products comprising the adhered material are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Buelow, Laif R. Alden, John Kauffman, John J. Steger, William McMaster, Zhenguo Liu, Raghuram Gummaraju
  • Publication number: 20100042409
    Abstract: A voice browser for use in a customer interaction management system for interacting with a customer, based on data contained in one or more generic knowledge trees. The system can traverse the knowledge tree based on customer responses to presented questions until a leaf node of the knowledge tree is reached. The information contained in the leaf node is then presented to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Harold Hutchinson, Mike Marsh, William McMaster