Patents by Inventor William R. Matson

William R. Matson 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).

  • System and method for coupling a digital appliance to a monitoring service
    Patent number: 10826718
    Abstract: A system enables digital appliances to be monitored by a device monitoring application. The system includes a plurality of digital appliances, a device monitoring application service configured to communicate with the plurality of digital appliances, and a device regulation/support site. The device regulation/support site is configured to provision the digital appliances for communication with the device monitoring application in response to an authentication token received from one of the digital appliances through the device monitoring application service corresponding to an authentication token stored in a database at the device regulation/support site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Matson, Christopher Ross Squires
  • System And Method For Coupling A Digital Appliance To A Monitoring Service
    Publication number: 20190036727
    Abstract: A system enables digital appliances to be monitored by a device monitoring application. The system includes a plurality of digital appliances, a device monitoring application service configured to communicate with the plurality of digital appliances, and a device regulation/support site. The device regulation/support site is configured to provision the digital appliances for communication with the device monitoring application in response to an authentication token received from one of the digital appliances through the device monitoring application service corresponding to an authentication token stored in a database at the device regulation/support site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: William R. Matson, Christopher Ross Squires
  • System and method for administration and operation of one or more mobile electronic communications devices
    Patent number: 9936387
    Abstract: A system for managing mobile electronic communications devices includes a user directory database configured to hold authentication data associated with at least one user, an authentication authority communicatively connected to the user directory database, an administration server configured to send and receive command messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, a messaging server configured to send and receive communications messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, and the authentication authority, administration server, and messaging server are configured to send and receive data via a data communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Zipit Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Heredia, Michael W. Crowe, Frank U. Greer, IV, Joseph A. Ellis, Jordan Upham, William R. Matson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF ONE OR MORE MOBILE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170142585
    Abstract: A system for managing mobile electronic communications devices includes a user directory database configured to hold authentication data associated with at least one user, an authentication authority communicatively connected to the user directory database, an administration server configured to send and receive command messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, a messaging server configured to send and receive communications messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, and the authentication authority, administration server, and messaging server are configured to send and receive data via a data communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Rafael Heredia, Michael W. Crowe, Frank U. Greer, IV, Joseph A. Ellis, Jordan Upham, William R. Matson
  • System and method for administration and operation of one or more mobile electronic communications devices
    Patent number: 9565538
    Abstract: A system for managing mobile electronic communications devices includes a user directory database configured to hold authentication data associated with at least one user, an authentication authority communicatively connected to the user directory database, an administration server configured to send and receive command messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, a messaging server configured to send and receive communications messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, and the authentication authority, administration server, and messaging server are configured to send and receive data via a data communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Zipit Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Heredia, Michael W. Crowe, Frank U. Greer, IV, Joseph A. Ellis, Jordan Upham, William R. Matson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF ONE OR MORE MOBILE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150358821
    Abstract: A system for managing mobile electronic communications devices includes a user directory database configured to hold authentication data associated with at least one user, an authentication authority communicatively connected to the user directory database, an administration server configured to send and receive command messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, a messaging server configured to send and receive communications messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, and the authentication authority, administration server, and messaging server are configured to send and receive data via a data communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Rafael Heredia, Michael W. Crowe, Frank U. Greer, IV, Joseph A. Ellis, Jordan Upham, William R. Matson