Patents by Inventor William Rout

William Rout 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).

  • Method and system for monitoring hand hygiene compliance
    Patent number: 11120681
    Abstract: A system for monitoring hygiene compliance includes multiple location tags, each configured to broadcast a unique identification number, and at least one event tag including a unique event identification tag and configured to detect an occurrence of a compliance event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ALLEGHENY-SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Andrew Sahud, William Rout, Keith Lejeune, Gregory Yurko, David A. Smail
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20190251825
    Abstract: A system for monitoring hygiene compliance includes multiple location tags, each configured to broadcast a unique identification number, and at least one event tag including a unique event identification tag and configured to detect an occurrence of a compliance event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew SAHUD, William ROUT, Keith LEJEUNE, Gregory YURKO, David A. SMAIL
  • Facilitating a channel change between multiple multimedia data streams
    Patent number: 7769035
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for facilitating a channel change between multiple data streams. Such techniques provide for receiving and processing a first stream of data packets within a buffer. The method also includes receiving buffer control header with a data packet of a second stream. The buffer control header includes a buffer clearance indicator that indicates whether the second data stream request for the first data stream to be cleared from the buffer. Moreover, the method includes clearing the first data stream from the buffer based on the buffer clearance indicator. Furthermore, the method includes immediately processing the second stream through the buffer once the first stream is cleared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Breau, Frederick C. Rogers, Lyle T. Bertz, William Rout, Amirali Emami