Tracking Location (e.g., Gps, Etc.) Patents (Class 340/539.13)
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Patent number: 10255791Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing reminders. A system for providing reminders comprises a communication device configured to receive location information associated with at least a vehicle, a mobile device, and a tracker coupled to an item, a movement pattern database, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to: track a current movement pattern of the vehicle, the mobile device, and the tracker based on the location information received via the communication device, select an expected movement pattern from the movement pattern database based on the location information associated with one or more of the vehicle, the mobile device, and the tracker, compare the current movement pattern of the vehicle, the mobile device, and the tracker with the expected movement pattern, and generate an alert based on detecting a deviation from the expected movement pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Bruce W. Wilkinson, Todd D. Mattingly
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Patent number: 10257642Abstract: One embodiment may include a method of converting an electronic device into a tracking device that is part of a system of tracking devices distributed throughout a geographic area to track signal emitting devices travelling through the geographic area. The method may include providing an electronic device, the electronic device positioned in the geographic area; communicatively coupling a converter with the electronic device, wherein the converter has a memory device with location tracking software stored thereon; and uploading the tracking software from the converter to the electronic device so as to convert the electronic device into a converted tracking device having the tracking software, wherein the converted tracking device becomes part of the system of tracking devices distributed throughout the geographic area to track the signal emitting devices travelling through the geographic area.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Blyncsy, Inc.Inventors: Mark Eric Pittman, Patrick Barry Brown, Jack Vines, David Sacharny
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Patent number: 10254379Abstract: Estimating a position of a mobile device. Particular systems and methods for estimating a position of a mobile device using information from two positioning technologies determine different position estimates for the mobile device using different positioning technologies, and determine a final position estimate for the mobile device using a weighted combination of the different position estimates. In some implementations, the weighted combination is a weighted average or a weighted median of the different position estimates. Weights may be determined using respective uncertainty metrics corresponding to the respective position estimates.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: NextNav, LLCInventors: Andrew Sendonaris, Sameet Deshpande, Mir Hamza Mahmood
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Patent number: 10250732Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a message processing method and system, and a related device, where the method may include: when a wearable device and user equipment are in a connected state, if the user equipment receives a new message, determining, by the user equipment, information about a distance between the user equipment and the wearable device, or determining power information of a transmit signal of the user equipment; and determining, according to the determined distance information or power information, that a processing manner for the new message is any one or more of the following processing manners: a first message processing manner, a second message processing manner, or a third message processing manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yajun Zhang
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Patent number: 10248306Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor, a display accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to present an image of an object on the display, and present a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display with the GUI indicating the object. The instructions are also executable by the processor to present, on the GUI, at least one link to content that an end-user may associate with the object or that an end-user has associated with the object.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLCInventor: Michael David McLaughlin
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Patent number: 10251078Abstract: An example apparatus includes an impression logger to store mobile device impressions, the mobile device impressions corresponding to usage of a mobile device application to access first media; a classifier to determine whether a first number of detections of a first service set identifier (SSID) during a first time period satisfies a detection threshold, determine whether a second SSID was detected for a second time period that satisfies a time threshold, increment a counter when the detection threshold and the time threshold are satisfied, classify the first SSID as a vehicle SSID when the counter satisfies a quantity threshold; a logic circuit to, when the first SSID is a vehicle SSID, determine that at least one of the mobile device impressions occurred while the mobile device was in a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: The Neilsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Susan Cimino, Stanley Woodruff, Achilleas Papakostas, John T. Livoti
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Patent number: 10243806Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving radio proximity information from a plurality of radio devices arranged along a rack, performing set-wise analysis of the radio proximity information for determining a spatial ordering of the radio devices and/or hardware elements associated with the radio devices, and storing the spatial ordering in memory. In another embodiment, a computer program product includes: a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon. The program code is executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method. In yet another embodiment, a system includes: a processing circuit having logic stored thereon and/or in memory. The logic is configured to perform the foregoing method.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Fred Allison Bower, III, Charles Christian Queen, David Martin Roth, Patricia May Genovese
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Patent number: 10242333Abstract: Embodiments presented herein describe a package management system that uses guidance devices when transporting packages. In one embodiment, the package management system includes an event detecting device that detects a package transporting event such as when a package is sorted into a container, a container is moved from the warehouse to vehicle, a container is moved from a vehicle into a warehouse, a package is delivered, a package is moved to a staging location, or a package is picked-up from a staging location. Once a container or staging location corresponding to the event is identified, a gateway identifies the guidance device assigned to that container or staging location and instructs the guidance device to illuminate a light disposed thereon.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John Lewis Colucci, III, Jianwei Gao, Xingang Guo, Arun Prasath Sivakumaran, Ian Ward, Prashant Singh Ahluwalia
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Patent number: 10244097Abstract: A system, method and device to interrogate for the presence of objects, to prevent the inadvertent separation of the objects from their owner. An owner is alerted when they are separated from the objects by determining when a trigger event occurs, such as a person leaving and/or entering a particular monitored area or location. These monitored areas can be retrofitted with an electronic interrogation device that monitors local conditions to determine whether a user is entering or leaving the monitored area to trigger an interrogation of the personal items. The interrogation device is constructed and arranged to communicate with the objects to determine whether the objects are with the owner. The interrogation device automatically determines the presence of a particular object at the monitored environment and automatically generates a notification when needed. The system further controls functionality of the objects, according to illustrative embodiments, when the object is present.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Inventor: James D Logan
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Patent number: 10237716Abstract: A method for communicating among responders from a plurality of responder agencies includes determining that responders from two responder agencies are located at an event or location. Each of the responders from the two responder agencies has a computing device that is configured to communicate with the other computing device of the responders. Authorization is received from the two responder agencies to permit direct communication between responders from the two responder agencies. A communication link is established between the computing devices of the responders of the two responder agencies in response to determining that the responders from the two responder agencies are located at the event or location and in response to receiving the authorization. The communication link permits direct communication between the responders of the two responder agencies.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Bohlander, Raymond Fortna, Anthony G. Huang, Jeffrey P. Jolma, Julianne C. Weiss, Aerianna K. Deluca
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Patent number: 10232823Abstract: A vehicle monitoring system prevents vehicle theft and unauthorized tampering by alerting the vehicle's owner of unexpected events. Alerts are provided to the owner within seconds of the occurrence while the owner is away from the vehicle. The vehicle monitoring can be set to automatically start whenever the vehicle is parked and the owner moves away to a specific distance. This allows the owner to set monitoring preferences once, after which the system automatically handles monitoring according to those preferences for future vehicle activities. The monitoring and alerting may be automatically disarmed when the vehicle owner again comes within the predetermined proximity of the vehicle. The monitoring may also be disarmed manually, such as when the owner lends the vehicle to another and does not need to track it. It also may be manually disarmed if the owner left his/her phone in a location far from the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Spireon, Inc.Inventors: Frieda Bobay, Ben Tran, Dru E. Barrios, Aticom Bussarakonsirivit, Naueen K. Kakumani
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Patent number: 10235592Abstract: A method and system are provided for parallactically synced acquisition of images about a common target from mutually displaced imaging positions. At least first and second imaging devices are disposed respectively at first and second imaging positions. The first imaging device is actuated to acquire a first image with a target of interest disposed at a predetermined relative position within a field of view thereof. The second imaging device is actuated to acquire a second image with the target of interest disposed within a field of view thereof. A target feature finder is executed in a processor to detect the target of interest within the second image. A plurality of user prompts are generated at the second imaging device responsive to detection of the target of interest in the second image.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Inventor: Jeffrey M. Sieracki
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Patent number: 10229541Abstract: Video data is transmitted to a head mounted display for display of a virtual reality scene within the head mounted display. The virtual reality scene includes multiple objects representing display screens of computing sources or information sources. Upon detecting movement of the head mounted display, an adjustment of the virtual reality scene is generated in which a field of view of the user is moved within the virtual reality scene, and a focus direction of the user is determined. Based on the focus direction of the user, an object of current focus of the user within the virtual reality scene is determined. The virtual reality scene is adjusted to move the object of current focus of the user toward a point of view of the user within the virtual reality scene. Audio content associated with the object of current focus of the user is provided to the head mounted display.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLCInventor: David Perry
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Patent number: 10222216Abstract: A system for usage guidance using wireless communication includes a receiver configured to wirelessly receive a first signal from a transmitter, and a portable computing device coupled to the receiver and designed and configured to parse the first signal for at least a textual element, extract, from the at least a textual element, a unique transmitter identifier, provide a user identifier, receive a first data record including a first user-specific datum from a first database as a function of the user identifier, receive a second data record including a first item-specific datum from a second database as a function of the unique identifier, and generate a user-specific usage sequence as a function of the first user-specific datum and the first item specific datum. The system includes a user output component coupled to the portable computing device and configured to provide the user-specific usage sequence to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventors: Darwin Wayne Belt, Stephanie Lynge, Armand Edwin Fisher, Jeffrey D. Hilton, April Ryan Hilton, Jessica B. Hipp
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Patent number: 10225691Abstract: In an example implementation, a method of tracking a mobile device includes determining by a tracked device, that a pairing status between the tracked device and a command device has changed from a paired status to an unpaired status. A timer is started on the tracked device in response to determining the unpaired status, and in response to the timer reaching a threshold time, a distress packet is transmitted from the tracked device that indicates the tracked device is lost.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Kent E. Biggs, Valentin Popescu
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Patent number: 10217075Abstract: Embodiments presented herein describe a package management system that uses guidance devices when transporting packages. In one embodiment, the package management system includes an event detecting device that detects a package transporting event such as when a package is sorted into a container, a container is moved from the warehouse to vehicle, a container is moved from a vehicle into a warehouse, or a package is delivered. For example, the event detecting device may trigger the event in response to a worker scanning a bar code, selecting a delivery route, or checking an electronic manifest. Once a container corresponding to the event is identified, a gateway identifies the guidance device assigned to that container and instructs the guidance device to illuminate a light disposed thereon.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ian Ward, John Lewis Colucci, III, Jianwei Gao, Xingang Guo, Arun Prasath Sivakumaran, Prashant Singh Ahluwalia
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Patent number: 10212554Abstract: Velocity-weighted analysis of UE location data is disclosed. UE velocity can be determined from the change in position and time. UE dwell can also be determined from the change in position and time. UE dwell and UE velocity can be inversely related. UE dwell an UE velocity can be correlated to a likelihood that an event occurrence related to a point of interest affects UE travel between a first and second location. A location of the point of interest can be determined to be in a region corresponding to a path between the first and second location. The region can be associated with the UE dwell and/or UE velocity, such that a probability of interaction can be determined for the event occurrence for the point of interest. The region can comprise a probable UE path based on historical UE data.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Kuang-Chi Tung, Mark Austin, Sheldon Meredith
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Patent number: 10204080Abstract: Rich formatting may be provided for rich data labels. A rich data label may be created for at least one data point associated with a visualization. The data label may be formatted and displayed on the visualization. The rich data label may bind to a particular data point rather than adhering to conventional index-based anchor logic where a data label is bound to the index of a data point. Accordingly, in response to determining that the location of the data point has changed in the visualization, the location of the rich data label is automatically adjusted to remain attached to its original data point.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christopher Doan, Benjamin Edward Rampson, Robin Wakefield
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Patent number: 10203210Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to identifying changes to a location. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to receiving current sensor data about the location, extracting a semantic feature distribution from the current sensor data according to a semantic-change model that identifies sensed integral features and sensed transient features from the current sensor data. The method includes identifying a scene change to the location by determining whether the sensed integral features differ from learned integral features of a normal distribution that indicates both learned integral features and learned transient features of the location. The method includes updating a map of the location in response to identifying that one or more of the sensed integral features differ from the learned integral features of the normal distribution. The method includes controlling one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle according to the map.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.Inventor: Takaaki Tagawa
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Patent number: 10200812Abstract: A device and a method are provided. The device includes at least one biometric identification circuit, a data storage device, a radio-frequency communication circuit, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether the user is an authorized user of the tracking device and to control transmission of at least one identification signal by the radio-frequency communication circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Inventor: Michael Elias
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Patent number: 10199715Abstract: A system includes a central server; a reader in communication with the central server; and a set of equipment racks. Each equipment rack of the set of equipment racks defines a face. The each equipment rack includes an observer device and at least two antenna arrays. At least one of the at least two antennas is in communication with the observer device. The system further including a set of tags attached to assets disposed within the set of equipment racks. Each tag of the set of tags is to transmit a beacon signal including a tag identifier of the each tag. The at least one antenna is to receive the beacon signal. The observer device is to communicate the tag identifier and the characteristics of the beacon signal to the reader and central server. The central server determines a rack location based on the characteristics of the beacon signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: RF Code, Inc.Inventors: Ronald B. Graczyk, Edmund G. Healy, Ryan D. Joy, Jesse L. Richardson, Michael R. Primm
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Patent number: 10200819Abstract: Systems and methods improve virtual reality and augmented reality functionality for mobile devices using radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by a tracked device and received at four or more spatially separated antennae. These antennae are connected, wirelessly or through wired connections, to a base station. Through RF signal time of arrival information acquired at the antennae, the base station can continuously determine accurate position information of the tracked device, without lighting or line of sight limitations experienced by camera and other optical systems. As the position of the RF-transmitting tracked device is registered within a virtual environment produced by an interactive software program in communication with (or part of) the base station, the virtual viewpoint of the tracked device is controlled to reflect the relative position and orientation of the tracked device with respect to the virtual environment produced by the software program and displayed on a view screen.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: POSITION IMAGING, INC.Inventors: Edward L. Hill, Krenar Komoni, Rafal Piotrowski, Yifeng Xiong
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Patent number: 10194270Abstract: A server for controlling an information sharing state between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone via a network, including: a network interface that communicates with the first mobile phone and the second mobile phone; a memory that stores a predetermined distance data; and circuitry that receives first and second GPS signals, first and second user information, and first and second restriction information from the first and second mobile phones respectively; calculates a distance between the first and second mobile phones; compares the distance with the predetermined distance; changes an information sharing state between the first and second mobile phones from a first state to a second state based on the comparison result; and restricts the change of the information sharing state based on the first restriction information and the second user information.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito Yokoyama, Akira Tange, Masako Kadobayashi, Kyohei Takano
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Patent number: 10187742Abstract: A system for monitoring and tracking location of a tag paired to a tool is disclosed, the system comprising a communication unit to receive flag event data, the flag event data relating to a detected event, the flag event data including at least tag identification data, location data of the tag, detected event type, and time of occurrence of the detected event. The system comprises a storage unit to store data records of tags, the data records comprising a current tag location and data relating to the tool which is paired to the tag, and to store a set of instructions defined for handling flag event data. The system comprises a processing unit to receive flag event data, and to transmit a notification of the flag event data to other connected devices according to the stored set of instructions for handling the flag event data.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: HALDOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Guy Dor, Dan Zeeli, Ilan Kadosh-Tamari
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Patent number: 10187868Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to locate a user device within a wireless network. A first user device may send, to a location server, a request to locate a second user device. The location server may determine a general location of the second user device based on a wireless network service, a Global Positioning System (GPS) service, etc. The location server may collect sensor information (e.g., Radio Frequency (RF) signal strength, temperature, pressure, etc.) from the first user device and/or the second user device. The location server may analyze, compare, and otherwise process the sensor information to generate and send, to the first user device, instructions for locating the second user device.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Kevin Donnellan, Manoj Monga
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Patent number: 10181211Abstract: Method and apparatus of prompting a position of an aerial vehicle are provided. The method may include: obtaining first position information of the aerial vehicle and second position information of a ground end; and presenting a relative position relationship between the aerial vehicle and the ground end on a preset map according to the first position information and the second position information. Flight status including flight position and other suitable information of an aerial vehicle may therefore be directly provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Heli Zhong, Zhiyuan Zhang, Liutao Zhang
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Patent number: 10176195Abstract: The present invention is in the technical field of geolocation. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of making content in the form of electronic data available for retrieval when a device has satisfied the Retrieval Range and other Rules which govern the ability to retrieve the content. Retrieval of Content by user devices may be based on Rules communicated by an App, Admin or third party interface and shall be contained and processed by an application interface engine.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Tip Vyspots LLC VyInventor: Roopit Patel
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Patent number: 10171976Abstract: A remote location monitoring arrangement within a wireless communication network. The monitoring arrangement comprises a tracking device for securing to an object. The monitoring arrangement further comprises one or more sentinel devices arranged within at least one of (i) around a boundary area or (ii) within the boundary area, wherein the boundary area is an area in which a user wishes the object to remain. The monitoring arrangement also comprises a monitoring device in communication with at least one of (i) the one or more sentinel devices or (ii) the tracking device such that at least one of (i) at least one of the one or more sentinel devices or (ii) the tracking device alerts the monitoring device over the wireless communication network that (i) the tracking device has left the boundary area or (ii) another object has entered the boundary areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Yocam, Ahmad Arash Obaidi
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Patent number: 10169988Abstract: A computer-implemented method causes an amelioration of an erratic manner in which a vehicle is being driven. One or more processors receive, from at least one sensor associated with a vehicle, sensor readings indicating that the vehicle is being operated by a driver in an erratic manner. Processor(s) compute a risk R associated with the driver operating the vehicle in the erratic manner, and determine whether the risk R is above a predefined threshold. In response to determining that the risk R is above the predefined threshold, processor(s) deploy an aerial drone to a current location of the vehicle, and transmit instructions to the aerial drone to perform an action that causes an amelioration of the erratic manner in which the vehicle is being driven.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
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Patent number: 10171496Abstract: In one embodiment, a beacon signal is received from a beacon device. Either a mobile device or a server identifies a beacon authentication value from the beacon signal. Either the mobile device or the server calculates a local verification value from a security algorithm. A comparison of the authentication value to the local verification value is performed, and a location service is provided based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sean Whitsell, Cullen Jennings, Andrew Biggs, Patrick Linskey
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Patent number: 10172089Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for reducing power consumption of an electronic tracking device. The electronic tracking device includes a wireless communication subsystem and an always-on low-power sensor for sensing the motions of the electronic tracking device. A controller of the electronic tracking device controls the operations of the wireless communication subsystem based on the detection signals from the always-on low-power sensor such that the wireless communication subsystem is only activated when motions of the electronic tracking device have stopped for a threshold period of time, or when a query from a server is received when the wireless communication subsystem is in a standby mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Nikhil Jain, Hiren Bhagatwala, Dave Huntingford
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Patent number: 10164687Abstract: An NFC tag recognition device includes an antenna responsive to signals transmitted by an NFC tag, a radio frequency (RF) signal processor measuring power of the signal received by the antenna from the NFC tag and converting the signal into digital data, an NFC controller extracting an authentication key from the digital data, an authentication signal processor generating an authentication pattern from the NFC tag, and an authentication signal storage storing an authentication key and an authentication pattern of a registered user. The authentication signal processor generates an authorization grant signal if the extracted authentication key matches the stored authentication key and the generated authentication pattern matches the stored authentication pattern.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Won Churl Jang
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Patent number: 10163317Abstract: Disclosed herein are a server, system, method, and recording medium for searching for missing children, using mobile crowdsourcing. According to an embodiment, a server for searching for missing children, using mobile crowdsourcing, comprises a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit receives a missing-child incident signal from a guardian terminal (held by a parent or guardian) and receives a first location information as to movements of a missing child from a child terminal (carried by the missing child) and sends the first location information received to at least one assistance terminal and receives landmark information from the assistance terminal(s) when a (degree of) similarity between the first location information sent to the assistance terminal(s) and a second location information detected by the assistance terminal(s) is higher than a preset value. The control unit generates a movement or moving path of the missing child, using the landmark information received.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KAIST)Inventors: Junehwa Song, Hyojeong Shin, Taiwoo Park, Seungwoo Kang, Bupjae Lee, Yohan Chon
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Patent number: 10159218Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for guiding a target object with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an environment. The UAV may be able to recognize and locate the target object. The UAV can be configured to communicate the actions and behavior of the target object to a user through a user device in communication with the UAV. The UAV can provide positive and negative stimuli to the target object to encourage an action or behavior. The UAV can be configured to recognize and manage waste generated by the target object.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu Shen, Ang Liu, Guyue Zhou
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Patent number: 10158976Abstract: A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Tile, Inc.Inventors: Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Melody Quintana, Mayank Kumar, Tyler Lettau, Wayne Patterson
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Patent number: 10158975Abstract: A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Tile, Inc.Inventors: Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Melody Quintana, Mayank Kumar, Tyler Lettau, Wayne Patterson
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Patent number: 10157388Abstract: A system generates a targeted promotion for a group of consumers in a store. The system determines the group of consumers or an audience that are within a viewable area of a display during at least a portion of a time period. The system then generates a profile for each of the consumers and, based at least on the profiles and a goal of the store, determines the targeted promotion from multiple potential promotions. The system then displays the determined promotion on the display during the time period.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: John Yopp, Charles Pilon
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Patent number: 10145932Abstract: The method for instrumenting a container, especially intended to receive an assortment of materials, capable of being set moving in a preset coordinate system, said method comprises the following steps: placing at least one communicating element in the container on an internal surface of the container; and tracking the location of each communicating element over time in the preset coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Mikaël Carmona, Roland Blanpain
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Patent number: 10147295Abstract: A personnel tracking and monitoring system and method comprises sets of monitoring devices each including: an electronic device having a unique identifier, a locating device, and a wireless communication device communicating via a plurality of protocols. The unique identifier, the location data and time data are associated and are transmitted wirelessly to one or more monitoring stations which store same in a database. The electronic devices and/or one or more relay devices may be configured before arrival at the site and/or while en route. Data stored in the data base is compared with predetermined criteria and if any predetermined criteria is exceeded, an indication thereof is communicated to the monitoring stations and/or to the electronic device to which such indication relates.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Avante International Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Kwong-Tai Chung, Albert Han-Ping Chung, Yulin Huang, Michael Dilalo
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Patent number: 10149269Abstract: A mobile transceiver for asset tracking having route monitoring and method of operation are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: determining a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver; determining whether the determined location deviates from a planned route; and sending an alert to an asset tracking service when the determined location deviates from the planned route.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jasmin Mulaosmanovic, Robert Joseph Lombardi, Sergio Javier Berriz, Brian Thomas Wells
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Patent number: 10145957Abstract: A system and method for monitoring and verifying athlete attendance in a classroom is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment defines a GPS-based fence in association with a classroom as well as defines a class start time and a class end time. GPS coordinates associated with a portable computing device (“PCD”) associated with a given athlete are received and determined to be within a range of coordinates associated with the fence. Also, a time associated with the receiving of the GPS coordinates is determined to be within a window of time comprising the class start time. Subsequently, a picture of a user is captured with a camera of the PCD. Next, from the picture the user is verified to be the given athlete. Finally, the given athlete is marked as “present” within the class.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Inventor: James Tyler Frix
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Patent number: 10148543Abstract: Connection-oriented communication devices are provided with round trip time estimation. An exemplary method is provided for communicating between first and second communication devices over a wide area communication network. The first communication device sends a Round Trip Time (RTT) packet comprising a timestamp to the second communication device. The second communication device receives the RTT packet, copies the timestamp into a reply RTT packet and sends the reply RTT packet to the first communication device. The first communication device receives the reply RTT packet and determines a current Round Trip Time based on a difference between the timestamp and a current time. The current Round Trip Time is optionally processed by a congestion avoidance and control algorithm. An application can control a size of a queue based on conditions of the wide area communication network.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Ivan Andreyev, Roman Marchenko, Alexander Romanyukov
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Patent number: 10142773Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for detecting the start of a walk event. The method comprises identifying the location of a wearable device; determining if the wearable device has exited a geo-fence zone; confirming that a wearable device is in a walk mode if it is determined that the wearable device has exited a geo-fence zone and that the wearable device is not connected to a wireless network; enabling a GPS receiver; continuously recording the location of the wearable device received from the GPS receiver while the wearable device is in a walk mode; and transmitting the recorded location of the wearable device while the wearable device is in a walk mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Brad Taylor, Daniel James Harman
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Patent number: 10130232Abstract: System, apparatuses, and methods for bringing a shopping container to a customer in a shopping space are provided. A system for bringing a shopping container to a customer in a shopping space comprises a plurality of sensors, a plurality of motorized transport units, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to: receive a shopping container request from a user interface device associated with the customer, determine at least one available shopping container based on data collected by the plurality of sensors, the at least one available shopping container being empty and not used by another customer, select an available shopping container based at least on a location information of the user interface device, select a motorized transport unit to transport the available shopping container, and provide instructions to the motorized transport unit to bring the available shopping container to the customer.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Michael D. Atchley, Donald R. High, David C. Winkle
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Patent number: 10130077Abstract: A mobile telephone adapts to use as a gundog training tool by interfacing with a dog collar using a wireless communication device, such as a WWAN text or IP interface, a WLAN interface or a radio transceiver that couples to the mobile telephone and is accessible to a training application running on the mobile telephone. The dog collar includes a GPS receiver to provide position information to the mobile telephone and a shock device to provide training stimulus to the dog. A wireless headset interfaces with the mobile telephone to provide audible indications of position to an end user, such as a dog point and tone indicators of directions to the dog. A wireless handset interfaces with the mobile telephone to accept inputs for application to the collar, such as training stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Specifi-Kali, LLCInventors: James C. Bianchi, Robert W. Holland
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Patent number: 10136288Abstract: A network system receives an order request from a requesting device including a list of requested items and a delivery location. The network system may create an order entry by selecting a source location and a provider for the order. The network system sends order information from the order entry to a provider device of the selected provider and a source device corresponding to the source location, where the order information includes an order identifier, a source identifier, and a provider identifier. The provider device broadcasts a beacon including the source identifier and the order identifier. The provider device detects a short range beacon signal from the source device and determines whether the detected source identifier and order identifier match the received source identifier and order identifier from the order information. Responsive to a successful match the provider device verifies its proximity to the source device.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Katherine Swanson, Zachary Tyler Stewart, Erick Chang
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Patent number: 10129698Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for facilitating movement within a facility by providing internal navigation instructions to a user, and/or for automatically operating various transportation mechanisms within the facility to move the user therein. Various embodiments thus comprise a computing entity configured to receive location information/data indicative of a current location of a user and destination information/data indicative of a desired destination for the user, generate a recommended route for the user, and transmit one or more signals to location devices along the recommended route to provide navigations cues to the user, or to one or more transportation mechanisms to enable the user to board the transportation mechanism at a first location, and disembark the transportation mechanism closer to the desired destination.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Gillen, Paul H. Bonin
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Patent number: 10126132Abstract: A device for navigation and usage guidance in a navigable space includes a wireless interrogator including an antenna and a driver circuit that transmits an interrogation signal providing power to a passive transponder at a first location in a navigable space and receives from the transponder a return signal. The device includes a portable computing device coupled to the interrogator and configured to parse the return signal for at least a textual element, extract therefrom a unique identifier of the transmitter, identify, in a first data structure the first location and a second location of a user feature, determine a location of the user, retrieve from a second data structure usage data, and generate a usage sequence for using the user feature. The device includes a user output component coupled to the portable computing device and configured to receive and provide to the user the usage sequence.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Inventors: Darwin Wayne Belt, Armand Edwin Fisher, Jeffrey D. Hilton, April Ryan Hilton, Jessica B. Hipp, Stephanie Lynge
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Patent number: 10129695Abstract: A system and method for providing communication with a tracking device are disclosed. An example tracking device includes a location detector, a communication device, memory, a processor, and a configuration routine. The location detector is operative to determine locations of the tracking device. The communication device is operative to communicate with a remote system. The memory stores data and code, the data including location data determined by the location detector and configuration data. The processor is operative to execute the code to impart functionality to the tracking device. The functionality of the tracking device depends at least in part on the configuration data. The configuration routine is operative to modify the configuration data responsive to communications from the remote system. Thus, functional access to the tracking device is provided to the remote system.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Inventergy LBS, LLCInventors: Patrick E. Bertagna, Michael J. DiBella
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Patent number: 10121347Abstract: A bodily tracking assembly for allowing a caregiver to track and individual includes a bracelet that is worn. A tracking unit is coupled to the bracelet and the tracking unit is in electrical communication with a global positioning system thereby facilitating the tracking unit to establish a physical location of the bracelet. The tracking unit is in electrical communication with an electronic device thereby facilitating a caregiver to track a location of the bracelet.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Inventor: Patricia Jones