Tracking Location (e.g., Gps, Etc.) Patents (Class 340/539.13)
  • Patent number: 11317269
    Abstract: Systems and methods for triggering an emergency call based on sensor data indicative of the response of a number of users in a given location to a possible emergency situation are provided. In an example computer-implemented method, an indication of data captured by respective sensors associated with each of a plurality of individuals in a geographic area may be received, and an indication that each of the plurality of individuals is reacting to a possible dangerous situation in the geographic area may be determined based on the data captured by the respective sensors associated with each of the plurality of individuals. A communication connection may be established with an emergency services dispatcher to facilitate dispatching emergency services to the geographic area based on the indication that each of the plurality of individuals is reacting to the possible dangerous situation in the geographic area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventor: Sean Donnelly
  • Patent number: 11310865
    Abstract: A network system for accessing situation related information is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a network connection for receiving an indication of an occurrence of a situation; a situational network formed based on the occurrence of the situation, the situational network including a plurality of participant devices determined to be geographically proximate to the situation, each of the participant devices corresponding to a participant in the situational network; a second network connection for presenting a roll call query to each of the plurality of participant devices soliciting a reply related to a status of the participant; a plurality of network connections established for receiving a status response from the participant devices; and a database for aggregating the status responses from responsive participants into a roll call list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Resource Consortium Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Cona, Patrick T. Igoe, Leonid Kravets, Edward A. Ehrlacher
  • Patent number: 11308479
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing method performed by one or more processors of a first information processing device that executes predetermined settlement processing corresponding to a predetermined settlement service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mercari, Inc.
    Inventors: Keisuke Sogawa, Nobuaki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11310624
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems, computer program products, and computer-implemented methods for cognitive location and navigation services for custom applications are disclosed. More specifically, the cognitive location and navigation services include, but are not limited to beacon-based communication with vehicles. For instance, a method includes: summoning a vehicle to a designated position; communicating with one or more location sensors deployed throughout a location including the designated position; determining a user has exited a building at the location based on the communication with the one or more location sensors; and transmitting a position of the user to the summoned vehicle. Notably, the position of the user is accurate to within 10 inches. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Moitreyee Mukherjee-Roy, Shikhar Kwatra
  • Patent number: 11308808
    Abstract: In a method for reducing risks in road traffic, using a motor vehicle an information signal is generated and transmitted to an analysis unit. The information signal contains a position of the corresponding motor vehicle and an associated hazard level. Using the analysis unit, the position is assigned to a route section and a risk characteristic value is determined as a function of the hazard level. Using the analysis unit, a risk signal is generated based on the risk characteristic value and provided to at least one traffic participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Matthias Klawitter, Daniel Münning
  • Patent number: 11304047
    Abstract: A real-time, interactive incident reporting and alert system and method is provided. The system includes at least one server configured to: receive, from a user device, an incident report, the incident report including an identifier of a user associated with the user device, a location associated with an incident, and information relating to the incident; identify a plurality of users in proximity to the location; and transmit an alert to a plurality of user devices associated with the plurality of users to inform the plurality of users of the incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: Garry Sweet
  • Patent number: 11304064
    Abstract: A first electronic device for expanding a wireless communication includes a first RAT communication unit for transmitting a signal to or receiving a signal from a reader via a first radio access technology (RAT). the first electronic device also includes a second RAT communication unit for transmitting a signal to or receiving a signal from at least one second electronic device via a second RAT. The first electronic device further includes a processor for transmitting, to the at least one second electronic device, a message requesting to initiate a communication using the second RAT, and performing control such that a communication using the first RAT between the at least one second electronic device and the reader is performed by using the second RAT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sehwan Choi, Jaeyoung Shin, Woosup Lee, Jungsik Park
  • Patent number: 11297799
    Abstract: Source data associated with an ornamental organism is obtained and stored in a unique account/location in an ornamental organism database. Each unique account/location is then assigned a unique access path. A unique information access device, such as a sticker or tag, is then generated that includes a unique account access symbol or code that is a representation of the unique access path data. The unique information access device is then included with the specific ornamental organism, or lot of ornamental organisms, at each level of the distribution and sales chain. Then, whenever the unique account access symbol or code is scanned, the unique access path data is obtained and used to access the unique account/location that is associated with specific ornamental organism, or lot of ornamental organisms, and includes the source data for the specific ornamental organism, or lot of ornamental organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ALLAQUARIA, LLC
    Inventors: G. Christopher Buerner, Kurt A. Soderberg
  • Patent number: 11304030
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes providing, by a tracking system, an application associated with the tracking system configured to cause a computing device to determine and send a location associated with a tracking device and an identity of the tracking device in response to the computing device receiving a signal from the tracking device. The method includes receiving, by a tracking system server, from a first computing device executing the application associated with the tracking system, a location associated with the tracking device and the identity of the tracking device. The method includes receiving, by the tracking system server from a second computing device, a request to locate the tracking device. The method includes providing, by the tracking system server to the second computing device, the location associated with the tracking device received from the first computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Evans, Michael George Farley
  • Patent number: 11303715
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request from a requesting user for communication-channel information from a client device, determining a set of communication channels based on an affiliation coefficient between a target user and the requesting user, wherein each of the communication channels is associated with one or more user-selectable elements of a plurality of user-selectable elements, calculating a score for each of the communication channels based on a social proximity between the target user and the requesting user, and sending to the client device instructions for presenting one or more of the user-selectable elements associated with each of the communication channels in an order based on the respective score of each of the communication channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventor: Erick Tseng
  • Patent number: 11299872
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for a monitoring system including a plurality of dispensers each configured to be located in a washroom and dispense a respective consumable hygiene product through a dispense cycle, where each of the dispensers is associated with a water source device; a water flow measurement device configured to measure water flow to the water source devices; and a data processing apparatus configured to receive indications of dispense cycles from the dispensers, to receive a water flow measurement from the water flow measurement device, determine which water source device was active by associating one of the water source devices with one of the dispensers based on a first time of the dispense cycle of the one of the dispensers and a second time of the water flow measurement and determine a water flow fault of the one of the water source devices based on the first and second times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Cleary E. Mahaffey, Stephen Becker
  • Patent number: 11294449
    Abstract: A computing device includes a control system that communicates with multiple sensors that capture data regarding a user. The control system communicates with each of the sensors to obtain information regarding the capabilities of each sensor, and uses this capability information to determine how to configure each of the sensors. The control system also selects one of the multiple sensors to be the master sensor, and the rest of the multiple sensors are slave sensors, and notifies the multiple sensors of whether they are a slave sensor or a master sensor. The master sensor collects sensor data for the multiple sensors, capturing data itself as well as receiving data captured by the slave sensors from the slave sensors. The master sensor sends an indication of the collected data (e.g., the collected data itself or data resulting from processing the collected data) to the control system for analysis and/or processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Scott Patrick DeBates, Vivek Kumar Tyagi, Sudhir C. Vissa, Douglas Alfred Lautner
  • Patent number: 11293813
    Abstract: A temperature monitoring and labeling system that includes, among other things, a computer and a thermometer having an electronic label display in communication with the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: E Smart Labels LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Gayer, Jeffery S. Palmer, Christopher Harold King
  • Patent number: 11297282
    Abstract: A surveillance system including a fixed camera and one or more temporary cameras and a control means coupled to the fixed camera and the one or more temporary cameras is disclosed. The control means is configured to extend coverage of the fixed camera using the one or more temporary cameras coupled to the fixed camera. Each of the one or more temporary cameras includes one or more sensors and is configured to be deployed and adjusted based on sensor data obtained from the one or more sensors of the one or more temporary cameras and from one or more fixed camera sensors co-located with the fixed camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Li, Takeshi Arikuma
  • Patent number: 11290840
    Abstract: An Automatic Emergency Call Initiator (AECI) initiates an automatic emergency call protocol on a mobile communication system, which can be done using signaling messages. The user uses the AECI to initiate the call on a mobile station. GPS or other location data is automatically determined. Data is stored on an Emergency Notification Server (ENS) associated with an event identifier for easy retrieval or notification to emergency responders. The ENS generates an automated call to a call center and also supports the automatic emergency call protocol by storing GPS and identifying info on mobile stations meeting location criteria of the AECI initiated call. The ENS can also tag a mobile station to continue tracking mobile stations coming within a specified distance of the mobile station. A security alert protocol for predetermined mobile stations detected by a network can also be implemented using the ENS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Malcolm Pipes
  • Patent number: 11287153
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a refrigerant leak. The method includes monitoring, by a first controller, operation of a first HVAC system for conditioning air within a first level of a residence, monitoring, by a second controller, operation of a second HVAC system for conditioning air within a second level of the residence and determining, using a plurality of leak detectors, whether refrigerant within the first HVAC system is leaking. Responsive to a positive determination in the determining step, receiving, by the first controller, a refrigerant leak warning signal, forwarding, by the first controller to the second controller, the refrigerant leak warning signal. Responsive to receiving the refrigerant leak warning signal from the first controller, activating, by the second controller, a variable-speed circulation fan of the second HVAC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Payam Delgoshaei
  • Patent number: 11287512
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: QUAKE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chetan Shantilal Karani, Luke Christopher Waidmann, Walker Edward Bolger-Kumm, Ronan Wisdom
  • Patent number: 11281958
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to wireless sensor networks installation, deployment, maintenance, and operation. A distributed network of wireless tags enable a wide variety of different indoor and outdoor applications to be implemented, including asset finding, workflow automation, and internet-of-things applications. The physical premises environment may be any location in which there are persons, places or things to be monitored, tracked, sensed, or inventoried, or other defined space. The distributed network of wireless tags is associated with a wireless client device that enables a customer to configure and retrieve status data, event data, and sensor data from wireless tags and other components in the physical premises environment. Embodiments utilize different types of network nodes to collect data from the physical premises environment. Examples of the types of data that may be collected by the wireless tags include asset status information, event data, and sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Hendrik J Volkerink, Ajay Khoche, Scott Filler
  • Patent number: 11280933
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling an augmented reality device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The augmented reality device preferentially presents and records available data streams from the various instruments on the hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids in an augmented reality user interface. The augmented reality user interface preferentially presents such data streams as readings from the various instruments in an easy-to-read, color-coded display, wherein the color coding relates to various in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance ranges related to each of the various instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FW Murphy Production Controls, LLC
    Inventors: Kennon Guglielmo, Frank Murphy
  • Patent number: 11276294
    Abstract: An example system coupled to a rollator for monitoring usage of the rollator, includes a grip assembly and/or a hip sensing assembly. The grip assembly includes a first sensor configured to detect a force applied to the first sensor. The hip sensing assembly includes a second sensor configured to measure a distance between the second sensor and a hip of the user positioned with respect to the rollator. A microcontroller is electronically coupled in signal communication with the first sensor, the second sensor, and a feedback circuitry. When the force applied to the first sensor exceeds a first threshold, the microcontroller activates the feedback circuitry to generate a first response indicating that the first threshold has been exceeded. When the distance exceeds a second threshold, the microcontroller activates the feedback circuitry to generate a second response indicating that the second threshold has been exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: STRIDE TECH MEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Visos-Ely, Andrew Jeffrey Plum, Maxwell D. Watrous, Humsini Kadiresan Acharya, Thomas Saunders
  • Patent number: 11276052
    Abstract: In one implementation, a checkout lane includes a point-of-sale terminal configured to complete a transaction, a payment terminal configured to receive payment information and securely transmit payment information, and a customer-facing device configured to add a product to the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Mindy Meyer
  • Patent number: 11273005
    Abstract: An apparatus for tracking surgical assets includes a processor, a power supply for providing power to an entirety of circuitry of the apparatus, and a communications engine coupled with the processor. The communications engine is configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices external to the apparatus. The tracking apparatus further includes a piezoelectric element for generating an audible indication in response to an activation signal supplied thereto, and a piezoelectric driver coupled with the piezoelectric element and the processor. The piezoelectric element is disposed on an exterior surface of the apparatus. The piezoelectric driver is configured to generate the activation signal supplied to the piezoelectric element as a function of a user-initiated request signal and/or a control signal generated by the processor. The tracking apparatus is adapted to withstand elevated temperatures during a sterilization process of a medical asset to which the apparatus is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SENOPS TRACKER
    Inventors: Christopher J. Beck, G. Michael Wright, Michael R. Bielski, Michael Calamita, James Patrick Lanzilotta, Sr., Timothy Joseph Relihan, James Clinton Wightman, II
  • Patent number: 11272313
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Inventergy LBS, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick E. Bertagna, Michael J. DiBella
  • Patent number: 11272344
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine Swanson, Zachary Tyler Stewart, Erick Chang
  • Patent number: 11265681
    Abstract: An electronic device is capable of determining a radio communications configuration. The electronic device includes a GPS module arranged for receiving an updated GPS coordinate. A controller is electronically coupled to the GPS module, and arranged for controlling the GPS module to receive the updated GPS coordinate and for determining the radio communications configuration based on the updated GPS coordinate received from the GPS module. A transmitter is electronically coupled to the controller and arranged for transmitting a message from the controller according to the determined radio communications configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ELITE SEMICONDUCTOR MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Lee, Hung-Ta Tso, Chun-Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 11257339
    Abstract: An apparatus for managing an article for a vehicle and a method thereof are provided to register various articles to which an ID tag is attached and which are provided from a user. The user is notified as to whether an article corresponding to a user situation is mounted on the vehicle to improve user convenience for various activities associated with a vehicle. The apparatus includes an input device that receives information about an article to which an ID tag is attached from a user and a communicator that communicates with an ID tag attached to the article. A controller manages the article to which the ID tag is attached and provides a notification to a user as to whether an article corresponding to a user situation is mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Seong Soo Yae
  • Patent number: 11256700
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, for associating actions with events that are determined independent of the action type of the action. A system receives, from a user device, identification of an action to be taken, the action being one of a plurality of action types, and an identification of a first event that is determined independent of the action type and for which the occurrence of the first event may be determined by the system. They system associates the action and the first event with instructions for determining if the first event has occurred, and then determines whether the first event has occurred. In response to determining that the first event has occurred, the system causes the action to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Fergus Gerard Hurley, Robin Dua
  • Patent number: 11257352
    Abstract: A container network includes a first container system that includes a first container first type communication interface, and a second container system that includes a second container first type communication interface. The second container system communicatively couples to the first container first type communication interface via the second container first type communication interface to form a first container-to-container connection. The second container system performs an exchange of election information of the first container system and second container system with the first container system via the first container-to-container connection, and elects, based on the election information, a second container second type communication interface included on the second container system to provide container network communications to a wide area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: IN-TECH ENTERPRISE LTD.
    Inventors: Jacky Sai Ping Tsang, Cheuk Kuen Chim, Gordon Christopher Pope, Wing Hung Cheung
  • Patent number: 11250825
    Abstract: User interface techniques provide user vocalists with mechanisms for seeding subsequent performances by other users (e.g., joiners). A seed may be a full-length seed spanning much or all of a pre-existing audio (or audiovisual) work and mixing, to seed further contributions of one or more joiners, a user's captured media content for at least some portions of the audio (or audiovisual) work. A short seed may span less than all (and in some cases, much less than all) of the audio (or audiovisual) work. For example, a verse, chorus, refrain, hook or other limited “chunk” of an audio (or audiovisual) work may constitute a seed. A seeding user's call invites other users to join the full-length or short-form seed by singing along, singing a particular vocal part or musical section, singing harmony or other duet part, rapping, talking, clapping, recording video, adding a video clip from camera roll, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Smule, Inc.
    Inventors: David Steinwedel, Andrea Slobodien, Jeffrey C. Smith, Perry R. Cook
  • Patent number: 11246510
    Abstract: A method for analyzing gait of a user includes: detecting, by left and right motion sensors respectively mounted on left and right shoes, movement of the left and right shoes so as to generate and output left-foot motion information and right-foot motion information; and by a processing unit, performing gait analysis based on plural sets of coordinates in a Cartesian coordinate system that are contained in the left-foot motion information and the right-foot motion information so as to generate a result of the gait analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pou Chen Corporation
    Inventor: Hui-Yao Chiu
  • Patent number: 11250532
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a computer-implemented method. The method may include receiving identification information of a vehicle and identification information of a parking space to bind the vehicle with the parking space and generate binding information, receiving a time when the vehicle enters the parking space and a time when the vehicle exits the parking space, calculating a parking fee of the vehicle according to the time when the vehicle enters the parking space and the time when the vehicle exits the parking space, determining identification information of a shopping cart that corresponds to the vehicle according to the identification information of the vehicle, the binding information of the vehicle and the parking space, and a correspondence between the parking space and the shopping cart, and sending the parking fee of the vehicle to the shopping cart that corresponds to the identification information of the shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shihao Ji, Xin Li, Hui Rao, Zhiguo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11250682
    Abstract: A system that provides an alarm or alert system for those that cannot communicate, or to notify another party when in a situation that needs immediate attention. It consists of a caregiver band, and at least one dependent band. The dependent bands have an infant size as well. The caregiver band has a transceiver that communicates with the dependent bands. The dependent band has a transceiver as well. The infant band has only a receiver. The caregiver and dependent bands each have a debossed button that when depressed sends a signal to the dependent band(s). This signal has a loud alarm, a flashing LED light and a vibration. To turn off the alarm, the caregiver can press the debossed button a second time, or, as sensor in the bands will shut off the alarm when the bands touch. In one model, an app for use with smartphones is also available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Deanna Crawford
  • Patent number: 11252780
    Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to determine whether or not a mobile alert message is in effect. Such a determination may be based on a cancellation message (or other message(s) received from the network, possibly in response to a query from the UE. Alternatively or additionally, such a determination may be based on monitoring rebroadcasts of the alert and/or determining that no rebroadcast has been received for a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Utkarsh Kumar, Srinivasan Nimmala, Yifan Zhu, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Vijay Venkataraman, Krisztian Kiss
  • Patent number: 11244528
    Abstract: A method of determining access in an access control system is provided. The method including: receiving an access request to a first access control from a subordinate individual; determining a location of a superior individual; and deciding whether to actuate the first access control in response to the location of the superior individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hrishi Eathakota
  • Patent number: 11244405
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to conducting electronic transactions via a computer network. A server receives data packets carrying data identifying a merchant category, an electronic account maintained and configured on the server, and a first monetary amount of a first electronic transaction. A first device generates the data packets at the merchant to conduct the electronic transaction. A policy engine selects a first purse of a plurality of purses allocated to the electronic account based on a policy applied to the data. The first purse may be configured as a benefits purse. The server obtains the first monetary amount of the electronic transaction from the first purse. The policy engine applies a second policy to the data to determine a reimbursement amount based on the first monetary amount of the transaction, and electronically provides the reimbursement amount to a different second purse of the electronic account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Alegeus Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Bull, Chris Rodkey
  • Patent number: 11238380
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for centralized event monitoring and notification. In some embodiments, a system includes a first mobile device associated with a first individual, and a central communication server. The central communication server may receive monitoring information indicative of an event, and analyze the received monitoring information and data retrieved from at least one networked database about the first individual. The central communication server may select, based on the analysis, the first mobile device for notification about the event, generate notification information for displaying a graphical user interface associated with the event and instructions associated with the event, and transmit, via a wireless network, the generated notification information to the first mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Perry, Steven P. Gaghan, Benjamin Joel Martin, Raymond C. Lantz
  • Patent number: 11238655
    Abstract: Embodiments of the specification provide offline shopping guide methods and apparatuses. One method includes: obtaining a user identifier (ID) of a user and a scene ID of a shopping venue; obtaining historical offline shopping data and historical online shopping data of the user according to the user ID, and obtaining commodity information of the shopping venue according to the scene ID; obtaining a commodity to be recommended to the user according to the historical offline shopping data, the historical online shopping data, and the commodity information; and sending augmented reality (AR) display information of the recommended commodity to a smart terminal of the user, so that the smart terminal displays the recommended commodity to the user in an AR mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Le Zhou, Li Chen
  • Patent number: 11231294
    Abstract: A feature for a motor vehicle that takes precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network in the vicinity ahead of the vehicle. The feature uses a data representation of the road network extending from the current vehicle position out to an extent. The data representation of the road network is used to identify conditions, if any, that warrant taking a precautionary action. The type of conditions about which actions are to be taken may be identified in a data file. A precautionary action is taken as the vehicle approaches the location of the condition. The precautionary action may be a message provided to the vehicle driver to alert the driver about the condition. Alternatively, the action may be a modification of the vehicle operation, such as slowing down or stopping the vehicle, speeding up the vehicle, changing direction, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventor: Robert Denaro
  • Patent number: 11231959
    Abstract: A system may detect a quit operation corresponding to a child application. In response to detection the quit operation, the system may store, in a memory, a mapping between the child application identifier and the child application task, and suspend display of the child application. The system may generate a foreground and background switching entry corresponding to the child application, the foreground and background switching entry associated with the child application identifier. The system may display the foreground and background switching entry in a visible region of the graphical user interface generated based on a parent application. The system may detect a selection operation indicative of the foreground and background switching entry. In response to the selection operation, the system may obtain the child application task from the memory according to the child application identifier, and resume display of the child application based on the child application task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hao Jun Hu, Zong Zhuo Wu, Zhaowei Wang, Shang Tao Liang, Yi Duan, Xiao Kang Long, Chao Lin, Ji Sheng Huang, Qing Jie Lin, Hao Hu
  • Patent number: 11234112
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a mobile device accessory that includes a first housing defining a first attachment surface that is configured to adhere to another surface, a user input mechanism configured to activate in response to input by a user of the mobile device, and circuitry configured to activate in response to activation of the user input mechanism, wherein activation of the circuitry (i) causes an audible alarm to be emitted by the mobile device, or (ii) causes a software application to be executed on a mobile device, or (iii) both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Katana Safety, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd W. Baldree
  • Patent number: 11232183
    Abstract: In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ALCLEAR, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Cornick, Kevin Lupowitz, Matthew Snyder, Joe Trelin
  • Patent number: 11231766
    Abstract: A computing device includes a control system that communicates with multiple sensors that capture data regarding a user. The control system communicates with each of the sensors to obtain information regarding the capabilities of each sensor, and uses this capability information to determine how to configure each of the sensors. The control system also selects one of the multiple sensors to be the master sensor, and the rest of the multiple sensors are slave sensors, and notifies the multiple sensors of whether they are a slave sensor or a master sensor. The master sensor collects sensor data for the multiple sensors, capturing data itself as well as receiving data captured by the slave sensors from the slave sensors. The master sensor sends an indication of the collected data (e.g., the collected data itself or data resulting from processing the collected data) to the control system for analysis and/or processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Scott Patrick DeBates, Vivek Kumar Tyagi, Sudhir C. Vissa, Douglas Alfred Lautner
  • Patent number: 11227132
    Abstract: A location-based analytics system provides tracking and visualization of individuals within a controlled-environment facility. A plurality of sensors, such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensors, are located within the controlled-environment facility and detect individuals located within a first proximity to the sensors. An analytics system determines the identity of individuals detected by the sensors and reports the locations of the identified individuals. A user interface provides the ability to select the display of the location and movement of selected individuals of the identified individuals on a three-dimensional model of the controlled-environment facility. The user interface also provides the ability to select a three-dimensional representation for the selected individuals and various other aspects of the controlled-environment facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Securas Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Dionisia Ray
  • Patent number: 11227155
    Abstract: A biometric capture device is operative to adjust one or more environmental parameters to enhance a range (e.g., distance) at which a biometric may be captured from a subject. For example, a sample biometric capture device may be, include, or otherwise incorporate a retinal or iris scanner configured to capture an image of the retina or iris (e.g., a biometric) when the retina or iris is illuminated by infrared light. Generally, the amount of infrared light required to accurately image the retina or iris increases with the distance of the subject's retina or iris from the image capture device. The biometric capture device may capture a facial image using a first image sensor, identify a face in the facial image, capture an iris image using a second image sensor guided by the facial image, and identify a person using the iris image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: ALCLEAR, LLC
    Inventor: William Willis
  • Patent number: 11216830
    Abstract: A method of analyzing location data of mobile communication devices. The method comprises determining a dwell time of each of a plurality of mobile communication devices in location clusters associated with each device by an application that executes on a computer, determining a centroid of the location clusters by the application, for each of the plurality of mobile communication devices, determining by the application centroids of the location clusters associated with the mobile communication device that are located within a predefined geometry, analyzing by the application the dwell times of mobile communication devices in the predefined geometry based on the determination of centroids that are located within the predefined geometry, and building a building traffic flow survey by the application based on the analysis of dwell times of mobile communication devices in the predefined geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Brooke M. Bobe, Naseer A. Dari, Matthew Habiger, Adam C. Pickett
  • Patent number: 11210873
    Abstract: Personal safety concerns for users of vehicles can be indicated, identified, communicated, analyzed, or acted on to make the users and other participants in the technology aware of the safety concerns and to reduce the risks to the users associated with the safety concerns. Personal safety concerns can be recognized based on safety concern triggers. Once recognized, the personal safety concerns can be reported to the users and other participants in the technology by safety alerts. The safety alert can prompt one or more telematics devices at the vehicle to capture, store, or transmit telematics data, including, for example, audio, image, or video data or combinations of them. The captured telematics data can be used to verify the safety alert and the safety concern and present the captured data to a third party participant to enable the third party participant to determine an appropriate response or action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc.
    Inventors: Hari Balakrishnan, Ben Bowne, Lewis David Girod, James E. Hicks, Jr., Samuel Ross Madden, Katherine Wellman
  • Patent number: 11210927
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling a user to trigger an alarm. A method includes receiving a command from a user to trigger an alarm, the user provides the command through an interface of a user device and converting the command to an alarm signal. The method further includes determining a location of the user device and transmitting the location and the alarm signal to one or more devices, wherein the one or more devices transmit the location and the alarm signal to a control panel for notifying a facility regarding the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eranna Kybarshi, Ramana Babu Kalagani, Ramesh Ganapuram, DL Sirisha Challa
  • Patent number: 11210921
    Abstract: A system performs compliance control. This may include a compliance-control device displaying a map, receiving a selection of a location from the map, determining an entity associated with the selection, generating a geo-fence boundary around the selection using a library of geo-fence shapes, and determining a compliance condition with the geo-fence boundary by communicating with a compliance-monitoring device. In various examples, the compliance-monitoring device may determine and transmit a compliance condition on a first time interval. In response to a breach event, the compliance-monitoring device may determine and transmit a set of subsequent compliance conditions on a second time interval that is shorter than the first time interval. The compliance-control device may display a graphical output that corresponds to the compliance condition and one or more of the subsequent compliance conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: TRACKtech, LLC
    Inventors: Vik Manne, Michael Hirschman, Nils LaVine
  • Patent number: 11210918
    Abstract: An electronic patient monitoring system and method of operation that includes one or more generally non-metal, tamper-resistant patient identification and monitoring devices, an observer transmitter/receiver device configured to receive and detect one or more beacon signals that exceed a predetermined threshold from at least one of the not easily removable patient identification and monitoring devices, set a time to hold open a window for a response on the transmitter/receiver device, and send a request for information to the observer with the transmitter/receiver device, and a central computer system. Each of the transmitter/receiver device and the central computer system, including, at least, a computer processor, communications components and system software to communicate with the observer transmitter/receiver device at specified/predetermined time intervals to receive observer- and patient-specific information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Invisalert Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Nagy, Michele Marcolongo, Regina Widdows, Jonathan D. Albert, Eric Chang, Jason Zerweck
  • Patent number: 11199629
    Abstract: A method for providing raw correction data for correcting atmospheric disturbances for satellite navigation includes checking whether a mobile satellite receiver for satellite navigation is in an immobile state using at least one sensor signal. The sensor signal represents a measurement variable dependent on a state of movement of the mobile satellite receiver. The method further includes evaluating at least one satellite signal transmitted between at least one satellite and the mobile satellite receiver in the immobile state with regard to a signal property dependent on atmospheric disturbances in order to generate the raw correction data. The raw correction data represents an item of information regarding the atmospheric disturbances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jan-Christian Arnold, Nikolas Lentz