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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (July 15)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,979,202) developed by Maria Adamczyk, Alpharetta, Ga., and Edward Silver, Atlanta, for "methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a locator service." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a locator service are provided. A method includes receiving object identification information and location identification information from a vehicle. The location identification information indicates the presence of the vehicle at a parking space. The method also includes creating an occupancy record that includes the object identification information and the location identification information. The method further includes receiving a request to locate the vehicle during an exiting process, the request including at least a portion of the objection identification information. The method further includes retrieving the location identification information from the occupancy record associated with the object identification information, and presenting the location identification information of the parking space to the operator. The location identification information is received at the computer system via a radio frequency identifier associated with the parking space." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2009 (12/501,696). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,202.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,202&RS=PN/7,979,202 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Georgia Inventors Develop Patent for Digital Media Device Having Media Content Transfer Capability ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Samuel H. Russ, Lawrenceville, Ga., and Christopher L. Stallings, Loganville, Ga. have developed a patent (7,978,720) for a "digital media device having media content transfer capability." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for media content transfer are described. One exemplary embodiment of a method for transferring content from a first digital video recorder (DVR) set-top to a second DVR set-top includes recording instances of media content to a first storage medium located internal to a housing of the first DVR set-top and receiving an indication that the instances of media content stored to the first storage medium are to be made available for playback using the second DVR set-top. One exemplary method further includes, in response to receiving the indication that the instances of media content stored to the first storage medium are to be made available for playback using the second DVR set-top, providing the instances of media content to the second DVR set-top over a communication interface of the second DVR set-top, the communication interface accessible from an external port of the second DVR set-top." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2006 (11/428,365). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,978,720&OS=7,978,720&RS=7,978,720 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods to Monitor Communications to Identify a Communications Problem ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,978,627) developed by William Scott Taylor, Duluth, Ga., and David E. Massengill, Covington, Ga. for "systems and methods to monitor communications to identify a communications problem." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods to monitor communications to identify a communications problem are disclosed. An example method to monitor communication includes mirroring a first port on a first network element communicatively coupled to a virtual circuit to a second port on a second network element communicatively coupled to the virtual circuit, mirroring a third port on a third network element coupled to the virtual circuit to the second network element, monitoring mirrored communications data at the second network element by receiving communications data on the second port that are sent to the first port from the third port or from the first port to the third port, and analyzing the monitored communications data to identify a communications problem based on a difference between communications data mirrored from the first port and communications data mirrored from the third port." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2009 (12/603,313). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,978,627&OS=7,978,627&RS=7,978,627 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Accenture Global Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Accenture Global Services, Dublin, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (7,979,155) developed by five co-inventors for a sort plan optimization. The co-inventors are Brian J. Moran, Shaker Heights, Ohio, Jeffrey S. Owen, Arlington, Va., Lisa D. Hardin, Decatur, Ga., Ajay K. Easo, Chicago, and Olutayo O. Oladunni, Chicago. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Aspects of the invention relate to systems and methods for improving a sort plan. According to one embodiment, several groups are formed where each group contains articles having an identifier of a hierarchical structure. In certain embodiments, the identifier may include a geographical indication, such as a postal or ZIP code. Further aspects relate to systems and methods for conducting sort plan optimization where at least some prior data is known or otherwise obtainable. In one embodiment, data relating to the quantity of groups within the sort plan, the quantity of articles associated with each identifier, and/or the quantity of articles within each group may be estimated or known. In certain embodiments, such data may be utilized to assign articles to specific bins, including any available bin, and then optimize the sort plan by selecting at least one bin for improvement." The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2008 (12/031,408). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,979,155.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,155&RS=PN/7,979,155 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Methods, Systems, and Computer-readable Media for Optimizing the Communication of Data Packets in a Data Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (7,978,682) developed by Tim Irwin, Marietta, Ga. for "methods, systems, and computer-readable media for optimizing the communication of data packets in a data network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for optimizing the communication of data packets in a data network. Network devices, such as routers, in the data network may be optimized to automatically calculate current latency values for a network path in real-time or near real-time and intelligently forward data packets based on the calculated values. The network devices may further optimally forward prioritized data traffic over network paths selected based on the calculated latency values." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2005 (11/124,943). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,978,682&OS=7,978,682&RS=7,978,682 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Red Hat Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (7,978,544) developed by Emmanuel Bernard, Atlanta, for "methods for providing a unified view of a domain model to a user." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques for providing a unified view of a domain model to a user are described herein. In one embodiment, in response to a first search query received from a client via a first search mechanism (e.g., outside of the relational DB) for a list of persistent objects representing data entries of a relational database, it is determined whether the persistent objects have been accessed via a second search query via a second search mechanism based on an object identifier of the persistent object. If the requested persistent object has been accessed via a second search query, an identical instance of the persistent object is returned to the client as a result of the first search query. Other methods and apparatuses are also described." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2010 (12/715,332). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,978,544&OS=7,978,544&RS=7,978,544 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,854) developed by Robert W. Bond, Powder Springs, Ga., John R. Dingler, Dallas, and Matthew B. Trevathan, Kennesaw, Ga., for an asymmetric key generation. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In asymmetric cryptography, initially-set public key and private keys are updated as a function of the chosen prime number pair, a host sending an updated public key exponent and a unique prime-pair key associated with the chosen prime number pair to the client, the client using the unique prime-pair key to look-up and retrieve the chosen prime number pair and determine the updated public key and the updated private key as a function of the retrieved chosen prime number pair, the host and the client encrypting and decrypting exchanged messages with the updated public key and the updated private key without executing another handshake. In one aspect, a large even integer is used by host and client to generate a plurality of prime number pairs, and the unique prime-pair key may be a distance between each prime number of an associated prime number pair." The patent application was filed on March 25, 2008 (12/054,579). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,978,854.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,854&RS=PN/7,978,854 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,978,841) developed by David Scott, Norcross, Ga., and Xiaofeng Gao, Alpharetta, Ga., for a "system and method for gathering information related to a geographical location of a caller in a public switched telephone network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a telecommunication system having at least two communicants (i.e., a caller and a callee), a system and method are presented for collecting information associated with the geographical location of either of the communicants. In one embodiment, the approach entails receiving a geographical location corresponding to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) telephone number, and collecting geographical location information associated with the received geographical location." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2009 (12/581,238). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,978,841.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,841&RS=PN/7,978,841 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Methods, Systems, and Products Providing Advanced Intelligent Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,978,836) developed by James C. Bedingfield, Lilburn, Ga., and Robert A. Koch, Norcross, Ga., for "methods, systems, and products providing advanced intelligent services." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and products provide advanced intelligent services. A dialed number is associated to an advanced telephony service. The advanced telephony service is associated to a virtual number in a service providing network. A call to the dialed number is received in a native transport network having limited or no capability of providing advanced telephony service. When the advanced telephony service is required, then the call is routed to the virtual number in the service-providing network to receive the advanced telephony service from the service-providing network." The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2009 (12/549,551). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,978,836.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,836&RS=PN/7,978,836 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hunt Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Hunt Technologies, Alpharetta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (7,978,059) developed by Thomas D. Petite, Douglasville, Ga., and Richard M. Huff, Conyers, Ga., for a "system and method for monitoring and controlling remote devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is generally directed to a system for monitoring a variety of environmental and/or other conditions within a defined remotely located region. Such a system may be configured to monitor utility meters in a defined area. The system is implemented by using a plurality of wireless transmitters, wherein each wireless transmitter is integrated into a sensor adapted to monitor a particular data input. The system also includes a plurality of transceivers that are dispersed throughout the region at defined locations. The system uses a local gateway to translate and transfer information from the transmitters to a dedicated computer on a network. The dedicated computer, collects, compiles, and stores the data for retrieval upon client demand across the network. The computer further includes means for evaluating the received information and identifying an appropriate control signal, the system further including means for applying the control signal at a designated actuator." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2008 (12/337,739). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,978,059.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,059&RS=PN/7,978,059 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Custom Metalcraft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Custom Metalcraft, Springfield, Mo., has been assigned a patent (7,978,067) developed by four co-inventors for an intelligent container. The co-inventors are Ron Wagner, Fort Worth, Texas, John Redmond, Fayetteville, Ga., Scott Higgins, Ozark, Mo., and Jason Amschler, Springfield, Mo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for remotely identifying, tracking, and monitoring transported goods includes a sensing and communications device (14) embedded in a shipping container (2). The sensing and communications device (14) includes onboard sensors (58,60,62) and wirelessly communicates with external sensors (24,26) to receive environmental and structural condition data. The device (14) communicates the data via either an RF interface (52,54) or a cellular telephone system interface (48,50) to a remote monitoring station (68). The remote monitoring station (68) analyzes the data, presents the data to a user, and enables the user to program the device (14)." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2006 (11/425,863). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,978,067.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,067&RS=PN/7,978,067 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,978,460) developed by James E. Dykes, Meansville, Ga., for a "generator set having two-piece terminal box." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A terminal box for a use with a generator set is provided. The terminal box may have a customer connection, a first housing piece configured to be mounted proximate a generator of the generator set, and at least one cable housed within the first housing piece to electrically connect the generator with the customer connection. The terminal box may also have a second housing piece mounted to the first housing piece distal the generator, and at least one control component housed within the second housing piece to regulate a characteristic of electrical power produced by the generator." The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2008 (12/289,317). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7978460.PN.&OS=PN/7978460&RS=PN/7978460 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,979,056) developed by Craig Michael Cavanaugh, Raleigh, N.C., and Jacob Benjamin Balsley IV, Atlanta, for "systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing information related to virtual environments to wireless devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing information related to virtual environments. One such method includes receiving user input identifying an event related to the virtual environment for which a notification is to be provided to a mobile wireless communication device. User input is also received identifying an output to be provided by the mobile wireless communication device in response to receipt of the notification. A determination is then made that the event related to the virtual environment has occurred. In response to determining that the event occurred, the mobile wireless communication device is provided with the notification, and the output identified by the user input is provided by the mobile wireless communication device." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2008 (12/036,354). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=79,79,056.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,056&RS=PN/79,79,056 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1054330 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |