138 results about "Smartphone apps" patented technology

An autofill browser extension or smartphone app provides for the secure storage and autofill populating of webforms with personal user information. A popup menu of stored answers appears in front of or next to a form requesting a user to fill it out. The user selects the right answer to each question and simply drags and drops it, or picks and places it in the corresponding spot in the webform. If the answer needs to be a new one, the user clicks on the box for it in the webform, enters the answer. In alternative embodiments that answer can be automatically added to the menu. Autofill database maintenance is easy and intuitive. A template describing the construction and URL location of the webform is automatically registered with a server and that enables a community of users to share in quicker, easier, form fills.

Applicant's Smartphone application provides ticket-holding patrons an alternative, digital means of verifying personal identification at entry to a venue or event. The Smartphone application periodically generates a unique QR code (barcode) that contains a unique identifier (i.e., mobile device ID) which prompts the venue / event entry system to recognize the patron. No barcode (serving as a ticket, or authentication / verification, or otherwise) is downloaded from the system server to the Smartphone / mobile device client in contrast to prior art systems.

Provided is a remote vehicle diagnostic system which utilizes a smart phone as a centralized communication hub between a vehicle and several remote resources. The system includes a program downloadable onto the smart phone to program the phone to perform desired functionality. The smart phone app may allow the smart phone to operate in several different modes, including a diagnostic mode and an emergency mode. In the diagnostic mode, the smart phone may relay vehicle data from the vehicle to a remote diagnostic center. The smart phone may also query the user to obtain symptomatic diagnostic information, which may also be uploaded to the remote diagnostic center. In the emergency mode, the smart phone may be configured to upload critical information to a remote diagnostic center, as well as an emergency response center. The emergency mode may be triggered automatically in response to the vehicle being in an accident, or alternatively, but user actuation.

A system and method for utilizing a hand held electronic device, such as a smart phone to retrieve and display information related to the vehicle history of a vehicle. In particular, the smart phone may be used to take a picture of the vehicle's vehicle identification number (VIN) and upload the VIN to a remote vehicle history database which matches the VIN with stored vehicle history information. The matched vehicle history information is then analyzed to determine a vehicle history status and a corresponding status indicator is illuminated on the smart phone. The indicator may be red, yellow, green to indicate undesirable, cautionary, and clean vehicle history, respectively.

The invention provides an easy to use credential management mechanism for multi-factor out-of-band multi-channel authentication process to protect payment credentials without the risk of malware and skimming attacks.When opened, the secure payment application generates a multi-dimensional transitory key. The user authenticates the multi-dimensional transitory key and validates the secure payment application, triggering an out-of-band outbound mechanism. The portable mobile device invokes the authentication server and the authentication server authenticates the user based on the authenticated transitory key. After authentication, the merchant is allowed access to the payment credentials to complete the transaction.The process of the invention includes an authentication server, a secure payment application to generate an authentication vehicle or an embodiment (i.e. multi-dimensional transitory key) and handle incoming requests, and a portable communication device with a smartphone application.

A method of operating a Smartphone or other mobile handheld wireless computerized communications device outside of a normal cellular network. The method can be useful for either reducing cellular phone costs, or alternatively when the cellular phone infrastructure is degraded or absent. In such situations, the Smartphone operates in an alternative peer-to-peer wireless network mode, supplemented by optical network links as needed. The method can utilize standard Smartphone functionality such as Bluetooth or WiFi transceivers, light sources, and video cameras, and may be implemented in the form of a standard Smartphone App. The invention may establish a Gnutella-like peer-to-peer networking protocol between nearby Smartphones, and can extend the length of the peer-to-peer network connections by way of longer distance optical links. In alternative embodiments, various Smartphone peripherals can be added to extend the functionality of the peer-to-peer network still further.

Systems and methods are presented for preventing the illegal use of credit, ATM or bank cards or the accounts with which they are associated. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a user configured approval functionality may be provided that subjects every non-exempted transaction to user approval. A smartphone application may also be provided, in which a user sets and modifies parameters for covered transactions, and may approve or deny any transaction subject to a prior approval requirement. Systems and methods according to the present invention may be applied to cards and similar payment devices of any and all types, including, for example, credit cards, bank cards, ATM cards, retailer specific cards, government issued food stamp or other welfare cards, gift cards, and the like. Thus, a user may register multiple payment cards with such an application, and thus set and modify his or her own criteria (in addition to or in place of default criteria) for flagging transactions made with the cards for approval.

This invention provides a mechanism for enhancing safe use of wireless mobile terminals (smartphones) in a moving vehicle. The Invoke facility service's Boolean expression controls the conditions which invoke smartphone apps into execution. Smartphone apps, which are dangerous to execute in a moving vehicle, are prevented from invocation. Elimination of all smartphone apps in moving vehicles is inadvisable. An app, deploying an accelerometer to sense the impact of a serious collision to call “911” with a recorded message and provides the vehicle's GPS location, is an example. This invention allows an app builder to select invocation conditions for apps. Significant is the use manner of the operation “Not”. The contradiction of an event is also an event meaning that if an event is false, its contradictory event is true. Another important aspect is the conjunctive operation “And Then”. This operation implies an efficient algorithm to evaluate Boolean expressions.

A method provides a mobile billboard messaging app and non-transitory computer readable electronic storage medium. The method includes a computer database electronically storing merchant / advertiser and user information in communication with a software application running in a mobile device of the user. The mobile device has GPS technology, a display screen and Internet connectivity. The method displays on the user's device messages from an advertiser that are logically related to user preferences when the user device is in a given location radius. Where a correlation is found, at least one message from the advertiser is displayed. The message is triggered when the device enters within the given radii from the advertiser. When triggered, the messaging app provides relevant real-time promotions, deals and coupons related to the user preferences. The mobile billboard displays target messages based on both the user's preferences and the user's geographical real-time location.

A mobile billboard messaging icon displays messages related to a user's preferences from an advertiser on the display of a user's devices, such as Smartphone or tablet, having Internet connectivity, location technology, and logic means for determining when the user device is in a given vicinity of the advertiser's location. The coordinate location of the device is used to identify advertiser's locations within a preselected distance that correlate with user's preferences. Where a correlation is found, at least one message from the advertiser is displayed on the Smartphone or tablet device. The message is triggered when the device enters within the given radii from the advertiser. When triggered, the messaging icon provides relevant real-time promotions, deals and coupons for purchase of goods and services of the advertisers or sponsors related to the user preferences. The mobile billboard displays target messages based on both the user's specific preferences and the user's geographical real-time location.

The analytics embodiment uses artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, predictive analytics and computerized analytics. The analytics embodiment generates patent analytics and intelligence to analyze and value patents. The analytics embodiment can have smartphone applications. Smartphone applications can provide notifications, alerts, reminders, etc. Smartphone applications can include key features, including navigation tools. The analytics embodiment can have a social media feature, so users can connect with each other (as in Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) and / or follow other users (like in Twitter, LinkedIn and Medium). The analytics embodiment will facilitate crowdsource functionality for validity, relevance and valuation.A corresponding IP platform could allow startups to partner with big companies, to get mentorship and industry partnerships. This can help the startups with connections and eventually get acquired. This is common at incubators / accelerators. Therefore, we can add a virtual incubator / accelerator. The virtual incubator can have experts teach the startups and advise them on raising angel and venture capital money. Angel investors and venture capitalists can be guest lecturers and provide advice to startups. Teachers can help startups prepare paperwork to apply for government grants, such as small business and STTR / SBIR tech transfer government grants.Furthermore, a corresponding IP platform can have an automated patent valuation system. A user can enter 1. An individual patent or 2. A pool of multiple patents. Then, the IP platform will automatically calculate the patent valuation. The analytics embodiment is the IP platform search and analytics software system. Therefore, this automated patent valuation system can be part of the analytics embodiment. The automated valuation can show multiple different patent valuations, based on different valuation techniques. Also, the automated valuation can show all of the individual patent valuations. This automated valuation can include the mean, median, and / or average patent valuations from multiple different valuations, based on different valuation techniques.

A system and method of providing delivery of medical care through instant patient access to a physician via an application (app) on a smartphone connecting over a network. A patient signs into the system through a smartphone app and selects a category for an emerging medical issue and further submits a detailed description of the presenting issue. A physician instantly receives a notice through the app on a physician smartphone that the patient is waiting a consultation. The physician opens the app, reviews the category and the detailed description and calls the patient directly through the app for a consultation. After the consultation is complete, the physician submits clinical advice through the app, the app electronically mailing the patient with the advice in writing. The physician also submits a prescription to a pharmacy, makes a referral, bills an insurance provider and accepts payment through the app.

The principal purpose of this invention is to provide the mechanism for enhancing the safe use of a wireless mobile terminal (smartphone) in a moving vehicle. The Invoke facility service's Boolean expression controls the conditions for which a smartphone app will be invoked into execution. Hence, smartphone apps, which create dangerous circumstances when executed in a moving vehicle, can be prevented from invocation. The total elimination of smartphone use in a moving vehicle is inadvisable. For example, an app that deploys an accelerometer to sense the impact of a vehicle's serious collision and thereby calls “911” to transmit a recorded message that includes the vehicle's GPS location should be allowed to execute when a vehicle is moving. This invention allows an app builder to select suitable invocation conditions for an app.Significant and pertinent to the invention is the manner in which the Boolean logic operation “Not” is used. Whereas conventional apps are invoked by a positive assertion of an event; the use of the operation “Not” avails negative event assertions in the Boolean expression of an Invoke facility service. That is, the contradiction of an event is also an event; meaning that if an event is false, its contradictory event is true. Another important Boolean logic aspect of this invention is the conjunctive operation of “and then”. The “And Then” operation possesses the same functionality as the conjunctive operation of “And”, but “And Then” also possesses a sequential implication for determining the occurrence of events. The sequential implication provides an efficient means to evaluate the Boolean expressions of the Invoke facility service.

A remote notification electronic rodent trapping system and method is provided having a plurality of electronic rodent trapping devices configured to wirelessly communicate trap information to each other and to a PC or wireless device. Each being equipped with an RF transceiver, the rodent trapping devices form a mesh network with one another in which the trapping devices act as repeaters so that if one trap loses connectivity with the PC, information from that trap can be transmitted to the PC via another trap. The system and method can include forwarding trap status data to a remote notification website where the user can review the data. The web server hosting the website can also provide trap status data directly to a smartphone app on a user's smartphone. In addition, the website can send email and text notification to any remote device capable of receiving email or text messages.

A software application for an electronic device with an integral or attached vibrator automatically controls activation of the vibrator to induce hands-free controlled rotation of the device. In typical embodiments, the device is a smartphone with a camera, and the application activates the vibrator to cause the device to rotate to a series of angular positions, activates the camera to take a series of photographs at those positions, and stitch together those photographs into a composite panoramic photograph. The application monitors the angular position of the device based on inputs from motion and / or position sensors of the device. In other embodiments, the application automatically activates the vibrator to induce hands-free rotation of the device for other uses such as video-conferencing or gaming. And in other embodiments, the application activates the vibrator to cue manual rotation of the device by the user for panoramic photography or other uses.

An end user navigates to a website using a web browser running in a personal computer. A web application in the personal computer retrieves a uniform resource locator (URL) of the website and wirelessly transmits the URL to a smartphone that is proximate to and in wireless communication with the personal computer by near field communication (NFC). A smartphone app in the smartphone retrieves a password of the end user based on the URL of the website, and wirelessly transmits the password to the personal computer by NFC. In the personal computer, the web application uses the password to login to the website. The password may be automatically entered into a corresponding input field of a login webpage.

The invention relates to a smart home service robot with a height of 1.0-1.4 meters and a ground mobile type. The body is equipped with a smart home gateway control center integrating a Wi-Fi router and a ZigBee gateway module. The body is equipped with infrared, 315 / 433MHz RF remote control. The smart home gateway control center can connect various environmental sensors, security monitoring equipment, health testing equipment, motion monitoring equipment, and actuators and controllers of various intelligent systems and products. The smart home gateway control center adopts the Android operating system, and is installed with a smart home product connection and configuration management system, a smart home touch screen interactive control software, a smart home voice interactive control software, a smart home cloud connection and analysis software, and connected to a remote smart phone terminal APP, PC application software. This smart home service robot supports three control modes: voice interaction, touch screen interaction, and remote control interaction control.

The invention discloses a smartphone APP-based wireless access control system. The smartphone APP based wireless access control system comprises a smartphone and an access control terminal, wherein the access control terminal comprises a wireless module and a processor connected with an electric lock of a cell gate, the wireless module is connected with the processor, the access control terminal and the smartphone build an information interaction channel through the wireless module, an APP of the smartphone sends data information to the processor through the information interaction channel, and the processor controls the on and off operation of the electric lock according to the received data information. According to the smartphone APP-based wireless access control system, access control is realized by one key through the smartphone APP in a wireless mode, and the purposes of timely opening the gate and reducing the cost of the access control system are achieved.

The invention provides a detecting method of an organic matter. The detecting method comprises the following steps: sending a detecting command to a user side handheld scanning device by utilizing a communication terminal of a user; carrying out spectrum scanning on a to-be-detected sample of the organic sample through the user side handheld scanning device, and sending obtained sample data to the communication terminal of the user; uploading the received sample data to a cloud server by the communication terminal of the user so as to carry out analysis processing, and receiving a result analyzed and processed by the cloud server. The invention also provides a detecting system of the organic matter. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, rapid collection of a diffuse reflection spectrum of a solid organic matter and collection of a transmitted spectrum of a liquid organic matter can be realized, a detection analysis cloud engine is established by utilizing a cloud computation technology, a display and operating interface is provided by utilizing a smartphone APP (Application), and non-contact rapid detection can be carried out on the organic matter; the maintainability and the expansibility of a detection mathematic model are increased, and the using cost of the user is reduced.

A system for automatically setting up smartphone Apps, and the system previously stores initial execution information required to initially execute the smartphone App, downloads and installs the smartphone App, and initially execute the smartphone App based on the previously-stored initial execution information, thereby enabling a user to execute the smartphone App without a specific manipulation.

The embodied invention is a system whereby healthcare funds (healthcare credits) are raised from a variety of sources and accumulated in a healthcare funding account specifically designated for an individual's healthcare expenses. A smart phone application is used to transfer financial support to the designated individual's funding account from other financial institutions (banking accounts).The donors to a specific funding account can be anyone or company who participates in the healthcare funding system. They can be individuals, groups, charities, merchants, employers, corporate sponsors, and trust funds.An individual health care funding account is set up by use of a website and a login account.

Method, system, and software product for displaying advertising media on the lockscreens of handheld computerized devices, such as smartphones. The invention comprises an advertising software app, and corresponding advertising internet server software. Merchants and other advertisers can transmit ads, along with corresponding ad display schedule information, and target ad recipient demographic information, to the server. The smartphone app software can collect user data, forward it to the server, and obtain from the server corresponding ad images that are displayed on the smartphone's lockscreen. The system may optionally keep track of usage and compensate smartphone users accordingly. Smartphone users, on seeing an ad of interest, can either use the ad image directly, transmit the ad image to a recipient, or jump to a web address corresponding to an ad associated URL. The method essentially allows a smartphone user to rent out his smartphone lockscreen as if it was a personal billboard.

A virtual reality viewing system is disclosed that allows an individual to virtually attend a sporting event, concert or the like from a remote location. The virtual reality viewing system features a virtual reality headset that enables the user to view the live event in real-time through a digital hologram or avatar. Additionally, the virtual reality viewing system supports a corresponding smartphone application which enables the user to purchase a ticket to the live event and wirelessly connect to cameras within the even venue to simulate what the user would see and hear as if they were sitting in a seat at the event, in person. The novel virtual reality viewing system allows individuals to partake in live events from a remote location, saves both time and money on travel, parking, etc., and also enables individuals to properly social distance and reduce the risk of contracting an infectious disease.

What is disclosed is a system and method for preventing texting while driving and offering usage-based rewards. The system comprises a phone holder mounted within a vehicle and an application running on the driver's smartphone. A control circuit of the phone holder is configured to detect the smartphone in the holder, detect vehicle motion. An NFC tag on the holder also launches the smartphone application. Depending on measured parameters and determinations made by the “smart” holder and smartphone application, usage data is recorded by the control circuit and / or smartphone. The in-vehicle system is also configured to connect to a cloud-based server for storing vehicle and phone usage data and calculating usage-based rewards, such as insurance benefits for plan members. The system can also include an electronic notification device affixed to the rear windshield of the vehicle and that is selectively switched on to indicate active use of the system.

The present invention essentially consists of an integrated system that allows acquisition and quantitative analysis of high-resolution images of the retina. The integrated system includes an optical device and a software app. The optical device is a smartphone-adapted lens for acquisition of high-resolution images of the retina. The software app is a smartphone app for quantitative analysis of the retinal images acquired through the hardware component of the device. The computation is carried out by means of cloud-based technologies. Quantitative indices of retinal damage are obtained. These indices are proven for being relevant for both clinical and research purposes.

The invention brings forward a virtual-reality body-building system based on a smart phone and Internet of Things. The virtual-reality body-building system comprises a smart phone, a VR spectacle frame, a motion APP and a body-building device, wherein the smart phone can work as a display for the VR spectacle frame and a data processor; the VR spectacle frame can be cooperated with the smart phone, and a user can watch virtual-reality scenes; the motion APP is a smart phone application program and provide virtual-reality scenes for the user and control the scenes; a plurality of people can do sports at the same time in the virtual-reality scenes via a special server of the Internet by the use of the motion APP; the motion APP can display user motion data via simulating a body-building device operation bench and control the body-building device; the body-building device is used by users to do sports; and the body-building device is electrically connected with the smart phone. Based on the smart phone, easy achievement, simple operation and space reduction can be achieved; and people sports-doing enthusiasm can be improved.

The functionality of smartphone applications may be extended to a basic phone, i.e., a phone lacking a particular smartphone capability, by providing a data synthesizer in the basic phone that synthesizers required data points. The data synthesizer may communicate with nearby smartphones to collect relevant data points such as location or motion data. Data points for the basic phone may be calculated from the collected data points. When an application on the basic phone requests data, a data provider proxy may retrieve a synthesized data point from the data synthesizer. In one example, a basic phone without a GPS or similar location module may execute a mapping application by averaging location data from nearby smartphones.

A method of operating a Smartphone or other mobile handheld wireless computerized communications device outside of a normal cellular network. The method can be useful for either reducing cellular phone costs, or alternatively when the cellular phone infrastructure is degraded or absent. In such situations, the Smartphone operates in an alternative peer-to-peer wireless network mode, supplemented by optical network links as needed. The method can utilize standard Smartphone functionality such as Bluetooth or WiFi transceivers, light sources, and video cameras, and may be implemented in the form of a standard Smartphone App. The invention may establish a Gnutella-like peer-to-peer networking protocol between nearby Smartphones, and can extend the length of the peer-to-peer network connections by way of longer distance optical links. In alternative embodiments, various Smartphone peripherals can be added to extend the functionality of the peer-to-peer network still further.

The invention discloses a method for interaction control of an intelligent mobile phone and a sex appliance via bluetooth and a system thereof. The system comprises a motor, a motor drive circuit, a bluetooth transmission and system control circuit, an intelligent mobile phone application program and a man-machine interaction control mode. The principle is that multiple types of man-machine interaction input related to a sensor are acquired via the intelligent mobile phone application program and converted into signal control instructions; then the signal control instructions are transmitted to the bluetooth transmission and system control circuit via bluetooth software so that a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal is outputted; and real-time speed adjustment and direction control are performed on the motor via the motor drive circuit so that vibration frequency, intensity and direction of the sex appliance are adjusted. The effects of the method and the system are that the control mode and the use scene of the sex appliance can be greatly enriched via combination of man-machine interaction control, signal processing and algorithm processing and the bluetooth connection characteristic of the intelligent mobile phone so that use interestingness, interaction and extensibility of the sex appliance can be increased.

The invention discloses an intelligent sitting posture corrector, comprising a corrector body, wherein the corrector body is provided with an accelerometer, a tension sensor, a smartphone APP end, a wireless communication module, and a central controller therein; the central controller comprises an electric coupler used for electric connection between the corrector body and the smartphone APP end; the wireless communication module comprises a master control module, an APP protocol module, a bluetooth module and an expansion interface module. According to the intelligent sitting posture corrector, curvature of equipment, i.e., curvature of vertebra, is sensed by the tension sensor, in combination with data in the accelerometer, feedback for a sitting posture of a user can be performed, a warning is transmitted to the smartphone APP end by the wireless communication module, so as to warn the user to sit uprightly, and an APP module has the function of connecting a background server system, after certification of a security certification module, the user can log in the server to check user record information, therefore, the intelligent sitting posture corrector is small and practical, and is convenient to use.