Angell, RI
Robert C. Angell, Kent County, RI US
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20110047629 | Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Age Verification and Activity Management of Internet Users - Methods and apparatus are provided for verifying the age of an online user. The age and identity of at least one primary user is verified and the primary user provides an age of at least one secondary user. Content requests from the secondary user to access content from at least one online content provider are granted if the primary user has authorized the secondary user to access the content. A content provider delivers content by receiving an identifier and a content request from a secondary user to access content; redirecting the secondary user to a third party age verification server; receiving an indication from the third party age verification server that the secondary user has been authorized by a primary user to access the content; and granting the content request if the primary user has authorized the secondary user to access the content. | 02-24-2011 |
Robert C. Angell, West Greenwich, RI US
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20090320581 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TIRE TREAD MEASUREMENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for evaluating tread depth on at least one tire. One or more laser scanners are positioned at an offset position from a tire path of the at least one tire. A profile of the at least one tire is obtained and the tread depth is determined from the profile. Additional information, such as identifying information and mileage information, can optionally be obtained from the at least one tire. | 12-31-2009 |
20100095309 | NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES - Methods and apparatus are provided for notifying individuals of the arrival and/or departure of public transportation vehicles. According to one aspect of the invention, one or more persons are notified regarding the location of a transportation vehicle. A subscription request is received from the one or more persons to receive a notification about the location of the transportation vehicle. The transportation vehicle is monitored to determine if one or more predefined notification events occur and a notification is sent if the predefined notification events occur. The predefined notification events comprise a predefined distance or time of the transportation vehicle from a predefined location. The subscription service is optionally fee-based. The system can optionally also provide entertainment to one or more riders on the transportation vehicle; determine an attendance of one or more riders on the transportation vehicle and/or identify one or more riders on the transportation vehicle using an identification token. | 04-15-2010 |
20120105227 | DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORK USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE - A distributed sensor network is provided that comprises an existing electrical system infrastructure having a plurality of nodes and providing a source of power; and a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is associated with one of the nodes in the infrastructure. In addition, each sensor obtains power from the source of power and generates sensor information regarding one or more sensed conditions that are independent of the existing electrical system infrastructure. Among other alternatives, existing electrical system infrastructure can also be used to provide a communication connection between each of the plurality of nodes and at least one central node. | 05-03-2012 |
Robert Charles Angell, West Greenwich, RI US
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20100082332 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING USERS FROM OBJECTIONABLE TEXT - Methods and apparatus are provided for protecting users from objectionable text. Users are protected from objectionable text, by obtaining a predefined acceptable word list containing a plurality of acceptable words; receiving a textual entry from at least one user; and limiting the textual entry to only the acceptable words. The acceptable word list may comprise a dictionary of the acceptable words, and can be maintained by a central server or by a client associated with at least one of the users. The textual entry can be limited by only allowing the user to enter a subsequent character following entry of one or more entered characters if the subsequent character following the one or more entered characters comprises at least a portion of one of the acceptable words. The acceptable word list can optionally be updated with one or more additional acceptable words. The acceptable word list optionally comprises a context sensitive word list or one or more context sensitive rules. | 04-01-2010 |
20100169460 | Methods and Apparatus for Distributing Electronic Media Content for the Purpose of Enhancing Existing Media - Methods and apparatus are provided for distributing electronic media content for the purpose of enhancing existing media. A Media Enhancement Distribution System is disclosed that allows users to download secondary media content, such as trivial pursuit type interaction, games or additional information, from the Internet in order to get additional entertainment or entertainment value that is related to the user's existing media or content. The downloaded content and services could be associated to a specific DVD, a group of DVD, or any DVD. The exemplary Media Enhancement Distribution System is an Internet-based system that provides a mechanism and a process for consumers to specify, access, and download Secondary Media content to be used in conjunction with their existing electronic media (Primary Media). Further, the disclosed system allows content authors to update the downloadable Secondary Media and to provide additional downloadable Secondary Media and to specify the consumer Primary Media to which it can be applied. | 07-01-2010 |
20100332403 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING CUSTOMER TRANSACTIONS USING A UNIQUE LOYALTY CODE - Methods and apparatus are provided for tracking customer transactions using a Unique Loyalty Code. One or more transactions of a user are monitored by providing a unique loyalty code with a sale of a product, wherein the unique loyalty code uniquely identifies each individual instance of the product. The unique loyalty code is then received from the user as part of a product registration process, wherein the product registration process does not require personal information of the user. The unique loyalty code is recorded in an account anonymously associated with the user. The disclosed unique loyalty codes can be used to monitor the recycling of products. | 12-30-2010 |
20120063270 | Methods and Apparatus for Event Detection and Localization Using a Plurality of Smartphones - An event detection and localization system is provided that employs a plurality of smartphones. The detected events may comprise a gunshot, a biological threat, a chemical threat and/or a radiological threat. Each smartphone comprises a memory for storing an event detection process; and at least one hardware device to implement the event detection process. The hardware device is operative to detect an event based on a signal obtained using a sensor in the vicinity of the smartphone; obtain a time of arrival of the signal; obtain a location of the smartphone at the time of arrival; send a notification of the arrival time and arrival location to one or more of another smartphone and a server; and receive an indication of an origination of the event. | 03-15-2012 |
20130143646 | System, Method, and Article of Manufacture for Bonus Game Play From an Off-Site Location - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided for bonus game play from an off-site location. A game is played by receiving a purchase request for a wager from a user at a first client terminal before a game play has begun; determining results of the wager before the game play has begun; storing the results of the wager in a database before the game play has begun; adjusting an account of the user based on the results of the wager before the game play has begun; receiving from a second client terminal during the game play a request to reveal the results of the wager; determining whether a bonus round should be played; sending at least partial results of the wager to the second client terminal during the game play; and continuing the bonus round until a full value associated with the results has been reached. | 06-06-2013 |
Robert Charles Angell, Kent County, RI US
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20100138424 | Methods and Apparatus for the Creation and Editing of Media Intended for the Enhancement of Existing Media - Methods and apparatus are provided for simplifying the creation and editing of media intended for the enhancement consumer media. A software-based authoring tool is disclosed that allows users to interact directly with and control a DVD or other media format and/or storage medium, specify media content that is intended to enhance the DVD, and output a program and associated media that would be available to other applications to combine with the DVD media. The authoring tool, identified as QC the Interactive Media Enhancement Editor, allows the author to play the DVD5 stop it at certain desired times or events and then allow the author to specify the enhancing media (identified as Secondary Media) that is to be associated with that time or event. The development of Secondary Media content relies on precise coordination with certain events (such as entering a specific menu or chapter of the DVD) or on certain time events (such as 25 seconds into chapter three of the DVD). | 06-03-2010 |
20100141840 | Method and Apparatus for Combining Media From Multiple Sources for Display and Viewer Interaction - Methods and apparatus are provided for combining media from multiple sources for display and viewer interaction The disclosed Multi-Media Overlay System provides a mechanism and a process for consumers to combine media from various sources to create the appearance of a single media The Multi-Media Overlay System applies “overlay content,” such as text, images, and interaction to some “primary content,” such as a DVD movie The timing, location, and presentation of the overlay content are developed with the primary content in mind. The Multi-Media Overlay System comprises a device that accepts media from various sources and allows the execution of a Primary Software Application to perform the overlay function, allows user interaction with the generated content, and displays the generated content. | 06-10-2010 |