Brett Lee Paulson

US Patent:

20110169607, Jul 14, 2011

Filed:

Jan 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/687069

Inventors:

Brett L. Paulson - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

NARATTE INC. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

H04Q 5/22

US Classification:

340 101

Abstract:

Methods and systems for providing a long-range real-time location system comprise transmitting a power signal from one or more exciters to at least a portion of the tags, wherein the exciters are located a distance from the tags within a range required to power the tags; initiating transmission of the power signal by a reader that transmits a command signal instructing the exciters to transmit the power signal to the tags, wherein the reader is located a greater distance from the tags than the range required to power the tags; receiving by multiple wideband antennas on the reader, wideband signals from at least one of the tags, and associating with the wideband signals a time of arrival at each of the wideband antennas; and calculating by the reader a location of the at least one tag based on differences between the time of arrival at each of the wideband antennas.

US Patent:

20120051187, Mar 1, 2012

Filed:

Aug 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/870767

Inventors:

Brett L. Paulson - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 1/02
H04B 1/06

US Classification:

367135, 367137

Abstract:

A method, apparatus and computer program product is provided for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data through sonic communication. A method and system is provided for devices to exchange data over the air using a sonic carrier signal. The transmit device has at least one sonic transducer that transmits a sonic carrier signal through the air in accordance with aspects of the present invention. A digital representation of the data is modulated consistent with a modulation protocol using one or more sonic transmission frequencies in accordance with present invention. The sonic transducer transmits the one or more sonic carrier signals carrying the modulated data over the air. Each sonic carrier signal has sufficient gain to carry the signal to a receiver device where the data from the one or more sonic carrier signals is demodulated. Aspects of the present invention receive modulated data through the air using at least one sonic transducer of a receive device. Prior to demodulation, the receive device may be configured to perform the demodulation of the data at one or more sonic transmission frequencies. Sonic carrier signals at these sonic transmission frequencies are demodulated in accordance with a sonic modulation protocol providing a binary representation of the data. Ambient noise captured by the receiver device is processed along with the data transmitted over the sonic carrier signals.

US Patent:

20120129453, May 24, 2012

Filed:

Nov 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/953376

Inventors:

Chad G. Seguin - Morgan Hill CA, US
Byron E. Alsberg - San Jose CA, US
Brett L. Paulson - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Naratte, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455 412

Abstract:

An acoustic dock for guiding placement and orientation of a mobile device for enhanced acoustic data transfer comprises a bottom surface; a plurality of sides attached to the bottom surface for receiving a mobile device having a transducer; and one or more transducers placed in proximity to at least one of the plurality of sides, where the acoustic dock is configured to assist orientation of the mobile device in the acoustic dock so that the mobile device transducer is adjacent to and in proximity to the one or more transducers of the acoustic dock to facilitate acoustic data communication.

US Patent:

20120134238, May 31, 2012

Filed:

Jun 2, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/151516

Inventors:

Richard S. Surprenant - Santa Clara CA, US
Chad G. Seguin - Morgan Hill CA, US
Brett L. Paulson - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Naratte, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04B 1/02

US Classification:

367137

Abstract:

Exemplary embodiments provide a computer-implemented method for generating a modulated acoustic carrier signal for wireless transmission from a speaker of a transmit device to a microphone of a receive device. Aspects of the exemplary embodiments include converting a message to binary data; modulating one or more selected frequencies for one or more acoustic carrier signals based on the binary data to generate one or more modulated acoustic carrier signals; filtering the one or more modulated acoustic carrier signals to remove any unintended audible harmonics created during modulation, including; equalizing the modulated acoustic carrier signal to pre-compensate for known degradations that will occur further along a signal path; setting a level of the modulated acoustic carrier signal for the intended application; and storing the modulated acoustic carrier signal in a buffer for subsequent output and transmission by the speaker.

US Patent:

20120179525, Jul 12, 2012

Filed:

Jun 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/163094

Inventors:

Chad G. Seguin - Morgan Hill CA, US
Byron E. Alsberg - San Jose CA, US
Brett L. Paulson - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Naratte Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1416, 705 141, 705 1439

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for redeeming an electronic coupon comprises receiving on a transmit device the electronic coupon that includes an embedded identifier that indexes coupon data; playing the identifier of the electronic coupon over air from a speaker of the transmit device in proximity to a receive device; decoding the identifier in response to the receive device receiving the audio signal over the air; and using the identifier to access the coupon data including purchase discount information.

US Patent:

20160197648, Jul 7, 2016

Filed:

Jan 11, 2016

Appl. No.:

14/992033

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Brett Paulson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Verifone, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04B 5/00
H04L 27/10
H04W 74/08
H04W 12/06

Abstract:

A method, apparatus and computer program product for fast-synching a wireless Bluetooth connection using a first device's wireless identifier is provided. One implementation of the present invention modulates the wireless identifier as a sonic Bluetooth code over a sonic carrier signal. To send the wireless identifier, one implementation accesses a storage area associated with the first wireless device holding the sonic carrier signal. Aspects of the invention then transmit the sonic Bluetooth code as modulated over the sonic carrier signal. A sonic transducer, such as a microphone on the second wireless device, receives the sonic carrier signal and wireless identifier for demodulation. In response, the second wireless device requests to establish a physical channel with the first wireless device using the wireless identifier received over the sonic carrier signal.

US Patent:

20140355386, Dec 4, 2014

Filed:

Jun 30, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/931925

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Brett Paulson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Verifone, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04B 11/00

US Classification:

367137

Abstract:

Implementations are provided for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data through sonic communication. A transmit device having a sonic transducer transmits a sonic carrier signal through the air with a digital representation of the data with a modulation protocol using sonic transmission frequencies in accordance with present invention. The sonic transducer operates to transmit the one or more sonic carrier signals carrying the modulated data over the air with sufficient gain to carry the signal to a receiver device where the data is demodulated using at least one sonic transducer of a receive device. The receive device may be configured to perform the demodulation of the data at one or more sonic transmission frequencies and in accordance with a sonic modulation protocol to provide a binary representation of the data. Ambient noise captured by the receiver device is processed along with the data transmitted over the sonic carrier signals.

US Patent:

20140134951, May 15, 2014

Filed:

Jan 22, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/161334

Inventors:

Brett Paulson - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 7/26

US Classification:

455 412

Abstract:

A method, apparatus and computer program product for fast-synching a wireless Bluetooth connection using a first device's wireless identifier is provided. One implementation of the present invention modulates the wireless identifier as a sonic Bluetooth code over a sonic carrier signal. To send the wireless identifier, one implementation accesses a storage area associated with the first wireless device holding the sonic carrier signal. Aspects of the invention then transmit the sonic Bluetooth code as modulated over the sonic carrier signal. A sonic transducer, such as a microphone on the second wireless device, receives the sonic carrier signal and wireless identifier for demodulation. In response, the second wireless device requests to establish a physical channel with the first wireless device using the wireless identifier received over the sonic carrier signal.