Karl Eric Harper from 121 Mountain Maple Dr, Cary, NC 27519, age 68, Phone: (919)6501605

Us Patents

Distributed Fault Tolerant Architecture For A Healthcare Communication System
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US Patent:

8392747, Mar 5, 2013
Filed:

Sep 23, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/241461
Inventors:

David C. Ferguson - Wake Forest NC, US
Richard J. Schuman - Cary NC, US
Karl E. Harper - Durham NC, US
Patricia A. Glidewell - Cary NC, US
Ralph J. Weaver - Cary NC, US
Assignee:

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. - Batesville IN
International Classification:

G06F 11/00
US Classification:

714 1, 600300, 600301, 607 59, 705 2
Abstract:

A healthcare communication system includes a first plurality of computer devices operable as a nurse call system. The first plurality of computer devices has core nurse call functionality. The system also includes a second plurality of computer devices communicatively coupled to the first plurality of computer devices. The first plurality of computer devices are interconnected logically and/or physically in a tiered architecture arrangement to provide fault isolation among the tiers so that faults occurring in computer devices of one tier don't affect the operability of computer devices in other tiers and so that faults occurring in any of the second plurality of computer devices don't affect the core nurse call functionality of the first plurality of computer devices.

Distributed Fault Tolerant Architecture For A Healthcare Communication System
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US Patent:

8046625, Oct 25, 2011
Filed:

Feb 12, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/369818
Inventors:

David C. Ferguson - Wake Forest NC, US
Richard J. Schuman - Cary NC, US
Karl E. Harper - Durham NC, US
Patricia A. Glidewell - Cary NC, US
Ralph J. Weaver - Cary NC, US
Assignee:

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. - Batesville IN
International Classification:

G06F 11/00
US Classification:

714 1
Abstract:

A healthcare communication system includes a first plurality of computer devices, such as patient stations, staff stations, and a master station, that are operable as a nurse call system. The first plurality of computer devices may have core nurse call functionality residing on an embedded computing platform. At least one of the first plurality of computer devices may have a graphical display screen. A second plurality of computer devices may be operable to provide the first plurality of computer devices with additional functionality via software plug-ins that are transmitted to the first plurality of computer devices. The first plurality of computer devices may be interconnected logically and/or physically in a tiered architecture arrangement to provide fault isolation among the tiers so that faults occurring in computer devices of one tier don't affect the operability of computer devices in other tiers and so that faults occurring in any of the second plurality of computer devices don't affect the core nurse call functionality of the first plurality of computer devices.

Event Detection Based On Location Observations And Status Conditions Of Healthcare Resources
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US Patent:

20100217618, Aug 26, 2010
Filed:

Feb 25, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/392161
Inventors:

Charles J. Piccirillo - Apex NC, US
Timothy D. Wildman - Metamora IN, US
Carl William Riley - Milan IN, US
Christopher Andrew Mathura - Cary NC, US
Karl Eric Harper - Durham NC, US
David E. Beuning - Holly Springs NC, US
James Richard Jester - Wake Forest NC, US
Katherine Vigneron - Blaine MN, US
International Classification:

G06Q 50/00
G06Q 10/00
G01C 21/00
G06Q 30/00
G08B 1/08
G06T 11/20
US Classification:

705 2, 705 7, 701300, 705 34, 705 9, 705 8, 34053912, 345440
Abstract:

Methods, systems and apparatus for initiating actions in a healthcare environment are disclosed. Illustrative embodiments receive identification data from tags assigned to healthcare resources via local positioning sensors. The illustrative embodiments also determine proximity of the healthcare resources based upon the identification data received via local positioning sensors. The embodiments also determine that an event has occurred in response to the proximity of the healthcare resources satisfying a relational condition of the event that relates the healthcare resources, and the healthcare resources satisfying a status condition of the event. The embodiments further initiate an action associated with the event in response to determining that the event has occurred.

Distributed Fault Tolerant Architecture For A Healthcare Communication System
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US Patent:

20130159423, Jun 20, 2013
Filed:

Feb 20, 2013
Appl. No.:

13/771718
Inventors:

Richard J. Schuman - Cary NC, US
Karl E. Harper - Durham NC, US
Patricia A. Glidewell - Cary NC, US
Ralph J. Weaver - Cary NC, US
Assignee:

HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. - Batesville IN
International Classification:

H04L 29/08
US Classification:

709204
Abstract:

A healthcare communication system includes a first plurality of computer devices operable as a nurse call system. The first plurality of computer devices has core nurse call functionality. The system also includes a second plurality of computer devices communicatively coupled to the first plurality of computer devices. The first plurality of computer devices are interconnected logically and/or physically in a tiered architecture arrangement to provide fault isolation among the tiers so that faults occurring in computer devices of one tier don't affect the operability of computer devices in other tiers and so that faults occurring in any of the second plurality of computer devices don't affect the core nurse call functionality of the first plurality of computer devices.

Technologies For Decentralized Fleet Analytics
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US Patent:

20210295215, Sep 23, 2021
Filed:

Mar 18, 2020
Appl. No.:

16/822293
Inventors:

- Baden, CH
Jeffrey Harding - Holly Springs NC, US
Karl Eric Harper - Cary NC, US
Aldo Dagnino - Cary NC, US
International Classification:

G06N 20/20
G06Q 50/04
Abstract:

Technologies for decentralized fleet analytics are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a local cloud service at a plant site builds a first machine learning model of one or more first streams of data associated with the plant site. The local cloud service sends the first machine learning model to a cloud service connected to the plant site and other plant sites. The local cloud service receives a second machine learning model from the cloud service. The second machine learning model is trained as a function of the first machine learning model and one or more machine learning models built by the other plant sites. The local cloud service updates the first machine learning model based on the second machine learning model.

System And Method For Cyber-Secure Communications
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US Patent:

20210037045, Feb 4, 2021
Filed:

Jul 31, 2019
Appl. No.:

16/527874
Inventors:

- Baden, CH
Karl Eric Harper - Cary NC, US
International Classification:

H04L 29/06
Abstract:

Cyber security for a communications network can be enhanced with benchmarking, logging, and monitoring message transfer latencies between nodes to detect any changes in equipment or configuration due to unauthorized surveillance. In addition, the transfer of the messages between nodes is provided with cyber attack mitigation measures to be able to maintain operations even if encryption is compromised.

Technologies For Dynamic Forecasting, Aggregation, And Validation
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US Patent:

20200358313, Nov 12, 2020
Filed:

May 7, 2019
Appl. No.:

16/405000
Inventors:

- Baden, CH
Karl Eric Harper - Cary NC, US
International Classification:

H02J 13/00
Abstract:

Technologies for dynamic forecasting, aggregation, and validation may include circuitry configured to collect data indicative of power flows at multiple locations in an electrical grid, to receive one or more parameters for generation of a customized forecast indicative of predicted power flows associated with one or more of the multiple locations over a defined time period, to select a subset of the collected data that satisfies the one or more parameters, to produce a model to predict power flows in the electrical grid associated with the one or more locations, to determine whether the model is validated by determining whether a predicted production of power minus predicted losses is within a predefined range of a predicted consumption of power at the one or more locations, and to produce the customized forecast of predicted power flows associated with the one or more locations for the defined time period.

System And Method For Securely Training And Using A Model
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US Patent:

20200342370, Oct 29, 2020
Filed:

Apr 29, 2019
Appl. No.:

16/397554
Inventors:

- Baden, CH
Karl Eric Harper - Cary NC, US
Assignee:

ABB Schweiz AG - Baden
International Classification:

G06Q 10/06
G06N 20/00
Abstract:

A system and method for securely training a model comprises including the algorithms of the model into a training module, and communicating the training module from a vendor computer system to a customer computer system. The training module is operated on the customer's computer system using the data from the customer, and a trained training module is achieved after operating the training module on the customer's computer system. The trained training module is used to initialize at least one additional module, which is communicated from the customer's computer system to the vendor's computer system, is used to score observations.