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Jones, Round Rock

Aaron C. Jones, Round Rock, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090082894Online Recipe Synchronization in a Real-Time Batch Executive Environment - A method of executing a batch process in a manufacturing environment according to a product recipe, such that the product recipe specifies a plurality of actions and a plurality of parameters, includes performing at least one action of the batch process corresponding to a first version of the product recipe, receiving a second version of the product recipe, such that the second version of the product recipe is distinct from the first version of the product recipe, suspending the execution of the batch process prior to completion of the batch process, and resuming the execution of the batch process according to the second version of the product recipe.03-26-2009
20100087935COMPLETE INTEGRATION OF STAND-ALONE BATCH OPERATOR INTERFACE CAPABILITIES INTO GENERIC HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE USING COMPONENTIZED OBJECTS - Systems and methods for providing an integrated HMI application for monitoring and interacting with both batch and non-batch processes in a process plant are disclosed. A plurality of independent stand-alone software objects defining various batch process interface views are embedded within a non-batch process control interface application. A blackboard service is provided for storing batch control data used by the various stand alone software objects. The blackboard service may be adapted to communicate with a batch control server to receive batch control data for populating the various batch interface views with data relating to various batch processes being carried out in the process plant and to send instructions for controlling the various batches input by users via the various batch interface views. When executed by a processor, the stand alone software objects defining the various batch interface views read data from and write data to the blackboard service to communicate data between batch process interface views and preserve contextual information between interface views to allow efficient and intuitive navigation between batch process interface views.04-08-2010

Andrew R. Jones, Round Rock, TX US

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20080248778METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRIGGERING A LOCAL EMERGENCY SYSTEM USING WIRELESS MEANS - A method and system for triggering a local emergency system using wireless means. Existing local emergency systems are exploited through an ordinary mobile user device implementing the present invention. Disadvantages of current local emergency system are overcome by facilitating a user to remotely report emergency service request with more accurate location information automatically conveyed by the present invention. A mobile user device is configured to activate an emergency service station of a local emergency system without knowing the location of the emergency service station and without physically accessing and operating the emergency service station.10-09-2008
20090037875Rapidly Assembling and Deploying Selected Software Solutions - Methods and Systems are provided for assembling a software information technology (IT) solution using a graphical user interface (GUI) based development environment. Software solution building blocks (e.g., plug-ins) are selected and stored in a catalog of solutions within the development environment. Meta data is generated for each of the selected building blocks describing the building block's compatibility with other building blocks. The building blocks displayed in the catalog of solutions may be selected for the IT software solution by a software developer based on input from the customer for the requirements of the IT software solution. A set of logical relationships between the building blocks is based on the meta data, allowing the IT software solution to be created and modified by adding building blocks without incurring extensive system integration services for building block installation and configuration.02-05-2009
20090043430COOPERATIVE PARKING - A system, a method, and a service for cooperative parking between vehicles. A parking vehicle has a transmitter to send a parking signal to parked vehicles in proximity to a parking space. A parked vehicle receives the parking signal, activates one or more position sensors mounted on the parked vehicle, activates its engine or auxiliary motor, disengages any locking mechanism such as brakes or the transmission, and moves itself away from the parking space. Once the parking vehicle has parked successfully or after a predetermined time delay, the parked vehicle may move to a position closer to the parking vehicle but still far enough away to avoid collision as determined by the position sensor and turn off its engine or auxiliary motor and re-engage its locking mechanism. The cooperative parking system may include a switch and a transmitter, either contained within a hand-held programmable device or within the parking vehicle. Preferably, all vehicles have the transmitter and the receiver to activate and respond to parking requests.02-12-2009
20100239222DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER BROADCAST OVERLAYS - Displaying a secondary media stream within a primary media stream. In response to receiving a first user selection of two media streams for simultaneous viewing on a display device, a second user selection of a primary media stream and a secondary media stream from the two media streams selected for simultaneous viewing is received. A set of inset definitions is extracted from metadata in the secondary media stream. A third user selection of an inset definition from the set of inset definitions is received. A user input is received to crop the primary media stream to accommodate a size of the inset definition selected. The primary media stream is cropped to create an inset area for displaying the secondary media stream within the primary media stream based on the user input. The secondary media stream is displayed within the inset area of the cropped primary media stream for user viewing.09-23-2010
20110026828ENHANCED SCREEN CAPTURE FOR FORM MANIPULATION - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for processing forms based on an image is presented. A form is captured in an image, and a number of field values within the form in the image are detected. The number of field values is stored in the image metadata02-03-2011
20110159931Time-Related Power Systems - A method, programmed medium and system are disclosed which provide for user-controlled management of power requirements for mobile devices. The system dynamically adjusts power settings according to goals set by the end user. The end user specifies a time-to-live goal in hours, minutes or a predetermined date/time and the power management function continuously monitors and adjusts power components to meet that goal.06-30-2011
20110167173Optimal Compression Process Selection Methods - A mechanism for determining an optimal compression technique for each data file when creating a computer archive file from a set of data files. A local archiving application receives an instruction to archive a set of data files and determines the file type and size of a data file in the set of data files. An optimal compression method for the data file is selected based on the file type and size of the data file. The archiving application compresses the data file using the optimal compression method. The archiving application updates meta data associated with the compressed file to include a meta compression format identifier of the optimal compression method used to compress the data file. The archiving application then repeats the determining, selecting, compressing, and updating for each data file in the set of data files to create an archive of the set of data files.07-07-2011

Patent applications by Andrew R. Jones, Round Rock, TX US

Daniel H. Jones, Round Rock, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090193343METHOD FOR AVOIDING VIRTUAL WORLD FATIGUE BY MAINTAINING AVATAR CHARACTERISTICS IN AN AVATAR WALLET - A method of avoiding virtual world fatigue by generating an active avatar in an avatar wallet. The method includes creating and storing an active avatar in the avatar wallet, selecting target worlds for the active avatar to visit, modifying the initial appearance, the user information, the contact map and the characteristic sharing information of the active avatar in accordance with user preferences with respect to each of the target worlds so as to generate a version of the active avatar for each of the target worlds, and initiating a submission of a version of the active avatar to the corresponding target world such that the version is automatically tailored to allowable avatar properties of the corresponding target world.07-30-2009
20100058486METHOD FOR SECURE ACCESS TO AND SECURE DATA TRANSFER FROM A VIRTUAL SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY (SCIF) - The present disclosure is directed to a method for limiting access to a virtual sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) and secure transport of information between two virtual SCIFs. The method may comprise creating a virtual SCIF, allowing access to the to the virtual SCIF to only those virtual subjects having the proper security clearance as analyzed by an access rule set loaded into an object request broker, creating a second virtual SCIF, creating a key lockable secure container to transport the information from the first virtual SCIF to the second virtual SCIF, and restricting access to the key to unlock the secure container in the second virtual SCIF.03-04-2010
20110067113Classification Separation Router - A method and system are provided to classify and convey data to satisfy a client request. The classification system is a two dimensional data classification system, including a first dimension pertaining to subject matter and a second dimension pertaining to data security. A partition is dynamically created, and data that satisfies the request populates the created partition to convey parsed data based satisfying both dimensions of the request.03-17-2011

Patent applications by Daniel H. Jones, Round Rock, TX US

Daniel Horacio Jones, Round Rock, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090300708Method for Improving Comprehension of Information in a Security Enhanced Environment by Representing the Information in Audio Form - In a software environment wherein one or more subjects respectively seek to access one or more objects, and wherein a security policy having rules is associated with the environment, a method is provided for use in connection with an effort by a particular subject to access a particular object. The method comprises identifying a domain to which the particular subject belongs, and identifying a type that includes or characterizes the particular object. One or more rules of the security policy are then used to decide whether or not to permit the particular subject to access the particular object. The method further comprises providing one or more distinct audible sounds for a user associated with the particular subject, wherein each audible sound represents specified information pertaining to the decision of whether or not to permit access to the particular object.12-03-2009

Phillip Matthew Jones, Round Rock, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090070531System and Method of Using An N-Way Cache - A system and method of using an n-way cache are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes determining a first way of a first instruction stored in a cache and storing the first way in a list of ways. The method also includes determining a second way of a second instruction stored in the cache and storing the second way in the list of ways. In an embodiment, the first way may be used to access a first cache line containing the first instruction and the second way may be used to access a second cache line containing the second instruction.03-12-2009