The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Pi Variables, Inc., Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Guy T. McIlroy, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pi Variables, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 25/40 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); H04L 25/40 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, devices and systems for synchronizing actions taken by digital devices in a group wherein the digital devices to use a flocking protocol to establish time or behavior synchronization between individual digital devices within the group. The flocking protocol includes the transmission of synchronization information from one device to neighboring devices within the group and the processing/use of such synchronization information by the devices to synchronize the timing and/or other characteristics of their actions.