Kevin G Adkins

US Patent:

7330716, Feb 12, 2008

Filed:

Jan 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/336361

Inventors:

Kevin G. Adkins - Akron OH, US

Assignee:

Responsive Innovations, LLC - Akron OH

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455416, 455500

Abstract:

A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received. The wireless selection signal may include the address and the user selection. The receiver may include means to receive a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal.

US Patent:

7813726, Oct 12, 2010

Filed:

Feb 12, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/029962

Inventors:

Kevin G. Adkins - Akron OH, US

Assignee:

Responsive Innovations, LLP - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H04M 3/42

US Classification:

455416, 455500

Abstract:

A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received. The wireless selection signal may include the address and the user selection. The receiver may include means to receive a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal.

US Patent:

8041347, Oct 18, 2011

Filed:

Jan 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/336362

Inventors:

Kevin G. Adkins - Akron OH, US

Assignee:

Responsive Innovations, LLC - Akron OH

International Classification:

H04M 3/42

US Classification:

455416, 455500, 455463

Abstract:

A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received. The wireless selection signal may include the address and the user selection. The receiver may include means to receive a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal.

US Patent:

8150380, Apr 3, 2012

Filed:

Sep 17, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/884730

Inventors:

Kevin G. Adkins - Akron OH, US

Assignee:

Responsive Innovations, LLC - Akron OH

International Classification:

H04M 1/00

US Classification:

455416, 455500, 455571

Abstract:

A handheld device is configured to communicate with a base unit in an audience response system having a multiplicity of handheld devices that are like in kind and perform a same function. The handheld device includes a transceiver, a user interface configured to receive a user response, a unique address identifying the handheld device, and signal generating logic configured to generate a radio frequency signal encoding the user response and the unique address. The handheld device further includes transmission logic configured to instruct the transceiver to repeatedly transmit the radio frequency signal upon receipt of the user response, without receiving a signal from the base unit to initiate transmission, until a termination event occurs. The termination event consists of one of a receipt of an acknowledgment signal from the base unit and an expiration of a predetermined period of time.

US Patent:

8165614, Apr 24, 2012

Filed:

Aug 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/539750

Inventors:

Kevin G Adkins - Akron OH, US

Assignee:

Turning Technologies, LLC - Youngstown OH

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

455500, 455416

Abstract:

A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received. The wireless selection signal may include the address and the user selection. The receiver may include means to receive a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal.

US Patent:

8543099, Sep 24, 2013

Filed:

Mar 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/418449

Inventors:

Kevin G. Adkins - Akron OH, US

Assignee:

Turning Technologies, LLC - Youngstown OH

International Classification:

H04M 1/00

US Classification:

455416, 455500, 455571

Abstract:

A wireless communication system is disclosed herein. The wireless communication system may include transmitter units and a receiver. In one embodiment, each transmitter has an address and logic programmed to perform the steps of receiving a user selection and, responsive to the receiving, repeatedly transmitting a wireless selection signal until a wireless acknowledgment signal is received. The wireless selection signal may include the address and the user selection. The receiver may include means to receive a wireless selection signal and logic programmed to transmit a wireless acknowledgment signal in response to the receipt of each wireless selection signal.

US Patent:

20070280143, Dec 6, 2007

Filed:

Jun 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/758460

Inventors:

Michael P. Crosby - Cortland OH, US
Kevin G. Adkins - Akron OH, US

Assignee:

Turning Technologies, LLC - Youngstown OH

International Classification:

H04L 12/16

US Classification:

370259

Abstract:

An audience response system includes a peripheral machine device capable of storing data and input/output circuitry physically connected to the transmitter unit and configured to enable operative communication between the peripheral machine device and the processor logic, where the processor logic disables selected functionality of the transmitter unit until valid data passes from the peripheral machine device and the processor logic.

US Patent:

20110047227, Feb 24, 2011

Filed:

Jun 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/815656

Inventors:

Dave W. Arthurs - Columbiana OH, US
Don R. Arthurs - Leetonia OH, US
Kevin Adkins - Akron OH, US

Assignee:

TURNING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Youngstown OH

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709227

Abstract:

A communication device may include a message-service communication logic configured to capture an incoming message-service message, where the message-service communication logic is further configured to compare at least a portion of the incoming message-service message to indicia to determine whether the incoming message-service message includes a user response to a polling question, and where the message-service communication logic is further configured to extract the user response from the message-service message. The communication device may further include a server communication logic configured to communicate to an audience response server response data including the user response.