Michael Ann Grady

US Patent:

7567179, Jul 28, 2009

Filed:

Oct 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/581788

Inventors:

Robert A. Stephensen - Carlisle MA, US
Michael Grady - Boston MA, US
Scott Barvick - Arlington MA, US
David J. Husak - Windham NH, US
Lin Zhou - Action MA, US
Nirav R. Shah - Westford MA, US
Pattabhiraman Krishna - Westbourough MA, US
Jeffrey H. Fischer - Boston MA, US
Chilton L. Cabot - Dedham MA, US

Assignee:

Reva Systems Corporation - Chelmsford MA

International Classification:

G08B 13/141

US Classification:

3405721, 3405681, 340 1051, 23546201

Abstract:

A system and method that facilitates the configuration and control of components of an RFID system, taking into account how the RFID system components are associated with one or more physical locations within an environment in which the RFID system is deployed. A user provides information specifying associations between the system components and the physical locations within the environment to obtain visual representations of configuration data generated therefrom with reference to a facility view, an RF coverage view, and a location view of the data. The facility view serves as a reference plane for placement and orientation of antennas associated with RFID readers, location benchmark tags, and the physical locations of interest. After each antenna is placed and oriented on the facility view, an estimate of the size and shape of the RF interrogation zone of each antenna is computed, and representations of the RF interrogation zones are provided on the facility view to obtain the RF coverage view of the data. Next, the user provides information specifying the physical locations of interest to obtain the location view of the data.

US Patent:

7667572, Feb 23, 2010

Filed:

Jul 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/194128

Inventors:

David J. Husak - Windham NH, US
Robert A. Stephenson - Carlisle MA, US
Michael Grady - Boston MA, US
Scott Barvick - Arlington MA, US
Pattabhiraman Krishna - Westborough MA, US
Chilton L. Cabot - Dedham MA, US
Jeffrey H. Fischer - Boston MA, US

Assignee:

Reva Systems Corporation - Chelmsford MA

International Classification:

H04Q 5/22
G08B 13/14

US Classification:

340 101, 340 102, 340 1031, 3405721, 370314, 370445, 708250, 708255

Abstract:

An architecture of an RFID system that facilitates the accessing of RFID tag data within an RFID environment. The architecture includes a plurality of RFID readers, each reader being operative to transmit a first RF signal for scanning at least one RFID tag disposed within an RF coverage region associated with the reader, and to receive at least one second RF signal including tag data in response to the scanning of the tag. The architecture further includes at least one host computer operative to execute at least one client application, and at least one controller/processor communicably coupled to the plurality of readers and the at least one host computer. The controller/processor is operative to control operation of the plurality of readers, to process the tag data received by the plurality of readers, and to provide the processed tag data to the at least one host computer for use by the at least one client application executing thereon.

US Patent:

20090256683, Oct 15, 2009

Filed:

Jun 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/488863

Inventors:

Robert A. Stephenson - Carlisle MA, US
Michael Grady - Boston MA, US
Scott Barvick - Arlington MA, US
David J. Husak - Windham NH, US
Lin Zhou - Action MA, US
Nirav R. Shah - Westford MA, US
Pattabhiraman Krishna - Westbourough MA, US
Jeffrey H. Fischer - Boston MA, US
Chilton L. Cabot - Dedham MA, US

Assignee:

REVA SYSTEMS CORPORATION - Chelmsford MA

International Classification:

H04Q 5/22

US Classification:

340 101

Abstract:

A system and method that facilitates the configuration and control of components of a radio frequency identification (RFID) system, taking into account how the RFID system components are associated with one or more physical locations within an environment in which the RFID system is deployed. The RFID system can be controlled by obtaining a representation of the physical space. Next, at least one region of interest is specified in the representation of the physical space. An interrogation zone is then specified in the representation of the physical space, in which the interrogation zone corresponds to the data reader. Next, at least one overlap region of the interrogation zone and the region of interest is specified. Information is then stored, including the representation, and the interest region, the interrogation zone, and/or the overlap region. Operation of the data reader is controlled as a function of the stored information.

US Patent:

58730664, Feb 16, 1999

Filed:

Feb 10, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/796465

Inventors:

Robert B. Underwood - Vorhees NJ
William F. Wall - Roswell GA
John R. Platt - St. Charles IL
Patricia A. Bens - Wayne PA
Richard Dely - La Crescenta CA
Michael Grady - Bryn Mawr PA
Jerry Flynn - North Wales PA

Assignee:

Insurance Company of North America - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06F 1760
G06F15700

US Classification:

705 4

Abstract:

A computer-implemented system for managing the underwriting, quoting and binding by an insurance company of an excess casualty insurance policy for an insured having a primary insurance policy with a primary insurance limit amount. The system selects and stores at least one standard industrial classification code ("SIC code") associated with the insured and a primary carrier name or multiple carriers associated with the primary insurance policy. A plurality of SIC code records corresponding to a plurality of SIC codes are stored in a database. Each of the SIC code records are linked to underwriting guidelines established and filed by the insurance carrier. These criteria include guidelines related to minimum premiums, hazard rating, underwriting authority, and referral criteria. Primary insurance carrier public bureau rating records are also stored in the database. Each of the primary insurance carrier public bureau rating records includes a field for storing a rating code representing a financial stability rating associated with a primary insurance carrier.