IP Library Granted Patent US 11,178,508
Granted Patent B2
US 11,178,508 · App. 16/518,539 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Detection network self-discovery

Inventors: Matthew Wootton (St. Louis, MO); John Wootton (St. Louis, MO); Chris Nissman (Tucson, AZ); Justin McKinney (Wildwood, MO); Saarth Mehrotra (Appleton, WI); Boris Dieseldorff (St. Charles, MO)
Assignee: Ivani, LLC
H04W4/023G01V3/12G11C11/2257G11C11/2259G11C11/2273G11C11/2293G11C11/2297H04B17/27H04B17/318H04B17/373H04L1/0018H04L5/006H04W4/02H04W4/029H04W4/30H04W4/33H04W4/50H04W4/80H04W64/00G01V1/001G11C11/221
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,178,508
App. No.
16/518,539
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting the presence of a body in a network without fiducial elements, using signal absorption, and signal forward and reflected backscatter of radio frequency (RF) waves caused by the presence of a biological mass in a communications network.

Claims (6)

1. A method for sharing device functionality comprising:

providing a first wireless network device communicating via a first wireless network configured for telecommunication;

providing a second wireless network device communicating via a second wireless network configured for telecommunication;

providing a user device entering a geographic range of said first wireless network and discovering said first wireless network device and said second wireless network device;

said user device forming a third wireless network with said first wireless network device and said second wireless network device, said third wireless network indicating a presence of humans proximate to said first wireless network based on interference of humans with wireless network signals emitted by said first wireless network device and said third wireless network indicating a presence of humans proximate to said second wireless network based on interference of humans with wireless network signals emitted by said second wireless network device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising said first wireless network device making available to said second wireless network device via said third wireless network at least one proprietary function of said first wireless network device.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 2, 2026
From: IVANI, LLC
To: SORYN IP FUND II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 075331/0488 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 25, 2025
From: IVANI, LLC
To: SORYN IP FUND II, L.P.; SORYN IP PARALLEL FUND II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 072734/0971 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: IVANI, LLC
To: IVANI, LLC
Reel/Frame 054169/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2019
From: WOOTTON, MATTHEW; WOOTTON, JOHN; NISSMAN, CHRIS; MCKINNEY, JUSTIN; MEHROTRA, SAARTH; DIESELDORFF, BORIS
To: IVANI, LLC
Reel/Frame 049961/0341 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 15874657 · Jan 18, 2018
Continuation In Part 15674328 · Aug 10, 2017
Continuation In Part 15600380 · May 19, 2017
Continuation 15227717 · Aug 3, 2016
Continuation 15084002 · Mar 29, 2016
Provisional Application 62252954 · Nov 9, 2015
Provisional Application 62219457 · Sep 16, 2015
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