Inventor
Timo Bruck
Inventor
Mountain View, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 63 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing13%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication13%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television11%
F24FAir-conditioning9%
G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables6%
G08BSignalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems6%
H04MTelephonic communication4%
LOC144%
H04WWireless communication networks4%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general3%
PatentTitleYear
10,952,027Detection of anomaly related to information about location of mobile computing device202110,606,724Attributing causation for energy usage and setpoint changes with a network-connected thermostat202010,546,470Mobile user interfaces for smart-home hazard detection devices202010,443,877Processing and reporting usage information for an HVAC system controlled by a network-connected thermostat201910,346,275Attributing causation for energy usage and setpoint changes with a network-connected thermostat201910,303,137Structure modes for controlling various systems in closed environments201910,295,974Methods and graphical user interfaces for reporting performance information for an HVAC system controlled by a self-programming network-connected thermostat201910,163,333Mobile user interfaces for smart-home hazard detection devices201810,145,577User interfaces for HVAC schedule display and modification on smartphone or other space-limited touchscreen device201810,147,308Method and system for consolidating events across sensors201810,097,957On-demand mobile device location polling201810,083,596Systems and methods of automated arming and disarming of a security system201810,032,363Mobile user interface for event notifications arising from smart-home hazard detection devices20189,920,946'Remote control of a smart home device'20189,890,970'Processing and reporting usage information for an HVAC system controlled by a network-connected thermostat'20189,820,315'Smart home device facilitating user-friendly setup experience'20179,769,618'On-demand mobile device location polling'20179,734,702'Method and system for consolidating events across sensors'20179,652,976'Mobile user interface for event notifications arising from smart-home hazard detection devices'20179,520,054'Mobile user interface for smart-home hazard detector configuration'20169,508,247'Systems and methods of automated arming and disarming of a security system'20169,453,655'Methods and graphical user interfaces for reporting performance information for an HVAC system controlled by a self-programming network-connected thermostat'20169,222,693'Touchscreen device user interface for remote control of a thermostat'2015D0742898'Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface'20159,175,871'Thermostat user interface'20159,049,567'Hazard detection unit facilitating user-friendly setup experience'20158,893,032'User interfaces for HVAC schedule display and modification on smartphone or other space-limited touchscreen device'2014D0712920'Display screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface'2014D0709898'Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface'2014D0707245'Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface'2014D0701869'Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface'2014D0697930'Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface'2014D0697526'Display screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface'2014D0687059'Display screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface'2013RE043438'Extensible, replaceable network component system'20127,913,283'Video on demand methods and systems'20117,865,919'Proxy for video on demand server control'20117,793,325'Video on demand methods and systems'20107,493,647'Video on demand'20097,392,532'Interactive video programming methods'20087,386,874'Video on demand methods and systems'20087,383,564'Video on demand methods and systems'20087,363,646'Video on demand methods and systems'2008RE039486'Extensible, replaceable network component system'20077,168,086'Proxy for video on demand server control'20077,143,428'Concurrent viewing of a video programming and of text communications concerning the video programming'20066,804,825'Video on demand methods and systems'20046,704,773'Distributing data over a communications network for display'20046,701,522'Apparatus and method for portal device authentication'20046,628,302'Interactive video programming methods'20036,344,855'Encapsulated network entity reference of a network component system for integrating object oriented software components'20026,338,094'Method, device and system for playing a video file in response to selecting a web page link'20026,317,791'System and method for distributing data over a communications network for display during start-up'20016,317,780'System and method for distributing data over a communications network'20016,268,856'System and method for controlling delivery of content over a communications network'20016,237,022'System and method for distributing preferenced data over a communications network'20016,212,575'Extensible, replaceable network component system'20016,122,675'Replaceable and extensible log component of a network component system'20006,008,836'Method and apparatus for adjusting television display control using a browser'19995,929,852'Encapsulated network entity reference of a network component system'19995,784,619'Replaceable and extensible notebook component of a network component'19985,781,189'Embedding internet browser/buttons within components of a network component system'19985,724,506'Replaceable and extensible connection dialog component of a network component system'1998Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1998–2007Patents assigned to APPLE COMPUTER (8)· patent assignee history
1998–2021Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2003–2011Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (12)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to NEST LABS INC (10)· patent assignee history
2014–2019Patents assigned to GOOGLE INC (17)· patent assignee history
2018–2021Patents assigned to GOOGLE LLC (14)· patent assignee history
2019–2020Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GOOGLE INC | 17 | 2014–2019 |
| GOOGLE LLC | 14 | 2018–2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 12 | 2003–2011 |
| NEST LABS INC | 10 | 2013–2015 |
| APPLE COMPUTER | 8 | 1998–2007 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, California, US | 60 | 1998–2021 |
| Palo Alto, California, US | 3 | 2019–2020 |