Richard Donald Combs

Author:

Richard Combs

ISBN #:

0851700845

Author:

Richard Combs

ISBN #:

0897320123

Author:

Richard Combs

ISBN #:

0897320131

Author:

Richard E. Combs

ISBN #:

0810804484

Author:

Richard E. Combs

ISBN #:

0810826062

Author:

Richard E. Combs

ISBN #:

0810826798

US Patent:

7058508, Jun 6, 2006

Filed:

Jan 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/759945

Inventors:

Richard Combs - Plantation FL, US
Walter Flugel - Boca Raton FL, US

Assignee:

Energy Control Technologies - Fort Lauderdale FL

International Classification:

G01C 21/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

701213, 705 7, 705 8, 705 9, 701214

Abstract:

An automated building service broker can include a Global Positioning System (GPS) data processor for processing GPS data associated with communicatively linked service providers wherein the GPS data corresponds to a geographic position. The automated service broker also can include an event handler for responding to maintenance and repair events received from communicatively linked building systems. Finally, the automated building service broker can include a service provider selector for selecting a particular service provider to respond to a particular received maintenance and repair event received from a particular communicatively linked building system. More particularly, the service provider can be selected based on whether the selected service provider is suitable to perform required maintenance and repair on the particular communicatively linked building system, and the geographic position of the particular service provider relative to the particular building system as reported by GPS data associated with the particular service provider.

US Patent:

7912744, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Apr 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/279854

Inventors:

Richard Combs - Plantation FL, US
Walter Flugel - Boca Raton FL, US

Assignee:

Energy Control Technologies - Fort Lauderdale FL

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

705 7, 705 8, 705 9, 701214

Abstract:

An automated service broker can include a Global Positioning System (GPS) data processor for processing GPS data associated with communicatively linked service providers wherein the GPS data corresponds to a geographic position. The automated service broker also can include an event handler for responding to maintenance and repair events received from communicatively linked systems. Finally, the automated service broker can include a service provider selector for selecting a particular service provider to respond to a particular received maintenance and repair event received from a particular communicatively linked system. More particularly, the service provider can be selected based on whether the selected service provider is suitable to perform required maintenance and repair on the particular communicatively linked system, and the geographic position of the particular service provider relative to the particular system as reported by GPS data associated with the particular service provider.

US Patent:

20180130329, May 10, 2018

Filed:

Nov 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/344570

Inventors:

- Davie FL, US
Richard Combs - Plantation FL, US

International Classification:

G08B 21/18
H04W 4/12
G08B 25/10

Abstract:

An automated material safety data management method includes creating in memory of an environmental control data processing system a listing of different materials stored in a geographic location managed by the environmental control data processing system. The method also includes querying a data store of safety data sheets and receiving in response to the querying different safety data sheets, each corresponding to a different one of the materials and parsing each of the different safety data sheets to identify one or more environmental limits specified in one or more of the different safety data sheets. The method yet further includes monitoring one or more sensors disposed in the geographic location. Finally, the method includes responding to an environmental condition sensed by one of the monitored sensors that exceeds one or more of the environmental limits by transmitting a notification to an operator of the environmental control data processing system.

US Patent:

20170248927, Aug 31, 2017

Filed:

Feb 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/057113

Inventors:

- Davie FL, US
Richard Combs - Plantation FL, US

International Classification:

G05B 19/042
B05B 12/12
B05B 12/02
A01G 25/16

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention provide for ground moisture content adaptive irrigation control. A method for ground moisture content adaptive irrigation control includes specifying a geographic region in memory of a computer and retrieving with respect to the geographic region from over a computer communications network, weather data that includes precipitation and temperature information. The method also includes computing by a processor of the computer moisture content of the ground within the geographic region utilizing the weather data. Finally, the method includes transmitting a command to an irrigation control system configured to control irrigation of the ground, the command modifying either a reduction in an irrigation schedule in the irrigation control system responsive to a determination that the ground is of a high moisture content, or an increase in the irrigation schedule responsive to a determination that the ground is of a low moisture content.