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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—White Rabbit Electronics, the home automation company recently formed by Bold Technology execs, patented  part of its smart home platform—the system's “User Awareness.” User Awareness is the system's ability to identify users based on the presence of their smartphones. Rod Coles, White Rabbit CEO, described the system's coverage as a Wi-Fi “bubble” around the house and surrounding areas, such as lawns or driveways.“Our system—because...

SAN MATEO, Calif.—AtHoc, a leader in network-centric interactive crisis communication systems, announced in late July that it has been awarded a patent centered on the use of mobile alerting and safeguarding information security throughout the alerting cycle. The patent, formally titled “Mobile Alerting System Using Distributed Notification Delivery,” was filed in November 2010, according to a company news release. AtHoc customers have been using this invention to advance their...