Patents by Inventor Ara Seferian

Ara Seferian has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200327462
    Abstract: System and method for scheduling a meeting room includes accepting information defining a meeting type, which is associated with at least one preset resources. The method further includes displaying at least one preset parameter based on the meeting type including email address of attendees, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically identifying and reserving a first room that is associated with a maximum capacity number by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the at least one preset resources based on the received preset information, notifying the organizer of the first room, detecting a number of attendees physically presence in the first room during an attendance time period by utilizing at least one sensor, and sending at least one command to control at least one of the associated preset resources in response to a start time and end time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Marianko, Ara Seferian, Toine Leerentveld, Daniel Jackson, Adam Hanson
  • Patent number: 10783888
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards, the method comprising: receiving at each of two or more controlling devices the audible command signal, the audible command being directed to control at least one of two or more controllable devices controlled by a respective one of the two or more controlling devices; digitizing each of the received audible command signals; attaching a unique identifier to each digitized audible command so as to uniquely correlate it to a respective controlling device; determining a magnitude of each of the digitized audible command; determining a digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, and further determining to which controlling device the audible command is directed to on the basis of the unique identifier associated with the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; performing speech recognition on the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; and forwarding a com
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: 10748539
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards, the method comprising: receiving at each of two or more controlling devices the audible command signal, the audible command being directed to control at least one of two or more controllable devices controlled by a respective one of the two or more controlling devices; digitizing each of the received audible command signals; attaching a unique identifier to each digitized audible command so as to uniquely correlate it to a respective controlling device; determining a magnitude of each of the digitized audible command; determining a digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, and further determining to which controlling device the audible command is directed to on the basis of the unique identifier associated with the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; performing speech recognition on the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; and forwarding a com
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: 10692020
    Abstract: System and method for scheduling a meeting room includes accepting information defining a meeting type, which is associated with at least one preset resources. The method further includes displaying at least one preset parameter based on the meeting type including email address of attendees, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically identifying and reserving a first room that is associated with a maximum capacity number by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the at least one preset resources based on the received preset information, notifying the organizer of the first room, detecting a number of attendees physically presence in the first room during an attendance time period by utilizing at least one sensor, and sending at least one command to control at least one of the associated preset resources in response to a start time and end time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Marianko, Ara Seferian, Toine Leerentveld, Daniel Jackson, Adam Hanson
  • Publication number: 20190172464
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards, the method comprising: receiving at each of two or more controlling devices the audible command signal, the audible command being directed to control at least one of two or more controllable devices controlled by a respective one of the two or more controlling devices; digitizing each of the received audible command signals; attaching a unique identifier to each digitized audible command so as to uniquely correlate it to a respective controlling device; determining a magnitude of each of the digitized audible command; determining a digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, and further determining to which controlling device the audible command is directed to on the basis of the unique identifier associated with the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; performing speech recognition on the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; and forwarding a com
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Publication number: 20190172463
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards, the method comprising: receiving at each of two or more controlling devices the audible command signal, the audible command being directed to control at least one of two or more controllable devices controlled by a respective one of the two or more controlling devices; digitizing each of the received audible command signals; attaching a unique identifier to each digitized audible command so as to uniquely correlate it to a respective controlling device; determining a magnitude of each of the digitized audible command; determining a digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, and further determining to which controlling device the audible command is directed to on the basis of the unique identifier associated with the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; performing speech recognition on the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; and forwarding a com
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: 10204622
    Abstract: A system is provided for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: 10121473
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards, the method comprising: receiving at each of two or more controlling devices the audible command signal, the audible command being directed to control at least one of two or more controllable devices controlled by a respective one of the two or more controlling devices; digitizing each of the received audible command signals; attaching a unique identifier to each digitized audible command so as to uniquely correlate it to a respective controlling device; determining a magnitude of each of the digitized audible command; determining a digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, and further determining to which controlling device the audible command is directed to on the basis of the unique identifier associated with the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; performing speech recognition on the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; and forwarding a com
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: 10044871
    Abstract: A conference system leveraging radio frequency communication standards for initiating a conference and controlling conference room presets. The system comprises a processor, a memory, a data storage device, a display, and at least one communication interface configured to enable communications with a remote server and one or more RF beacons, wherein the one or more RF beacons are configured for periodically broadcasting a beacon ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan, Adam Hanson, Ara Seferian, Toine Leerentveld
  • Patent number: 9998503
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor, a memory, at least one data storage device, at least one communication interface, and at least one program of instructions stored in the memory and executable in the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ara Seferian, Adam Hanson, Toine Leerentveld, Daniel Jackson
  • Publication number: 20170092272
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards, the method comprising: receiving at each of two or more controlling devices the audible command signal, the audible command being directed to control at least one of two or more controllable devices controlled by a respective one of the two or more controlling devices; digitizing each of the received audible command signals; attaching a unique identifier to each digitized audible command so as to uniquely correlate it to a respective controlling device; determining a magnitude of each of the digitized audible command; determining a digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, and further determining to which controlling device the audible command is directed to on the basis of the unique identifier associated with the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; performing speech recognition on the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; and forwarding a com
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Publication number: 20170076721
    Abstract: A system is provided for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Publication number: 20170006162
    Abstract: A conference system leveraging radio frequency communication standards for initiating a conference and controlling conference room presets. The system comprises a processor, a memory, a data storage device, a display, and at least one communication interface configured to enable communications with a remote server and one or more RF beacons, wherein the one or more RF beacons are configured for periodically broadcasting a beacon ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Daniel Jackson, Brian Donlan, Adam Hanson, Ara Seferian, Toine Leerentveld
  • Publication number: 20160180259
    Abstract: System and method for scheduling a meeting room includes accepting information defining a meeting type, which is associated with at least one preset resources. The method further includes displaying at least one preset parameter based on the meeting type including email address of attendees, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically identifying and reserving a first room that is associated with a maximum capacity number by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the at least one preset resources based on the received preset information, notifying the organizer of the first room, detecting a number of attendees physically presence in the first room during an attendance time period by utilizing at least one sensor, and sending at least one command to control at least one of the associated preset resources in response to a start time and end time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Marianko, Ara Seferian, Toine Leerentveld, Daniel Jackson, Adam Hanson
  • Patent number: 9294723
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Creston Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ara Seferian, Adam Hanson, Toine Leerentveld, Daniel Jackson
  • Publication number: 20160080432
    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor, a memory, at least one data storage device, at least one communication interface, and at least one program of instructions stored in the memory and executable in the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ara Seferian, Adam Hanson, Toine Leerentveld, Daniel Jackson
  • Patent number: 9176790
    Abstract: The invention relates to an architecture that facilitates assigning and load balancing of rooms assigned to at least one server. In an illustrative embodiment, the method comprises retrieving a current number of assigned rooms to each server, retrieving a current number of unassigned rooms, determining a current server weight for each of at least a subset of the at least one server within the at least two distribution groups, determining a total server weight, and calculating the number of rooms to load for at least a given one of the at least one server based at least in part on the number of unassigned rooms, total server weight, and current server weight of the given one of the at least one server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Creston Electronics, INC.
    Inventors: Louis J Ciocci, Ara Seferian, Adam Hanson
  • Publication number: 20130290540
    Abstract: The invention relates to an architecture that facilitates assigning and load balancing of rooms assigned to at least one server. In an illustrative embodiment, the method comprises retrieving a current number of assigned rooms to each server, retrieving a current number of unassigned rooms, determining a current server weight for each of at least a subset of the at least one server within the at least two distribution groups, determining a total server weight, and calculating the number of rooms to load for at least a given one of the at least one server based at least in part on the number of unassigned rooms, total server weight, and current server weight of the given one of the at least one server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, INC.
    Inventors: Louis J. Ciocci, Ara Seferian, Adam Hanson
  • Publication number: 20120293605
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ara Seferian, Adam Hanson, Toine Leerentveld, Daniel Jackson
  • Publication number: 20120278408
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ara Seferian, Adam Hanson, Toine Leerentveld