Patents by Inventor Boland T. Jones
Boland T. Jones 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).
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Publication number: 20110268263Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for interfacing with a conference. One embodiment is a method for interfacing with an audio conference via a communication network. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference, via a communication network, with a first participant; a client device requesting to be notified of a predetermined event associated with the audio conference; the conferencing system determining that the predetermined event occurs; the conferencing system providing an alert to the client device indicating the occurrence of the predetermined event; and the client device presenting the alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferencing Services Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Randolph Leigh, Peter Stewart
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Publication number: 20110270663Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing a virtual conference. One embodiment is a method for providing a virtual conference. One such method comprises: a conferencing system obtaining participant location information associated with a plurality of participant identifiers; the conferencing system establishing an audio conference with the plurality of participants associated with the participant identifiers; coupling a server to the conferencing system, the server identifying indicia of one or more acts during the audio conference, the one or more acts deemed worthy of a corresponding unit score in a reward program, the server communicating information to a rendering device that displays, during the audio conference, a graphical view via a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferncing Services Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, Robert J. Frohwein, David Michael Guthrie, Peter Stewart
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Publication number: 20110271205Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing a virtual conference. One embodiment is a method for providing a virtual conference that includes a conferencing system obtaining participant location information associated with a plurality of participant identifiers, the conferencing system establishing an audio conference with participants associated with the plurality of participant identifiers, and executing logic that selects a stored representation and communicates the stored representation to a rendering device that displays, during the audio conference, a graphical view responsive to the stored representation on a display device. A distributed system includes a conferencing system that establishes an audio conference among participants and a licensing application that communicates a representation to a rendering device that displays, during the audio conference, a graphical view responsive to the representation on the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferncing Services Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, Robert J. Frohwein, David Michael Guthrie, Peter Stewart
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Publication number: 20110270922Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for managing participants in an online conference via a graphical user interface. One such method comprises: displaying a conference interface via a graphical user interface on a client device connected to a conferencing system via a communication network; displaying a contact list via the graphical user interface, the contact list comprising a plurality of draggable contact objects; selecting one of the draggable contact objects; moving the selected contact object to the conference interface; determining contact information corresponding to the selected contact object; and the conferencing system establishing a connection with a participant associated with the contact information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferencing Services Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, Robert J. Frohwein, David Michael Guthrie
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Publication number: 20110271210Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing a conferencing application store. One embodiment is a method for providing an online conference. One such method comprises: a server establishing an audio conference, via a communication network, with a participant; the server presenting a conference user interface to a computing device associated with the participant, the conference user interface displaying a conferencing application store component for enabling the participant to access a plurality of conferencing applications during the audio conference; the server receiving a selection from the participant of one of the plurality of conferencing applications; and the server providing the selected conferencing application to the participant during the audio conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AMERICAN TELECONFERNCING SERVICES LTD.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Erik Petrik
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Publication number: 20110270923Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for incorporating a social networking feature in a conferencing system. One embodiment is a method comprising: a conferencing server establishing an audio conference between a plurality of computing devices connected via a communication network; the conferencing server presenting to the computing devices a user interface associated with the audio conference, the user interface comprising a social networking component for providing a social networking feature to a participant during the audio conference; a social networking server authenticating the participant as a member of a social networking system; and during the audio conference, the conferencing server enabling the authenticated participant to access the social networking feature via the social networking component in the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AMERICAN TELECONFERNCING SERVICES LTD.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Daniel Owens
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Publication number: 20110271212Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for managing multiple conferences via a conference user interface. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing a current conference, via a communication network, between a host and a first set of participants, the current audio conference having a first scheduled timeslot; during the current conference, the conferencing system: receiving, via the communication network, a request from one or more of a second set of participants to join a next conference between the host and the second set of participants, the next audio conference having a second scheduled timeslot; establishing the next conference between the second set of participants; and notifying the host that the second set of participants have joined the next conference; the conferencing system terminating the current conference; and in response to terminating the current conference, the conferencing system automatically adding the host to the next conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: BOLAND T. JONES, DAVID MICHAEL GUTHRIE, SCOTT LEONARD, JOHN KEANE
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Publication number: 20110270933Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for transferring a conference session with a conferencing system from a first client device to a second client device. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing a first conference session for an online conference with a first client device via a communication network; presenting a conference interface via a graphical user interface to the first client device, the conference interface displaying a participant object corresponding to a participant identifier associated with a first participant operating the first client device; the participant initiating a transfer request comprising the participant identifier; sending the transfer request to a second client device; the second client device acknowledging the transfer request; and the second client device establishing a second conference session with the conferencing system using the participant identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferncing Services LTD.Inventors: Boland T. JONES, Peter Steward, David Michael Guthrie
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Publication number: 20110271197Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for distributing information between participants in an online conference via a graphical user interface. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing a conference between a plurality of participants accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; presenting a conference interface via a graphical user interface to a client device operated by one of the participants; displaying in the conference interface a participant object identifying each of the plurality of participants in the conference, each participant object having corresponding profile information; selecting one of the participant objects via the graphical user interface; moving the selected participant object via the graphical user interface to a contact capture location in the conference interface; and creating a new contact containing at least a portion of the profile information associated with the selected participant object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AMERICAN TELECONFERNCING SERVICES LTD.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, Robert J. Frohwein, David Michael Guthrie
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Publication number: 20110271211Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for controlling presentation views in an online conference. One embodiment is a method for controlling presentation views in an online conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: BOLAND T. JONES, David Michael Guthrie
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Publication number: 20110270609Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing real-time resources to participants in an audio conference session. One embodiment is a method for providing real-time resources to participants in an audio conference session via a communication network. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference session between a plurality of computing devices via a communication network, each computing device generating a corresponding audio stream comprising a speech signal; and in real-time during the audio conference session, a server: receiving and processing the audio streams to determine the speech signals; extracting words from the speech signals; analyzing the extracted words to determine a relevant keyword being discussed in the audio conference session; identifying a resource related to the relevant keyword; and providing the resource to one or more of the computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferncing Services Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Laurence Schaefer, J. Douglas Martin
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Publication number: 20110270921Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for profiling participants in a virtual conference. One embodiment is a method for profiling participants in a virtual conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferencing Services Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Peter Stewart
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Publication number: 20110271209Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing a conference user interface. One embodiment is a method for providing a conference. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between a plurality of participants via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting a conference interface to the participants via a graphical user interface and a corresponding client device in communication with the conferencing system via the communication network; and the conference interface displaying a unique participant object identifying each of the plurality of participants in the audio conference according to a graphical representation specified by the corresponding participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AMERICAN TELECONFERNCING SERVICES LTD.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Nicole C. Santoro, Vladimir Mijatovic, Peter Stewart, Randolph J. Leigh, Erik Petrik, Scott A. Schemmel, Laurence Schaefer, J. Douglas Martin
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Patent number: D642586Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Erik Petrik
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Patent number: D642587Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Erik Petrik