Patents by Inventor Brian C. Powell
Brian C. Powell 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: 20230297556Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product are provided for managing content items, including tracking and/or updating content items. A content item is received from an author. A key is associated with the content item. Based on the key, a user is identified who is presenting the content item in a communication session. In response to determining that the author has updated the content item, the user is notified that an updated version of the content item is available for presentation in the communication session.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Thomas Szigeti, Robert E. Barton, Jerome Henry, Brian C. Powell
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Publication number: 20230275939Abstract: Improved virtual collaboration environments allow participants in a primary collaboration session to initiate side conversations with fellow participants based on virtual locations of each participant within a virtual collaboration layout. The virtual collaboration layout defines virtual locations of each participant in the collaboration session. If a virtual distance between two participants a below a threshold, the participants are able to engage in a side conversation. Management information is provided to a collaboration session host. The management information indicates, for example, a volume or frequency of communication occurring on each side conversation, or an elapsed time since the side conversation was initiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Brian C. Powell, Amit Barave, Carl Nathan Buckles, Vaishnavi Rao, Tiffany Kristine Pham, Sofia Karygianni, David C. White, JR.
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Publication number: 20230259643Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product are provided for applying a dynamic security policy to shared content in collaborative applications. A selection of one or more content items is received for sharing in a communication session. A security policy is queried using a key that is associated with each of the one or more content items to determine a security policy for each of the one or more content items. A plurality of users participating in the communication session are identified. Each content item of the one or more content items is selectively presented to a subset of the plurality of users based on an identity of a respective user and the security policy of each content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Thomas Szigeti, Robert E. Barton, Jerome Henry, Brian C. Powell
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Publication number: 20230254313Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to implement end-to-end encryption. A method includes, encrypting content C with an encryption key EK to obtain encrypted content C?, generating a key encrypting key KEK based on a password, encrypting the encryption key EK with the key encrypting key KEK to obtain an encrypted encryption key EK?, storing the encrypted content C? and the encrypted encryption key EK? such that the encrypted content C? and the encrypted encryption key EK? are accessible to a content consumer via a link, sending the link and the password to the content consumer, and in response to a request, received via the link, for the encrypted content C? and the encrypted encryption key EK?, sending the encrypted content C? and the encrypted encryption key EK? to the consumer based on the content consumer being on an access control list.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventor: Brian C. Powell
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Patent number: 11706264Abstract: Improved virtual collaboration environments allow participants in a primary collaboration session to initiate side conversations with fellow participants based on virtual locations of each participant within a virtual collaboration layout. The virtual collaboration layout defines virtual locations of each participant in the collaboration session. If a virtual distance between two participants a below a threshold, the participants are able to engage in a side conversation. Management information is provided to a collaboration session host. The management information indicates, for example, a volume or frequency of communication occurring on each side conversation, or an elapsed time since the side conversation was initiated.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Brian C. Powell, Amit Barave, Carl Nathan Buckles, Vaishnavi Rao, Tiffany Kristine Pham, Sofia Karygianni, David C. White, Jr
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Publication number: 20230028265Abstract: Improved virtual collaboration environments allow participants in a primary collaboration session to initiate side conversations with fellow participants based on virtual locations of each participant within a virtual collaboration layout. The virtual collaboration layout defines virtual locations of each participant in the collaboration session. If a virtual distance between two participants a below a threshold, the participants are able to engage in a side conversation. Management information is provided to a collaboration session host. The management information indicates, for example, a volume or frequency of communication occurring on each side conversation, or an elapsed time since the side conversation was initiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Brian C. Powell, Amit Barave, Carl Nathan Buckles, Vaishnavi Rao, Tiffany Kristine Pham, Sofia Karygianni, David C. White, JR.
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Patent number: 10445410Abstract: A method is provided to simplify the connection to a meeting service based on a link presented in a text-based communication session. The method involves monitoring the text-based communication session among at least two participants and detecting in the text-based communication session a text string that represents a link to a meeting service. The text string is converted to a graphical user interface element that indicates a connection to the meeting service. The graphical user interface element is displayed in association with the text-based communication session.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventor: Brian C. Powell
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Publication number: 20180253215Abstract: A method is provided to simplify the connection to a meeting service based on a link presented in a text-based communication session. The method involves monitoring the text-based communication session among at least two participants and detecting in the text-based communication session a text string that represents a link to a meeting service. The text string is converted to a graphical user interface element that indicates a connection to the meeting service. The graphical user interface element is displayed in association with the text-based communication session.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventor: Brian C. Powell
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Patent number: 7404354Abstract: A rotisserie arrangement comprises a spit rod, a diverter pan and a ring assembly. The spit rod includes a single projecting pin at one end thereof and a pair of projecting pins at the other thereof. The diverter pan includes a bottom wall with upwardly extending side and end walls, and each end wall includes a hook portion. The ring assembly includes an annular groove and an end plate with a pair of spaced apart openings in the plate to receive the pair of pins on that end of the spit rod. The hook portions of the diverter pan hook over the single pin of the spit rod and the annular groove of the ring assembly. When the spit rod is secured to the spit wheels of a rotisserie, the diverter pan remains bottom wall down during rotisserie rotation.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2005Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Powell, Margaret A. Smith
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Patent number: 7367262Abstract: A spit holder assembly comprises a longitudinally oriented hollow body having a triangular cross section and opposite ends, and an outwardly directed transverse flange connected to the body between the opposite ends thereof. A lower portion of the body on one side of the transverse flange comprises a base constructed and arranged to fit within an opening in a worktable with the flange functioning as a stop. An upper portion of the body on the other side of the flange includes at least a pair of spaced apart longitudinally oriented slots constructed and arranged to receive and hold a spit.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2005Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Powell, Kenneth E. Reese
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Patent number: 7003969Abstract: A condiment holder comprises a top having a plurality of spaced apart openings therein constructed and arranged to receive condiment containers. A partial enclosure is connected to and extends below the top. The enclosure includes a bottom wall generally parallel to the top, opposite upwardly extending end walls connected between the top and bottom walls, and front and back partial side walls that extend between lower portions of the end walls. At least one of the end and bottom walls has a plurality of air circulation openings therein to facilitate the flow of refrigerated air.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Powell, Dennis H. Clark
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Patent number: 6981751Abstract: An enclosure for a worktable having a top four corner support posts with an undershelf releasably secured to the posts below the worktable top primarily comprises a pair of opposed side panels each including front and back vertical curved portions for placement around opposed pairs of front and back support posts. A horizontal lintel is releasably attached to the front underside of the worktable and the front vertical curved portions of the opposed side panels. A pair of front doors immediately below the horizontal lintel are either hingedly secured to the front vertical curved portions of the opposed side panels or slidably mounted in tracks to provide access to the space between the worktable and the undershelf.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2003Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc.Inventor: Brian C. Powell
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Patent number: 5732422Abstract: A combination hand sink and trash receptacle comprises a hand sink having a horizontal support surface and a wash basin downwardly extending from the support surface. A fixed trash skirt is positioned around the wash basin, and the skirt is secured to the underside of the horizontal support surface. The trash skirt has a front face with a trash opening therein, and a movable trash receptacle is mounted directly under the trash skirt. A horizontal sliding connection between the fixed trash skirt and the movable trash receptacle includes horizontal side flanges on the trash receptacle and horizontal side channels on the trash skirt constructed and arranged to slidingly receive the side flanges on the trash receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1996Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment & Co., Inc.Inventors: Larry N. McAllister, Brian C. Powell, Rodney R. Normington
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Patent number: D528362Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Powell, Kenneth E. Reese
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Patent number: D532652Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2005Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Powell, Margaret A. Smith