Patents by Inventor Giovanna Barreiro

Giovanna Barreiro 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).

  • Patent number: 8094181
    Abstract: A conferencing unit allows first persons at remote locations to communicate with second persons at a central location. The unit receives respective videos of the first persons and a video of the second persons and outputs: the videos of the first persons to a central display at the central location such that the first persons are displayed on respective portions of the central display; the video of the second persons to remote displays respectively at the remote locations such that the second persons are displayed on one portion of each remote display; the video of one of the first persons to the display of another one of the first persons such that the one person is displayed on another portion of this display; and the video of the other person to the display of the one person such that the other person is displayed on another portion of this display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Giovanna Barreiro
  • Publication number: 20090096860
    Abstract: A conferencing unit allows first persons at remote locations to communicate with second persons at a central location. The unit receives respective videos of the first persons and a video of the second persons and outputs: the videos of the first persons to a central display at the central location such that the first persons are displayed on respective portions of the central display; the video of the second persons to remote displays respectively at the remote locations such that the second persons are displayed on one portion of each remote display; the video of one of the first persons to the display of another one of the first persons such that the one person is displayed on another portion of this display; and the video of the other person to the display of the one person such that the other person is displayed on another portion of this display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.
    Inventor: Giovanna Barreiro
  • Patent number: 7468738
    Abstract: A method and system of video conferencing. The video conferencing generally relates to supporting video and/or audio conferencing between remotely located individuals. The method and system permit multiple individuals at one location to be viewed from one or more locations located remotely therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventor: Giovanna Barreiro
  • Publication number: 20060244815
    Abstract: A method and system of video conferencing. The video conferencing generally relates to supporting video and/or audio conferencing between remotely located individuals. The method and system permit multiple individuals at one location to be viewed from one or more locations located remotely therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventor: Giovanna Barreiro