Patents by Inventor Martin B. Feeney

Martin B. Feeney 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).

  • Initiating a collaboration session between devices using an audible message
    Patent number: 10084833
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network interface broadcasts an audible message from a first computing device to a plurality of second computing devices over a first channel. The audible message comprises an audible noise broadcasted using a plurality of frequencies and a first unique identifier indicative of the first computing device. The network interface receives an acknowledgment message from each of the plurality of second computing devices over a second channel. A processor identifies each of the plurality of second computing devices based on the second unique identifier in the acknowledgment message and initiates a collaboration session between the first computing device and the plurality of second computing devices by sending a collaboration message from the first computing device to the plurality of second computing devices. The collaboration message automatically causes the plurality of second computing devices to enter the collaboration session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Niall L. McDonnell, Liam Frawley, Martin B. Feeney
  • INITIATING A COLLABORATION SESSION BETWEEN DEVICES USING AN AUDIBLE MESSAGE
    Publication number: 20170134456
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network interface broadcasts an audible message from a first computing device to a plurality of second computing devices over a first channel. The audible message comprises an audible noise broadcasted using a plurality of frequencies and a first unique identifier indicative of the first computing device. The network interface receives an acknowledgment message from each of the plurality of second computing devices over a second channel. A processor identifies each of the plurality of second computing devices based on the second unique identifier in the acknowledgment message and initiates a collaboration session between the first computing device and the plurality of second computing devices by sending a collaboration message from the first computing device to the plurality of second computing devices. The collaboration message automatically causes the plurality of second computing devices to enter the collaboration session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Niall L. McDonnell, Liam Frawley, Martin B. Feeney