Patents by Inventor Neil Girling
Neil Girling 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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Patent number: 11233848Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable device to device grouping of personal communication nodes include managing a communication node group having communication node members. Attribute information from the communication nodes is provided to a management system that defines communication group membership based on the received attribute information. The management system transmits group membership status notifications to the communication nodes. Membership status controls a node's participation in group communications. Attribute information can include changes (such as dynamic changes) in one or more communication node attributes, such as location, proximity to other communication nodes, speed, etc.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Orion Labs, Inc.Inventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Publication number: 20210119980Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for securing communication resources of group communication devices. Secure resources of a group communication computing device may be maintained in a secure operating environment of the group communication computing device, which is separate from a normal operating environment of the group communication computing device, via a trust partition comprising one or both of an SoC trust partition and a hypervisor. The secure operating environment may comprise input resources including a microphone, a camera, audio encoding and decoding engines, audio encryption and decryption engines, and a secure operating system. The normal operating environment may comprise resources including LTE and WiFi communication resources, transport layer security layer resources, and an operating system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Andrew Isaacson, Dan Phung, Schuyler Erle, Neil Girling, Jesse Robbins
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Patent number: 10887290Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for securing communication resources of group communication devices. Secure resources of a group communication computing device may be maintained in a secure operating environment of the group communication computing device, which is separate from a normal operating environment of the group communication computing device, via a trust partition comprising one or both of an SoC trust partition and a hypervisor. The secure operating environment may comprise input resources including a microphone, a camera, audio encoding and decoding engines, audio encryption and decryption engines, and a secure operating system. The normal operating environment may comprise resources including LTE and WiFi communication resources, transport layer security layer resources, and an operating system.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Orion LabsInventors: Andrew Isaacson, Dan Phung, Schuyler Erie, Neil Girling, Jesse Robbins
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Publication number: 20200287965Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable device to device grouping of personal communication nodes include managing a communication node group having communication node members. Attribute information from the communication nodes is provided to a management system that defines communication group membership based on the received attribute information. The management system transmits group membership status notifications to the communication nodes. Membership status controls a node's participation in group communications. Attribute information can include changes (such as dynamic changes) in one or more communication node attributes, such as location, proximity to other communication nodes, speed, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Patent number: 10667874Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus that enable dynamic audio transducer control include obtaining attribute information relating to multiple communication nodes that are communication node group members. A group management system or other computing system receives attribute information from two or more of the communication nodes and determines settings for one or more audio transducers (e.g., speakers and microphones) in the group's communication nodes based on the attribute information. An audio transducer command is transmitted to or imposed on one or more of the nodes. Attribute information can include node attributes and/or changes to attributes. Audio transducer commands transmitted or otherwise imposed on nodes can include muting and unmuting commands, as well as setting volume levels and other audio settings associated with a node's operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Orion Labs, Inc.Inventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Patent number: 10542084Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable device to device grouping of personal communication nodes include managing a communication node group having communication node members. Attribute information from the communication nodes is provided to a management system that defines communication group membership based on the received attribute information. The management system transmits group membership status notifications to the communication nodes. Membership status controls a node's participation in group communications. Attribute information can include changes (such as dynamic changes) in one or more communication node attributes, such as location, proximity to other communication nodes, speed, etc.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Orion LabsInventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Patent number: 10425774Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software to manage group communications using distributed end user devices. In one example, a method of operating a communication device to facilitate secure group communications in a distributed communication environment is provided. The method includes establishing a communication channel (140) with an end user device (110), retrieving registration information from the end user device (110) over the communication channel (140), and generating a device configuration request including the registration information. The method further includes sending the device configuration request for delivery to a group management system (130) over a packet-based network (141), and responsive to receiving a particular device configuration, automatically configuring a group communications application executing on the communication device based on one or more parameters contained in the particular device configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Orion LabsInventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Roger Wood, Neil Girling, Ellen Juhlin
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Publication number: 20190105114Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus that enable dynamic audio transducer control include obtaining attribute information relating to multiple communication nodes that are communication node group members. A group management system or other computing system receives attribute information from two or more of the communication nodes and determines settings for one or more audio transducers (e.g., speakers and microphones) in the group's communication nodes based on the attribute information. An audio transducer command is transmitted to or imposed on one or more of the nodes. Attribute information can include node attributes and/or changes to attributes. Audio transducer commands transmitted or otherwise imposed on nodes can include muting and unmuting commands, as well as setting volume levels and other audio settings associated with a node's operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Publication number: 20190075085Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for securing communication resources of group communication devices. Secure resources of a group communication computing device may be maintained in a secure operating environment of the group communication computing device, which is separate from a normal operating environment of the group communication computing device, via a trust partition comprising one or both of an SoC trust partition and a hypervisor. The secure operating environment may comprise input resources including a microphone, a camera, audio encoding and decoding engines, audio encryption and decryption engines, and a secure operating system. The normal operating environment may comprise resources including LTE and WiFi communication resources, transport layer security layer resources, and an operating system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Andrew Isaacson, Daniel Phung, Schulyer Erle, Neil Girling
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Patent number: 10120644Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus that enable dynamic audio transducer control include obtaining attribute information relating to multiple communication nodes that are communication node group members. A group management system or other computing system receives attribute information from two or more of the communication nodes and determines settings for one or more audio transducers (e.g., speakers and microphones) in the group's communication nodes based on the attribute information. An audio transducer command is transmitted to or imposed on one or more of the nodes. Attribute information can include node attributes and/or changes to attributes. Audio transducer commands transmitted or otherwise imposed on nodes can include muting and unmuting commands, as well as setting volume levels and other audio settings associated with a node's operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Orion LabsInventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Publication number: 20180189026Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus that enable dynamic audio transducer control include obtaining attribute information relating to multiple communication nodes that are communication node group members. A group management system or other computing system receives attribute information from two or more of the communication nodes and determines settings for one or more audio transducers (e.g., speakers and microphones) in the group's communication nodes based on the attribute information. An audio transducer command is transmitted to or imposed on one or more of the nodes. Attribute information can include node attributes and/or changes to attributes. Audio transducer commands transmitted or otherwise imposed on nodes can include muting and unmuting commands, as well as setting volume levels and other audio settings associated with a node's operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Publication number: 20180159925Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable device to device grouping of personal communication nodes include managing a communication node group having communication node members. Attribute information from the communication nodes is provided to a management system that defines communication group membership based on the received attribute information. The management system transmits group membership status notifications to the communication nodes. Membership status controls a node's participation in group communications. Attribute information can include changes (such as dynamic changes) in one or more communication node attributes, such as location, proximity to other communication nodes, speed, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Patent number: 9940094Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus that enable dynamic audio transducer control include obtaining attribute information relating to multiple communication nodes that are communication node group members. A group management system or other computing system receives attribute information from two or more of the communication nodes and determines settings for one or more audio transducers (e.g., speakers and microphones) in the group's communication nodes based on the attribute information. An audio transducer command is transmitted to or imposed on one or more of the nodes. Attribute information can include node attributes and/or changes to attributes. Audio transducer commands transmitted or otherwise imposed on nodes can include muting and unmuting commands, as well as setting volume levels and other audio settings associated with a node's operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: ORION LABSInventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Patent number: 9936010Abstract: Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable device to device grouping of personal communication nodes include managing a communication node group having communication node members. Attribute information from the communication nodes is provided to a management system that defines communication group membership based on the received attribute information. The management system transmits group membership status notifications to the communication nodes. Membership status controls a node's participation in group communications. Attribute information can include changes (such as dynamic changes) in one or more communication node attributes, such as location, proximity to other communication nodes, speed, etc.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: ORION LABSInventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Ellen Juhlin, Roger Wood, Neil Girling
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Publication number: 20170251343Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and software to manage group communications using distributed end user devices. In one example, a method of operating a communication device to facilitate secure group communications in a distributed communication environment is provided. The method includes establishing a communication channel (140) with an end user device (110), retrieving registration information from the end user device (110) over the communication channel (140), and generating a device configuration request including the registration information. The method further includes sending the device configuration request for delivery to a group management system (130) over a packet-based network (141), and responsive to receiving a particular device configuration, automatically configuring a group communications application executing on the communication device based on one or more parameters contained in the particular device configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Roger Wood, Neil Girling, Ellen Juhlin
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Patent number: D816051Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Orion LabsInventors: Jesse Robbins, Greg Albrecht, Arlen Abraham, Neil Girling, Sylvia Wu