Patents by Inventor Peter Hillier

Peter Hillier 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: 11349974
    Abstract: Methods and systems of providing caller information are provided. Exemplary systems and methods provide location information for audio files including the caller information. The location information can be used to retrieve the audio information, which can be played on a call recipient's device, and/or a translation of the audio information, which can be displayed on the call recipient's device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Katayoun Hillier, Peter Hillier
  • Patent number: 10652385
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and displaying nearby communication devices are disclosed. The systems and methods allow a user to easily determine nearby communication devices from which or to which a communication can be transferred. In addition, exemplary systems and methods allow a user to easily transfer a communication from a first device to a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Hillier
  • Publication number: 20190253546
    Abstract: Methods and systems of providing caller information are provided. Exemplary systems and methods provide location information for audio files including the caller information. The location information can be used to retrieve the audio information, which can be played on a call recipient's device, and/or a translation of the audio information, which can be displayed on the call recipient's device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Katayoun Hillier, Peter Hillier
  • Patent number: 10306042
    Abstract: Methods and systems of providing caller information are provided. Exemplary systems and methods provide location information for audio files including the caller information. The location information can be used to retrieve the audio information, which can be played on a call recipient's device, and/or a translation of the audio information, which can be displayed on the call recipient's device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Katayoun Hillier, Peter Hillier
  • Publication number: 20170230491
    Abstract: Methods and systems of providing caller information are provided. Exemplary systems and methods provide location information for audio files including the caller information. The location information can be used to retrieve the audio information, which can be played on a call recipient's device, and/or a translation of the audio information, which can be displayed on the call recipient's device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Katayoun Hillier, Peter Hillier
  • Publication number: 20160165047
    Abstract: A method and system of providing context aware announcements is provided. Context call handling rules can be applied to determine a current context of an incoming call. At least one context aware announcement is provided for providing information associated the current context and call information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas A. Gray, Katayoun Hillier, Peter Hillier
  • Publication number: 20160100043
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and displaying nearby communication devices are disclosed. The systems and methods allow a user to easily determine nearby communication devices from which or to which a communication can be transferred. In addition, exemplary systems and methods allow a user to easily transfer a communication from a first device to a second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Hillier
  • Patent number: 9282288
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for distributing video conference resources among connected parties and methods thereof. In an illustrative embodiment, an ad-hoc network providing conferencing resources is presented. The network can include a master device and a number of slave devices. Each of the slave devices can present their bandwidth capabilities to the master device. End devices can be connected to the master device. When no additional connections can be made to the master device, slave devices can be used to add the end devices into the conference. The slave device can thus share its resources to the conference. In one embodiment, individual slave devices can handle different types of codecs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Hillier, Patrice Arruda
  • Patent number: 9008683
    Abstract: Described are a system and method of managing a real-time communication initiated to a mobile communications device. A communication from an originating communications device is sensed as being directed to a first destination address corresponding to a mobile communications device. Location information of the mobile communications device is determined. The communication is directed to a second destination address based on the determined location of the mobile communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Erb, Peter Hillier
  • Publication number: 20150035939
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for distributing video conference resources among connected parties and methods thereof. In an illustrative embodiment, an ad-hoc network providing conferencing resources is presented. The network can include a master device and a number of slave devices. Each of the slave devices can present their bandwidth capabilities to the master device. End devices can be connected to the master device. When no additional connections can be made to the master device, slave devices can be used to add the end devices into the conference. The slave device can thus share its resources to the conference. In one embodiment, individual slave devices can handle different types of codecs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: MITEL NETWORKS CORP
    Inventors: Peter Hillier, Patrice Arruda
  • Publication number: 20120157112
    Abstract: Described are a system and method of managing a real-time communication initiated to a mobile communications device. A communication from an originating communications device is sensed as being directed to a first destination address corresponding to a mobile communications device. Location information of the mobile communications device is determined. The communication is directed to a second destination address based on the determined location of the mobile communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Erb, Peter Hillier