Patents by Inventor Christopher Labrador
Christopher Labrador 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: 9864851Abstract: A system, device and method for authenticating a user. The system, device and method may employ a computing device for providing credentials required for access to an on-line resource available over a network. The computing device may connect to the on-line resource to register a user. The computing device may receive from the on-line resource at least one request for a credential to identify the user. In response to the request, the computing device may generate a random credential, store the random credential in association with an on-line resource identifier and the request in a data store accessible to the computing device and, submit the random credential to the on-line resource to register the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, Certicom Corp.Inventors: Neil Patrick Adams, Scott Alexander Vanstone, Daniel Richard L. Brown, Dinah Lea Marie Davis, Christopher Labrador, Alfred John Menezes
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Patent number: 9826334Abstract: An information handling system comprising a wireless adapter for communicating via a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for a location where the information handling system is operating. The storage device further stores radiofrequency wireless traffic reports indicating signal quality for a plurality of wireless links available at the location and an application processor executes code of a context aware radiofrequency resource management system in determining link ratings for the plurality of wireless links available at the location based on the wireless service usage trend data for the information handling system and signal quality for the available wireless protocols for anticipated wireless service usage.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Will A. Egner, Christopher Labrador
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Patent number: 9819803Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of joining a user to a conference call event an interface associated with a time management software application is displayed. The interface displays information relating to the conference call event including a date for a conference call which is subject of the conference call event and a start time of the conference call. While displaying the interface, a menu offering one or more options is displayed; these one or more options include an option to join the conference call. When an indication of a selection of the option to join the conference call is received, information associated with the conference call is located; this information includes a telephone number for a conference call bridge. A connection with the conference call bridge using the telephone number is initiated.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Adrian Michael Logan, Rohit Rocky Jain, Eric Allan Fritzley, Christopher Labrador, Michael Patrick McAndrews
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Patent number: 9552227Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for context-aware adaptive computing. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a method comprising receiving a request at a first information handling system (IHS) to perform an application computation. The method also includes determining a user's context, the user operating the first IHS, and ascertaining a battery state of the first IHS. The method further includes allocating the application computation between the first IHS and a second IHS based at least on the user's context and the battery state of the first IHS. The present disclosure also includes associated systems and apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Will A. Egner, Sunil Jason Kumar, Christopher Labrador, Richard William Schuckle
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Patent number: 9544766Abstract: An architecture, system and associated method and apparatus for securely communicating authentication data to a communication device. In one embodiment, the method includes modulating a spectral source's radiation using the authentication data, wherein the spectral source's radiation is adapted to operate as a first transmission medium for carrying the authentication data, the first transmission medium being containable within an enclosure that inhibits passage of the spectral source's radiation (i.e., spectrally opaque enclosure). The modulated authentication data is transmitted via the first transmission medium to the communication device disposed in the spectrally opaque enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Steve Hranilovic, Christopher Labrador
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Patent number: 9532217Abstract: A method for controlling access to a conference call, the method comprising authenticating a mobile device in accordance with access requirements for the conference call rejecting the mobile device if the participant does not comply with the access requirements in response to the rejection, determining by a processor based on information other than said access requirements that the mobile device is legitimate and overriding the rejection to allow connection to the conference call if it is determined that the mobile device is legitimate.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Douglas Michael Gisby, Brian Edward Anthony McColgan, Christopher Labrador, Kevin W. Andrewin, Nicholas Patrick Alfano
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Patent number: 9525779Abstract: A method of managing communications services begins with a communications platform receiving a request for a communications service to be provided to a communications device by a source other than the communications platform. The communications platform determines an authorization of the communications device to receive the communications service. The authorization comprises a permission of the communications device to receive the communications service during a lifetime of a communications session maintained with the communications device. The communications network authorizes delivery of the communications service to the communications device during the lifetime of the communications session, in accordance with the authorization.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Christopher Labrador, Brian Alexander Oliver, Douglas Michael Gisby, Susan Elizabeth Simon Daniels, Brian Edward Anthony McColgan, Adrian Michael Logan, Eric Allan Fritzley, Nicholas Patrick Alfano, Richard John George
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Publication number: 20160192109Abstract: An information handling system comprising a wireless adapter for communicating via a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for a location where the information handling system is operating. The storage device further stores radiofrequency wireless traffic reports indicating signal quality for a plurality of wireless links available at the location and an application processor executes code of a context aware radiofrequency resource management system in determining link ratings for the plurality of wireless links available at the location based on the wireless service usage trend data for the information handling system and signal quality for the available wireless protocols for anticipated wireless service usage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: Dell Products, LPInventors: Will A. Egner, Christopher Labrador
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Patent number: 9374470Abstract: A method for controlling access by of communication devices to a conference call, the method comprising associating proximity settings with a conference call, the proximity settings indicating a acceptable proximity of other communication devices relative to a selected communication device; sensing by the selected communication device proximity of the other devices within its proximity of the communication device to obtain proximity information; and determining, by a processor, from the obtained proximity information and the proximity settings an action to be performed with reference to the conference call.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Douglas Michael Gisby, Brian Edward Anthony McColgan, Christopher Labrador, Kevin Wilfred Andrewin, Nicholas Patrick Alfano
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Patent number: 9342677Abstract: An authentication method, system and device are provided to continuously collect dynamic personal identification data (DPID) samples through a user device by using one or more sensors to continuously collect biometric and location data samples associated with the user and then securely transfer the DPID samples to a central authentication server where attributes of the DPID samples may be captured and incorporated as part of a challenge-response pair which requests an arbitrarily generated N-tuple of the DPID samples from a predetermined time interval from the user device that is unique to the user and dynamic based on the sensed data and the time-interval of collection.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Shirook M. Ali, Christopher Labrador, James Warden, Kelce S. Wilson
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Patent number: 9332403Abstract: Systems and methods are described that facilitate the generation of calling lists for use in planning or setting up conference calls. The system may include a communications module and a contact database comprising a plurality of contact records, each contact record corresponding to a different contact. Each contact record may include at least one contact address and at least one descriptor. For example, the descriptor may include a job title and/or expertise for the contact. The system may also include a selection module configured to select at least one of the contacts and also configured to compare the at least one descriptor to at least one qualifier criteria.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Douglas Gisby, Christopher Labrador, Kevin Andrewin, Nicholas Alfano
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Patent number: 9313603Abstract: An information handling system includes a wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for a location where the information handling system is operating. The storage device further includes storing a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality for wireless links available at the location.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LPInventors: Will A. Egner, Christopher Labrador
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Publication number: 20160057286Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of joining a user to a conference call event an interface associated with a time management software application is displayed. The interface displays information relating to the conference call event including a date for a conference call which is subject of the conference call event and a start time of the conference call. While displaying the interface, a menu offering one or more options is displayed; these one or more options include an option to join the conference call. When an indication of a selection of the option to join the conference call is received, information associated with the conference call is located; this information includes a telephone number for a conference call bridge. A connection with the conference call bridge using the telephone number is initiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Adrian Michael Logan, Rohit Rocky Jain, Eric Allan Fritzley, Christopher Labrador, Michael Patrick McAndrews
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Publication number: 20160034309Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for context-aware adaptive computing. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a method comprising receiving a request at a first information handling system (IHS) to perform an application computation. The method also includes determining a user's context, the user operating the first IHS, and ascertaining a battery state of the first IHS. The method further includes allocating the application computation between the first IHS and a second IHS based at least on the user's context and the battery state of the first IHS. The present disclosure also includes associated systems and apparatuses.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Will A. Egner, Sunil Jason Kumar, Christopher Labrador, Richard William Schuckle
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Patent number: 9225839Abstract: A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at least one other device participating in the group communications session.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Douglas Gisby, Christopher Labrador, Brian Oliver, Susie Simon-Daniels, Adrian Logan, Eric Fritzley, Brian McColgan
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Publication number: 20150326994Abstract: An information handling system includes a wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for a location where the information handling system is operating.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Will A. Egner, Christopher Labrador
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Patent number: 9185229Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of joining a user to a conference call event an interface associated with a time management software application is displayed. The interface displays information relating to the conference call event including a date for a conference call which is subject of the conference call event and a start time of the conference call. While displaying the interface, a menu offering one or more options is displayed; these one or more options include an option to join the conference call. When an indication of a selection of the option to join the conference call is received, information associated with the conference call is located; this information includes a telephone number for a conference call bridge. A connection with the conference call bridge using the telephone number is initiated.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Adrian Logan, Rohit Jain, Eric Fritzley, Christopher Labrador, Michael McAndrews
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Patent number: 9164810Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for context-aware adaptive computing. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a method comprising receiving a request at a first information handling system (IHS) to perform an application computation. The method also includes determining a user's context, the user operating the first IHS, and ascertaining a battery state of the first IHS. The method further includes allocating the application computation between the first IHS and a second IHS based at least on the user's context and the battery state of the first IHS. The present disclosure also includes associated systems and apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Will A. Egner, Sunil Jason Kumar, Christopher Labrador, Richard William Schuckle
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Patent number: 9088859Abstract: An information handling system includes a wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for a location where the information handling system is operating. The storage device further includes storing a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality for wireless links available at the location.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Will A. Egner, Christopher Labrador
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Publication number: 20150078543Abstract: A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at least one other device participating in the group communications session.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Douglas GISBY, Christopher LABRADOR, Brian OLIVER, Susie SIMON-DANIELS, Adrian LOGAN, Eric FRITZLEY, Brian McCOLGAN