Patents by Inventor Christopher Reid Wulff

Christopher Reid Wulff 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).

  • Switch with data switching and audio data termination capabilities
    Patent number: 11870832
    Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying data traffic, intended for a network element, received on one or more switch ports of a switch, identifying additional data traffic received on the one or more switch ports, which is to be rendered and played on an audio device attached to the one or more switch ports, forwarding the data traffic to the network element on a first switch port, and outputting the additional data traffic as audio on a second port to a loudspeaker attached to the second port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Pane, Christopher Reid Wulff
  • AUTOMATED DETECTION OF MEDIA PORT PROTOCOLS
    Publication number: 20230275946
    Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying data traffic on one or more ports of a switch, determining whether a protocol specific packet type is identified on any of the one or more ports, assigning one or more first ports with data traffic to a first protocol when the protocol specific packet type is identified, and assigning one or more second ports with data traffic to a second protocol different from the first protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Pane, Christopher Reid Wulff
  • Automated detection of media port protocols
    Patent number: 11665217
    Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying data traffic on one or more ports of a switch, determining whether a protocol specific packet type is identified on any of the one or more ports, assigning one or more first ports with data traffic to a first protocol when the protocol specific packet type is identified, and assigning one or more second ports with data traffic to a second protocol different from the first protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Pane, Christopher Reid Wulff
  • SWITCH WITH DATA SWITCHING AND AUDIO DATA TERMINATION CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20210250398
    Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying data traffic, intended for a network element, received on one or more switch ports of a switch, identifying additional data traffic received on the one or more switch ports, which is to be rendered and played on an audio device attached to the one or more switch ports, forwarding the data traffic to the network element on a first switch port, and outputting the additional data traffic as audio on a second port to a loudspeaker attached to the second port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Pane, Christopher Reid Wulff
  • AUTOMATED DETECTION OF MEDIA PORT PROTOCOLS
    Publication number: 20210250397
    Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying data traffic on one or more ports of a switch, determining whether a protocol specific packet type is identified on any of the one or more ports, assigning one or more first ports with data traffic to a first protocol when the protocol specific packet type is identified, and assigning one or more second ports with data traffic to a second protocol different from the first protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Pane, Christopher Reid Wulff