Patents by Inventor George N. Griffin

George N. Griffin 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: 9866656
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing compressed video to a personal electronic device of a user using one of a plurality of different video compression protocols, and wherein the personal electronic device has a web browser. The method may involve using the personal electronic device to transmit a request for video content from a server via a remotely located controller. The controller may be used to serve up HTML5 client code to the browser. The browser may use the HTML5 client code to create a web socket connection with the server and to establish a web socket in the browser. The HTML5 client code, the web socket connection and the web socket may be used to receive the compressed video, and the HTML5 client code may be used to decompress the compressed video for display on the personal electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC
    Inventors: Craig S. Siegman, Joseph Amirthasamy, George N. Griffin
  • Patent number: 9843619
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for exposing virtual disk images on a user device, which is running an HTML5 KVM virtual media client in a Web browser, and which has established a KVM session with a KVM device associated with a remote device. A selected disk image file is initially obtained by the user device and a message sent to the remote device that the disk image file is available for use. The HTML5 KVM virtual media client exposes the disk image file for use to the remote device, which sends a message to the HTML5 KVM virtual media client requesting a specific portion of the disk image file. The HTML5 KVM virtual media client receives the message and a script engine running in the Web browser creates a new file available to the Web browser of just the portion requested by the remote device, which is then transmitted to the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Avocent Huntsville, LLC
    Inventors: Craig S. Siegman, Joseph Amirthasamy, George N. Griffin
  • Patent number: 9841984
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for creating and exposing virtual disk images to a host server, during a KVM session, using an HTML5 KVM virtual media client running in the Web browser of a user's device (e.g., PC workstation). The host server is able to select all or specific portions of the virtual disk image for use, whereupon the bytes representing the selected data content are packaged by the HTML5 KVM virtual media client and transmitted to the host server. Using the HTML5 KVM virtual media client to create and expose virtual disk images eliminates the problem of the Web browser not being able to directly access physical media (e.g., disks) on the user's device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC
    Inventors: Craig S. Siegman, Joseph Amirthasamy, George N. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20150295994
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for exposing virtual disk images on a user device, which is running an HTML5 KVM/vMedia client in a Web browser, and which has established a KVM session with a KVM device associated with a remote device. A selected disk image file is initially obtained by the user device and a message sent to the remote device that the disk image file is available for use. The HTML5 KVM/vMedia client exposes the disk image file for use to the remote device, which sends a message to the HTML5 KVM/vMedia client requesting a specific portion of the disk image file. The HTML5 KVM/vMedia client receives the message and a script engine running in the Web browser creates a new file available to the Web browser of just the portion requested by the remote device, which is then transmitted to the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE CORP.
    Inventors: Craig S. Siegman, Joseph Amirthasamy, George N. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20150254089
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for creating and exposing virtual disk images to a host server, during a KVM session, using an HTML5 KVM/vMedia client running in the Web browser of a user's device (e.g., PC workstation). The host server is able to select all or specific portions of the virtual disk image for use, whereupon the bytes representing the selected data content are packaged by the HTML5 KVM/vMedia client and transmitted to the host server. Using the HTML5 KVM/vMedia client to create and expose virtual disk images eliminates the problem of the Web browser not being able to directly access physical media (e.g., disks) on the user's device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Craig S. Siegman, Joseph Amirthasamy, George N. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20150207904
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing compressed video to a personal electronic device of a user using one of a plurality of different video compression protocols, and wherein the personal electronic device has a web browser. The method may involve using the personal electronic device to transmit a request for video content from a server via a remotely located controller. The controller may be used to serve up HTML5 client code to the browser. The browser may use the HTML5 client code to create a web socket connection with the server and to establish a web socket in the browser. The HTML5 client code, the web socket connection and the web socket may be used to receive the compressed video, and the HTML5 client code may be used to decompress the compressed video for display on the personal electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Craig S. Siegman, Joseph Amirthasamy, George N. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20150163282
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for remotely accessing disc images using a KVM/vMedia client. device communicates a first message to a controller at a remote site. The first message is an inquiry of available disk images from at least one disk image server. The controller responds to the first message with a second message that identifies at least one available disk image file on the disk image server. The KVM/vMedia client then transmits a third message representing a selected disk image file back to the controller. The controller responds by mounting the selected disk image file in the controller using a predetermined file system, and then exposing the mounted disk image file to a host computing system in communication with the controller for use by the KVM/vMedia client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Craig S. Siegman, Joseph Amirthasamy, George N. Griffin