Patents by Inventor Greg Wolff

Greg Wolff 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).

  • Publication number: 20230051821
    Abstract: Some examples disclosed herein include a method. The method may include determining a relationship between a property of a position, navigation, and timing (PNT)-based timing signal and a property of a virtual time source. The method may also include determining a state of the PNT-based timing signal at least partially responsive to the determined relationship. The method may also include one or more of: providing the PNT-based timing signal at least partially responsive to determining that the state of the PNT-based timing signal corresponds to a first state, disregarding the PNT-based timing signal at least partially responsive to determining that the state of the timing signal corresponds to a second state, and providing an indication of the state of the PNT-based timing signal at least partially responsive to determining that the state of the timing signal corresponds to a second state. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ed Ossi, Greg Wolff, Lars Boehinke
  • Patent number: 8185733
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically publishing content based identifiers are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises accessing an electronic communication to obtain a content based identifier (CBI) contained in the electronic communication. In one embodiment, the method may also comprise using the CBI to validate integrity of a hash chained log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Edward L. Schwartz, Greg Wolff, Michael J. Gormish, Kurt Piersol
  • Patent number: 8082328
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for publishing an electronic document on a network is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for publishing an electronic document on a wide area network comprising at least one server and a client, a client having memory for storing an electronic document, and means for sending the electronic document to the server, wherein a URL is associated with the electronic document, a security key associated with the URL, and means for sending a URL to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Marko Balabanovic, Peter Hart, Greg Wolff
  • Publication number: 20100088512
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically publishing content based identifiers are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises accessing an electronic communication to obtain a content based identifier (CBI) contained in the electronic communication. In one embodiment, the method may also comprise using the CBI to validate integrity of a hash chained log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Edward L. Schwartz, Greg Wolff, Michael J. Gormish, Kurt Piersol
  • Publication number: 20100077478
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for publishing an electronic document on a network is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for publishing an electronic document on a wide area network comprising at least one server and a client, a client having memory for storing an electronic document, and means for sending the electronic document to the server, wherein a URL is associated with the electronic document, a security key associated with the URL, and means for sending a URL to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Marko Balabanovic, Peter Hart, Greg Wolff
  • Patent number: 7640318
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for publishing an electronic document on a network is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for publishing an electronic document on a wide area network comprising at least one server and a client, a client having memory for storing an electronic document, and means for sending the electronic document to the server, wherein a URL is associated with the electronic document, a security key associated with the URL, and means for sending a URL to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Marko Balabanovic, Peter Hart, Greg Wolff
  • Publication number: 20060080077
    Abstract: A distributed communications effects module (DCEM) method, apparatus, and computer medium are adapted to provide communications effects to a simulated message in a distributed simulation in order to enhance the ability of the distributed simulation to model real-world behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Sherie Johnson, Deanna Harden, Thomas Stayonoff, Greg Wolff