Patents by Inventor Gregory Stephens
Gregory Stephens 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: 10462292Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for verifying a caller ID field of an outbound telephone call. A termination service provider call server receives a call request from a calling endpoint. The call request includes a called endpoint telephone number, and a caller ID telephone number. The call request is forwarded to an inbound carrier call server servicing the called endpoint telephone number where it determines the termination service provider for the caller ID telephone number and sends a query back to the determined termination service provider to determine whether the caller ID telephone number is currently in use. The query includes the caller ID telephone number. The termination service provider call server determines whether the caller ID telephone number in the received query is currently in use. If the caller ID telephone number is not currently in use, it returns a fail message to the inbound carrier call server.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Republic Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Gregory Stephens
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Patent number: 10462642Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing a panic mode for a communication device. The communication device may trigger a panic mode causing the communication device to emit an audible alert while simultaneously causing the communication device to capture any detected sound at a frequency below the audible alert. The communication device may also collect metadata including a date stamp, a time stamp, and a location that may be associated with any captured audio and stored locally or streamed to a communications server for storage. The communication device may also send a message to one or more other endpoints indicative of the communication device having engaged panic mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Republic Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Sai Rathnam, Jared Kashimba, James Mulcahy, Matthew Newton, Gregory Stephens
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Patent number: 10412217Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for verifying a caller ID field of an outbound telephone call. A termination service provider call server receives a call request from a calling endpoint that includes a called endpoint telephone number, and a caller ID telephone number. The termination service provider call server determines a calling endpoint telephone number assigned to the calling endpoint and creates an “in use” message comprising the calling endpoint telephone number and a timestamp of when the call request was received. The “in use” message is forwarded to an active call database before forwarding the call request to an inbound carrier call server servicing the called endpoint telephone number. The inbound carrier call server receives the call request intended and sends a query to the active call database to determine whether the caller ID telephone number in the call request is currently in use. The active call database sets the status of telephone numbers contained in all received “in use” messages to in use.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: REPUBLIC WIRELESS, Inc.Inventor: Gregory Stephens
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Patent number: 10375238Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for verifying a caller ID field of an outbound telephone call. A termination service provider call server receives a call request from a calling endpoint. The call request includes a called endpoint telephone number, and a caller ID telephone number. The call request is forwarded to an inbound carrier call server servicing the called endpoint telephone number where it determines the termination service provider for the caller ID telephone number and sends a query back to the determined termination service provider to determine whether the caller ID telephone number is currently in use. The query includes the caller ID telephone number. The termination service provider call server determines whether the caller ID telephone number in the received query is currently in use. If the caller ID telephone number is not currently in use, it returns a fail message to the inbound carrier call server.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: REPUBLIC WIRELESS, Inc.Inventor: Gregory Stephens
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Publication number: 20130048369Abstract: This is directed to systems and methods for shielding a circuitry region of an electronic device from interference (e.g., EMI) with a removable shield assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Shayan Malek, Gregory Stephens, Jared Mitchell Kole, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Robert Sorensen
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Patent number: 7620158Abstract: A video relay system for allowing impaired individuals to communicate across a network includes a first device capable of sending and receiving audio and video signals where the first device is coupled to a network and includes an application. The application on the first device is configured to communicate with a second device, regardless of whether the second device includes the application. The application is also configured to transmit to and receive from the second device a sign language video signal. When the first device is in a voice carryover mode, the application is configured to transmit an audio signal to the second device. When the first device is in a hearing carryover mode, the application is configured to receive an audio signal from the second device.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Hamilton Relay, Inc.Inventors: Young Jin Park, Wayne Hahn, Gregory Stephens
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Publication number: 20070064090Abstract: A video relay system for allowing impaired individuals to communicate across a network includes a first device capable of sending and receiving audio and video signals where the first device is coupled to a network and includes an application. The application on the first device is configured to communicate with a second device, regardless of whether the second device includes the application. The application is also configured to transmit to and receive from the second device a sign language video signal. When the first device is in a voice carryover mode, the application is configured to transmit an audio signal to the second device. When the first device is in a hearing carryover mode, the application is configured to receive an audio signal from the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Young Park, Wayne Hahn, Gregory Stephens
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Publication number: 20050150373Abstract: In accordance with the present invention a pneumatic or hydraulic rotating cylinder capable of very high speeds is embodied. It is constructed of light weight materials, minimizing the mass but is given the ability to run at high speed in spite of vibrating environments, supply line condensation, contaminants and various attitudinal mounting by the anti-seizure insert bearing inserted into the distributor and sleeving the rotating shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2005Publication date: July 14, 2005Applicant: Stephens Dynamics, Inc.Inventors: Phillip Clark, Alan Claxton, David Claxton, Thomas Thompson, Gregory Stephens
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Patent number: D719085Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Shota Aoyagi, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Richard P. Howarth, Daniel W. Jarvis, Shayan Malek, Gregory Stephens