Patents by Inventor Jason A. Shepherd

Jason A. Shepherd 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: 20150179186
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing visual audio quality cues and context awareness in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a plurality of audio signals, each audio signal captured from one of a plurality of a participants of a virtual collaboration session; determining, for each of the plurality of participants, a voice quality of the participant's audio signal; and providing a visual cue of the voice quality of each participant's audio signal to at least one of the plurality of participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Todd Swierk, Michael S. Gatson, Jason A. Shepherd, Clifton J. Barker, Yuan-Chang Lo
  • Publication number: 20150169069
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a presentation interface in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving, from a gesture capture system, an indication of a body movement performed by a participant of a virtual collaboration session; receiving, from a drawing control system, an indication of a drawing characteristic associated with the participant of the virtual collaboration session, and identifying an intent of the participant based upon a combination of the indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Michael S. Gatson, Todd Swierk, Clifton J. Barker, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20150154291
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing behavior in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: receive engagement metrics from a participant of a virtual collaboration session, wherein the engagement metrics are indicative of the participant's level of engagement in the virtual collaboration session; calculate a score based upon the engagement metrics; and provide the score to the participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Jason A. Shepherd, Michael S. Gatson, Todd Swierk, Clifton J. Barker, Yuan-Chang Lo
  • Publication number: 20150149540
    Abstract: Systems and methods for manipulating audio and/or speech in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, a method may include capturing speech originated by a given one of a plurality of participants during a virtual collaboration session, and capturing a discrete collaboration event originated by the given participant during the virtual collaboration session. The method may also include synchronizing the speech with the event and storing the synchronized speech and event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Clifton J. Barker, Michael S. Gatson, Todd Swierk, Jason A. Shepherd, Yuan-Chang Lo
  • Publication number: 20150149929
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing information and content sharing in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, a method may include creating a virtual collaboration workspace for a plurality of participants, where each of the participants operates a device configured to access the workspace, the workspace including a public portion and a plurality of private portions, the public portion accessible to each of the participants and each of the plurality of private portions accessible to a corresponding participant to the exclusion of at least another participant. The method may also include providing, to a given one of the participants, a representation of the public portion and a representation of the given participant's corresponding private portion, where the representation of the public portion and the representation of the given participant's corresponding private portion are renderable concurrently in a single window of a graphical user interface displayable by the given participant's device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Jason A. Shepherd, Michael S. Gatson, Todd Swierk, Clifton J. Barker, Yuan-Chang Lo
  • Patent number: 8963693
    Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of meeting room resources. The method includes initiating, via a host information handling system, an application, creating, via the application, a plurality of preferences, and establishing, by the host information handling system, a connection with a configuration device via a first close range communication path. The method also includes transferring at least one of the plurality of preferences, via the first close range communication path to the configuration device. The configuration device transmits, via a second close range communication path, a control message based on at least one of the plurality of preferences, to control at least one of the plurality of meeting room resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Patent number: 8879250
    Abstract: A tablet support system includes a chassis housing a plurality of components that provide a critical mechanical stack of the system. The plurality of components include a display that faces a first direction. The chassis includes a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite the first direction. A support member channel extends into the second surface. A subset of the plurality of components are positioned in the chassis such that they are not located between the support member channel and the display screen. A support member is moveably coupled to the chassis and operable to move into a stored position in which the support member is positioned in the support member channel. The subset of the plurality of components are positioned to allow the support member to be flush with the second surface when in the stored position without adding to a maximum thickness of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jason Franz, Jason A. Shepherd, Philip Seibert
  • Patent number: 8880884
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory, which causes the processor to at least: send identification information to a second information handling system in response to an identification request broadcast from the second information handling system via a short-range communication; receive first authentication information for a local application and a remote service from the second information handling system; receive a copy of the local application; authenticate a user for the copy of the local application and for the remote service prior to the user logging on to the information handling system; receive second authentication information from the user to access the information handling system; authenticate the user to the information handling system; and automatically initiate a secure session between the copy of the local application and the remote service when the user is authenticated to the information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Philip M. Seibert, Abu Sanaullah, Charles D. Robison, Jr., Claude L. Cox, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20140317364
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an intermediary information handling system for communicatively may be configured to couple an information handling system communicatively coupled to the intermediary information handling system to information handling resources attached to or integral to the intermediary information handling system. The intermediary information handling system may include a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, a network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, and a backup agent comprising one or more instructions embodied in computer-readable media communicatively coupled to the processor. The instructions may cause causing the processor to, when read and executed by the processor: (i) retrieve data from the information handling system; (ii) store the data to the memory; and (iii) upload the data to a remote storage server coupled to the intermediary information handling system via the network interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jason A. Shepherd, Sean P. O'Neal
  • Publication number: 20140240098
    Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of meeting room resources. The method includes initiating, via a host information handling system, an application, creating, via the application, a plurality of preferences, and establishing, by the host information handling system, a connection with a configuration device via a first close range communication path. The method also includes transferring at least one of the plurality of preferences, via the first close range communication path to the configuration device. The configuration device transmits, via a second close range communication path, a control message based on at least one of the plurality of preferences, to control at least one of the plurality of meeting room resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20140242947
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes establishing a geo-fencing environment for the information handling system. The method further includes monitoring a stream of context information. In addition, the method includes determining whether the geo-fencing environment should be dynamically modified responsive to new context information in the stream. Furthermore, the method includes dynamically modifying the geo-fencing environment responsive to the determining so indicating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Raziuddin Ali, Jason A. Shepherd, Philip M. Seibert, Yuan-Chang Lo, Douglas Miles Anson
  • Publication number: 20140215039
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, on a peer-to-peer (P2P) network entity, acquiring dynamic context information for a proposed P2P information exchange. The method further includes performing, by the P2P network entity, a rules-engine check to determine an allowability of the proposed P2P information exchange given the dynamic context information. The rules-engine check yields at least one specified action relative to the proposed P2P information exchange. The method also includes taking, by the P2P network entity, the at least one specified action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Raziuddin Ali, Claude Lano Cox, Philip M. Seibert, Jason A. Shepherd, Yuan-Chang Lo, Michael S. Gatson
  • Publication number: 20140215052
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a recordable transfer event on a source device. The recordable transfer event comprises a transfer of data between the source device and one or more destination devices in a peer-to-peer network. The method further includes generating, on the source device, a log of the recordable transfer event. In addition, the method includes, responsive to a determination that the source device lacks an infrastructure network connection, transmitting the log to at least one destination device so that the at least one destination device can report the log to a reporting node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Philip M. Seibert, Yuan-Chang Lo, Jason A. Shepherd, Raziuddin Ali, Claude Lano Cox
  • Publication number: 20140171048
    Abstract: A method for establishing a connection to a sequence-accessible call includes gathering connection data for establishing the connection to the sequence-accessible call including a phone number dialed to access the sequence-accessible call. The method may also include storing the connection data in a database, determining a presence of a proximity link, and transmitting the connection data to an information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Abu Shaher Sanaullah, Claude Lano Cox, Charles D. Robison, Philip M. Seibert, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20130305350
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory, which causes the processor to at least: send identification information to a second information handling system in response to an identification request broadcast from the second information handling system via a short-range communication; receive first authentication information for a local application and a remote service from the second information handling system; receive a copy of the local application; authenticate a user for the copy of the local application and for the remote service prior to the user logging on to the information handling system; receive second authentication information from the user to access the information handling system; authenticate the user to the information handling system; and automatically initiate a secure session between the copy of the local application and the remote service when the user is authenticated to the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Philip M. Seibert, Abu Sanaullah, Charles D. Robison, JR., Claude L. Cox, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Patent number: 8527763
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory, which causes the processor to at least: send identification information to a second information handling system in response to an identification request broadcast from the second information handling system via a short-range communication; receive first authentication information for a local application and a remote service from the second information handling system; receive a copy of the local application; authenticate a user for the copy of the local application and for the remote service prior to the user logging on to the information handling system; receive second authentication information from the user to access the information handling system; authenticate the user to the information handling system; and automatically initiate a secure session between the copy of the local application and the remote service when the user is authenticated to the information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Philip M. Seibert, Abu Sanaullah, Charles D. Robison, Jr., Claude L. Cox, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20130185558
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory, which causes the processor to at least: send identification information to a second information handling system in response to an identification request broadcast from the second information handling system via a short-range communication; receive first authentication information for a local application and a remote service from the second information handling system; receive a copy of the local application; authenticate a user for the copy of the local application and for the remote service prior to the user logging on to the information handling system; receive second authentication information from the user to access the information handling system; authenticate the user to the information handling system; and automatically initiate a secure session between the copy of the local application and the remote service when the user is authenticated to the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Philip M. Seibert, Abu Sanaullah, Charles D. Robison, JR., Claude L. Cox, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20120320514
    Abstract: A tablet support system includes a chassis housing a plurality of components that provide a critical mechanical stack of the system. The plurality of components include a display that faces a first direction. The chassis includes a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite the first direction. A support member channel extends into the second surface. A subset of the plurality of components are positioned in the chassis such that they are not located between the support member channel and the display screen. A support member is moveably coupled to the chassis and operable to move into a stored position in which the support member is positioned in the support member channel. The subset of the plurality of components are positioned to allow the support member to be flush with the second surface when in the stored position without adding to a maximum thickness of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jason Franz, Jason A. Shepherd, Philip Seibert
  • Patent number: 8274784
    Abstract: A display support system includes a chassis housing an electronic display and defining a support member channel. A support member is moveably coupled to the chassis. The support member is operable to move between a stored position in which the support member is positioned in the support member channel and a support position in which the support member extends from the chassis. An adjustment member is moveably coupled to the support member. With the chassis engaging a support surface, the adjustment member is operable to engage the support surface and move relative to the support member such that an angle between the electronic display and the support surface may be adjusted. The system allows the electronic display to be supported in either a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation, while allowing the angle between the support surface and the electronic display to be adjusted in either orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jason Franz, Jason A. Shepherd, Philip Seibert
  • Publication number: 20110286171
    Abstract: A display support system includes a chassis housing an electronic display and defining a support member channel. A support member is moveably coupled to the chassis. The support member is operable to move between a stored position in which the support member is positioned in the support member channel and a support position in which the support member extends from the chassis. An adjustment member is moveably coupled to the support member. With the chassis engaging a support surface, the adjustment member is operable to engage the support surface and move relative to the support member such that an angle between the electronic display and the support surface may be adjusted. The system allows the electronic display to be supported in either a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation, while allowing the angle between the support surface and the electronic display to be adjusted in either orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Jason Franz, Jason A. Shepherd, Philip Seibert