Patents by Inventor Jeffrey McConnell

Jeffrey McConnell 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: 20170364846
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for facilitating execution of a Human Resource (HR) workflow at a facility. The system may include at least one presentation device, at least one input device, at least one camera, at least one facility sensor and at least one actuator configured to provide physical access to at least one region. Further, the system may include at least one dispenser configured to dispense at least one item to the individual. Further, the system may include at least one processing device in communication with the at least one facility sensor, the at least one actuator and the at least one dispenser. Further, the at least one processing device may be configured to control operation of the at least one actuator and the at least one dispenser. Further, the system may include at least one communication device configured to perform communication with a remote station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Jeffrey McConnell
  • Publication number: 20140171856
    Abstract: Applications for physical layer security are disclosed. One such application is a system comprising a medical sensor device and a wireless communication module. The medical sensor device is operable to generate data representative of a condition of a patient. The wireless communication module is operable to transmit, on a wireless communication channel, the generated data representative of the condition of the patient. The system also includes a physical layer security module residing at a physical layer of the wireless communication module. The physical layer security module is operable to provide a secrecy zone around the physical layer security module by transforming the generated data such that transmission of the generated data is secured from interception by an eavesdropper on the wireless communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Whisper Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. McLaughlin, Willie K. Harrison, Jeffrey McConnell, Cenk Argon
  • Publication number: 20140153723
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods of physical layer security are disclosed. One such device includes a physical layer security module and a physical layer processing module. The physical layer security module is operable to transform user data in accordance with security characteristics. The physical layer processing module is operable to process the transformed data into a format suitable for the communication channel and further operable to transmit the processed data onto the communication channel. The security characteristics of the physical layer security module are such that decoding the intercepted user data by the eavesdropper results in a bit error rate of about one-half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Steven W. McLaughlin, Willie K. Harrison, Jeffrey McConnell, Cenk Argon