Patents by Inventor John D. Purnell

John D. Purnell 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).

  • System for automated audio and/or video communication and related methods
    Patent number: 12101577
    Abstract: A method for use in a video conference system may add a plurality of users to a group where each user is associated with a group identification indicator, designate a hub-user and one or more sub-users, automatically assign the one or more sub-users to one or more priority groups based, at least in part, on an identified familial relationship between the hub-user and the one or more sub-users, provide to a hub user on a display of a first communication device, an option to send a communication request, and send the communication request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Globalez Tech LLC
    Inventors: John D. Purnell, Preston D. Purnell
  • SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO COMMUNICATION AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230077712
    Abstract: A method for use in a video conference system may add a plurality of users to a group where each user is associated with a group identification indicator, designate a hub-user and one or more sub-users, automatically assign the one or more sub-users to one or more priority groups based, at least in part, on an identified familial relationship between the hub-user and the one or more sub-users, provide to a hub user on a display of a first communication device, an option to send a communication request, and send the communication request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: John D. Purnell, Preston D. Purnell