Patents by Inventor Lloyd Whitfield

Lloyd Whitfield 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).

  • Patent number: 8989361
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for monitoring a conference. A first bridging function is established that bridges together signals received from all conference participants. A second bridging function is established that bridges together signals received from i) a subset of the conference participants, ii) an output of the first bridging function, and iii) a monitor of the conference. The second bridging function isolates the monitor's signals from the conference such that only the subset of the conference participants may communicate with the monitor during the conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lloyd Whitfield, James Carlton Bedingfield
  • Publication number: 20120262530
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for monitoring a conference. A first bridging function is established that bridges together signals received from all conference participants. A second bridging function is established that bridges together signals received from i) a subset of the conference participants, ii) an output of the first bridging function, and iii) a monitor of the conference. The second bridging function isolates the monitor's signals from the conference such that only the subset of the conference participants may communicate with the monitor during the conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lloyd Whitfield, James Carlton Bedingfield
  • Patent number: 8233605
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for monitoring a conference. A first bridging function is established that bridges together signals received from all conference participants. A second bridging function is established that bridges together signals received from i) a subset of the conference participants, ii) an output of the first bridging function, and iii) a monitor of the conference. The second bridging function isolates the monitor's signals from the conference such that only the subset of the conference participants may communicate with the monitor during the conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lloyd Whitfield, James Carlton Bedingfield
  • Publication number: 20080159509
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for monitoring a conference. A first bridging function is established that bridges together signals received from all conference participants. A second bridging function is established that bridges together signals received from i) a subset of the conference participants, ii) an output of the first bridging function, and iii) a monitor of the conference. The second bridging function isolates the monitor's signals from the conference such that only the subset of the conference participants may communicate with the monitor during the conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Lloyd Whitfield, James Carlton Bedingfield
  • Publication number: 20070011747
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for securing content in memory. When the content is received, the content includes a lock that prohibits reading the content from memory. Prior to expiration of the lock the content cannot be read from memory. At expiration, however, the content is then readable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Lloyd Whitfield, Randy Zimler
  • Publication number: 20060154990
    Abstract: This invention relates to use of the compound N-[(R)-2,3-dihydroxy-propoxy]-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide for treating abnormal cell growth in mammals. In particular, the invention provides dosage regimes for administration of N-[(R)-2,3-dihydroxy-propoxy]-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide to mammals suffering from cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Meyer, Samuel DePrimo, Judith Leopold, Seth Sadis, Matthew Spear, Weiwei Tan, Lloyd Whitfield