Patents by Inventor Mario Ward

Mario Ward 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).

  • One-way video conferencing
    Patent number: 10972701
    Abstract: Systems and methods for blocking, adding, and/or modifying video content in a video conference session are disclosed. A video conferencing session is established between a first device and a second device. Video conferencing session data that is received from the first device comprises only audio information. Video conferencing session data that is received from the second device comprises both audio and video information. Video content is added to the video conferencing session data from the first device before sending the video conferencing session data to the second device. The added video content is not captured from the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Securus Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Mario Ward
  • One-way video conferencing
    Patent number: 10523898
    Abstract: Systems and methods for blocking, adding, and/or modifying video content in a video conference session are disclosed. A video conferencing session is established between a first device and a second device. Video conferencing session data that is received from the first device comprises only audio information. Video conferencing session data that is received from the second device comprises both audio and video information. Video content is added to the video conferencing session data from the first device before sending the video conferencing session data to the second device. The added video content is not captured from the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Securus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Mario Ward