Patents by Inventor Mike Gailloux

Mike Gailloux 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: 8509834
    Abstract: A method and computer-readable medium for establishing a push-to-talk social group are provided. According to the method, group setup information is received from a member of the push-to-talk social group, and a data transmission, including an internet address of an internet application that manages push-to-talk social groups, is sent to each member of the push-to-talk social group. Push-to-talk calling may be monitored in a push-to-talk gateway application, based upon the group setup information. When a push-to-talk call is detected in which a first member of the push-to-talk social group is active, other members of the push-to-talk social group are informed that the first member is active on the detected push-to-talk call. Other members of the group may then initiate a push-to-talk call with the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Gailloux, Kenneth W. Samson, Brian A. Gavin
  • Patent number: 8494571
    Abstract: Methods and computer-readable mediums for processing push-to-talk voice messages are provided. According to one method, a first mobile station receives a push-to-talk voice message from a second mobile station, determines that a data object is attached to the push-to-talk voice message, determines a type of the data object, and stores the data object in a PTT attachment queue of the first mobile station, based upon the determined type of the data object, which may be a picture, video data, audio data, e-mail, document, contact, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Gailloux, John Everson, Kenneth W. Samson, Jeffrey Dillon
  • Patent number: 8462677
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling a first end point associated with a first network to communicate with a second end point associated with a second network. In one embodiment, a request to initiate communication from the second end point is received at a short-range wireless device associated with the first end point. The first end point communicates with the second end point through the short-range wireless device to receive a message from the second end point at the short-range wireless device. The message is translated at the short-range wireless device for the first end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Mike Gailloux, Devon Biere
  • Patent number: 8458265
    Abstract: A method and computer-readable medium for posting push-to-talk voice messages on a social networking web page of a user are provided. According to the method, a messaging platform receives a push-to-talk voice message that is addressed to a social networking message service from a mobile station of the user. The messaging platform determines whether an association exists between the mobile station and the social networking web page. When the association exists, the push-to-talk voice message is posted on the social networking web page of the user. The user can listen to the PTT voice messages on his or her social networking web page via the internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Gailloux, Michael Kirk-Chung Ling, Devon Leon Biere, Michael William Kanemoto
  • Patent number: 8254308
    Abstract: A method and system for acoustically triggering wireless network communication and reporting. A portable device monitors external audio waveforms comprising broadcast media, to detect at least one predefined acoustic frequency embedded in the waveforms. In response to the detection, the portable device takes an action with respect to a wireless network, preferably relating to the at least one detected acoustic frequency. The invention can be used advantageously to monitor broadcast media consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Mike Gailloux, Devon Biere
  • Patent number: 8244290
    Abstract: Methods and computer-readable mediums for processing push-to-talk voice messages are provided. According to one method, a first mobile station receives a push-to-talk voice message from a second mobile station, determines that a data object is attached to the push-to-talk voice message, determines a type of the data object, and stores the data object in a PTT attachment queue of the first mobile station, based upon the determined type of the data object, which may be a picture, video data, audio data, e-mail, document, contact, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nextel Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Gailloux, John Everson, Kenneth W. Samson, Jeffrey Dillon
  • Patent number: 7600690
    Abstract: A method and system provides for tracking access to media content in a portable device and correlating the access with a location of the portable device. In one embodiment, a portable device can wirelessly receive media content during a media access session. The portable device can collect media access information, such as information on the media access session, information on the media content received, and a location of the portable device during the media access session. The portable device can then transmit the media access information through a wireless cellular telecommunications system to a network server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventor: Mike Gailloux