Patents by Inventor Mike O'Key

Mike O'Key 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: 20100077104
    Abstract: Described is a method for improving both the bandwidth efficiency and bit rate of data streams flowing through binary tree networks. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for efficiently utilizing end-consumer computers possessing a variety of upstream bandwidth capabilities to deliver online streaming video in a distributed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Network Foundation Technologies
    Inventors: Mike O'Neal, Joel Francis, Tara Johnson, Ben Stroud, Landon Wright
  • Patent number: 7682392
    Abstract: The invention comprises flat, porous, bioabsorbable implants that are conducive to tissue ingrowth at spinal implantation site, and once absorbed, leave behind a functional ligamentous structure. A preferred material is small intestinal submucosa. Also disclosed are anchoring devices for attaching said implants to the vertebral bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Depuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Hassan Serhan, Paul Mraz, Michael Andrew Slivka, Mike O'Neil
  • Patent number: 7664840
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for distributing data (e.g., content data) over a computer network and a method of arranging receiver nodes in a computer network such that the capacity of a server is effectively increased (e.g., the capacity of a server may be effectively multiplied many times over; the capacity of the server may be effectively increased exponentially). In one embodiment the present invention may take advantage of the excess capacity many receiver nodes possess, and may use such receiver nodes as repeaters. The distribution system may include node(s) having database(s) which indicate ancestor(s) and/or descendant(s) of the node so that reconfiguration of the distribution network may be accomplished without burdening the system's primary server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Network Foundation Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mike O'Neal, John P. Talton
  • Publication number: 20090307348
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for distributing data (e.g., content data) over a computer network and a method of arranging receiver nodes in a computer network such that the capacity of a server is effectively increased (e.g., the capacity of a server may be effectively multiplied many times over; the capacity of the server may be effectively increased exponentially). In one embodiment the present invention may take advantage of the excess capacity many receiver nodes possess, and may use such receiver nodes as repeaters. The distribution system may include node(s) having database(s) which indicate ancestor(s) and/or descendant(s) of the node so that reconfiguration of the distribution network may be accomplished without burdening the system's primary server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Mike O'Neal, John P. Tallon
  • Patent number: 7536472
    Abstract: A system and method for propagating a network topology model of a binary tree topology network through the network. The network includes a plurality of nodes, including a root node and at least one leaf node, operatively networked together. Each leaf node provides a propagate network topology model message to the parent node docked uptree of and with the providing leaf node. Each of the plurality of nodes that receives the propagate network topology model message forms a network topology model representing one or more paths from the receiving node to nodes downtree of the receiving node, stores the model in a memory accessible to the receiving node, and provides a propagate network topology model message containing the network topology model to the parent node docked uptree of and with the receiving node. A network topology model is thereby propagated through the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Network Foundation Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mike O'Neal, John P. Talton
  • Patent number: 7512676
    Abstract: Methods for reconfiguring binary tree topology networks upon the departure of a departing node are described. A register message is sent from a child node to a parent node, the register message requesting that the parent node dock uptree of the child node. In response, a register accept is sent from the parent node to the child node, thus docking the parent node uptree of the child node. A priority join message is sent from a second child node to the first child node requesting that the first child node dock uptree of the second child node. A disconnect propagate message is sent from the first child node to a grandchild node upon receiving a priority join message from the second child node. A join accept is sent from the first child node to the second child node, thus docking the first child node uptree of the second child node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Network Foundation Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mike O'Neal, John P. Talton
  • Publication number: 20090052636
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently transcribing verbal messages transmitted over the Internet (or other network) into text. The verbal messages are initially checked to ensure that they are in a valid format and include a return network address, and if so, are processed either as whole verbal messages or split into segments. These whole verbal messages and segments are processed by an automated speech recognition (ASR) program, which produces automatically recognized text. The automatically recognized text messages or segments are assigned to selected workbenches for manual editing and transcription, producing edited text. The segments of edited text are reassembled to produce whole edited text messages, undergo post processing to correct minor errors and output as an email, an SMS message, a file, or an input to a program. The automatically recognized text and manual edits thereof are returned as feedback to the ASR program to improve its accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: GotVoice, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike O. Webb, Bruce J. Peterson, Janet S. Kaseda
  • Publication number: 20090016241
    Abstract: A system and method for preventing reconfiguring a binary tree topology network. The network includes a plurality of nodes, a root node and a first set of nodes, operatively networked together to provide a downtree communication path for data. A first node is docked downtree of, and with a parent node, and uptree of, and with a first and second child node. The first node, and the first and second child node, are each one of the first set of nodes, and the plurality of nodes includes each of the first set of nodes and the parent node. A please stand by message is sent from the first node to the first and second child nodes. The first and second child nodes are inhibited from reporting an issue with the performance of the first node for at least a predetermined period after the please stand by message is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Mike O'Neal, John P. Talton
  • Publication number: 20080212498
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for distributing data (e.g., content data) over a computer network and a method of arranging receiver nodes in a computer network such that the capacity of a server is effectively increased (e.g., the capacity of a server may be effectively multiplied many times over; the capacity of the server may be effectively increased exponentially). In one embodiment the present invention may take advantage of the excess capacity many receiver nodes possess, and may use such receiver nodes as repeaters. The distribution system may include node(s) having database(s) which indicate ancestor(s) and/or descendant(s) of the node so that reconfiguration of the distribution network may be accomplished without burdening the system's primary server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Mike O'Neal, John P. Talton
  • Publication number: 20080097979
    Abstract: A system and method of finding related documents based on activity specific meta data and users' interest profiles is described. The method includes searching an information source based upon a user's interest profile; a search query; and a contextual setting. Additionally, the method includes calculating a priority value for each item of the search result, sorting the items of the search result according to the priority value, and displaying the sorted search result to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Niklas Heidloff, Mike O'Brien
  • Patent number: 7363196
    Abstract: The guard tour system of the present invention is comprised of a central computer which runs a computer program that enables a variety of electronic hardware components to function as the guard tour system. As a guard progresses through a guard tour, he or she uses a touch button reader to read information stored within a plurality of touch memory buttons located along the patrol route. At the end of the patrol, the guard places the touch button reader in a downloader that transfers the stored data to the central computer which processes the data and generates reports summarizing the patrol data. The computer program of the present invention provides a novel method of organizing security information in hierarchical categories. Further, the guard tour system of the present invention uses a novel method to determine the number of times a guard visited a location in a given time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: TimeKeeping Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Markwitz, Mike O'Flaherty, Jay Cross, Scott Boswell, Dean Chriss, Tom Dutton, Michael Gribov, Tom Morman, Jim Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20080058995
    Abstract: The invention comprises devices and methods for providing operational power to a solar-powered irrigation control system. In one aspect, a method includes producing electrical energy from light, storing the electrical energy in a capacitive module, and operating an irrigation controller using the stored electrical energy independent of another power source. In another aspect, a device includes a control system comprising a computer having a programmed irrigation schedule which operates at least one irrigation device, a photovoltaic power module, and a capacitive module connected to said photovoltaic power module to store the electrical energy provided by the photovoltaic power module, where the capacitive module provides power for the control system to operate the at least one irrigation device independent of another power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Erik Holindrake, Mike O'Brien, David Levy, Craig E. Beal
  • Patent number: 7301955
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for preparing a transmission schedule that when utilized results in the smooth transmission of a time-sensitive file over a communications network. According to one embodiment of the invention, for each frame, each potential ambiguity zone is analyzed to determine whether it would result in a feasible transmission, and the cost of each feasible ambiguity zone is found. Thereafter, the optimal feasible ambiguity zone for the frame is found and used to create a transmission schedule. A method for transmitting a file utilizing such a transmission schedule is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Christos Tryfonas, Mike O'Brien, Jay Cee Straley, Sandy Cuskaden
  • Publication number: 20070237004
    Abstract: The present application addresses the problem arising during the erasure of EEPROMs where the FN tunnelling erase cycle is not self-limiting. Existing methods address this problem by employing monitoring algorithms. However, these algorithms slow the erase procedure time. The present application provides an alternative method for erasing an EEPROM cell which reduces the need for monitoring algorithms. The method comprises the initial step of raising the potential at the erase gate and lowering the potential at the control gate to cause FN tunnelling through the erase gate. A subsequent soft programming step is employed to raise the potential at the control gate to a sufficient value to cause to start FN tunnelling through the oxide of the transistor. A new structure particularly suitable for this method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Seamus Paul Whiston, Denis J. Doyle, Mike O'Shea, Thomas J. Lawlor
  • Publication number: 20070219753
    Abstract: The guard tour system of the present invention is comprised of a central computer which runs a computer program that enables a variety of electronic hardware components to function as the guard tour system. As a guard progresses through a guard tour, he or she uses a touch button reader to read information stored within a plurality of touch memory buttons located along the patrol route. At the end of the patrol, the guard places the touch button reader in a downloader that transfers the stored data to the central computer which processes the data and generates reports summarizing the patrol data. The computer program of the present invention provides a novel method of organizing security information in hierarchical categories. Further, the guard tour system of the present invention uses a novel method to determine the number of times a guard visited a location in a given time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Barry Markwitz, Mike O'Flaherty, Jay Cross, Scott Boswell, Dean Chriss, Tom Dutton, Michael Gribov, Tom Morman, Jim Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20070057775
    Abstract: Devices and methods for waking a person from sleep are provided. Embodiments of the subject devices are alarm clocks that have an extensive sound library stored in memory thereof. The sounds of the sound library differ in the nature of their intensity to offer a user variety in experience in order to maintain the effectiveness of the alarm such that its use is not easily tuned-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Mike O'Reilly, Gregory Pronko
  • Patent number: 7140918
    Abstract: A shielded electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing for mounting on the circuit board and including a front mating end and a rear terminating end. A plurality of conductive terminals are mounted on the housing. A metal shield surrounds the dielectric housing. The shield has an opening at the rear of the housing to afford visual inspection of the connections between the tail portions of the terminals and the circuit traces on the circuit board. A shield cover is slidably mounted at the rear of the housing and the shield to slidably close the opening in the metal shield in a direction generally perpendicular to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin Delaney, Colin Patrick Hehir, Mike O'Halloran, David Walsh
  • Publication number: 20060252704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline polymorphs of 3-O-(3?,3?-dimethylsuccinyl)betulinic acid di-N-methyl-D-glucamine salt (“DSB•2NMG)”), pharmaceutical compositions of the same and use of the same as an active pharmaceutical agent in the treatment of HIV related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike O'Neill, Gary Sweetapple, Randall Walker, Arndt Hausherr, Gunter Koch, David Martin
  • Publication number: 20060248161
    Abstract: A system and method for selectively updating remote devices is described herein. A method incorporating at least some of the present teachings may include, for example, receiving a communication from a client application executing on a remote device. The communication may indicate a condition of a game character being played in a massively multi-party online game. The method may also include developing a filtered manifest that includes a list of files needed by the client application and associated with the condition. A portion of the collection may be identified for communication to the client application, and communication of the portion may be initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: ArenaNet, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike O'Brien, William Strain, Patrick Wyatt
  • Patent number: 7114388
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a sensor network that includes a number of sensor units and a base unit. The base station operates in a network discovery mode (in which network topology information is collected) in a data polling mode (in which sensed information is collected from selected sensory units). Each of the sensor units can include a number of features, including an anemometer, a rain gauge, a compass, a GPS receiver, a barometric pressure sensor, an air temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a level, and a radiant temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: ADA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick French, Brad Veatch, Mike O'Connor