Patents by Inventor Peter Neal

Peter Neal 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: 20170034663
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-program products are described for determining current location information which includes determining whether an object is moving by comparing the current location information with previous location information. Future location information is calculated and a point of interest is filtered using the future location information. A media asset is then matched to the filtered point of interest and a current score is determined for the matched media asset. Determining a current score includes determining a window in which the matched media asset is geographically relevant to the future location information, and updating the matched media asset score when the future location information changes. An ordered playlist is dynamically generated according to the future location information by repeatedly prioritizing and sequencing matched media assets according to the current score for each matched media asset, and matched media assets are played or displayed in the ordered playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Peter Neal Nissen
  • Patent number: 9560020
    Abstract: At least a portion of a transmission of an outgoing first email from a first email account to at least a second email account is encrypted. Second email address data is changed corresponding to the second email account to cause replies to the first email intended for the second email account to be sent to an intermediate device prior to being routed to the second email account. Replies to the first email are then sent to the intermediate device and sent over one or more encrypted channels. Replies to the first email including the changed email address data are decoded to identify the second email address data associated with the second email account. A reply to the first email is then sent to the second email account based on the identified second email address data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Liebmann, Graeme McKerrell, Peter Neal
  • Patent number: 9355154
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-program products are described for determining current location information which includes determining whether an object is moving by comparing the current location information with previous location information. Future location information is calculated and a point of interest is filtered using the future location information. A media asset is then matched to the filtered point of interest and a current score is determined for the matched media asset. Determining a current score includes determining a window in which the matched media asset is geographically relevant to the future location information, and updating the matched media asset score when the future location information changes. An ordered playlist is dynamically generated according to the future location information by repeatedly prioritizing and sequencing matched media assets according to the current score for each matched media asset, and matched media assets are played or displayed in the ordered playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Neal Nissen
  • Publication number: 20150304339
    Abstract: A method for applying policies to an email message includes receiving, by an inbound policy module in a protected network, message metadata of an email message. The method also includes determining, based on the message metadata, whether receiving the email message in the protected network is prohibited by at least one metadata policy. The method further includes blocking the email message from being forwarded to the protected network if receiving the email message in the protected network is prohibited by the metadata policy. In specific embodiments, the method includes requesting scan results data for the email message if receiving the email message in the protected network is not prohibited by one or more metadata policies. In further embodiments, the method includes receiving the scan results data and requesting the email message if receiving the email message in the protected network is not prohibited by one or more scan policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Liebmann, Peter Neal, Michael G. Bishop, Justin Cragin, Michael Driscoll
  • Publication number: 20150269166
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-program products are described for determining current location information which includes determining whether an object is moving by comparing the current location information with previous location information. Future location information is calculated and a point of interest is filtered using the future location information. A media asset is then matched to the filtered point of interest and a current score is determined for the matched media asset. Determining a current score includes determining a window in which the matched media asset is geographically relevant to the future location information, and updating the matched media asset score when the future location information changes. An ordered playlist is dynamically generated according to the future location information by repeatedly prioritizing and sequencing matched media assets according to the current score for each matched media asset, and matched media assets are played or displayed in the ordered playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Peter Neal Nissen
  • Publication number: 20150256519
    Abstract: At least a portion of a transmission of an outgoing first email from a first email account to at least a second email account is encrypted. Second email address data is changed corresponding to the second email account to cause replies to the first email intended for the second email account to be sent to an intermediate device prior to being routed to the second email account. Replies to the first email are then sent to the intermediate device and sent over one or more encrypted channels. Replies to the first email including the changed email address data are decoded to identify the second email address data associated with the second email account. A reply to the first email is then sent to the second email account based on the identified second email address data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas Liebmann, Graeme McKerrell, Peter Neal
  • Patent number: 9049235
    Abstract: A method for applying policies to an email message includes receiving, by an inbound policy module in a protected network, message metadata of an email message. The method also includes determining, based on the message metadata, whether receiving the email message in the protected network is prohibited by at least one metadata policy. The method further includes blocking the email message from being forwarded to the protected network if receiving the email message in the protected network is prohibited by the metadata policy. In specific embodiments, the method includes requesting scan results data for the email message if receiving the email message in the protected network is not prohibited by one or more metadata policies. In further embodiments, the method includes receiving the scan results data and requesting the email message if receiving the email message in the protected network is not prohibited by one or more scan policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Liebmann, Peter Neal, Michael G. Bishop, Justin Cragin, Michael Driscoll
  • Patent number: 9031939
    Abstract: A media player application residing on a location-aware handheld device, in-vehicle navigation system, or in-airplane entertainment system responds to location signals and plays a plurality of location-relevant media assets that are automatically selected and sequenced to create the impression of a cohesive entertainment program. From the user's direction and speed, the application creates a forecast of assumed motion, plans the media program accordingly, and changes the program if the motion changes. The application filters and prioritizes assets of various lengths and with various degrees of geographic specificity, ranging from very specific such as announcements about Points of Interest (POIs) to very broad such as songs about states. POIs are announced with a notation that identifies the distance to the POI and an indication whether it is on the left or right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Peter Neal Nissen
  • Patent number: 8930689
    Abstract: At least a portion of a transmission of an outgoing first email from a first email account to at least a second email account is encrypted. Second email address data is changed corresponding to the second email account to cause replies to the first email intended for the second email account to be sent to an intermediate device prior to being routed to the second email account. Replies to the first email are then sent to the intermediate device and sent over one or more encrypted channels. Replies to the first email including the changed email address data are decoded to identify the second email address data associated with the second email account. A reply to the first email is then sent to the second email account based on the identified second email address data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Liebmann, Graeme McKerrell, Peter Neal
  • Publication number: 20140020047
    Abstract: A method for applying policies to an email message includes receiving, by an inbound policy module in a protected network, message metadata of an email message. The method also includes determining, based on the message metadata, whether receiving the email message in the protected network is prohibited by at least one metadata policy. The method further includes blocking the email message from being forwarded to the protected network if receiving the email message in the protected network is prohibited by the metadata policy. In specific embodiments, the method includes requesting scan results data for the email message if receiving the email message in the protected network is not prohibited by one or more metadata policies. In further embodiments, the method includes receiving the scan results data and requesting the email message if receiving the email message in the protected network is not prohibited by one or more scan policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas Liebmann, Peter Neal, Michael G. Bishop, Justin Cragin, Michael Driscoll
  • Publication number: 20130080775
    Abstract: At least a portion of a transmission of an outgoing first email from a first email account to at least a second email account is encrypted. Second email address data is changed corresponding to the second email account to cause replies to the first email intended for the second email account to be sent to an intermediate device prior to being routed to the second email account. Replies to the first email are then sent to the intermediate device and sent over one or more encrypted channels. Replies to the first email including the changed email address data are decoded to identify the second email address data associated with the second email account. A reply to the first email is then sent to the second email account based on the identified second email address data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Nicholas Liebmann, Graeme McKerrell, Peter Neal
  • Publication number: 20090094257
    Abstract: A media player application residing on a location-aware handheld device, in-vehicle navigation system, or in-airplane entertainment system responds to location signals and plays a plurality of location-relevant media assets that are automatically selected and sequenced to create the impression of a cohesive entertainment program. From the user's direction and speed, the application creates a forecast of assumed motion, plans the media program accordingly, and changes the program if the motion changes. The application filters and prioritizes assets of various lengths and with various degrees of geographic specificity, ranging from very specific such as announcements about Points of Interest (POIs) to very broad such as songs about states. POIs are announced with a notation that identifies the distance to the POI and an indication whether it is on the left or right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Peter Neal Nissen
  • Patent number: 7089174
    Abstract: A first model (10), such as a architectural level model or an instruction set simulator model makes calls to a second model (12), such as a pipeline simulator for a data processing device returning cycle count or energy consumption values. The calls to the second model are relatively slow. The system stalls the returned behavioural characteristics from the second model (12) in a memo table (14) and when a sufficient number of these have been returned with sufficiently little variation between them, then they are marked as being valid for use in place of a call to the second model (12), thus speeding up modelling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: Syed Samin Ishtiaq, Peter Neal, John Mark Burton
  • Publication number: 20040167766
    Abstract: A first model (10), such as a architectural level model or an instruction set simulator model makes calls to a second model (12), such as a pipeline simulator for a data processing device returning cycle count or energy consumption values. The calls to the second model are relatively slow. The system stalls the returned behavioural characteristics from the second model (12) in a memo table (14) and when a sufficient number of these have been returned with sufficiently little variation between them, then they are marked as being valid for use in place of a call to the second model (12), thus speeding up modelling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Syed Samin Ishtiaq, Peter Neal, John Mark Burton