Patents by Inventor Philip D. Mooney

Philip D. Mooney 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: 20230231980
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for condition mitigation. A computing device may display content. The computing device may determine that displaying and/or outputting the content may impact a person with a condition. The computing device may take an action to reduce an impact of the content on the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 11627296
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for condition mitigation. A computing device may display content. The computing device may determine that displaying and/or outputting the content may impact a person with a condition. The computing device may take an action to reduce an impact of the content on the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20210168346
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for condition mitigation. A computing device may display content. The computing device may determine that displaying and/or outputting the content may impact a person with a condition. The computing device may take an action to reduce an impact of the content on the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20190236258
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for dynamic user interfaces for authentication. A user interface comprising a plurality of user interface elements can be generated. The plurality of user interface elements can be generated according to a random placement. The each plurality of user interface elements can comprise a random plurality of attribute values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 8731569
    Abstract: In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing the BLUETOOTH specification Cordless Telephony profile, incoming calls to a cell phone including a Gateway role can be routed to another piconet device (e.g., another cell phone including a Terminal role. Two cell phones with BLUETOOTH capability each include the Cordless Telephony Profile. The cell phone receiving the call acts as a PSTN cordless telephone Gateway cell phone via the cellular network, while the other cell phone acts as a cordless telephone Terminal cell phone. The cordless telephone Terminal cell phone then acts as an extension to the Gateway cell phone allowing both calls to the Gateway cell phone to be answered at the Terminal cell phone, and even allowing calls by the Gateway cell phone to be originated by the Terminal cell phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Agere Systems LLC
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20130281099
    Abstract: In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing the BLUETOOTH specification Cordless Telephony profile, incoming calls to a cell phone including a Gateway role can be routed to another piconet device (e.g., another cell phone including a Terminal role. Two cell phones with BLUETOOTH capability each include the Cordless Telephony Profile. The cell phone receiving the call acts as a PSTN cordless telephone Gateway cell phone via the cellular network, while the other cell phone acts as a cordless telephone Terminal cell phone. The cordless telephone Terminal cell phone then acts as an extension to the Gateway cell phone allowing both calls to the Gateway cell phone to be answered at the Terminal cell phone, and even allowing calls by the Gateway cell phone to be originated by the Terminal cell phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 8532594
    Abstract: Proximity regulation systems for use with a portable cell phone and portable cell phones are disclosed. In one embodiment, the portable cell phone includes: (1) an operation mode input or circuit and (2) means for determining a transmit power level of the portable cell phone based on the operation mode input or circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Agere Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. McDowell, Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 8478281
    Abstract: In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing the BLUETOOTH specification Cordless Telephony profile, incoming calls to a cell phone including a Gateway role can be routed to another piconet device (e.g., another cell phone including a Terminal role. Two cell phones with BLUETOOTH capability each include the Cordless Telephony Profile. The cell phone receiving the call acts as a PSTN cordless telephone Gateway cell phone via the cellular network, while the other cell phone acts as a cordless telephone Terminal cell phone. The cordless telephone Terminal cell phone then acts as an extension to the Gateway cell phone allowing both calls to the Gateway cell phone to be answered at the Terminal cell phone, and even allowing calls by the Gateway cell phone to be originated by the Terminal cell phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Agere Systems LLC
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 8243688
    Abstract: The features and settings of wireless devices, such as cellular and cordless telephones, can be configured through the use of a user friendly web page, website, e-mail menu or the like. After a user has identified a wireless device or devices to configure, she then selects the features and settings she desires. The selected settings are then transmitted to the identified wireless device or devices. In this manner, wireless devices can be remotely configured and there is no need to repeat identical steps to configure multiple devices with the same configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Joseph M. Cannon, James A. Johanson, Philip D. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20120149440
    Abstract: Proximity regulation systems for use with a portable cell phone and portable cell phones are disclosed. In one embodiment, the portable cell phone includes: (1) an operation mode input or circuit and (2) means for determining a transmit power level of the portable cell phone based on the operation mode input or circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Agere Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard L. McDowell, Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 8140128
    Abstract: Proximity regulation systems for use with a portable cell phone and portable cell phones are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable cell phone includes a proximity regulation system having a location sensing subsystem configured to determine a location of a portable cell phone proximate a user by determining a mode of operation of the portable cell phone. A power governing subsystem is coupled to the location sensing subsystem and configured to determine a proximity transmit power level of the portable cell phone based on the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. McDowell, Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 8086287
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for monitoring a plurality of audio sources and switching from one to another of the audio sources in accordance with a stored program. An audio output device receives a signal from each of the portable electronic devices and selectively switches the contents of its output according to at least one preprogrammed user preference. The audio output device also automatically communicates with transceiver modules connected to local information systems, for example within a vehicle, office or shopping center. Based on programs stored in a storage device connected to the headset, the local information sources may be monitored and selected to interrupt other audio sources received by the headset when desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Philip D. Mooney, Joseph M. Cannon, James A. Johanson
  • Patent number: 7783257
    Abstract: A wireless piconet network device includes a GPS receiver to determine and provide earth coordinates to a gatekeeper of a wireless network so as to provide a level of security to wireless networks which requires accessing wireless devices to be within predefined boundary coordinates. The automatic restriction of access to a wireless network (e.g., a wireless local area network (LAN) such as a piconet network) by requiring a wireless network device to provide earth coordinates (e.g., GPS location information) as part of an establishment or maintenance of a connection to a wireless network, independent of a range of communication of any device in the wireless network. A wireless piconet network device outside of predetermined earth coordinates of a secured area (e.g., a building, a room in a building, a desk in a room in a building, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Cannon, James A. Johanson, Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 7724207
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosed subject matter allows wireless electronic badges to temporarily establish a wireless network, such as a piconet network, with a network security station. The wireless electronic badges automatically exchange user code with the network security station, to determine if the wireless electronic badge is authorized. If the wireless electronic badge is an authorized badge, then the network security station transmits display information to the authorized badge, for example, data for a photograph of the authorized user, where, upon receipt by the authorized badge, the badge visually displays the photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Mooney, Jian Wu
  • Publication number: 20100112942
    Abstract: A wireless piconet network device includes a GPS receiver to determine and provide earth coordinates to a gatekeeper of a wireless network so as to provide a level of security to wireless networks which requires accessing wireless devices to be within predefined boundary coordinates. The automatic restriction of access to a wireless network (e.g., a wireless local area network (LAN) such as a piconet network) by requiring a wireless network device to provide earth coordinates (e.g., GPS location information) as part of an establishment or maintenance of a connection to a wireless network, independent of a range of communication of any device in the wireless network. A wireless piconet network device outside of predetermined earth coordinates of a secured area (e.g., a building, a room in a building, a desk in a room in a building, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph M. Cannon, James A. Johanson, Philip D. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20090156167
    Abstract: In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing the BLUETOOTH specification Cordless Telephony profile, incoming calls to a cell phone including a Gateway role can be routed to another piconet device (e.g., another cell phone including a Terminal role. Two cell phones with BLUETOOTH capability each include the Cordless Telephony Profile. The cell phone receiving the call acts as a PSTN cordless telephone Gateway cell phone via the cellular network, while the other cell phone acts as a cordless telephone Terminal cell phone. The cordless telephone Terminal cell phone then acts as an extension to the Gateway cell phone allowing both calls to the Gateway cell phone to be answered at the Terminal cell phone, and even allowing calls by the Gateway cell phone to be originated by the Terminal cell phone. Moreover, the present invention includes the ability for any one of a number of authorized Terminal devices (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20090143113
    Abstract: Proximity regulation systems for use with a portable cell phone and portable cell phones are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable cell phone includes a proximity regulation system having a location sensing subsystem configured to determine a location of a portable cell phone proximate a user by determining a mode of operation of the portable cell phone. A power governing subsystem is coupled to the location sensing subsystem and configured to determine a proximity transmit power level of the portable cell phone based on the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Agere Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard L. McDowell, Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 7499722
    Abstract: Proximity regulation systems for use with a portable cell phone, a portable cell phone and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the proximity regulation system includes a location sensing subsystem configured to determine a location of a portable cell phone proximate a user by determining a mode of operation of the portable cell phone. A power governing subsystem is coupled to the location sensing subsystem and configured to determine a proximity transmit power level of the portable cell phone based on the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. McDowell, Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: 7363006
    Abstract: In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing the BLUETOOTH specification Cordless Telephony profile, incoming calls to a cell phone including a Gateway role can be routed to another piconet device (e.g., another cell phone including a Terminal role. Two cell phones with BLUETOOTH capability each include the Cordless Telephony Profile. The cell phone receiving the call acts as a PSTN cordless telephone Gateway cell phone via the cellular network, while the other cell phone acts as a cordless telephone Terminal cell phone. The cordless telephone Terminal cell phone then acts as an extension to the Gateway cell phone allowing both calls to the Gateway cell phone to be answered at the Terminal cell phone, and even allowing calls by the Gateway cell phone to be originated by the Terminal cell phone. Moreover, the present invention includes the ability for any one of a number of authorized Terminal devices (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Philip D. Mooney
  • Patent number: RE43308
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to perform a real-time drift correction of a remote handset's local oscillator in a digital cordless telephone. The remote handset begins in a standby (sniff) mode. The remote handset periodically wakes from a sleep mode and goes into a normal link verification mode. Once in the link verification mode, the remote handset enters a time division duplexing (TDD) mode and attempts to establish a link with a base unit based on the timing of the TDD data frame. After the remote handset establishes a link with the base unit, the remote handset requests a security word from the base unit. Upon receiving the requested security word, the remote handset determines if the requested security word matches a security word of the remote handset. The remote handset implements a software frequency adjustment of its local oscillator. Once per frame, the remote handset enters a timing recovery state where the current state of the frame is compared with a previous state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: AUCTNYC 7 LLC
    Inventors: Joseph M. Cannon, Philip D. Mooney