Patents by Inventor Richard C. Taylor
Richard C. Taylor 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).
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Patent number: 10592865Abstract: According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for managing social interaction information. The method includes receiving first social interaction information associated with a user of a first over the top (OTT) service platform. The method also includes receiving second social interaction information associated with the user, the second social interaction information from a communications service platform distinct from the first OTT service platform. The method further includes generating, using the first social interaction information and the second social interaction information, consolidated social interaction information and providing the consolidated social interaction information to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: GENBAND US LLCInventors: Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, James Angus McEachern, Richard C. Taylor
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Patent number: 10080118Abstract: According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for managing associations between users in multiple over-the-top (OTT) service platforms. The method includes receiving a first message indicating an action associated with a first user in a first OTT service platform. The method also includes generating, based on the first message, a second message for performing a related action in a second OTT service platform. The method further includes communicating the second message to the second OTT service platform.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: GENBAND US LLCInventors: Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, James Angus McEachern, Richard C. Taylor
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Patent number: 10009313Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing multiple personas within end user applications are disclosed. According to one method, a first profile definition defining a first persona through which a user accesses at least one social networking, OTT, or other hosted service and at least one trigger condition associated with the activation of the first persona is accessed. The method further includes determining a context for the user. The method further includes determining whether the context for the user satisfies the at least one trigger condition. In response to determining that the context satisfies the at least one trigger condition, the first persona is activated.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: GENBAND US LLCInventors: Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, James Angus McEachern, Richard C. Taylor
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Patent number: 9900351Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing legacy devices access to a session initiation protocol (SIP) based network are disclosed. One exemplary system comprises a session initiation protocol (SIP) based access proxy element communicatively coupled to a SIP based network that includes a registration engine configured to create a mapped entry in a database that associates an assigned SIP registration identifier to an identifier corresponding to a legacy endpoint device and configured to register the legacy endpoint device into the SIP based network using the assigned SIP registration identifier. The SIP based access proxy element further includes a session management module configured to establish a communications session involving the registered legacy endpoint device by interworking between a legacy control protocol and a SIP based call control protocol using the mapped entry in the database.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: GENBAND US LLCInventor: Richard C. Taylor
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Publication number: 20150326525Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing multiple personas within end user applications are disclosed. According to one method, a first profile definition defining a first persona through which a user accesses at least one social networking, OTT, or other hosted service and at least one trigger condition associated with the activation of the first persona is accessed. The method further includes determining a context for the user. The method further includes determining whether the context for the user satisfies the at least one trigger condition. In response to determining that the context satisfies the at least one trigger condition, the first persona is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: GENBAND US LLCInventors: Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, James Angus McEachern, Richard C. Taylor
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Patent number: 9087363Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing multiple personas within end user applications are disclosed. According to one method, a first profile definition defining a first persona through which a user accesses at least one social networking, OTT, or other hosted service and at least one trigger condition associated with the activation of the first persona is accessed. The method further includes determining a context for the user. The method further includes determining whether the context for the user satisfies the at least one trigger condition. In response to determining that the context satisfies the at least one trigger condition, the first persona is activated.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: GENBAND US LLCInventors: Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, James Angus McEachern, Richard C. Taylor
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Publication number: 20140073300Abstract: Systems and methods for managing telecommunication services using proximity-based technologies are described. In some embodiments, a method may include detecting, by a first communication device (e.g., a laptop computer, a netbook computer, a tablet computer, a cellular phone, a smartphone, etc.), a proximity device (e.g., a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, a Near Field Communications (NFC) tag, etc.) coupled to or integrated within a second communication device. The method may also include triggering an operation configured to manage a telecommunication service based, at least in part, upon the detection of the proximity device. In some implementations, the operation may be configured to reduce a number of manual operations that would otherwise be involved in managing the telecommunication service. For instance, in a non-limiting example, the operation may cause a routing of a communication directed at the first communication device to the second communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: GENBAND US LLCInventors: Michael Leeder, Richard C. Taylor
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Publication number: 20130054701Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing multiple personas within end user applications are disclosed. According to one method, a first profile definition defining a first persona through which a user accesses at least one social networking, OTT, or other hosted service and at least one trigger condition associated with the activation of the first persona is accessed. The method further includes determining a context for the user. The method further includes determining whether the context for the user satisfies the at least one trigger condition. In response to determining that the context satisfies the at least one trigger condition, the first persona is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: MICHAEL LEEDER, CARROLL LOUISE GRAY-PRESTON, JAMES ANGUS MCEACHERN, RICHARD C. TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20130040633Abstract: According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for managing associations between users in multiple over-the-top (OTT) service platforms. The method includes receiving a first message indicating an action associated with a first user in a first OTT service platform. The method also includes generating, based on the first message, a second message for performing a related action in a second OTT service platform. The method further includes communicating the second message to the second OTT service platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, James Angus McEachern, Richard C. Taylor
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Publication number: 20130036177Abstract: According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for managing social interaction information. The method includes receiving first social interaction information associated with a user of a first over the top (OTT) service platform. The method also includes receiving second social interaction information associated with the user, the second social interaction information from a communications service platform distinct from the first OTT service platform. The method further includes generating, using the first social interaction information and the second social interaction information, consolidated social interaction information and providing the consolidated social interaction information to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventors: Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, James Angus McEachern, Richard C. Taylor
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Publication number: 20130024575Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing legacy devices access to a session initiation protocol (SIP) based network are disclosed. One exemplary system comprises a session initiation protocol (SIP) based access proxy element communicatively coupled to a SIP based network that includes a registration engine configured to create a mapped entry in a database that associates an assigned SIP registration identifier to an identifier corresponding to a legacy endpoint device and configured to register the legacy endpoint device into the SIP based network using the assigned SIP registration identifier. The SIP based access proxy element further includes a session management module configured to establish a communications session involving the registered legacy endpoint device by interworking between a legacy control protocol and a SIP based call control protocol using the mapped entry in the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventor: Richard C. Taylor
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Patent number: 8032945Abstract: A submarine escape suit is made longitudinally adjustable by elastic adjustment members (20a, 20b) that extend along the sides of the suit between the ankle region and the arms of the suit. This provides a long adjustment length which allows a wide range of wearer heights to be accommodated. The members (20a, 20b) are encased in non-snag covers (29). A central adjustment strap (21) is also provided and is also partially encased in a non-snag cover (35).Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Survitec Group LimitedInventors: Richard C. Taylor, Steve Littler, Robert J Prendergast
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Patent number: 8006317Abstract: The submarine escape suit has a hood (14) covering the head of a wearer during ascent from a submarine. In order to allow the wearer to expose his/her face, the hood (14) is provided with a portion (21) overlying the face of a wearer that is releasable from the remainder of the hood (14). The releasable portion (21) may be re-attachable.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Survitec Group LimitedInventors: Richard C. Taylor, Steve Littler, Robert J Prendergast
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Patent number: 7646761Abstract: A communications system that supports multimedia components is easily adapted to existing network elements. Voice components arriving at or coming from a user having multimedia capabilities are referred from a telephony server serving the user to a multimedia server. A determination is made as to whether the other party supports multimedia capabilities. If that determination is negative, the component is passed back to the telephony server with an indication that the session is coming from the multimedia server to avoid an infinite loop. If the determination is positive, a parallel multimedia component is established between the parties while the multimedia server remains aware of the bearer path.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2002Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Richard C. Taylor, Craik R. Pyke
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Patent number: 7639698Abstract: A transit domain is a domain in which trusted communications are generally required, and a foreign domain is one in which any number entities are associated. The users within a foreign domain will have a trusted relationship with their foreign domain. In turn, the foreign domain will establish a trusted relationship with the transit domain. The users in the foreign domains need not have a direct relationship with the transit domains. The foreign domains are connected by the transit domains, and session messages used to establish and control communication sessions between entities must pass through the transit domains to travel from one foreign domain to another. These session messages intended for or originating from a foreign domain are processed by edge control nodes in the transit domain, based on a service policy, which has been established for the foreign domain associated with the session message.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Nortel Networks LimitedInventors: Dany Sylvain, Richard C. Taylor
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Publication number: 20090313747Abstract: The submarine escape suit has a hood (14) covering the head of a wearer during ascent from a submarine. In order to allow the wearer to expose his/her face, the hood (14) is provided with a portion (21) overlying the face of a wearer that is releasable from the remainder of the hood (14). The releasable portion (21) may be re-attachable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: SURVITEC GROUP LIMITEDInventors: Richard C. Taylor, Steve Littler, Robert J. Prendergast
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Publication number: 20040062230Abstract: A communications system that supports multimedia components is easily adapted to existing network elements. Voice components arriving at or coming from a user having multimedia capabilities are referred from a telephony server serving the user to a multimedia server. A determination is made as to whether the other party supports multimedia capabilities. If that determination is negative, the component is passed back to the telephony server with an indication that the session is coming from the multimedia server to avoid an infinite loop. If the determination is positive, a parallel multimedia component is established between the parties while the multimedia server remains aware of the bearer path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITEDInventors: Richard C. Taylor, Craik R. Pyke
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Publication number: 20030179747Abstract: A system and method for intercepting a telecommunication signal are generally provided, in which the system and method affect receiving a telecommunication packet, comprising a header and a payload, removing a first header from the packet, replicating the payload and adding a second header to replicated payload and directing the replicated payload to the address associated with the second.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2002Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Craik R Pyke, William Hern, Roger L Thompson, Serge S Caron, Halima H Mounki, Charles B Ewoti, Michael C Goerens, Peter J Streng, Christopher J Goertzen, Christian Kittlitz, Richard C. Taylor, Michael L Welham
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Patent number: 5433821Abstract: A predetermined electrical circuit pattern or discrete features composed of discrete, electrically conducting metal pathways and non-conducting spaces therebetween is formed on a dielectric substrate by(1) depositing a continuous layer of an electrically conducting metal on a surface of the substrate,(2) contacting the metal layer with a mask head defining a system of ridges and valleys therein, the ridges corresponding to the pathways of the target electrical circuitry pattern or discrete features and the valleys corresponding to the spaces of the target pattern, the ridges in the mask head contacting the metal layer in sealing arrangement with the portions of the metal layer coming into contact with the ridges, and(3) contacting the metal layer with an etchant to remove the portions of the metal layer in the spaces and thereby form the target electrical circuitry or discrete features pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1994Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas L. Miller, Richard C. Taylor, Michael R. Gaige
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Patent number: 5010491Abstract: A lapping machine control system which utilizes a electromechanical probe to generate a signal responsive to the separation of the laps, which also represents the thickness of the part being lapped. The separation signal, which is unsuitable for direct control since it is too noisy, is used with a best fit algorithm to estimate the time to reduce the part to the desired thickness, based on the rate of material removal provided by extrapolated line representing the best fit of the lap separation signal. The machining is terminated when the extrapolated line reaches the intercept of time and thickness.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1988Date of Patent: April 23, 1991Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.Inventors: Alberto Biasillo, Richard C. Taylor