Neil Spencer Girling

US Patent:

20200287965, Sep 10, 2020

Filed:

Jan 21, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/747817

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Greg Albrecht - San Francisco CA, US
Ellen Juhlin - San Francisco CA, US
Roger Wood - San Francisco CA, US
Neil Girling - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04B 1/3827
H04N 5/00
H04W 4/02
H04W 4/08

Abstract:

Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable device to device grouping of personal communication nodes include managing a communication node group having communication node members. Attribute information from the communication nodes is provided to a management system that defines communication group membership based on the received attribute information. The management system transmits group membership status notifications to the communication nodes. Membership status controls a node's participation in group communications. Attribute information can include changes (such as dynamic changes) in one or more communication node attributes, such as location, proximity to other communication nodes, speed, etc.

US Patent:

20190075085, Mar 7, 2019

Filed:

Aug 31, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/120048

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Daniel Phung - San Francisco CA, US
Schulyer Erle - San Francisco CA, US
Neil Girling - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 9/455
H04W 12/08
H04L 9/32
H04W 12/04
G06F 21/60

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for securing communication resources of group communication devices. Secure resources of a group communication computing device may be maintained in a secure operating environment of the group communication computing device, which is separate from a normal operating environment of the group communication computing device, via a trust partition comprising one or both of an SoC trust partition and a hypervisor. The secure operating environment may comprise input resources including a microphone, a camera, audio encoding and decoding engines, audio encryption and decryption engines, and a secure operating system. The normal operating environment may comprise resources including LTE and WiFi communication resources, transport layer security layer resources, and an operating system.

US Patent:

20180189026, Jul 5, 2018

Filed:

Feb 28, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/907576

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Greg Albrecht - San Francisco CA, US
Ellen Juhlin - San Francisco CA, US
Roger Wood - San Francisco CA, US
Neil Girling - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
H04B 1/3827

Abstract:

Systems, methods, software and apparatus that enable dynamic audio transducer control include obtaining attribute information relating to multiple communication nodes that are communication node group members. A group management system or other computing system receives attribute information from two or more of the communication nodes and determines settings for one or more audio transducers (e.g., speakers and microphones) in the group's communication nodes based on the attribute information. An audio transducer command is transmitted to or imposed on one or more of the nodes. Attribute information can include node attributes and/or changes to attributes. Audio transducer commands transmitted or otherwise imposed on nodes can include muting and unmuting commands, as well as setting volume levels and other audio settings associated with a node's operation.

US Patent:

20180159925, Jun 7, 2018

Filed:

Jan 25, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/880281

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Greg Albrecht - San Francisco CA, US
Ellen Juhlin - San Francisco CA, US
Roger Wood - San Francisco CA, US
Neil Girling - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04W 4/90
H04B 1/3827
H04W 84/18

Abstract:

Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable device to device grouping of personal communication nodes include managing a communication node group having communication node members. Attribute information from the communication nodes is provided to a management system that defines communication group membership based on the received attribute information. The management system transmits group membership status notifications to the communication nodes. Membership status controls a node's participation in group communications. Attribute information can include changes (such as dynamic changes) in one or more communication node attributes, such as location, proximity to other communication nodes, speed, etc.

US Patent:

20170251343, Aug 31, 2017

Filed:

Oct 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

15/521657

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Greg Albrecht - San Francisco CA, US
Roger Wood - San Francisco CA, US
Neil Girling - Oakland CA, US
Ellen Juhlin - San Franciso CA, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/08
H04W 4/10
H04W 4/02
H04L 29/08
H04W 4/00

Abstract:

Provided herein are systems, methods, and software to manage group communications using distributed end user devices. In one example, a method of operating a communication device to facilitate secure group communications in a distributed communication environment is provided. The method includes establishing a communication channel () with an end user device (), retrieving registration information from the end user device () over the communication channel (), and generating a device configuration request including the registration information. The method further includes sending the device configuration request for delivery to a group management system () over a packet-based network (), and responsive to receiving a particular device configuration, automatically configuring a group communications application executing on the communication device based on one or more parameters contained in the particular device configuration. The particular device configuration is selected by the group management system based on the registration information.