JOHN-FRANCIS MERGEN
Pilots at Wind Rd, Baltimore, MD

8424096, Apr 16, 2013

Jul 18, 2006

11/488552

John-Francis Mergen - Baltimore MD, US

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

G06F 21/00

726 26, 726 13, 726 25, 713166, 380 33, 455450, 705325, 709224, 709225

A network is configured to transmit data using only one color, the one color being associated with a community of interest. At least one network device is attached to the network, the at least one network device being associated with the community of interest and configured to receive data from the network using only the one color.

2011016, Jul 7, 2011

Mar 15, 2011

13/048349

John-Francis MERGEN - Baltimore MD, US

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

H04L 9/32

713168

Systems and methods for document control using public key encryption are provided. An interface program serves as a software interface between user applications used to create and access documents and a data storage system that stores the documents in an encrypted form. When a document is saved for the first time, information corresponding to the destruction of that document is obtained either from a user or in accordance with predefined criteria. The document is encrypted and stored with a pointer to an encryption key on a token/key server. When the document is subsequently accessed, the interface program will read the pointer and attempt to retrieve the key. If the key has expired in accordance with the destruction policy, the document is inaccessible. Otherwise, the document is decrypted using the key. Multiple documents may be saved according to the same destruction policy and even the same key, thereby greatly enhancing the ability to “destroy” documents regardless of their location with minimal process.

8359188, Jan 22, 2013

Dec 28, 2006

11/617454

John-Francis Mergen - Baltimore MD, US
Blaine Burnham - Omaha NE, US

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

G06F 17/28

704 2, 704 9, 704257, 704270

Systems and methods for providing access to remote language services assets. Deployed first responders access an electronic communications hub using a portable communication device. The communication hub provides the first responder with an interface through which language services assistance may be requested. A data processing facility communicatively coupled to the communications hub may receive the request and, using one or more data analysis routines, select an appropriate language services asset from a pool of available assets. The electronic communications hub may then connect the responder's communication device to the selected language services asset. The pool of available language services assets may be distributed across a wide area network (WAN).

2008015, Jun 26, 2008

Dec 20, 2006

11/613974

John-Francis Mergen - Baltimore MD, US
Wesley E. Jordan - Alexandria VA, US

Federal Network Systems LLC - Arlington VA
Verizon business Financial Management Corp. - Ashburn VA

H04L 9/00

713176, 713150

Systems and methods for are provided tracking electronic files in computer networks using electronic signatures. A signature program installed on a network node inserts an electronic signature into certain encoded media files when they are transferred to other network users. Each network user is issued a unique electronic signature based on public key infrastructure. A signature repository supplies the recipient signature to the signature program prior to transferring a file. The sender and recipient signatures are appended to a portion of the media file, preferably the lower order bits to minimize perceptible file degradation. A transaction record is thereby written into the file and a copy of the transfer information is stored centrally at the repository, thereby creating a traceable record of a file's movement.

7211994, May 1, 2007

Oct 12, 2004

10/963187

John-Francis Mergen - Baltimore MD, US
Carl M. E. Powell - Gaithersburg MD, US

Federal Network Systems Inc. - Arlington VA

G01R 19/00, G01R 31/02, G01R 31/28

324 66, 324528, 324 72

The identification of the path and termination points of copper landlines is performed through the use of natural events without the aid of network provisioning information. At least one sferics detector detects at least one sferics event. A listening device, which may be separate from, or integrated with, the sferics detector, is attached to at least one wire that is capable of detecting a noise related to the at least one sferics event. A computing device, possibly attached to the listening device, is capable of matching the noise to the at least one sferics event. The computing device is further capable of determining the location of at least part of the wire based on the location of the listening device and locations of at least two sferics events.

8413154, Apr 2, 2013

Sep 14, 2012

13/616576

John-Francis Mergen - Baltimore MD, US
Joshua N. Edmison - Ellicott City MD, US

Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. - Cambridge MA

G06F 9/455

718103

A method includes receiving a process request, identifying a current state of a device in which the process request is to be executed, calculating a power consumption associated with an execution of the process request, and assigning an urgency for the process request, where the urgency corresponds to a time-variant parameter to indicate a measure of necessity for the execution of the process request. The method further includes determining whether the execution of the process request can be delayed to a future time or not based on the current state, the power consumption, and the urgency, and causing the execution of the process request, or causing a delay of the execution of the process request to the future time, based on a result of the determining.

7548198, Jun 16, 2009

Sep 28, 2007

11/864556

John-Francis Mergen - Baltimore MD, US

Federal Network Systems LLC - Arlington VA

G01S 5/14

34235709, 34235707, 3423571, 34235713, 701209, 701210

A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving data associated with retrieving location specific downloadable content for a Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via a network, retrieving location specific downloadable content at least based on an approximate location of the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device, and sending location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via the network.

2011004, Feb 24, 2011

Oct 29, 2010

12/915371

John-Francis MERGEN - Baltimore MD, US
Joshua N. EDMISON - Malta NY, US

RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. - Cambridge MA

G06F 9/46

718102, 718100

A device receives a request associated with a process, and determines one or more current states of one or more process resources used to execute the process request. The device also calculates a power consumption associated with execution of the process request by the one or more process resources, and assigns an urgency for the process request, where the urgency corresponds to a time-variant parameter that indicates a measure of necessity for the execution of the process request. The device further determines whether the execution of the process request can be delayed to a future time based on the one or more current states, the power consumption, and the urgency, and causes, based on the determination, the process request to be executed or delayed to the future time.

8311508, Nov 13, 2012

Sep 11, 2007

11/853432

John-Francis Mergen - Baltimore MD, US

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

H04M 11/04

4554042

Systems and methods are provided for determining a location of one or more wireless devices. The method may include identifying an address associated with at least one wireless device and determining a phase relationship between a plurality of signals generated by the wireless device. The method further includes determining a location of the wireless device based on the phase relationship and the address associated with the wireless device.

2008014, Jun 19, 2008

Oct 31, 2006

11/554881

Carl Marshall Eliot Powell - Gaithersburg MD, US
John-Francis Mergen - Baltimore MD, US

MCI, LLC. - Basking Ridge NJ

H04L 9/00, G06F 15/173

726 1, 709225

An approach is provided for controlling access to network resources. A metric (e.g. a voucher) is received corresponding to a policy for accessing a resource within a network. Rating of a user is updated based on the received metric. An access level is granted for accessing the resource to the user based on the rating.