Patents by Inventor Eric R. Sporel

Eric R. Sporel 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).

  • Patent number: 9246764
    Abstract: A network device implements resource admission policy management related to controlling the denial or grant of a delivery of a network service to a customer device. The network device receives a notification related to a change in network topology or network capacity of a network that delivers the network service. The network device identifies changes in the network topology or the network capacity based on the notification, and applies resource admission control to deny or grant the customer device access, to resources of the network to receive delivery of the network service, based on the identified changes in the network topology and/or the network capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Eric R. Sporel, Sanjay K. Udani
  • Patent number: 9185142
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for performing alternate routing of communications in a network. The system initiates a communication from an origination endpoint in a packet-switched network, such as a VOIP network, to a destination endpoint, and determining, according to selection criteria, whether to route the communication to the destination endpoint using at least a second circuit-switched network, such as the PSTN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Harry Mussman, James O'Brien, Eric R. Sporel, Robert K. Israel, Michael Baj
  • Patent number: 9137315
    Abstract: A system including a location server configured to receive registration data from an IP device and a location database configured to store location information of the IP device, wherein the location server queries the location database to determine whether the registration data matches the location information stored at the location database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot G. Eichen, Eric R. Sporel, Robert Olshansky, Derek Mitsumori
  • Patent number: 8787870
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing emergency service validation may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receiving a message associated with a registration event of a device to a communication session. The message may include a parameter having information indicative of a location of the device at a time of the registration. The processor may also be configured to determine whether the location of the device at the time of the registration corresponds to a location where an emergency service dispatch is supportable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Eric R. Sporel, Okeno R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 8737385
    Abstract: Enhanced call management services to users receiving incoming calls on extensions on a private branch exchange (PBX) is provided by an application server configured to provide call management services to at least one of the users and a protocol proxy configured to receive call information from the PBX according to a protocol for establishing call sessions. The application server is further configured to receive the call information from the protocol proxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Eric R. Sporel, Robert Liao, Derek Mitsumori, Sujin Catherine Chang, James Flynn
  • Publication number: 20140071981
    Abstract: A system including a location server configured to receive registration data from an IP device and a location database configured to store location information of the IP device, wherein the location server queries the location database to determine whether the registration data matches the location information stored at the location database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Eric R. Sporel, Robert Olshansky, Derek Misumori
  • Patent number: 8582724
    Abstract: A system including a location server configured to receive registration data from an IP device and a location database configured to store location information of the IP device, wherein the location server queries the location database to determine whether the registration data matches the location information stored at the location database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Elliot G. Eichen, Derek Mitsumori, Eric R. Sporel
  • Patent number: 8356110
    Abstract: A resource manager permits a first user to use a first bandwidth of a shared pool of bandwidth for receiving a first media stream, where the shared pool of bandwidth comprises a maximum amount of available bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjay K. Udani, Naseem Khan, Eric R. Sporel, Tim Dwight
  • Patent number: 8265068
    Abstract: A system including a first network configured to receive IP device data from an IP device and to provide one or more IP addresses of the IP device based on the IP device data; a second network comprising: a second network location database configured to store physical location information, and a second network location server configured to receive the one or more IP addresses of the IP device from the first network, and query the second network location database to determine physical location information of the IP device based on the one or more IP addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Eric R. Sporel
  • Publication number: 20120151056
    Abstract: A network device implements resource admission policy management related to controlling the denial or grant of a delivery of a network service to a customer device. The network device receives a notification related to a change in network topology or network capacity of a network that delivers the network service. The network device identifies changes in the network topology or the network capacity based on the notification, and applies resource admission control to deny or grant the customer device access, to resources of the network to receive delivery of the network service, based on the identified changes in the network topology and/or the network capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Eric R. Sporel, Sanjay K. Udani
  • Publication number: 20120054344
    Abstract: A resource manager permits a first user to use a first bandwidth of a shared pool of bandwidth for receiving a first media stream, where the shared pool of bandwidth comprises a maximum amount of available bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Sanjay K. Udani, Naseem Khan, Eric R. Sporel, Tim Dwight
  • Publication number: 20110164744
    Abstract: Enhanced call management services to users receiving incoming calls on extensions on a private branch exchange (PBX) is provided by an application server configured to provide call management services to at least one of the users and a protocol proxy configured to receive call information from the PBX according to a protocol for establishing call sessions. The application server is further configured to receive the call information from the protocol proxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Eric R. Sporel, Robert Liao, Derek Mitsumori, Sujin C. Chang, James Flynn
  • Patent number: 7920692
    Abstract: Enhanced call management services to users receiving incoming calls on extensions on a private branch exchange (PBX) is provided by an application server configured to provide call management services to at least one of the users and a protocol proxy configured to receive call information from the PBX according to a protocol for establishing call sessions. The application server is further configured to receive the call information from the protocol proxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Eric R. Sporel, Robert Liao, Derek Mitsumori, Sujin Catherine Chang, James Flynn
  • Publication number: 20100157983
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for performing alternate routing of communications in a network. The system initiates a communication from an origination endpoint in a packet-switched network, such as a VOIP network, to a destination endpoint, and determining, according to selection criteria, whether to route the communication to the destination endpoint using at least a second circuit-switched network, such as the PSTN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Mussman, James O'Brien, Eric R. Sporel, Robert K. Israel, Michael Baj
  • Patent number: 7711094
    Abstract: A system including an IP device configured to provide registration data, a Service Bureau configured to store location information of the IP device and provide routing data based on location information of the IP device, location server configured to receive registration data from the IP device, and location database configured to store location information of the IP device, wherein the location server queries the location database to determine whether the registration data matches the location information stored at the location database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Elliot G. Eichen, Derek Mitsumori, Eric R. Sporel
  • Patent number: 7706356
    Abstract: A system including a first network configured to receive IP device data from an IP device and to provide one or more IP addresses of the IP device based on the IP device data; a second network comprising: a second network location database configured to store physical location information, and a second network location server configured to receive the one or more IP addresses of the IP device from the first network, and query the second network location database to determine physical location information of the IP device based on the one or more IP addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Eric R. Sporel
  • Publication number: 20100020942
    Abstract: A system including a location server configured to receive registration data from an IP device and a location database configured to store location information of the IP device, wherein the location server queries the location database to determine whether the registration data matches the location information stored at the location database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Elliot G. Eichen, Derek Mitsumori, Eric R. Sporel
  • Publication number: 20090310602
    Abstract: A system including a first network configured to receive IP device data from an IP device and to provide one or more IP addresses of the IP device based on the IP device data; a second network comprising: a second network location database configured to store physical location information, and a second network location server configured to receive the one or more IP addresses of the IP device from the first network, and query the second network location database to determine physical location information of the IP device based on the one or more IP addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Olshansky, Eric R. Sporel
  • Patent number: 7570632
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for performing alternate routing of communications in a network. The system initiates a communication from an origination endpoint in a packet-switched network, such as a VOIP network, to a destination endpoint, and determining, according to selection criteria, whether to route the communication to the destination endpoint using at least a second circuit-switched network, such as the PSTN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Harry Mussman, James O'Brien, Eric R. Sporel, Robert K. Israel, Michael Baj
  • Publication number: 20090163171
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing emergency service validation may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receiving a message associated with a registration event of a device to a communication session. The message may include a parameter having information indicative of a location of the device at a time of the registration. The processor may also be configured to determine whether the location of the device at the time of the registration corresponds to a location where an emergency service dispatch is supportable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicants: Verizon Services Organization Inc., Verizon Data Services Inc.
    Inventors: Eric R. Sporel, Okeno R. Palner