Patents by Inventor Kevin Isacks
Kevin Isacks 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: 8750827Abstract: A method for managing UMA communications within a local area network and a network controller includes establishing a first connection between a first UMA device and a LAN-based UMA network controller (LAN-UNC) and establishing a second connection between a second UMA device and the LAN-UNC. The first and second connections are carried over the local area network. The first and second UMA devices are connected to the same local area network. The method provides establishing a third connection between the LAN-UNC and a UMA network controller (UNC). The UNC is connected to an external network and the third connection extends over the external network. The method includes transporting packets received using the first and second connections to the UNC using the third connection. Packets received using the third connection are transported to the first UMA device using the first connection and to the second UMA device using the second connection.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Troy T. Pummill, Kevin Isacks, Terry Hardie, Talbot Harty
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Publication number: 20130064369Abstract: A method for managing UMA communications within a local area network and a network controller are disclosed. The method includes establishing a first connection between a first UMA device and a LAN-based UMA network controller (LAN-UNC) and establishing a second connection between a second UMA device and the LAN-UNC. The first and second connections are carried over the local area network. The first and second UMA devices are connected to the same local area network. The method provides establishing a third connection between the LAN-UNC and a UMA network controller (UNC). The UNC is connected to an external network and the third connection extends over the external network. The method includes transporting packets received using the first and second connections to the UNC using the third connection. Packets received using the third connection are transported to the first UMA device using the first connection and to the second UMA device using the second connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Network Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Troy T. Pummill, Kevin Isacks, Terry Hardie, Talbot Harty
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Patent number: 8380167Abstract: A method for managing UMA communications within a local area network and a network controller are disclosed. The method includes establishing a first connection to a first UMA device over the LAN and establishing a second connection to a UMA network controller (UNC) over an external network. The first UMA device is connected to the local area network and the UNC is connected to the external network. Packets received from the first UMA device using the first connection are sent to the UNC using the second connection. Similarly, packets received from the UNC using the second connection are sent to the first UMA device using the first connection. The first connection may include a first IPsec tunnel and the second connection may include a second IPsec tunnel. The external network may include the internet.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Troy T. Pummill, Kevin Isacks, Terry Hardie, Talbot Harty
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Patent number: 8224333Abstract: A method for managing UMA communications within a local area network and a network controller are disclosed. The method includes establishing a first connection between a first UMA device and a LAN-based UMA network controller (LAN-UNC) and establishing a second connection between a second UMA device and the LAN-UNC. The first and second connections are carried over the local area network. The first and second UMA devices are connected to the same local area network. The method provides establishing a third connection between the LAN-UNC and a UMA network controller (UNC). The UNC is connected to an external network and the third connection extends over the external network. The method includes transporting packets received using the first and second connections to the UNC using the third connection. Packets received using the third connection are transported to the first UMA device using the first connection and to the second UMA device using the second connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Troy T Pummill, Kevin Isacks, Terry Hardie, Talbot Harty
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Patent number: 7907599Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are presented for determining an appropriate transport protocol for supporting Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) communication, which may involve repeatedly sending SIP requests from a first device destined for a second device using at least one transport protocol, attempting to receive responses to the SIP requests at the first device from the second device, based on results of attempting to receive responses to the SIP requests, updating a data record associated with the first device, the data record containing an entry for the second device, the entry for the second device including at least one indication of operability with the at least one transport protocol, and selecting one of the at least one transport protocol, based on the entry for the second device in the data record, as a selected transport protocol for establishing a desired SIP communication between the first device and the second device.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2006Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Terry Hardie, Kevin Isacks, Sreedhar Pampati
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Patent number: 7885659Abstract: A method for managing Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) communications within a local area network and a LAN-based UMA network controller are disclosed. The method includes monitoring packets received from a first UMA device connected to the local area network and detecting whether they represent a call between the first UMA device and a second UMA device. The method also includes determining whether the second UMA device is connected to the local area network. If the packets represent a call between the first and second UMA devices and the second UMA device is connected to the local area network, packets representing audio data are maintained within the local area network.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Troy T. Pummill, Kevin Isacks, Terry Hardie, Talbot Harty
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Patent number: 7697513Abstract: A method for sending messages between a first PBX device and a second PBX device is provided. The method includes receiving a first message from the first PBX at a first gateway. The message includes a standard section and a proprietary section. The standard and proprietary sections may be provided in a protocol associated with the PBX system. The standard section is decoded but the proprietary section is not. The standard section and proprietary section are then packetized in one or more packets. These packets are then sent over a packet-based network to a second gateway and may be routed over the packet-based network using the decoded standard section. The second gateway is then configured to generate a second message including the standard section and the proprietary section for sending to the second proprietary PBX device.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Kevin Isacks
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Publication number: 20080130509Abstract: Techniques for sending and receiving alarm signals over packet-based communication networks are provided. A system for detecting alarm signals on a multiplexed communication line and generating data packets with alarm information is provided. Additionally, a system is provided for receiving data packets with alarm information and generating alarm signals based upon the alarm information of the data packets. The system optionally monitors a connection to a communication network and the status of one or more nodes coupled with the communication network and generates data packets or alarm signals if predetermined conditions are detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Sreedhar Pampati, Kevin Isacks, Roger Hook
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Publication number: 20070237155Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are presented for determining an appropriate transport protocol for supporting Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) communication, which may involve repeatedly sending SIP requests from a first device destined for a second device using at least one transport protocol, attempting to receive responses to the SIP requests at the first device from the second device, based on results of attempting to receive responses to the SIP requests, updating a data record associated with the first device, the data record containing an entry for the second device, the entry for the second device including at least one indication of operability with the at least one transport protocol, and selecting one of the at least one transport protocol, based on the entry for the second device in the data record, as a selected transport protocol for establishing a desired SIP communication between the first device and the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Terry Hardie, Kevin Isacks, Sreedhar Pampati
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Publication number: 20060276138Abstract: A method for managing UMA communications within a local area network and a network controller are disclosed. The method includes establishing a first connection to a first UMA device over the LAN and establishing a second connection to a UMA network controller (UNC) over an external network. The first UMA device is connected to the local area network and the UNC is connected to the external network. Packets received from the first UMA device using the first connection are sent to the UNC using the second connection. Similarly, packets received from the UNC using the second connection are sent to the first UMA device using the first connection. The first connection may include a first IPsec tunnel and the second connection may include a second IPsec tunnel. The external network may include the internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Troy Pummill, Kevin Isacks, Terry Hardie, Talbot Harty
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Publication number: 20060276137Abstract: A method for managing Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) communications within a local area network and a LAN-based UMA network controller are disclosed. The method includes monitoring packets received from a first UMA device connected to the local area network and detecting whether they represent a call between the first UMA device and a second UMA device. The method also includes determining whether the second UMA device is connected to the local area network. If the packets represent a call between the first and second UMA devices and the second UMA device is connected to the local area network, packets representing audio data are maintained within the local area network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Troy Pummill, Kevin Isacks, Terry Hardie, Talbot Harty
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Publication number: 20060276139Abstract: A method for managing UMA communications within a local area network and a network controller are disclosed. The method includes establishing a first connection between a first UMA device and a LAN-based UMA network controller (LAN-UNC) and establishing a second connection between a second UMA device and the LAN-UNC. The first and second connections are carried over the local area network. The first and second UMA devices are connected to the same local area network. The method provides establishing a third connection between the LAN-UNC and a UMA network controller (UNC). The UNC is connected to an external network and the third connection extends over the external network. The method includes transporting packets received using the first and second connections to the UNC using the third connection. Packets received using the third connection are transported to the first UMA device using the first connection and to the second UMA device using the second connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Troy Pummill, Kevin Isacks, Terry Hardie, Talbot Harty