Patents by Inventor Pramod Madabhushi
Pramod Madabhushi 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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Publication number: 20160099978Abstract: A conference call solution with one or more conference server, one or more conference bridge and one or more media mixer. A conference server is chosen as the conference bridge for the conference call using various optimization techniques. A media mixer for the conference call may also be chosen using various optimization techniques. The media mixer mixes media data from one or more conference bridge. If a conference bridge or the media mixer fails, the system recovers from the failure with minimal interruption to the users.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Prasannakumar Mallappa, Puneet Saran Sarna
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Patent number: 9258195Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) for visualization of a logical topology of a system can include a plurality of node user interface elements to represent respective components in the system. The GUI can include a plurality of link user interface elements, each connected between an associated pair of the node user interface elements to represent a logical connection between a given component and at least one other component in the system. In response to a user input for a selected node user interface element, at least a portion of the plurality of link user interface elements can be modified to represent the logical connectivity and associated status such as from a perspective of the component represented by the selected node user interface element.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventors: Amy S. Pendleton, Pramod Madabhushi, H. Edward Hassinger
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Patent number: 9143618Abstract: A conference call solution with one or more conference server, one or more conference bridge and one or more media mixer. A conference server is chosen as the conference bridge for the conference call using various optimization techniques. A media mixer for the conference call may also be chosen using various optimization techniques. The media mixer mixes media data from one or more conference bridge. If a conference bridge or the media mixer fails, the system recovers from the failure with minimal interruption to the users.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Prasannakumar Mallappa, Puneet Saran Sarna
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Patent number: 8855290Abstract: A monitoring device 132 provides a shared call stack to a monitored extension and one or more proxy extensions. For example, the monitored extension is a boss' extension in a business environment, and the proxy extension is an extension for a boss' secretary. The monitoring device 132 detects an incoming call for the monitored extension. The incoming call is redirected, by the monitoring device 132, to a shared extension that is associated with the monitored extension. The shared extension has a shared call stack. The shared call stack has a call stack position that is shared with a proxy extension. The incoming call is made available as a call option in the call stack position so that the monitored extension and the proxy extension can user the monitoring device to perform call functions on the incoming call. The monitoring device can also perform call functions on outgoing calls.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Chakradhar Kondapalli, Glenn Hessler
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Patent number: 8804577Abstract: A conference call system with a plurality of endpoints, a switch and a media mixer is disclosed. One or more entities in the conference call system comprise part or whole of a feature module. The feature module executes various telephony features like adjusting the volume of a selected participant in a conference call, initiating a sidebar with a participant wherein other participants cannot hear the conversation of the participants in the sidebar, putting a selected call participant on hold from an endpoint other than the selected participant's endpoint, disconnecting a selected participant from an endpoint other than the selected participant's endpoint and transferring a call with two or more participants to a new participant's endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Chakradhar Kondapalli, Pramod Madabhushi
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Publication number: 20140198786Abstract: A system for using one or more via sites to manage network bandwidth, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first call manager at a source site receiving an offer message to connect a call. The offer message includes an endpoint media settings list. The first call manager determines a first filtered media preferences list based on a source media settings list and the endpoint media settings list. The first call manager and transmits an invite message to a second call manager at a first via site. The invite message includes the first filtered media preferences list. The first call manager receives from the second call manager a call settings list that includes a description of the call settings negotiated between the source site, the first via site and a destination site.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: SHORETEL, INC.Inventors: Jason Harper, Pramod Madabhushi, Pascal Crausaz, Kent Fritz, Thomas E. Miller
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Patent number: 8755495Abstract: Displaying an IP call status is disclosed. An IP call status notification is received from an IP telephony device. A display update is caused by transmitting a display notification to an IP telephone.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Mike S. W. Tovino, Pramod Madabhushi, Dale Tonogai
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Patent number: 8699481Abstract: A system for using one more via sites to manage network bandwidth, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first call manager at a source site receiving an offer message to connect a call. The offer message includes an endpoint media settings list. The first call manager determines a first filtered media preferences list based on a source media settings list and the endpoint media setting list. The first call manager and transmits an invite message to a second call manager at a first via site. The invite message includes the first filtered media preferences list. The first call manager receives from the second call manager a call settings list that includes a description of the call settings negotiated between the source site, the first via site and a destination site.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Jason Harper, Pramod Madabhushi, Pascal Crausaz, Kent Fritz, Thomas E. Miller
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Publication number: 20140056296Abstract: A system for bandwidth management and codec negotiation, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a configuration storage module having supported codecs storage, codec lists and preferred site settings storage, and a call manager having an extension module, a trunk module, a location service engine, a codec manager, a bandwidth manager, and a media manager. The codec manager and the bandwidth manager used for negotiating a codec for a call between two endpoints. The present invention also includes a number of methods including a method for negotiating a codec for a call, a method for managing bandwidth for a call, a method for adding a description of a new codec supported by an endpoint, a method for adding an identifier of a supported codec to a codec list and a method for editing code site codec settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Jason Harper, Kent Fritz
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Patent number: 8593999Abstract: A system for bandwidth management and codec negotiation, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a configuration storage module having supported codecs storage, codec lists and preferred site settings storage, and a call manager having an extension module, a trunk module, a location service engine, a codec manager, a bandwidth manager, and a media manager. The codec manager and the bandwidth manager used for negotiating a codec for a call between two endpoints. The present invention also includes a number of methods including a method for negotiating a codec for a call, a method for managing bandwidth for a call, a method for adding a description of a new codec supported by an endpoint, a method for adding an identifier of a supported codec to a codec list and a method for editing code site codec settings.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Jason Harper, Kent Fritz
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Patent number: 8577011Abstract: A distributed call pickup group system comprises a call manager having an extension module. The extension module further comprises a group pickup module, a group pickup call stack, a backup group pickup module and a monitoring group pickup module. The extension module controls and manages the functionality associated with the group pickup feature. The group pick module advantageously allows any extension regardless of its location in the system or the switch to which it is connected to be included within a pickup group. The backup group pickup module provides fault tolerance for the pickup functionality such that if a particular switch and its associated group pickup module fail, a backup group pickup module is identified and made operational. The present invention also includes a variety of methods including a method for creating a group pickup list, a method for performing through pickup and a method for backing up group picked up.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2008Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventor: Pramod Madabhushi
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Patent number: 8520541Abstract: A system for managing network bandwidth, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a configuration storage module and a call manager. The configuration storage module includes a supported codecs storage, codec lists, administrator settings storage and reservation storage list. The call manager includes an extension module, trunk module, location service engine, settings manager, bandwidth manager and media stream manager. The call manager receives an offer message for a call having one or more media types. The call manager uses information included in the offer message, along with information stored in the configuration storage module, to negotiate a call settings list with one or more other sites for connecting the call, and thereby manage bandwidth for the call.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Jason Harper, Pramod Madabhushi, Pascal Crausaz, Kent Fritz, Thomas E. Miller
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Publication number: 20130155882Abstract: A system to monitor bandwidth can include memory to store session data describing each communication session for at least a portion of a communication system. A bandwidth calculator can access the session data and provide a measure of bandwidth utilization computed based on the accessed session data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventors: AMY S. PENDLETON, Pramod Madabhushi
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Publication number: 20120044931Abstract: A system for using one or more via sites to manage network bandwidth, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first call manager at a source site receiving an offer message to connect a call. The offer message includes an endpoint media settings list. The first call manager determines a first filtered media preferences list based on a source media settings list and the endpoint media settings list. The first call manager and transmits an invite message to a second call manager at a first via site. The invite message includes the first filtered media preferences list. The first call manager receives from the second call manager a call settings list that includes a description of the call settings negotiated between the source site, the first via site and a destination site.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: SHORETEL, INC.Inventors: Jason Harper, Pramod Madabhushi, Pascal Crausaz, Kent Fritz, Thomas E. Miller
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Publication number: 20120044817Abstract: A system for managing network bandwidth, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a configuration storage module and a call manager. The configuration storage module includes a supported codecs storage, codec lists, administrator settings storage and reservation storage list. The call manager includes an extension module, trunk module, location service engine, settings manager, bandwidth manager and media stream manager. The call manager receives an offer message for a call having one or more media types. The call manager uses information included in the offer message, along with information stored in the configuration storage module, to negotiate a call settings list with one or more other sites for connecting the call, and thereby manage bandwidth for the call.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: SHORETEL, INC.Inventors: Jason Harper, Pramod Madabhushi, Pascal Crausaz, Kent Fritz, Thomas E. Miller
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Patent number: 7936745Abstract: Displaying an IP call status is disclosed. An IP call status notification is received from an IP telephony device. A display update is caused by transmitting a display notification to an IP telephone.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Mike S. W. Tovino, Pramod Madabhushi, Dale Tonogai
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Publication number: 20100165889Abstract: A conference call solution with one or more conference server, one or more conference bridge and one or more media mixer. A conference server is chosen as the conference bridge for the conference call using various optimization techniques. A media mixer for the conference call may also be chosen using various optimization techniques. The media mixer mixes media data from one or more conference bridge. If a conference bridge or the media mixer fails, the system recovers from the failure with minimal interruption to the users.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Prasannakumar Mallappa, Puneet Saran Sarna
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Publication number: 20090225747Abstract: A system for bandwidth management and codec negotiation, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a configuration storage module having supported codecs storage, codec lists and preferred site settings storage, and a call manager having an extension module, a trunk module, a location service engine, a codec manager, a bandwidth manager, and a media manager. The codec manager and the bandwidth manager used for negotiating a codec for a call between two endpoints. The present invention also includes a number of methods including a method for negotiating a codec for a call, a method for managing bandwidth for a call, a method for adding a description of a new codec supported by an endpoint, a method for adding an identifier of a supported codec to a codec list and a method for editing code site codec settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: SHORETEL, INC.Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Jason Harper, Kent Fritz