Patents by Inventor Richard E. Flott, Jr.

Richard E. Flott, Jr. 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).

  • System and method for managing data flow in a conference
    Patent number: 7051125
    Abstract: A system for handling data representative of audio/video information in a conferencing device. The system comprises a set of modules and subsystems for processing the data. The system further comprises at least one channel for transferring processed data between selected ones of the modules and subsystems, the at least one channel having a first buffer list associated therewith. Additionally, a work routine called by the at least one channel is configured to remove a buffer from the first buffer list and to send the buffer to an output routine called by the at least one channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Polycom, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Flott, Jr., George D. Wilson, Jr.