Patents by Inventor Robert John Barnes

Robert John Barnes 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: 7774854
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting information provided to an agent via a communication network are provided. In this regard, a representative method comprises: receiving a communication via a communication network, the communication including information that is to be protected; routing the communication to an agent; recording at least a portion of the communication; identifying the information that is to be protected from the communication; and preventing unauthorized access to the information during replay of the portion of the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Watson, Damian Smith, Robert John Barnes
  • Patent number: 7660307
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording as a network service are provided. A representative method incorporates: communicating instructions to a network, the instructions indicating that IP packets associated with a communication that is to be recorded are to be directed to long term storage such that the network: receives the instructions; determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded; and directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes
  • Patent number: 7513350
    Abstract: A clutch including two rotary shafts, one of which is connected to one or more first clutch plates which cooperate with a second set of clutch plates, the clutch plates acted on by an actuating piston positioned within a two chamber hydraulic cylinder. A torque control valve comprising a cylindrical inner valve member rotatably and linearly movably received in a cylindrical opening in an outer valve member. Each valve member having elongate recesses positioned such that longitudinal movement of the inner valve member within the outer valve member will vary the degree of communication between the first and second elongate recesses connected to two hydraulic fluid sources of differing pressures. The second clutch plates are connected to one side of a spring of predetermined spring rate, which is also connected to one of the valve members, and the other side of the spring is connected to the other of the valve members and to the other rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Ricardo Uk Limited
    Inventors: Shaun Ewan Mepham, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20090055548
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for multi-stream recording. At least one embodiment of a method receiving an indication that a communication session is initiated, the communication session including communications data, the communications data being received at a communications device at an extension and sending a request for at least a portion of the communications data. Some embodiments include receiving, at a recording device associated with the extension, at least a portion of the requested data, the at least a portion of the requested data being received as a copy of the communications data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: VERINT AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080293396
    Abstract: Mobile device based communication sessions are recorded and communicated via a receiver to a session data manager. The session data manager processes received representations of the communication sessions in response to metadata generated on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the session data manager is coupled to a data store that indexes the representations. A server identifies and forwards a stored representation in response to a request from a requester with appropriate access privileges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Robert John Barnes, Jamie Richard Williams
  • Publication number: 20080240126
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining an extension-to-channel mapping. At least one embodiment includes determining, at a first time, a first extension-to-channel mapping configuration, the first extension-to-channel mapping configuration including an indication that at least one extension is coupled to a first recording channel. Similarly, some embodiments include determining, at a second time, a second extension-to-channel mapping configuration, the second extension-to-channel mapping configuration including an indication that the at least one extension is coupled to a second recording channel. Similarly, some embodiments include creating an extension-to-channel map, the extension-to-channel map indicating a configuration of the at least one extension, the first recording channel, and the second channel during a time period between the first time and the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Kenneth Richard Bordhagen, Damian Smith, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080240399
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for channel mapping. At least one embodiment of a system includes an initiating component configured to initiate a communication with a communications device, the communications device being coupled to a first extension. Some embodiments include a receiving component configured to receive recording data from a plurality of extensions at a plurality of recording resources, the plurality of extensions including the first extension and at least one other extension. Similarly, some embodiments include a first determining component configured to determine a channel that received the initiated communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Kenneth Richard Brodhagen, Damian Smith, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080244597
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining an extension-to-channel mapping. At least one embodiment includes receiving first data associated with a communication from at least one communications device and receiving second data from a recording resource. Some embodiments include determining whether the at least one communications device is coupled to a recording resource. Some embodiments include matching the communications device to a recording resource and in response to matching, creating an association of the at least one communications device to the recording resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Kenneth Richard Brodhagen, Damian Smith, Robert John Barnes
  • Patent number: 7392098
    Abstract: A control system for a load (10), the system comprising a first microprocessor (16) having an output to drive one side of a load (10), a second microprocessor (18) having an output to drive the other side of the load (10), the system being arranged so that when either microprocessor detects a fault in the control of the load (10) the load (10) is switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Ricardo UK Limited
    Inventors: Peter John Miller, Andrew Charles Osborne Smith, Michael John Lindsey, Robert John Barnes, David John Allen, Graham Ludar-Smith
  • Publication number: 20080137814
    Abstract: It should be emphasized that the above Systems and methods for replaying recorded data are provided. An exemplary embodiment of such a system comprises: at least one of a phone and a computing device being configured to instruct a recording system to replay recorded data; and a recording system being configured to communicate with the at least one of the phone and the computing device, the recording system being further configured to facilitate establishing a first session to replay the recorded data, the recording system being further configured to replay the recorded data to the at least one of the phone and the computing device using the established first session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080080483
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for detecting presence in a call control protocol environment. At least one embodiment of a method includes subscribing to events associated with a communication system and receiving a notification for an event, the event being associated with a communication between a first communications device and a second communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080080482
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for recording communications. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving an invite message relating to a communication between a first communications device and a second communications device, extracting information associated with the communication, and tagging the extracted information from a header, the extracted information being associated with the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080080481
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for detecting presence in a communications system environment. At least one embodiment of a method includes subscribing to events associated with a communication system and receiving a notification for an event, the event being associated with a communication between a first communications device and a second communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080005307
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording as a network service are provided. A representative method incorporates: communicating instructions to a network, the instructions indicating that IP packets associated with a communication that is to be recorded are to be directed to long term storage such that the network: receives the instructions; determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded; and directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080002719
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording of communications are provided. A representative method incorporates: providing recording as a service on a network such that: the network determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded and the network directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes