Patents by Inventor William Plunkett
William Plunkett 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: 8473844Abstract: A system for management and control of audio-related equipment. A link manager may be included in the system. The link manager may be configured to manage subscriptions to multiple other audio-related devices or control panel views. When the managed data variables change, the link manager module may notify other audio-related devices and/or control panel views of the change. In response to the notification, the other audio-related devices and/or control panels may subscribe to the audio-related device with the changed data variable, to request receipt of the updated data variable. In some examples, the link manager module may also be configured to lessen the subscription burden for a particular audio-related device.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Richard Allen Kreifeldt, John Lee, William A. Plunkett, Timothy J. Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Vander Werf, Steve Hatch, Michael Douglas Hamling, Scott Gardner
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Patent number: 8249071Abstract: A system for management and control of audio related equipment. The system provides an architecture to manage, monitor, and control all of the audio related equipment in an audio system. A communication protocol used within the system allows standardized communication between the performance equipment mangers and the audio related devices, as well as device-to-device communication. The protocol allows users to add audio related devices to an audio system without performing a setup to configure communication between the devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Richard Allen Kreifeldt, John Lee, William A. Plunkett, Timothy J. Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Vander Werf, Howard Scott Zollinger
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Patent number: 8078298Abstract: A system for determination of the functionality of an audio-related device that is operable in an audio system includes a performance equipment manager. The performance equipment manager may receive from an audio-related device an audio node structure representative of the corresponding audio-related device. The received audio node structure may be reviewed to determine if all the components included in the audio node structure are predefined within the performance equipment manager. For those components that are known, no discovery is necessary and actual values of changeable parameters in the audio-related device may be obtained. For unknown components of the audio node structure, the performance equipment manager may undertake discovery to identify additional portions of the audio node structure, and/or attributes related to the unknown components, in order to obtain actual values of changeable parameters related to the unknown components.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Richard Allen Kreifeldt, John Lee, William A. Plunkett, Timothy J. Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Vander Werf
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Patent number: 7742606Abstract: A system for management and control of audio-related equipment. The system is a common architecture that provides the capability to manage, monitor and control all of the audio-related equipment in an audio system. To facilitate messaging between audio-related devices, each of the audio-related devices may be assigned a node ID a sequential manner as each audio-related device powers up. The system may also include a method for discovery of audio-related devices on an audio network. In some examples, a PEM may be located geographically remote from the audio-related devices. Accordingly, error logging, alarming and system operation may be monitored to provide troubleshooting from a remote location.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Richard Allen Kreifeldt, John Lee, William A. Plunkett, Timothy J. Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Vander Werf, Howard Scott Zollinger
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Patent number: 7725826Abstract: A system may instantiate a control panel view that is useable to monitor and control an audio-related device operable in an audio system. A product plugin that corresponds to an audio-related device may receive and analyze the components of an audio node structure received from the audio-related device. The product plugin is configured to store one or more predefined control panel views that are associated with one or more of the components. The product plugin is also configured to instantiate the predefined control panel views that correspond to the components. If the product plugin determines that all of the components are not represented, one or more user interface aspects can be integrated into one or more of the control panel views prior to instantiation. Alternatively, a generic control panel view can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Richard Allen Kreifeldt, John Lee, William A. Plunkett, Timothy J. Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Vander Werf
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Patent number: 7689305Abstract: A system for communication among audio-related devices in an audio system includes a performance equipment manager that communicates with audio-related devices to monitor and control changeable parameters of a corresponding audio-related device. Each of the audio-related devices includes an audio node structure having components that are representative of the functionality of the respective audio-related device. Some of the components are representative of changeable parameters in the audio-related device. The performance equipment manager is configured to be selectively subscribed to one or more of the changeable parameters so that when a predefined condition occurs, the audio-related device is configured to automatically provide the current value of the changeable parameter(s) to the performance equipment manager.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Richard Allen Kreifeldt, John Lee, William A. Plunkett, Timothy J. Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Vander Werf, Howard Scott Zollinger
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Patent number: 7295665Abstract: A method and system for routing a communication through an alternate carrier. The A method includes recognizing an input number upon which a call is based, assigning primary, alternate and secondary interexchange carriers responsive to the recognizing, and sequentially routing an input number from a node among primary, alternate, and secondary carriers until a connection is established.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: AT&T Labs, Inc.Inventors: William Plunkett, Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coranado, David Hickman, Bruce A. Nance, John Simino, Mark Tamasi
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Publication number: 20060140384Abstract: A method and system for routing a communication through an alternate carrier. The A method includes recognizing an input number upon which a call is based, assigning primary, alternate and secondary interexchange carriers responsive to the recognizing, and sequentially routing an input number from a node among primary, alternate, and secondary carriers until a connection is established.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2006Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: SBC Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: William Plunkett, Laura Culli, M. Coranado, David Hickman, Bruce Nance, John Simino, Mark Tamasi
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Patent number: 7068771Abstract: A method and system for routing a communication through an alternate carrier. The A method includes recognizing an input number upon which a call is based, assigning primary, alternate and secondary interexchange carriers responsive to the recognizing, and sequentially routing an input number from a node among primary, alternate, and secondary carriers until a connection is established.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2003Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: SBC Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: William Plunkett, Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coranado, David Hickman, Bruce A. Nance, John Simino, Mark Tamasi
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Publication number: 20050246041Abstract: A system for management and control of audio related equipment. The system provides an architecture to manage, monitor, and control all of the audio related equipment in an audio system. A communication protocol used within the system allows standardized communication between the performance equipment mangers and the audio related devices, as well as device-to-device communication. The protocol allows users to add audio related devices to an audio system without performing a setup to configure communication between the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Richard Kreifeldt, John Lee, William Plunkett, Timothy Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Werf, Howard Zollinger
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Publication number: 20050239396Abstract: A system for communication among audio-related devices in an audio system includes a performance equipment manager that communicates with audio-related devices to monitor and control changeable parameters of a corresponding audio-related device. Each of the audio-related devices includes an audio node structure having components that are representative of the functionality of the respective audio-related device. Some of the components are representative of changeable parameters in the audio-related device. The performance equipment manager is configured to be selectively subscribed to one or more of the changeable parameters so that when a predefined condition occurs, the audio-related device is configured to automatically provide the current value of the changeable parameter(s) to the performance equipment manager.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Richard Kreifeldt, John Lee, William Plunkett, Timothy Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Werf, Howard Zollinger
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Publication number: 20050239397Abstract: A system for management and control of audio-related equipment. The system is a common architecture that provides the capability to manage, monitor and control all of the audio-related equipment in an audio system. To facilitate messaging between audio-related devices, each of the audio-related devices may be assigned a node ID a sequential manner as each audio-related device powers up. The system may also include a method for discovery of audio-related devices on an audio network. In some examples, a PEM may be located geographically remote from the audio-related devices. Accordingly, error logging, alarming and system operation may be monitored to provide troubleshooting from a remote location.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Richard Kreifeldt, John Lee, William Plunkett, Timothy Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Werf, Howard Zollinger
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Publication number: 20050232602Abstract: A system for management and control of audio-related equipment. A link manager may be included in the system. The link manager may be configured to manage subscriptions to multiple other audio-related devices or control panel views. When the managed data variables change, the link manager module may notify other audio-related devices and/or control panel views of the change. In response to the notification, the other audio-related devices and/or control panels may subscribe to the audio-related device with the changed data variable, to request receipt of the updated data variable. In some examples, the link manager module may also be configured to lessen the subscription burden for a particular audio-related device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Richard Kreifeldt, John Lee, William Plunkett, Timothy Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Werf, Steve Hatch, Michael Hamling, Scott Gardner
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Publication number: 20050226595Abstract: A system may instantiate a control panel view that is useable to monitor and control an audio-related device operable in an audio system. A product plugin that corresponds to an audio-related device may receive and analyze the components of an audio node structure received from the audio-related device. The product plugin is configured to store one or more predefined control panel views that are associated with one or more of the components. The product plugin is also configured to instantiate the predefined control panel views that correspond to the components. If the product plugin determines that all of the components are not represented, one or more user interface aspects can be integrated into one or more of the control panel views prior to instantiation. Alternatively, a generic control panel view can be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Richard Kreifeldt, John Lee, William Plunkett, Timothy Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Werf
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Publication number: 20050226430Abstract: A system for determination of the functionality of an audio-related device that is operable in an audio system includes a performance equipment manager. The performance equipment manager may receive from an audio-related device an audio node structure representative of the corresponding audio-related device. The received audio node structure may be reviewed to determine if all the components included in the audio node structure are predefined within the performance equipment manager. For those components that are known, no discovery is necessary and actual values of changeable parameters in the audio-related device may be obtained. For unknown components of the audio node structure, the performance equipment manager may undertake discovery to identify additional portions of the audio node structure, and/or attributes related to the unknown components, in order to obtain actual values of changeable parameters related to the unknown components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Richard Kreifeldt, John Lee, William Plunkett, Timothy Shuttleworth, Andrew Stevenson, Bruce Werf
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Publication number: 20050031114Abstract: A computer program for routing a service call from a calling party to a service network having a plurality of service network locations, the program stored in a computer-readable medium. The program includes receiving a service call request to connect the calling party to one of the service network locations, determining a location of the calling party by searching a Number Plan Area (NPA) table to determine an NPA of the calling number of the calling party, identifying one of the service network locations for receiving the service call request, and identifying routing information for routing the service call request to the receiving service network location, and completing the service call request to the receiving service network location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Applicant: SBC Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Michael Boeckman, William Plunkett
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Publication number: 20040151298Abstract: A method and system for routing a communication through an alternate carrier. The A method includes recognizing an input number upon which a call is based, assigning primary, alternate and secondary interexchange carriers responsive to the recognizing, and sequentially routing an input number from a node among primary, alternate, and secondary carriers until a connection is established.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: SBC Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: William Plunkett, Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coranado, David Hickman, Bruce A. Nance, John Simino, Mark Tamasi
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Patent number: 6697480Abstract: Method and network for routing a communication through an alternate carrier. The network routes a communication based on a dedicated identifier through a plurality of interexchange carriers upon input of the dedicated identifier and a request code, and has a node configured to request carrier data in response to entry of the dedicated identifier, and a controller operably connected to the node, the controller configured to set as a primary carrier, in response to a first condition of the request code, a carrier of a sequence of carriers assigned to the node, and in response to a second condition of the request code, setting an alternate carrier to a highest remaining ranked carrier of the sequence of carriers.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: SBC Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: William Plunkett, Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coranado, David Hickman, Bruce A. Nance, John Simino, Mark Tamasi
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Publication number: 20030147520Abstract: Method and network for routing a communication through an alternate carrier. The network routes a communication based on a dedicated identifier through a plurality of interexchange carriers upon input of the dedicated identifier and a request code, and has a node configured to request carrier data in response to entry of the dedicated identifier, and a controller operably connected to the node, the controller configured to set as a primary carrier, in response to a first condition of the request code, a carrier of a sequence of carriers assigned to the node, and in response to a second condition of the request code, setting an alternate carrier to a highest remaining ranked carrier of the sequence of carriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Applicant: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.Inventors: William Plunkett, Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coranado, David Hickman, Bruce A. Nance, John Simino, Mark Tamasi
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Patent number: 6526136Abstract: A system and computer program for routing a call to a dedicated number through an AIN-based network. The system improves the probability that a call based on a dialed dedicated number will be routed through a node to one of a plurality of interexchange carriers, said node having a predetermined sequence of preferred carriers assigned thereto. The system of the present invention includes a system for recognizing said dedicated number, a system for assigning primary, alternate and secondary interexchange carriers responsive to said system for recognizing. Also provided is a system for sequentially routing said dedicated number from said node to said interexchange carrier corresponding to said primary, alternate, and secondary carriers until a connection is established.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.Inventors: William Plunkett, Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coranado, David Hickman, Bruce A. Nance, John Simino, Mark Tamasi