Patents Represented by Attorney Michael Haynes PLC
  • Patent number: 7508835
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for assuring H.323 alias address portability to an H.323 user in real-time H.323 multimedia communications where the H.323 user is registered with a home gatekeeper for the home zone of the H.323 user. Alias address portability may be obtained using a central database that is known to the administrative zones and is used for alias address mapping, or alternatively, may be obtained by using a distributed database. The method may be implemented by: sending, by the H.323 user, a message with a called H.323 entity's alias address, to the home gatekeeper to originate a call to the called H.323 entity; confirming that the alias address, services, and service providers are portable; converting the alias address to a called routable alias address for the called H.323 entity and sending the alias address to the H.323 user; and placing the call to the called H.323 entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P.
    Inventor: Radhika R. Roy
  • Patent number: 7508769
    Abstract: Traffic measurement should make it possible to obtain the spatial flow of traffic through the domain, i.e., the paths or trajectories followed by packets between any ingress and egress point of the domain. A method of sampling packet trajectories in a packet switching network allows the direct inference of traffic flows through a measurement domain by observing the trajectories of a subset of all packets traversing the network. A method which assumes that the measurement domain does not change comprises the steps of selecting packets for sampling in accordance with a sampling function of the packet content and generating a practically unique label for each sampled packet. The method does not rely on routing state, its implementation cost is small, and the measurement reporting traffic is modest and can be controlled precisely. Using the same hash function will yield the same sample set of packets in the entire domain, and enables us to reconstruct packet trajectories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P.
    Inventors: Nicholas G. Duffield, Matthias Grossglauser
  • Patent number: 7508753
    Abstract: A stream manager provides a way of redirecting and managing messaging and information access in a packet network environment. The stream manager is linked to a packet network, such as the Internet. The stream manager receives over the packet network a message from a user's host server initiated by a user and intended for a destination site. The message bears an address for the stream manager which is provided to the host server by the address server for the packet network, such as a server utilized as part of the domain name system. The stream manager determines the availability of at least one destination server at the destination site to receive and process the message. If a destination server at the destination site is available to receive and process the message, the stream manager selects a destination server from those available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Lloyd Greenspan, Richard H. Janow
  • Patent number: 7508814
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method, comprising: receiving, at a subscriber interface line card, an analog signal from a POTS subscriber loop circuit; quantizing the analog signal into a plurality of digital samples; encoding, via high-quality audio codec instructions running on a digital signal processor installed on the subscriber interface line card, the plurality of digital samples; and converting, via conversion instructions running on the digital signal processor, the encoded plurality of digital samples into a plurality of VoATM packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P.
    Inventors: Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Thomas W. Hill, Scott J. Mollica
  • Patent number: 7486186
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising sensing an intruder within a predetermined vicinity of a Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) system; and reducing an emitted power of the FSOC system. Certain exemplary embodiments provide a system comprising a Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) subsystem; a sensor adapted to detect an intruder within a predetermined vicinity of the FSOC subsystem; and a switch adapted to reduce an emitted power of the FSOC subsystem, said switch coupled to said sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P.
    Inventors: Irwin Gerszberg, Jeremiah A. Okoro
  • Patent number: 7471022
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a system, which can comprise a radial magnetic bearing static portion. The radial magnetic bearing static portion can comprise a plurality of electromagnets. The radial magnetic bearing static portion can comprise a plurality of pulse width modulated amplifiers, each of which can be adapted to provide electrical energy to a corresponding electromagnet of the plurality of electromagnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher K. Sortore, Robert Jett Field, Victor Iannello, Kirk Treubert
  • Patent number: 7471686
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for assuring H.323 alias address portability to an H.323 user in real-time H.323 multimedia communications where the H.323 user is registered with a home gatekeeper for the home zone of the H.323 user. Alias address portability may be obtained using a central database that is known to the administrative zones and is used for alias address mapping, or alternatively, may be obtained by using a distributed database. The method may be implemented by: sending, by the H.323 user, a message with a called H.323 entity's alias address, to the home gatekeeper to originate a call to the called H.323 entity; confirming that the alias address, services, and service providers are portable; converting the alias address to a called routable alias address for the called H.323 entity and sending the alias address to the H.323 user; and placing the call to the called H.323 entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P.
    Inventor: Radhika R. Roy
  • Patent number: 7469207
    Abstract: A voice processing system comprises a processing device that processes and receives a stream of voice input as a user is speaking. A software program executes program steps for determining a predetermined pattern of speech and silence during processing of stream of voice input so as to play or present the predetermined backchannel response to the user. A method provides an audible backchannel response between the voice processing system and the user, while the user is speaking, in particular, recording a message. The method includes monitoring the message to determine a predetermined pattern of speech and silence based on timing between the speech and silence periods. Then, the method produces the audible backchannel response based on the predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Harvey S. Cohen, Kenneth H. Rosen
  • Patent number: 7460501
    Abstract: Mechanisms, in a transmission channel shared by 802.11 systems and HIPERLAN/2 systems are provided to prevent 802.11 terminals from transmitting during time periods allocated to HIPERLAN, so that a single channel can be shared between the two standards. In a particular embodiment, a “super frame” format is used where HIPERLAN transmissions are offered the highest level of protection possible within 802.11, which is needed within the 802.11 Contention Free Period (CFP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventor: Matthew J. Sherman
  • Patent number: 7452165
    Abstract: A tubular mesh enclosure (1040) formed from a mesh material having a nominal opening size of less than 0.5 inches. The mesh enclosure has opposing pair of ends (1042, 1044) with at least one end (1044) being sealed. A filling (1010) is surrounded by the tubular mesh enclosure with the enclosure defining a length and a generally non-circular longitudinal cross-section defining a major width. A ratio of the length to the width greater than approximately 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Inventor: Rodney W. Tyler
  • Patent number: 7450563
    Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a call setup request, and automatically providing an indication that the call setup request is being processed. At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising providing a call setup request to a network, and receiving an indication that the call setup request is being processed. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P.
    Inventors: Debra Lee Cook, Gerald Joseph Kersus
  • Patent number: 7450694
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising receiving, from a user-operated telecommunications device, a user-initiated communication to a non-911 communications address. The method can comprise automatically providing a user with a current location of a user-associated telecommunications device. The method can comprise requesting, from the user, verification of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Christina Cacioppo, Christopher P. Gilboy, Stephen Shinners
  • Patent number: 7448081
    Abstract: A method and system for implementing secure network communications between a first device and a second device, at least one of the devices communicating with the other device via a firewall device, are provided. The method and system may include obtaining an encryption parameter that is shared by the first device, second device and firewall device. A data packet sent by the first device may then be copied within the firewall device, so that decryption of the copy of the data packet within a portion of the firewall device may take place. In particular, the portion of the firewall device in which decryption takes place is defined such that contents of the portion are inaccessible to an operator of the firewall device. Thus, scanning of the decrypted copy of the data packet for compliance with a predetermined criterion may take place within the firewall device, without an operator of the firewall device having access to the contents of the data packet to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel Balissat, Claude Galand, Jean-Francois Le Pennec, Jean-Marie Sommerlatt
  • Patent number: 7443972
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for transferring calls among communicating devices connected through a public network. The service is offered by a public network to permit a party in a ongoing conversation to transfer a call to another communicating device that may be more convenient to use, such as from a mobile telephone experiencing static to a land-based telephone, or from a home telephone to a mobile phone as a party leaves the home. In a method according to the invention, the network first establishes a connection between two communicating parties. The network then receives from one of the parties a request to transfer the call to another communications device. The network then transfers the call. The invention may be entirely network-based, in which case there may be a database of transferee devices stored on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P.
    Inventors: Jacqueline M. Barlow, David S. Barlow
  • Patent number: 7444665
    Abstract: An interactive television system is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Cezeaux, Derek K. Vogel
  • Patent number: 7437397
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method comprising: automatically: receiving a plurality of elements for each of a plurality of continuous data streams; treating the plurality of elements as a first data stream matrix that defines a first dimensionality; reducing the first dimensionality of the first data stream matrix to obtain a second data stream matrix; computing a singular value decomposition of the second data stream matrix; and based on the singular value decomposition of the second data stream matrix, quantifying approximate linear correlations between the plurality of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Nikolaos Koudas, Sudipto Guha
  • Patent number: 7433350
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling the rules of engagement between a telecommunication carrier and a customer whose network is managed by the telecommunication carrier are provided. A computer system interviews a customer by determining a set of specific questions tailored to the customer's needs, the set of specific questions based on previously stored customer information. Answers to the asked questions are stored as an entry in a master user profile. The master user profile defines the rules of engagement of how the telecommunication carrier shall operate on behalf of the customer on each subsequent transaction without the need of the customer's direct involvement on each element of the transaction. The entry has an associated event and a corresponding action to perform in response to the occurrence of the associated event. Upon receipt of an event occurrence, the corresponding action which includes interoperating with existing telecommunication carrier systems is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Roger Aboujaoude, Hossein Eslambolchi, John Robert McCanuel
  • Patent number: 7428234
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method of use comprising: for a call between a local IP network and a remote non-IP network, converting between IP packets and PCM robbed bit signaling via a VoIP channelized router; providing the PCM robbed bit signaling to a TDM switch via the VoIP channelized router; and/or converting between IP packets and GR303 call reference values via the VoIP channelized router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: James R. Forte-McRobbie, Irwin Gerszberg
  • Patent number: 7411204
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprise a device comprising a cast collimator derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator defining a feature adapted to contain a plurality of radiation detection elements. In certain embodiments, the collimator can define a feature adapted to contain a plurality of radiation detection elements, such as scintillators. Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprise a device comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold. In various exemplary embodiments, the cast components can be a mechanical, electrical, electronic, optical, fluidic, biomedical, and/or biotechnological component. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Appleby, Iain Fraser, James E. Atkinson
  • Patent number: 7410606
    Abstract: A process of making a casting includes the steps of designing a mold (1010), fabricating the layers (or laminations) of the mold (1020), stacking and assembling the laminations into a mold (1030), producing a casting (1060) and demolding the casting (1070). If necessary, a derived mold can be made (1040, 1050) prior to producing the casing (1060).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventors: Michael P. Appleby, Iain Fraser, James E. Atkinson