Patents Assigned to Unify GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 9560511
    Abstract: A method of conveying a location information representing a physical location of a communication device to another communication device comprises acquiring by the communication device a first location information and a second location information, the second location information being acquired subsequently to the acquiring of the first location information and detecting by the communication device a deviation of the second location information from the first location information representing a change of the physical location of the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: James Smith, Thomas Scharnagl, Karl Klaghofer
  • Patent number: 9542957
    Abstract: In a method and system for controlling voice communication of a first person with at least a second person via a communication network a first microphone receives and converts vocal utterances from the first person to a voice signal. A first processor generates a transmission signal by processing the voice signal. A transmitter sends the transmission signal to a receiver. The receiver generates a listening signal by processing the received signal and transmits the listening signal to a speaker. The speaker converts the listening signal to an acoustic signal to be perceived by the first person. In this method a second processor generates the listening signal from the received signal by branching the voice signal and adding the branched voice signal to the received signal. The branched voice signal may be subjected to variable attenuation and/or amplification before being added to the branched voice signal to the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Karl Klug
  • Patent number: 9544617
    Abstract: A method for deblocking filtering a macroblock on the basis of a coding standard for image information which is stored in macroblocks. A context region comprising the blocks of a first macroblock to be filtered is formable from blocks which are arranged adjacent to one another horizontally in block rows and adjacent to one another vertically in block columns. The blocks of the context region can be filtered on the basis of the coding standard for image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Norbert Oertel
  • Patent number: 9544441
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method, a communication system, and a communication device for transmitting data to a first subscriber, within the framework of a connection signaling from a first primary service communication device of the first subscriber to a second primary service communication device, a primary address information message associated with the first primary service communication device and a secondary address information message associated with a first secondary service communication device of the first subscriber is transmitted to the second primary service communication device. The transmitted address information messages are identified and stored via the primary service communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stephan Schaade
  • Patent number: 9531874
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for establishing a telecommunication connection between a calling subscriber (1) and a target subscriber (5), in which a calling terminal (R) of the calling subscriber (1) and a target terminal (Z) of the target subscriber (5) are assigned to a switching unit (100) and the calling subscriber (1) enters a callback request (CCBS-REQ, CCNR-REQ) in the switching unit (100) if the target terminal (Z) is busy or cannot be reached when a first call is made from the calling terminal (R) to the target terminal (Z), in which configuration data regarding the accessibility of the target subscriber (5) for a callback are entered into the switching unit (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Pott, Stefan Augustin
  • Patent number: 9519375
    Abstract: An improved portable device has at least one touch-sensitive input surface for operator input and at least one sensor for detecting the input on the input surface. There is at least one sensor for monitoring the input surface which is designed to receive large-area and/or nearly simultaneous inputs, and at least one preset special function on the device which is able to be triggered by large-area input and/or nearly simultaneous inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Patent number: 9521096
    Abstract: Clients in a data network can subscribe to CTI Services and in this regard must be reachable by the CSTA gateway (CCGW). If this is not the case, because for example an error occurs in the data network, then the transmission of unnecessary messages can be prevented or stopped. The clients can be connected via a server to the CCGW, where the server monitors the status of the clients and acknowledges the messages addressed to an unreachable client with error messages. The server is preferably an XMPP server and the clients are preferably XMPP clients. In order to permit transport of the CSTA messages via XMPP, info/query stanzas according to RFC 3920 can be used, since they have the advantage over message stanzas that they can be acknowledged by a remote station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Rist, Sebastian Cordes, Johannes Winter, Viktor Ransmayr
  • Patent number: 9501702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing video data, a device (102) and a computer program product for implementing said method, and a data construct including video data processed by said method. The method processes unprocessed video data into processed video data, said unprocessed video data being provided by picking up (112) sequential images of a situation or scene (100), and includes the steps of: applying a motion and gesture recognition technology (114) in real time to said situation or scene; identifying undesirable image contents contained in said unprocessed video data, based on a result of said motion and gesture recognition, said undesirable image contents preferably including inappropriate body expression (128-132) such as obscene gestures or indecent exposures, and providing content information relating to any identified undesirable image contents; and using said content information to produce said processed video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Skarakis
  • Patent number: 9501371
    Abstract: A method and system permit a backup entity of a redundant apparatus of a communication system that shares control of hardware resources or other network resources with an active entity to indirectly determine a status of the active entity based upon behavior and reaction to actions it takes in connection with resources it shares control of with the active entity. Such a method and system permit the backup entity to deduce the state of the active entity without having any a hardware connection or other communication connection with the active entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rodrigo Biermayr, Evandro Hauenstein, David Wiebe, Thomas Nagel
  • Patent number: 9497227
    Abstract: A method of conveying a location information (2) representing a physical location of a first communication device (D) from the first communication device (D) to a server (S) comprises sending a first invite message (12) of the server (S), the server (S) being triggered by a third communication device (C), to the first communication device (D) to invite the first communication device (D) to initiate a communication connection (26) to a second communication device (T), and sending an answer message (13) of the first communication device (D) in response to the first invite message (12) to the server (S), wherein the location information (2) is inserted in the answer message (13) for insertion in a second invite message (14) of the server (S) to the second communication device (T) to invite the second communication device (T) to accept the communication connection (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: James Smith
  • Patent number: 9491572
    Abstract: In one aspect, a communication system comprising a message processing computer and a plurality of communication networks, respectively provided with an interface computer that is respectively coupled to the message processing computer in order to reproduce a data flow between the respective interface computer and the message processing computer is provided. In another aspect, a device in which at least one electronic file is requested, the device determines a request message on the communication appliance side, forms at least one communication network request message, and sends the communication network request message to the interface computer(s) in the communication network in question is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner Ahrens, Heinrich Bartels
  • Patent number: 9467688
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that tests video quality includes a superimposing of at least one code to a video that is to be transmitted by a communication device to another communication device. The at least one code is transmitted such that the superimposed at least one code is extractable and readable from the decoded video by the device that receives the transmitted video. The extracted at least one code may then be read to determine the quality level of the transmitted video. The determination of quality for the received video may be based upon one or more tests performed using at least one code extracted from the received video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bizhan Karimi-Cherkandi, Farrokh Mohammadzadeh Kouchri, Schah Walli Ali, Thomas Nagel
  • Patent number: 9467562
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method used to determine services in a network is provided. For a plurality of devices, information pertaining to a location of the respective device is stored in a location information item. A location information item providing a location of a user is generated. At least one of the plurality of devices to be used by the user based on the generated location information item and to the stored location information items is automatically selecting; a status report is transmitted to a device used by the user, with the user being offered the use a service via the status report, the offered service effected by the selected device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bruno Bozionek, Dieter Hemkemeyer, Karl Klaghofer, Ralf Neuhaus, Michael Tietsch, Rainer Uecker, Rainer Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20160286006
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer arrangement (10) and to a computer-implemented method for the secure and dynamic reloading of additional software (SW) from a WebRTC server to a WebRTC client, characterised in that the WebRTC data channel is used to transfer the software (SW).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl Klaghofer, Viktor Ransmayr
  • Patent number: 9456089
    Abstract: In addition to the transmission of a tone signal (ts) according to the RFC standard 2833 via a network using Internet protocol, the tone signal is transmitted in the data packets (dp). Subsequently, the phase difference (??) between the transmitted tone signal (ts) and the generated tone signal (ts?) is ascertained, before beginning the insertion of the generated tone signal (ts?) in the data packets (dp), and compared to a predetermined phase difference (??). If the ascertained phase difference exceeds the predetermined phase difference (??,??), the phase of the generated tone signal (ts?) is changed by a predetermined phase (?) with the aid of the tone generator (TG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Fabian, Wolfgang Bauer
  • Patent number: 9451209
    Abstract: A method for outputting sensitive data to a user includes a communication terminal checking to determine whether at least a portion of the sensitive data is to be outputted by determining whether the communication terminal is in one of a plurality of predefined communication configurations for outputting the sensitive data. If the communication terminal is found to be a first configuration, the communication terminal transmits the sensitive data so that at least one of the video data and the audio data is output to the user via at least one peripheral device connected to the communication terminal. If the communication terminal is in a second configuration, the communication terminal performs at least one security action to help further protect the sensitive data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bizhan Karimi-Cherkandi, Farrokh Mohammadzadeh Kouchri, Schah Walli Ali
  • Patent number: D767527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Hillenmayer
  • Patent number: D770436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Schwarz, Bram Van Krieken
  • Patent number: D770437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Schwarz, Bram Van Krieken
  • Patent number: D770438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Schwarz, Bram Van Krieken