Patents Assigned to Whaleback Systems Corporation
  • Discovering network services
    Patent number: 8156564
    Abstract: A method includes sending a request for network services to plural devices, where the request identifies the network services using a self-describing data structure, and receiving a response to the request from at least one device, where the response identifies which of the network services are supported by the at least one device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Whaleback Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Wray West, Eric J. Martin, Rajesh K. Mishra
  • Configuring a network device
    Patent number: 8130769
    Abstract: A method performed by a device adapted for communication over a network includes establishing a presence on the network, obtaining default configuration information for the device via the network, the default configuration information identifying a service on the network, receiving a request for validation information from the service, providing the validation information to the service, the service generating device-specific information in response to the validation information, and obtaining the device-specific information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Whaleback Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Wray West, Eric J. Martin, Rajesh K. Mishra
  • Call Quality Monitoring
    Publication number: 20080063149
    Abstract: A method of monitoring quality of a telephone call transmitted over a network includes obtaining a metric associated with the telephone call where the metric is based on data packets that are transmitted daring the telephone call, and determining whether the metric exceeds a threshold. Plural metrics may be obtained and the method may determine whether the plural metrics exceed corresponding thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Whaleback Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Wray West, Darryl Dietz
  • Sending A Page
    Publication number: 20070286361
    Abstract: Sending a page using session initiation protocol (SIP) includes receiving a call to send the page, determining a paging group that includes one or more devices based on information associated with the call, where the one or more devices are capable of receiving the page, establishing a connection to the one or more devices using SIP invites, and sending the page to the one or more devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Whaleback Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Julian West, Douglas McLetchie
  • Selecting Routes Through A Network
    Publication number: 20070283042
    Abstract: Routing a communication from a first computer system, through a network, to a second computer system, may include determining whether a route through the network meets a metric, and assigning an output address of the first computer system and an input address of the second computer system based on whether the route meets the metric. The communication may be sent from the output address of the first computer system and received at the input address of the second computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Whaleback Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Julian West, Jason Jeffords, Darryl Dietz, Rajesh Mishra