Patents by Inventor Alastair Rankine

Alastair Rankine 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: 8213316
    Abstract: A method and apparatus control effects of packet transmission delay on recorded audio information by determining if received audio information is to be used for a real time conversation or to be recorded; using a first size of jitter buffer upon the determined use being for the real time conversation; and using a second size of jitter buffer upon the determined use being to record the audio information whereby the second size of jitter buffer is larger than the first size of jitter buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Reon Gentle, Julian James Orbach, Alastair Rankine
  • Patent number: 8001609
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to avoiding the unintentional release of sensitive or proprietary information. According to embodiments of the present invention, the content of a message is analyzed to determine whether delivery of that content to an address associated with the message is appropriate. This analysis may be performed in connection with Bayesian content analysis algorithms. The present invention may also analyze whether addresses associated with a message are appropriate for receiving that message by analyzing whether those addresses belong to the same or compatible groups. If a message is determined to be inappropriate for delivery to an associated address, delivery of that message is modified. Such modification may include delaying delivery until confirmation that delivery is to be completed is received from the user or some other authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Chan, Christopher R. Gentle, Julian James Orbach, Alastair Rankine