Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Broadworth
Andrew J. Broadworth 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: 10931818Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing prevention of foreign initiated fraudulent or unauthorized use of calling service. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, from a first user device associated with an originating party, a request to access a first account of a calling system and an access code. Based on a determination that the received access code is valid, the computing system might determine whether the first user device associated with the originating party is located in a foreign country. If so, the computing system might determine whether a database contains a configurable flag indicating that international access is not allowed for the first account. If so, the computing system might initiate one or more first actions. If not, the computing system might provide the first user device with access to the first account of the calling system.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Matthew McCarthy
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Patent number: 10848415Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. A collaboration conferencing routing server may provide configurability in routing a collaboration conference to a conference bridge based on any number of criteria and information about the requester and the communications network on which the conference occurs.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Darren J. Behmlander, Adam C. Uzelac
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Publication number: 20200366719Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing monitoring and detection of fraudulent or unauthorized use in telephone conferencing systems or voice networks. In various embodiments, a computing system might monitor call activity through telephone conferencing system or voice network. In response to detecting use of the telephone conferencing system or voice network by at least one party based on the monitored call activity, the computing system might identify incoming and/or outgoing associated with a call initiated by the at least one party. The computing system might analyze the identified incoming and/or outgoing call data to determine whether the call initiated by the at least one party constitutes at least one of fraudulent use or unauthorized use of the telephone conferencing system or voice network. If so, the computing system might initiate one or more first actions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Adam Uzelac, Andrew J. Broadworth, Robert P. Slaughter
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Patent number: 10819741Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for detecting a potentially fraudulent access of a collaboration conferencing system on a telecommunications network and executing a corrective action in response to the detected access attempt. In some instances, the corrective action includes denying access to the collaboration system when the fraudulent access attempt occurs. In other instances, the corrective action includes providing a warning to the caller, rerouting the communication to another system within the network, or reporting and storing of the fraudulent attempt. To detect the possible fraudulent access attempt, a device may detect more than one fraudulent access attempt to the collaboration conferencing system and determine a pattern. With the pattern of attempts known, the system accesses a database to determine if a valid account is likely to be accessed by the fraudulent attempts and takes actions to prevent access to the valid account.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Matthew McCarthy
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Publication number: 20200322265Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. A collaboration conferencing routing server may provide configurability in routing a collaboration conference to a conference bridge based on any number of criteria and information about the requester and the communications network on which the conference occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Darren J. Behmlander, Adam C. Uzelac
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Publication number: 20200280638Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for a collaboration conferencing system to track a total number of concurrently utilized ports across any number of conferencing bridges of the network for a particular customer and one or more billing actions may occur based on this tracking. This may result in an alternate billing option for the customer's use of the system. Further, a telecommunications network administrator may provide access to the collaboration conferencing system based on a total number of concurrently utilized ports rather than on a per conference or per minute basis. With the information of the number of purchased ports by the customer, the administrator may more accurately predict an available capacity for the collaboration conferencing system needed to support all of the users of the system and the potential collaboration conferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Robert F. Nance, Gregory T. Ellison
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Publication number: 20200236077Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Adam C. Uzelac, Gregory T. Ellison, Andrew J. Broadworth
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Patent number: 10693773Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. A collaboration conferencing routing server may provide configurability in routing a collaboration conference to a conference bridge based on any number of criteria and information about the requester and the communications network on which the conference occurs.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Darren J. Behmlander, Adam C. Uzelac
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Patent number: 10666810Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for a collaboration conferencing system to track a total number of concurrently utilized ports across any number of conferencing bridges of the network for a particular customer and one or more billing actions may occur based on this tracking. This may result in an alternate billing option for the customer's use of the system. Further, a telecommunications network administrator may provide access to the collaboration conferencing system based on a total number of concurrently utilized ports rather than on a per conference or per minute basis. With the information of the number of purchased ports by the customer, the administrator may more accurately predict an available capacity for the collaboration conferencing system needed to support all of the users of the system and the potential collaboration conferences.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Robert F. Nance, Gregory T. Ellison
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Patent number: 10623350Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Adam C. Uzelac, Gregory T. Ellison, Andrew J. Broadworth
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Publication number: 20190356582Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. A collaboration conferencing routing server may provide configurability in routing a collaboration conference to a conference bridge based on any number of criteria and information about the requester and the communications network on which the conference occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Darren J. Behmlander, Adam C. Uzelac
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Publication number: 20190297038Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Adam C. Uzelac, Gregory T. Ellison, Andrew J. Broadworth
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Patent number: 10367727Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. A collaboration conferencing routing server may provide configurability in routing a collaboration conference to a conference bridge based on any number of criteria and information about the requester and the communications network on which the conference occurs.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Darren J. Behmlander, Adam C. Uzelac
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Patent number: 10320722Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Adam C. Uzelac, Gregory T. Ellison, Andrew J. Broadworth
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Publication number: 20180359180Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. A collaboration conferencing routing server may provide configurability in routing a collaboration conference to a conference bridge based on any number of criteria and information about the requester and the communications network on which the conference occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Darren J. Behmlander, Adam C. Uzelac
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Patent number: 10069968Abstract: Systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, are provided herein for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for utilizing a received Automatic Number Identification (ANI) value to validate an identification of a user of the collaboration system. In general, the ANI is a value associated with a telephone call or other communication of a telecommunications network that identifies the originating telephone number. For example, a telephone call placed from a communication device (such as a telephone at a person's home) may include the telephone number associated with the communication device, such as the ten-digit telephone number of the device. The ANI value may be obtained by one or more networking devices to determine the originating device or number of the communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Andrew J. Broadworth
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Publication number: 20180124237Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for utilizing a received Automatic Number Identification (ANI) value to validate an identification of a user of the collaboration system. In general, the ANI is a value associated with a telephone call or other communication of a telecommunications network that identifies the originating telephone number. For example, a telephone call placed from a communication device (such as a telephone at a person's home) may include the telephone number associated with the communication device, such as the ten-digit telephone number of the device. The ANI value may be obtained by one or more networking devices to determine the originating device or number of the communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Andrew J. Broadworth
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Publication number: 20170366675Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for a collaboration conferencing system to track a total number of concurrently utilized ports across any number of conferencing bridges of the network for a particular customer and one or more billing actions may occur based on this tracking. This may result in an alternate billing option for the customer's use of the system. Further, a telecommunications network administrator may provide access to the collaboration conferencing system based on a total number of concurrently utilized ports rather than on a per conference or per minute basis. With the information of the number of purchased ports by the customer, the administrator may more accurately predict an available capacity for the collaboration conferencing system needed to support all of the users of the system and the potential collaboration conferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Robert F. Nance, Gregory T. Ellison
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Publication number: 20170324771Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for detecting a potentially fraudulent access of a collaboration conferencing system on a telecommunications network and executing a corrective action in response to the detected access attempt. In some instances, the corrective action includes denying access to the collaboration system when the fraudulent access attempt occurs. In other instances, the corrective action includes providing a warning to the caller, rerouting the communication to another system within the network, or reporting and storing of the fraudulent attempt. To detect the possible fraudulent access attempt, a device may detect more than one fraudulent access attempt to the collaboration conferencing system and determine a pattern. With the pattern of attempts known, the system accesses a database to determine if a valid account is likely to be accessed by the fraudulent attempts and takes actions to prevent access to the valid account.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Broadworth, Matthew McCarthy
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Patent number: 9596230Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Adam C. Uzelac, Gregory T. Ellison, Andrew J. Broadworth