Patents by Inventor Andy Pepperell

Andy Pepperell 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).

  • Optimising call handling in a multi-node conferencing infrastructure
    Patent number: 10264217
    Abstract: A method for adding a call from a second client to a videoconference; wherein a call from at least a first client is connected to the videoconference, the call from the first client comprising first call control data and first call media data; wherein the call from the second client comprises second call control data and second call media data; and wherein a first node in a videoconferencing network handles the first call media data; the method comprising: handling the second call control data at a second node of the videoconferencing network; determining whether at least one criterion is satisfied; and in the event that at least one criterion is satisfied, diverting the second call media data to the first node of the videoconferencing network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Pepperell, Malcolm Walters, Robert Welin
  • DATA HANDLING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180176510
    Abstract: A method for adding a call from a second client to a videoconference; wherein a call from at least a first client is connected to the videoconference, the call from the first client comprising first call control data and first call media data; wherein the call from the second client comprises second call control data and second call media data; and wherein a first node in a videoconferencing network handles the first call media data; the method comprising: handling the second call control data at a second node of the videoconferencing network; determining whether at least one criterion is satisfied; and in the event that at least one criterion is satisfied, diverting the second call media data to the first node of the videoconferencing network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Andy Pepperell, Malcolm Walters, Robert Welin