Patents by Inventor Arthur L. Brannon, Jr.

Arthur L. Brannon, Jr. 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).

  • Conference bridge with improved handling of control signaling during an ongoing conference
    Patent number: 8081746
    Abstract: In an exemplary method audible signals from participants of a conference call during the ongoing conference call are processed by a conference bridge. An incoming audible signal on a first line from a first participant is detected during the conference call with a plurality of other conference call participants coupled via corresponding other lines. The audible signal on the first line is automatically attenuated before information on the first line is summed into a common signal that is transmitted to the other conference call participants. This prevents the other participants from hearing the audible signal during the ongoing conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Arthur L. Brannon, Jr., Gregory A. Freitag, Gerald W. Pfleging, George P. Wilkin
  • Conference bridge with improved handling of control signaling during an ongoing conference
    Publication number: 20080292081
    Abstract: In an exemplary method audible signals from participants of a conference call during the ongoing conference call are processed by a conference bridge. An incoming audible signal on a first line from a first participant is detected during the conference call with a plurality of other conference call participants coupled via corresponding other lines. The audible signal on the first line is automatically attenuated before information on the first line is summed into a common signal that is transmitted to the other conference call participants. This prevents the other participants from hearing the audible signal during the ongoing conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Arthur L. Brannon, JR., Gregory A. Freitag, Gerald W. Pfleging, George P. Wilkin