Patents by Inventor Brian W. Ashford

Brian W. Ashford 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: 9525849
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing with load balancing. In some embodiments, a protocol connector module receives a media processing request from a client application for the video conference endpoint device and a client application identifier, a profile for the client application is retrieved using the client application identifier, at least one load balancing capability is determined for the client application using the identifier, a load balancing technique is selectively performed based on the at least one load balancing capability, and performance of the client application is logged with the load balancing technique in the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Blue Jeans Network
    Inventors: Alagu Periyannan, Emmanuel Weber, Michael Grupenhoff, Maulik Shah, Shacolby Jackson, Prasad R. Mohire, Brian W. Ashford, Lee Y. Ho
  • Publication number: 20160105641
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing with load balancing. In some embodiments, a protocol connector module receives a media processing request from a client application for the video conference endpoint device and a client application identifier, a profile for the client application is retrieved using the client application identifier, at least one load balancing capability is determined for the client application using the identifier, a load balancing technique is selectively performed based on the at least one load balancing capability, and performance of the client application is logged with the load balancing technique in the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Alagu Periyannan, Emmanuel Weber, Michael Grupenhoff, Maulik Shah, Shacolby Jackson, Prasad R. Mohire, Brian W. Ashford, Lee Y. Ho
  • Patent number: 9154735
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing with load balancing. In some embodiments, a protocol connector module receives a media processing request from a client application for the video conference endpoint device and a client application identifier, a profile for the client application is retrieved using the client application identifier, at least one load balancing capability is determined for the client application using the identifier, a load balancing technique is selectively performed based on the at least one load balancing capability, and performance of the client application is logged with the load balancing technique in the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Blue Jeans Network
    Inventors: Alagu Periyannan, Emmanuel Weber, Michael Grupenhoff, Maulik Shah, Shacolby Jackson, Prasad R. Mohire, Brian W. Ashford, Lee Y. Ho
  • Publication number: 20140267571
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing with load balancing. In some embodiments, a protocol connector module receives a media processing request from a client application for the video conference endpoint device and a client application identifier, a profile for the client application is retrieved using the client application identifier, at least one load balancing capability is determined for the client application using the identifier, a load balancing technique is selectively performed based on the at least one load balancing capability, and performance of the client application is logged with the load balancing technique in the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Alagu Periyannan, Emmanuel Weber, Michael Grupenhoff, Maulik Shah, Shacolby Jackson, Prasad R. Mohire, Brian W. Ashford, Lee Y. Ho