Patents by Inventor Charles Eckel

Charles Eckel 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).

  • Method and system for representing the attributes of an incoming call
    Patent number: 8331539
    Abstract: A method and a system for representing the attributes of an incoming call are disclosed. A determination module is used to determine certain attributes of an incoming call. The attributes can be the caller ID, urgency of call or call location, among others. The determined attributes are then converted into an audio-tone that is representative of the incoming call. Characteristics, such as pitch, volume and cadence of the audio-tone are chosen to represent the attributes of the incoming call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eckel, Alison Paige Andrews, Najeeb Haddad
  • QUERYING ASAP POLICY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20080031439
    Abstract: Methods and devices for querying any-service-any-port policy systems are disclosed. A method for a network device to route calls using policy considerations receives a call request associated with a call and queries a policy system to determine if the network can accept the call. A message is then generated that includes a response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: ROBERT SYNNESTVEDT, VASUDEVA RAMACHANDRA, CHARLES ECKEL
  • Method and system for representing the attributes of an incoming call
    Publication number: 20070116220
    Abstract: A method and a system for representing the attributes of an incoming call are disclosed. A determination module is used to determine certain attributes of an incoming call. The attributes can be the caller ID, urgency of call or call location, among others. The determined attributes are then converted into an audio-tone that is representative of the incoming call. Characteristics, such as pitch, volume and cadence of the audio-tone are chosen to represent the attributes of the incoming call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eckel, Alison Andrews, Najeeb Haddad