Patents by Inventor David Vollman

David Vollman 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: 8849351
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method involving at least one mobile unit having at least one first session with a base station router. The method includes vacating at least one first session associated with the at least one mobile unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: John K. Burgess, Ken Del Signore, David Vollman, David Welch
  • Patent number: 8750177
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method involving at least one mobile unit having at least one first session with a base station router. The method includes determining at least one activity level associated with said at least one first session and allocating memory to the at least one first session based on the at least one determined activity level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: John K. Burgess, Ken Del Signore, David Vollman, David Welch
  • Publication number: 20080161007
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method involving at least one mobile unit having at least one first session with a base station router. The method includes vacating at least one first session associated with the at least one mobile unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: John K. Burgess, Ken Del Signore, David Vollman, David Welch
  • Publication number: 20080161004
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method involving at least one mobile unit having at least one first session with a base station router. The method includes determining at least one activity level associated with said at least one first session and allocating memory to the at least one first session based on the at least one determined activity level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: John K. Burgess, Ken Del Signore, David Vollman, David Welch
  • Publication number: 20050032539
    Abstract: In a telecommunications system (100), a method and apparatus for priority queuing of callers requesting an opportunity to speak during a push-to-talk call is disclosed. The method includes defining a group for a call in response to a user input (210, 410), assigning a priority level designation to the at least one participant (220, 420), and granting access to transmit speech in a push-to-talk call based on the priority level (270, 280, 290, 300). The apparatus includes a first server (150) and a second server (140) communicatively coupled to the first server. The second server is programmed to implement the steps given above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Noel, Bruce Riley, Laurel Salvador, Donna Sand, David Vollman, Joe Zhou
  • Publication number: 20050032538
    Abstract: In a telecommunications system (100), a method and apparatus for buffering the initial speech of an initial speaker in a push-to-talk call is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining at least one participant or group to call (410, 510), sending a call request to the at least one participant or group (520), determining if the at least one participant or group is registered with the telecommunications system, notifying the initial speaker to begin speaking after determining at least one participant is registered with the telecommunications system but prior to connecting all called parties, receiving and digitizing voice packets from the initial speaker, storing the digitized data packets in a storage medium and transmitting the digitized voice packets when a predetermined packet transmission triggering event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Noel, Bruce Riley, Laurel Salvador, Donna Sand, David Vollman, Joe Zhou