Patents by Inventor Eric D. Cooper

Eric D. Cooper 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).

  • Early media handling
    Patent number: 10931719
    Abstract: A communication device sends a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message to establish a call. In response, the call is forked. For example, in parallel forking, the SIP INVITE may be sent to two different communication devices. The forking causes each communication device to send at least one provisional response message. In this case, first and second SIP provisional response messages are received that include Session Description Protocol (SDP) information for a media stream. A first media stream associated with one of the first or second SIP provisional response messages is received and played. A second media stream associated with the other one of the first or second SIP provisional response messages is received within a first time period. In response to receiving the second media stream within the first time period, the first media stream is discarded and the second media stream is played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet C. Balasaygun, Gordon R. Brunson, Joel M. Ezell, Eric D. Cooper, Rifaat Shekh-Yusef
  • EARLY MEDIA HANDLING
    Publication number: 20160308915
    Abstract: A communication device sends a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message to establish a call. In response, the call is forked. For example, in parallel forking, the SIP INVITE may be sent to two different communication devices. The forking causes each communication device to send at least one provisional response message. In this case, first and second SIP provisional response messages are received that include Session Description Protocol (SDP) information for a media stream. A first media stream associated with one of the first or second SIP provisional response messages is received and played. A second media stream associated with the other one of the first or second SIP provisional response messages is received within a first time period. In response to receiving the second media stream within the first time period, the first media stream is discarded and the second media stream is played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Mehmet C. Balasaygun, Gordon R. Brunson, Joel M. Ezell, Eric D. Cooper, Rifaat Shekh-Yusef