Patents by Inventor Eugene Russell Christensen

Eugene Russell Christensen 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).

  • System and method for collection and redistribution of video conferences
    Patent number: 7583286
    Abstract: A method and system for distributing video calls includes receiving a plurality of incoming video calls originating from a corresponding plurality of calling endpoints over a data network. A corresponding plurality of first connections is formed with each of the plurality calling endpoints. Data is streamed over the plurality of first connections while the plurality of calling endpoints awaits availability of one answering endpoint. A second connection is then formed between one of the plurality of calling endpoints and the one answering endpoint to replace one of the plurality of first connections when the one answering endpoint is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Sorenson Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Scot Lorin Brooksby, Michael Drew Flathers, Edward Franz Armstrong, Eugene Russell Christensen, Glenn Daniel Clapp