Patents by Inventor Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni
Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni 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).
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Patent number: 9407867Abstract: A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Lifesize, Inc.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Patent number: 9288441Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, Sudeep U. Nayak, Vikas
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Patent number: 9241133Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, Vikas
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Publication number: 20150145948Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2015Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, . Vikas
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Patent number: 9019338Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, Vikas
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Publication number: 20150089030Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, Sudeep U. Nayak, Vikas
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Patent number: 8982176Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, Sudeep U. Nayak, Vikas
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Patent number: 8872882Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, Sudeep U. Nayak, Vikas
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Publication number: 20140240443Abstract: A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Patent number: 8787547Abstract: Selective audio combination for a conference. The conference may be initiated between a plurality of participants at respective participant locations. The conference may be performed using a plurality of conferencing endpoints at each of the participant locations. Audio may be received from each of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. Audio level information may also be received from each of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. The audio may be combined from a plural subset of the plurality of conferencing endpoints to produce conference audio. The plural subset is less than all of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. The audio may be combined based on the audio level information. The conference audio may be provided to the plurality of conferencing endpoints.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: LifeSize Communications, Inc.Inventors: Ashish Goyal, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Hitesh Chouhan, Sampath Kumar Srinivas, Vivek Wamorkar, Raghuram Belur
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Patent number: 8786667Abstract: A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: LifeSize Communications, Inc.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Patent number: 8780166Abstract: A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: LifeSize Communications, Inc.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Patent number: 8717407Abstract: Performing a videoconference. The videoconference may be established at a first videoconferencing location between at least three videoconferencing locations. The locations may include the first location, a second location, and a third location. The first location may maintain a plurality of videoconferencing units and the second and third locations may each maintain a single videoconferencing unit. A first videoconferencing unit of the first location acts as a multipoint control unit (MCU) of the videoconference. The MCU may receive respective videoconferencing information from each videoconferencing unit of the videoconference. The MCU may provide active videoconferencing information of an active participant to ones of the videoconferencing units at the second and third locations corresponding to non-active participants. The MCU may provide second and third videoconference information from the videoconferencing units of the second and third locations for presentation at the first location.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: LifeSize Communications, Inc.Inventors: Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Prithvi Ranganath, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Patent number: 8717408Abstract: Conducting a private videoconference within a videoconference. A videoconference may be established between a plurality of endpoints. Input may be received requesting the private videoconference for a plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The private videoconference may be established between the plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The initial videoconference may continue during the private videoconference. Private videoconference data may be transmitted only to the plural subset of endpoints of the private videoconference. The private videoconference may be sent directly between the plural subset of endpoints or may be sent via a multipoint control unit, e.g., of the initial videoconference. The private videoconference data may not be sent to the remaining endpoints of the initial videoconference.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: LifeSize Communications, Inc.Inventors: Gautam Khot, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Prithvi Ranganath, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Patent number: 8717409Abstract: Conducting a private videoconference within a videoconference. A videoconference may be established between a plurality of endpoints. Input may be received requesting the private videoconference for a plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The private videoconference may be established between the plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The initial videoconference may continue during the private videoconference. Private videoconference data may be transmitted only to the plural subset of endpoints of the private videoconference. The private videoconference may be sent directly between the plural subset of endpoints or may be sent via a multipoint control unit, e.g., of the initial videoconference. The private videoconference data may not be sent to the remaining endpoints of the initial videoconference.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: LifeSize Communications, Inc.Inventors: Gautam Khot, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Prithvi Ranganath, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Patent number: 8704870Abstract: System and method for performing a videoconference. The videoconference may be established between at least three videoconferencing locations. Each videoconferencing location may include respective pluralities of displays, video inputs, and videoconferencing units. A first videoconferencing unit at a first videoconferencing location may receive an indication that there is an active talker at the first videoconferencing location. An indication that there is an active talker at the first videoconferencing location may also be provided to a second videoconferencing unit at the first videoconferencing location. The first and second videoconferencing units may provide signals to corresponding videoconferencing units at second and third videoconferencing locations indicating that videoconferencing signals from the first videoconferencing location should be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: LifeSize Communications, Inc.Inventors: Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Prithvi Ranganath, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Patent number: 8558862Abstract: Sharing computer video in a videoconference. The method may include acquiring video on a computer. The method may also include coding the acquired video on the computer. Transmitting the coded video from the computer to a videoconferencing unit may also be included in the method. Also, the method may include packaging the transmitted video coded on the videoconferencing unit. Furthermore, the method may include transmitting the packaged video to a videoconferencing destination.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: LifeSize Communications, Inc.Inventors: Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Ashish Goyal, Hitesh Chouhan, Raghuram Belur
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Publication number: 20130223811Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, . Vikas
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Publication number: 20130222530Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, Sudeep U. Nayak, Vikas
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Publication number: 20130222523Abstract: A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hitesh Chouhan, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Sandeep Lakshmipathy, Vikas