Patents by Inventor Kevin E. Miller

Kevin E. Miller 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 implementing a mid-call policy in a RSVP environment
    Patent number: 7889636
    Abstract: A communication system includes a call agent that coordinates and supervises communications between endpoints. The call agent allocates a QoS agent for each endpoint involved in a call. The QoS agents generate reservations for the call in order to provide the call with a guaranteed amount of bandwidth and an established QoS. Each endpoint or location associated with an endpoint has a reservation policy that determines how calls are to be handled when a reservation is or is not obtained and when a reservation is lost or obtained during a call. The communication system is able to handle reservations, or the lack thereof, during various situations like on hold, call transfer, call forwarding, conference call, and shared line services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Subhasri Dhesikan, Denise G. Caballero-McCann, Kevin E. Miller, Rongxuan V. Chen, John K. Restrick, Jr., Scott A. Henning, Martin W. Wu, Keith A. Lantz, David Sauerhaft
  • System and method for preserving bandwidth in a RSVP environment
    Patent number: 7499415
    Abstract: A communication system includes a call agent that coordinates and supervises communications between endpoints. The call agent allocates a QoS agent for each endpoint involved in a call. The QoS agents generate reservations for the call in order to provide the call with a guaranteed amount of bandwidth and an established QoS. Each endpoint or location associated with an endpoint has a reservation policy that determines how calls are to be handled when a reservation is or is not obtained and when a reservation is lost or obtained during a call. The communication system is able to handle reservations, or the lack thereof, during various situations like on hold, call transfer, call forwarding, conference call, and shared line services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Subhasri Dhesikan, Keith A. Lantz, Kevin E. Miller, Rongxuan V. Chen, John K. Restrick, Jr., Scott A. Henning, Martin W. Wu