Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Hartman

Kevin S. Hartman 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, method and apparatus for automatically distributing multimedia calls
    Patent number: 6577605
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for automatically distributing a multimedia call received from an originating end point. The present invention determines whether the multimedia call has been connected to a multimedia source for a minimum time period, selects a destination end point, and determines whether the selected destination end point is available. If the multimedia call has been connected to the multimedia source for the minimum time period or longer, and the selected destination end point is available, the present invention instructs a multimedia switch to transfer the multimedia call from the multimedia source to the selected destination end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Viewcast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Dagate, Kevin G. Conley, Kevin S. Hartman, Scott Vollmer