Patents by Inventor Marcelo Gomes Oliveira

Marcelo Gomes Oliveira 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).

  • Distributed voice conferencing
    Patent number: 8036358
    Abstract: A voice conferencing system assigns voice conferences across multiple media processors. The voice conferencing system may thereby allow voice conferences to proceed, even when any single media processor in the conferencing system does not have the resources needed to handle the voice conference. The voice conferencing system may enhance communication capabilities, without significantly increasing cost or equipment requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcelo Gomes Oliveira, Kiran Hassan
  • Method and system for balancing the load on media processors based upon CPU utilization information
    Patent number: 7761876
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for balancing the load on processors based upon the CPU utilization information of the processors. Real time CPU utilization information of processors may be effectively analyzed to prevent overloading of processing resources as assigned by a multipoint controller of a VoIP network. CPU utilization information may include the number of current conferencing channels being supported by each processor, CPU speed and the quantity of other applications being supported by the media processor. CPU utilization information from each processor may be retrieved by establishing a communication protocol with each processor and periodically polling the processors in regard to their CPU load capability. Assignment of processing tasks to processors may be based on which specific processors have the capability to handle the processing task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcelo Gomes Oliveira
  • Method and system for balancing the load on media processors based upon CPU utilization information
    Publication number: 20040186904
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for balancing the load on processors based upon the CPU utilization information of the processors. Real time CPU utilization information of processors may be effectively analyzed to prevent overloading of processing resources as assigned by a multipoint controller of a VoIP network. CPU utilization information may include the number of current conferencing channels being supported by each processor, CPU speed and the quantity of other applications being supported by the media processor. CPU utilization information from each processor may be retrieved by establishing a communication protocol with each processor and periodically polling the processors in regard to their CPU load capability. Assignment of processing tasks to processors may be based on which specific processors have the capability to handle the processing task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventor: Marcelo Gomes Oliveira