Patents by Inventor Mark T. Rolfs

Mark T. Rolfs 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).

  • Patent number: 9426021
    Abstract: An initial request is received to establish a communication session. The initial request contains a communication address of a first communication device. A communication server detects that the communication session cannot be established across a primary network. In response, the initial request is repurposed by changing the first communication address to a second communication address. The changed request is sent to a communication system, which adds a field to the changed request that indicates that the changed request is to be sent via a secondary network. The changed request is sent with the field to the communication server. The changed request with the second communication address is sent to a gateway to establish the communication session across a secondary network. A portion of the communication session is established using the second communication address. The first communication address is sent in the portion of the communication session using Dual-Tone-Multi-Frequency (DTMF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Harsh V. Mendiratta, Chandra Ravipati, Christopher D. Baldwin, Rickie E. Meis, Mark T. Rolfs
  • Publication number: 20140325258
    Abstract: An initial request is received to establish a communication session. The initial request contains a communication address of a first communication device. A communication server detects that the communication session cannot be established across a primary network. In response, the initial request is repurposed by changing the first communication address to a second communication address. The changed request is sent to a communication system, which adds a field to the changed request that indicates that the changed request is to be sent via a secondary network. The changed request is sent with the field to the communication server. The changed request with the second communication address is sent to a gateway to establish the communication session across a secondary network. A portion of the communication session is established using the second communication address. The first communication address is sent in the portion of the communication session using Dual-Tone-Multi-Frequency (DTMF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Harsh V. Mendiratta, Chandra Ravipati, Christopher D. Baldwin, Rickie E. Meis, Mark T. Rolfs
  • Patent number: 8060071
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an enterprise network is provided that includes a mobility agent 150 associated with a switch/server 100 or 104. The mobility agent creates a visitor application record 172 associated with a second communication device 140b. The visitor application record is associated with a first subscriber. A second subscriber is normally associated with the second communication device, and the first subscriber with a first communication device 136a. In response to creating the visitor application record, the native communication device record is associated with a virtual communication device having the same public and/or private numbers as the second communication device 140b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Albert G. Bertagnole, David L. Chavez, Jennifer L. Crowley, Jeffrey Meis, Mark T. Rolfs
  • Patent number: 7844274
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an enterprise network is provided that includes a mobility agent 150 associated with a switch/server 100 or 104. The mobility agent creates a visitor application record 172 associated with a second communication device 140b. The visitor application record is associated with a first subscriber. A second subscriber is normally associated with the second communication device, and the first subscriber with a first communication device 136a. In response to creating the visitor application record, the native communication device record is associated with a virtual communication device having the same public and/or private numbers as the second communication device 140b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Albert G. Bertagnole, David L. Chavez, Jennifer L. Crowley, Jeffrey Meis, Mark T. Rolfs
  • Publication number: 20090082016
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an enterprise network is provided that includes a mobility agent 150 associated with a switch/server 100 or 104. The mobility agent creates a visitor application record 172 associated with a second communication device 140b. The visitor application record is associated with a first subscriber. A second subscriber is normally associated with the second communication device, and the first subscriber with a first communication device 136a. In response to creating the visitor application record, the native communication device record is associated with a virtual communication device having the same public and/or private numbers as the second communication device 140b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: Albert G. Bertagnole, David L. Chavez, Jennifer L. Crowley, Jeffrey Meis, Mark T. Rolfs
  • Publication number: 20080039080
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an enterprise network is provided that includes a mobility agent 150 associated with a switch/server 100 or 104. The mobility agent creates a visitor application record 172 associated with a second communication device 140b. The visitor application record is associated with a first subscriber. A second subscriber is normally associated with the second communication device, and the first subscriber with a first communication device 136a. In response to creating the visitor application record, the native communication device record is associated with a virtual communication device having the same public and/or private numbers as the second communication device 140b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Avaya Technology LLC
    Inventors: Albert G. Bertagnole, David L. Chavez, Jennifer L. Crowley, Jeffrey Meis, Mark T. Rolfs