Patents by Inventor Paul Haig

Paul Haig 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: 11445001
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer readable media for synchronizing a media codec between network elements of a media communication session. In a particular embodiment, a method provides designating a first network element to be a static-clock network element during the media communication session and designating at least a second network element to be a dynamic-clock network element during the media communication session. The method further provides determining that a difference in clock speed exists between a second clock speed for the media codec at the second network element and a first clock speed for the media codec at the first network element. Also, the method provides adjusting the second clock speed to account for the difference in clock speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: John Lynch, Paul Haig, Chris McArthur
  • Publication number: 20180097868
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer readable media for synchronizing a media codec between network elements of a media communication session. In a particular embodiment, a method provides designating a first network element to be a static-clock network element during the media communication session and designating at least a second network element to be a dynamic-clock network element during the media communication session. The method further provides determining that a difference in clock speed exists between a second clock speed for the media codec at the second network element and a first clock speed for the media codec at the first network element. Also, the method provides adjusting the second clock speed to account for the difference in clock speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: John Lynch, Paul Haig, Chris McArthur
  • Patent number: 9161136
    Abstract: Systems and methods for applying user specific acoustic adjustment parameters are provided. The intelligibility of speech for a particular user is determined and a set of acoustic adjustment parameters is determined. The set or template of acoustic adjustment parameters for the user is placed in central store, for example provided as or in association with a server. The template can be obtained from the server for application in connection with a communication involving the user by providing an identification of the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McArthur, Paul Haig, John C. Lynch, Paul Roller Michaelis
  • Patent number: 9031836
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic user specific, condition specific communication system intelligibility testing and optimization are provided. The intelligibility of speech for a particular user is determined using a test of intelligibility administered by an interactive voice response (IVR) application running on a communication server. The intelligibility test can be run for a particular user under different conditions. For each user and/or set of conditions, a set of speech signal adjustment parameters can be determined. A set of speech signal adjustment parameters that will enhance the intelligibility of a speech signal for a user are applied when that user is involved in a communication session. The particular set of speech signal adjustment parameters selected can depend on the communication equipment and/or environment associated with the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, Paul Haig, John C. Lynch, Chris McArthur
  • Publication number: 20140200884
    Abstract: Systems and methods for applying user specific acoustic adjustment parameters are provided. The intelligibility of speech for a particular user is determined and a set of acoustic adjustment parameters is determined. The set or template of acoustic adjustment parameters for the user is placed in central store, for example provided as or in association with a server. The template can be obtained from the server for application in connection with a communication involving the user by providing an identification of the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Chris McArthur, Paul Haig, John C. Lynch, Paul Roller Michaelis
  • Publication number: 20140046656
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic user specific, condition specific communication system intelligibility testing and optimization are provided. The intelligibility of speech for a particular user is determined using a test of intelligibility administered by an interactive voice response (IVR) application running on a communication server. The intelligibility test can be run for a particular user under different conditions. For each user and/or set of conditions, a set of speech signal adjustment parameters can be determined. A set of speech signal adjustment parameters that will enhance the intelligibility of a speech signal for a user are applied when that user is involved in a communication session. The particular set of speech signal adjustment parameters selected can depend on the communication equipment and/or environment associated with the communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, Paul Haig, John C. Lynch, Chris McArthur