Patents by Inventor Puneet Saran Sarna

Puneet Saran Sarna 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).

  • Conference call resource assignment for failover
    Patent number: 10079714
    Abstract: In one example, a method for a conference bridge failover in a conference call system may include determining that a first conference bridge with a connection for a participant telephone has failed. The method may also include determining whether one or more conference bridge have resources to manage the connection for the participant telephone of the first conference bridge and assigning the connection for the participant telephone to the one or more conference bridge in response to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Mitel Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Prasannakumar Mallappa, Puneet Saran Sarna
  • ASSIGNING RESOURCES FOR CONFERENCE CALL
    Publication number: 20170019436
    Abstract: In one example, a method for selecting an assigned conference server for a participant telephone in a conference call may include determining whether a default conference server has required resources for connecting the telephone participant to the conference call. The method may also include selecting the default conference server as the assigned conference server if the default conference server has the required resources for connecting the participant telephone to the conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: PRAMOD MADABHUSHI, PRASANNAKUMAR MALLAPPA, PUNEET SARAN SARNA
  • CONFERENCE CALL RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT FOR FAILOVER
    Publication number: 20170019293
    Abstract: In one example, a method for a conference bridge failover in a conference call system may include determining that a first conference bridge with a connection for a participant telephone has failed. The method may also include determining whether one or more conference bridge have resources to manage the connection for the participant telephone of the first conference bridge and assigning the connection for the participant telephone to the one or more conference bridge in response to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: PRAMOD MADABHUSHI, PRASANNAKUMAR MALLAPPA, PUNEET SARAN SARNA
  • Distributed audio conferencing architecture with optimum resource utilization and seamless scalability
    Patent number: 9544341
    Abstract: A conference call solution with one or more conference server, one or more conference bridge and one or more media mixer. A conference server is chosen as the conference bridge for the conference call using various optimization techniques. A media mixer for the conference call may also be chosen using various optimization techniques. The media mixer mixes media data from one or more conference bridge. If a conference bridge or the media mixer fails, the system recovers from the failure with minimal interruption to the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.
    Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Prasannakumar Mallappa, Puneet Saran Sarna
  • Distributed Audio Conferencing Architecture with Optimum Resource Utilization and Seamless Scalability
    Publication number: 20160099978
    Abstract: A conference call solution with one or more conference server, one or more conference bridge and one or more media mixer. A conference server is chosen as the conference bridge for the conference call using various optimization techniques. A media mixer for the conference call may also be chosen using various optimization techniques. The media mixer mixes media data from one or more conference bridge. If a conference bridge or the media mixer fails, the system recovers from the failure with minimal interruption to the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Prasannakumar Mallappa, Puneet Saran Sarna
  • Distributed audio conferencing architecture with optimum resource utilization and seamless scalability
    Patent number: 9143618
    Abstract: A conference call solution with one or more conference server, one or more conference bridge and one or more media mixer. A conference server is chosen as the conference bridge for the conference call using various optimization techniques. A media mixer for the conference call may also be chosen using various optimization techniques. The media mixer mixes media data from one or more conference bridge. If a conference bridge or the media mixer fails, the system recovers from the failure with minimal interruption to the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.
    Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Prasannakumar Mallappa, Puneet Saran Sarna
  • DISTRIBUTED AUDIO CONFERENCING ARCHITECTURE WITH OPTIMUM RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND SEAMLESS SCALABILITY
    Publication number: 20100165889
    Abstract: A conference call solution with one or more conference server, one or more conference bridge and one or more media mixer. A conference server is chosen as the conference bridge for the conference call using various optimization techniques. A media mixer for the conference call may also be chosen using various optimization techniques. The media mixer mixes media data from one or more conference bridge. If a conference bridge or the media mixer fails, the system recovers from the failure with minimal interruption to the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Pramod Madabhushi, Prasannakumar Mallappa, Puneet Saran Sarna