Patents by Inventor R. Clifford Young

R. Clifford Young 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).

  • View multiplexer for use with a viewing infrastructure and a method of operation thereof
    Patent number: 7149976
    Abstract: A view multiplexer, a viewing infrastructure and a method of multiplexing a view for use with a service application. In one embodiment, the viewing infrastructure includes a service application, a communications network coupled to the service application, a plurality of viewers coupled to the network and a view multiplexer coupled to both the service application and the communications network. A service coordinator of the view multiplexer simulates a single representative viewer from the plurality of viewers to the service application. A state collaborator, which is coupled to the service coordinator of the view multiplexer, provides a network state to the plurality of viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshman N. Yagati, R. Clifford Young
  • View multiplexer for use with a viewing infrastructure and a method of operation thereof
    Publication number: 20020172230
    Abstract: A view multiplexer, a viewing infrastructure and a method of multiplexing a view for use with a service application. In one embodiment, the viewing infrastructure includes a service application, a communications network coupled to the service application, a plurality of viewers coupled to the network and a view multiplexer coupled to both the service application and the communications network. A service coordinator of the view multiplexer simulates a single representative viewer from the plurality of viewers to the service application. A state collaborator, which is coupled to the service coordinator of the view multiplexer, provides a network state to the plurality of viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshman N. Yagati, R. Clifford Young