Patents by Inventor Randolph J. Leigh
Randolph J. Leigh 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).
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Patent number: 9232067Abstract: A telecommunication system includes a processor, interfaces in communication with the public telephone network and a data network, respectively, and a memory. The memory comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to controllably permit access to a teleconference bridge in response to a communication from a mobile-communication device that includes information responsive to a previously communicated license key. Generally, the communication is in the form of a call from the user of the mobile-communication device. Upon receipt of the call, the telecommunication system confirms that the mobile-communication device communicates a pass code that was included in an encrypted form in the license key.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.Inventors: Randolph J. Leigh, Thomas Ray Miller, David Guthrie, J. Scott Tapp
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Patent number: 9106794Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for recording and playing back an online conference. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between a plurality of participants accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting the audio conference and a conference interface displaying a participant object identifying each of the participants in the audio conference; synchronously recording the audio conference with content presented in the conference interface; storing the synchronized audio conference and content; and playing back the synchronized audio conference and content.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES, LTDInventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Nicole C. Santoro, Vladmir Mijatovic, Randolph J. Leigh, Robert J. Frohwein, Laurence Schaefer, J Douglas Martin
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Patent number: 9082106Abstract: A method for providing a virtual conference includes obtaining participant information associated with participant identifiers, establishing an audio conference using the participant identifiers, and executing logic that receives information from a client device coupled to a conferencing system via a network, the conferencing system further executing logic that communicates the information to one or more client devices. A distributed system includes client devices with respective graphical interfaces and a conferencing system coupled to the client devices via a network. The conferencing system includes a first interface, an audio conferencing application, and a survey application. The first interface obtains information associated with respective participant identifiers. The audio conference application establishes an audio conference using the participant identifiers.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Peter Stewart, Randolph J. Leigh
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Patent number: 8699384Abstract: A VoIP-based conferencing system readily handles different protocols, load balance media resources and deals with fail-over situations. The VOIP conferencing system has a gateway coupled to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). A Voice Server Director (VSD) is coupled to the gateway and performs the control function of the conferencing system. The VSD has a back-to-back user agent. The VSD controls a media server, which mixes the audio (signals), and the media server receives the data portion of a conference call from the gateway. The media server is coupled to a bridge that controls an on-going conference.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.Inventors: J. Douglas Martin, Randolph J. Leigh, Andrew Dionysius Ghinaudo, Robert G. Fries
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Patent number: 8121278Abstract: A method implemented by a teleconferencing system includes assigning a teleconferencing bridge to a teleconference responsive to at least a current workload of the teleconferencing bridge, and forwarding a first plurality of communication sessions corresponding to the teleconference to the teleconferencing bridge, wherein the teleconferencing bridge is configured to connect each of the first plurality of communication sessions to each other communication session among the first plurality of communication sessions.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.Inventors: Randolph J. Leigh, Thomas Ray Miller, J. Douglas Martin
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Publication number: 20110271204Abstract: A method for providing a virtual conference includes obtaining participant location information associated with participant identifiers, establishing an audio conference using the participant identifiers, and executing logic that receives information from a client device coupled to a conferencing system via a network, the conferencing system further executing logic that communicates the information to one or more client devices. A distributed system includes client devices with respective graphical interfaces and a conferencing system coupled to the client devices via a network. The conferencing system includes a first interface, an audio conferencing application, and a survey application. The first interface obtains location information associated with respective participant identifiers. The audio conference application establishes an audio conference using the participant identifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferencing Services Ltd.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Peter Stewart, Randolph J. Leigh
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Publication number: 20110268418Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for recording and playing back an online conference. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between a plurality of participants accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting the audio conference and a conference interface displaying a participant object identifying each of the participants in the audio conference; synchronously recording the audio conference with content presented in the conference interface; storing the synchronized audio conference and content; and playing back the synchronized audio conference and content.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AMERICAN TELECONFERNCING SERVICES LTD.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Robert J. Frohwein, Nicole C. Santoro, Vladimir Mijatovic, Randolph J. Leigh, Laurence Schaefer, J. Douglas Martin
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Publication number: 20110271209Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing a conference user interface. One embodiment is a method for providing a conference. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between a plurality of participants via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting a conference interface to the participants via a graphical user interface and a corresponding client device in communication with the conferencing system via the communication network; and the conference interface displaying a unique participant object identifying each of the plurality of participants in the audio conference according to a graphical representation specified by the corresponding participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AMERICAN TELECONFERNCING SERVICES LTD.Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Nicole C. Santoro, Vladimir Mijatovic, Peter Stewart, Randolph J. Leigh, Erik Petrik, Scott A. Schemmel, Laurence Schaefer, J. Douglas Martin
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Publication number: 20110142235Abstract: A telecommunication system includes a processor, interfaces in communication with the public telephone network and a data network, respectively, and a memory. The memory comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to controllably permit access to a teleconference bridge in response to a communication from a mobile-communication device that includes information responsive to a previously communicated license key. Generally, the communication is in the form of a call from the user of the mobile-communication device. Upon receipt of the call, the telecommunication system confirms that the mobile-communication device communicates a pass code that was included in an encrypted form in the license key.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.Inventors: Randolph J. Leigh, Thomas Ray Miller, David Guthrie, J. Scott Tapp
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Patent number: 7894806Abstract: A telecommunication system includes a processor, interfaces in communication with the public telephone network and a data network, respectively, and a memory. The memory comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to controllably permit access to a teleconference bridge in response to a communication from a mobile-communication device that includes information responsive to a previously communicated license key. Generally, the communication is in the form of a call from the user of the mobile-communication device. Upon receipt of the call, the telecommunication system confirms that the mobile-communication device communicates a pass code that was included in an encrypted form in the license key.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.Inventors: Randolph J. Leigh, Thomas Ray Miller, David Guthrie, J. Scott Tapp
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Publication number: 20090034706Abstract: A method implemented by a teleconferencing system includes assigning a teleconferencing bridge to a teleconference responsive to at least a current workload of the teleconferencing bridge, and forwarding a first plurality of communication sessions corresponding to the teleconference to the teleconferencing bridge, wherein the teleconferencing bridge is configured to connect each of the first plurality of communication sessions to each other communication session among the first plurality of communication sessions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Randolph J. Leigh, Thomas Ray Miller, J. Douglas Martin
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Publication number: 20070217589Abstract: A VoIP-based conferencing system readily handles different protocols, load balance media resources and deals with fail-over situations. The VOIP conferencing system has a gateway coupled to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). A Voice Server Director (VSD) is coupled to the gateway and performs the control function of the conferencing system. The VSD has a back-to-back user agent. The VSD controls a media server, which mixes the audio (signals), and the media server receives the data portion of a conference call from the gateway. The media server is coupled to a bridge that controls an on-going conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventors: J. Douglas Martin, Randolph J. Leigh, Andrew Dionysius Ghinaudo, Robert G. Fries