Patents by Inventor Robert D. Corley

Robert D. Corley 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).

  • System and method for providing a virtual line channel in a packet based communication network
    Patent number: 7684364
    Abstract: A method for implementing a virtual line channel in a packet switched network includes reserving a virtual line channel associated with a first station and establishing a communication session between the first station and a second station over the virtual line channel. The reservation of the virtual line channel is maintained while the communication session is active. The communication session may be transferred to a different channel associated with a third station. The reservation of the virtual line channel is maintained while the communication session is active despite the transfer of the communication session. When the communication session has terminated, the reservation of the virtual line channel is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hugh McClung, Robert D. Corley
  • System and Method For Providing a Virtual Line Channel in a Packet Based Communication Network
    Publication number: 20080112398
    Abstract: A method for implementing a virtual line channel in a packet switched network includes reserving a virtual line channel associated with a first station and establishing a communication session between the first station and a second station over the virtual line channel. The reservation of the virtual line channel is maintained while the communication session is active. The communication session may be transferred to a different channel associated with a third station. The reservation of the virtual line channel is maintained while the communication session is active despite the transfer of the communication session. When the communication session has terminated, the reservation of the virtual line channel is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hugh McClung, Robert D. Corley