Patents by Inventor Roger L. Toennis

Roger L. Toennis 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).

  • Personal identification and interactive device for internet-based text and video communication services
    Patent number: 9369578
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and device for assigning a telephone number to a browsing session and for providing physical location information to a public safety answering point in association with a web-based chat or relay session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, Roger L. Toennis
  • Licensing and certificate distribution via secondary or divided signaling communication pathway
    Patent number: 8800049
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to the use of separate communication pathways over different types of networks to handle bearer and control signaling in connection with a license transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, David S. Mohler, Douglas W. Swartz, Roger L. Toennis
  • PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION AND INTERACTIVE DEVICE FOR INTERNET-BASED TEXT AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION SERVICES
    Publication number: 20140029472
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and device for assigning a telephone number to a browsing session and for providing physical location information to a public safety answering point in association with a web-based chat or relay session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, Roger L. Toennis
  • Personal identification and interactive device for internet-based text and video communication services
    Patent number: 8553849
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and device for assigning a telephone number to a browsing session and for providing physical location information to a public safety answering point in association with a web-based chat or relay session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, Roger L. Toennis
  • Method and system for secure communications with IP telephony appliance
    Patent number: 7965701
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for providing secure communications with a communication appliance such as an IP telephone, wherein such an appliance has a reduced risk to attacks by unauthorized or rogue applications. In particular, “denial of service” and “man-in-the-middle” attacks are prevented. One embodiment establishes authenticated and encrypted communications with a single IP server for transmitting and receiving substantially all IP application communications with third parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Roger L. Toennis, Richard L. Robinson
  • Multimedia communication session coordination across heterogeneous transport networks
    Patent number: 7936746
    Abstract: The present invention, in one embodiment, is directed to the use of a communication pathway traversing a digital telephone network to handle a portion of the signaling traffic associated with a communication method performed over the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, Roger L. Toennis, David S. Mohler
  • LICENSING AND CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION VIA SECONDARY OR DIVIDED SIGNALING COMMUNICATION PATHWAY
    Publication number: 20110055555
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to the use of separate communication pathways over different types of networks to handle bearer and control signaling in connection with a license transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, David S. Mohler, Douglas W. Swartz, Roger L. Toennis
  • PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION AND INTERACTIVE DEVICE FOR INTERNET-BASED TEXT AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION SERVICES
    Publication number: 20100322391
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and device for assigning a telephone number to a browsing session and for providing physical location information to a public safety answering point in association with a web-based chat or relay session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, Roger L. Toennis
  • MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SESSION COORDINATION ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS TRANSPORT NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20100239077
    Abstract: The present invention, in one embodiment, is directed to the use of a communication pathway traversing a digital telephone network to handle a portion of the signaling traffic associated with a communication method performed over the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, Roger L. Toennis, David S. Mohler
  • Video-telephony integration
    Patent number: 7432951
    Abstract: An integrated video-telephony system is provided. The system allows a video communication session to be established to complement an audio communication session when communication devices or endpoints associated with the audio communication session are also video communication enabled. By coordinating the establishment of separate audio and video communication channels, integrated video-telephone communication sessions can be provided, without requiring the use of specialized communication servers or dedicated video telephone devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventors: David R. Burritt, Matt Jerome Stevens, Roger L. Toennis