Patents by Inventor Rowan McFarland

Rowan McFarland 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).

  • Patent number: 8208460
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for in-band signaling of at least two simultaneous digital media streams in a network, the two simultaneous streams being a part of a media session. Each of the at least two simultaneous streams is generated from a corresponding source. The generated simultaneous streams are synchronized by using a unique marker packet. Each synchronized stream is transmitted to a destination corresponding to each source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Tighe, Frank Roland Zerangue, Jr., Rowan McFarland
  • Publication number: 20110167174
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for in-band signaling of at least two simultaneous digital media streams in a network, the two simultaneous streams being a part of a media session. Each of the at least two simultaneous streams is generated from a corresponding source. The generated simultaneous streams are synchronized by using a unique marker packet. Each synchronized stream is transmitted to a destination corresponding to each source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: James Tighe, Frank Roland Zerangue, JR., Rowan McFarland
  • Patent number: 7869420
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for in-band signaling of at least two simultaneous digital media streams in a network, the two simultaneous streams being a part of a media session. Each of the at least two simultaneous streams is generated from a corresponding source. The generated simultaneous streams are synchronized by using a unique marker packet. Each synchronized stream is transmitted to a destination corresponding to each source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Tighe, Frank Roland Zerangue, Jr., Rowan McFarland
  • Publication number: 20070110107
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for in-band signaling of at least two simultaneous digital media streams in a network, the two simultaneous streams being a part of a media session. Each of the at least two simultaneous streams is generated from a corresponding source. The generated simultaneous streams are synchronized by using a unique marker packet. Each synchronized stream is transmitted to a destination corresponding to each source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Tighe, Frank Roland Zerangue, Rowan McFarland
  • Publication number: 20050041603
    Abstract: A method for supporting communications includes establishing a packet-based audio communication link with a remote device and informing a local computing device of the audio communication link. A message requesting identification of enhanced media capabilities associated with the remote device is received from the local computing device and tunneled in the audio communication link to the remote device. A tunneled response in the audio communication link is received from the remote device and forwarded to the local computing device. The response identifies the enhanced media capabilities associated with the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: James Tighe, Paul Hahn, Richard Platt, Rowan McFarland
  • Publication number: 20050041604
    Abstract: A method for supporting communications involves establishing a communications conference that includes multiple conference participants that each provide an audio stream. Audio data packets in the audio streams are identified, and audio information from selected audio data packets is mixed to generate a conference audio stream that is communicated to the conference participants. Enhanced media packets in at least one of the audio streams are identified, and the enhanced media packets are communicated to selected conference participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: James Tighe, Paul Hahn, Richard Platt, Rowan McFarland