Patents by Inventor Ryan Alan Danner
Ryan Alan Danner 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: 8448059Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The web browser receives an HTML page from the application server having an XML element that defines data for an audio operation to be performed by an executable audio resource. The web browser selectively executes the audio operation based on whether the web browser detects the presence of the executable audio resource. If the web browser does not have the executable audio resource, then the web browser ignores the XML element, and merely presents any other recognized HTML tags. However if the web browser has access to an executable audio resource that understands the XML element, then the web browser executes the audio operation based on enhanced audio control specified by the XML element.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1999Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 8407294Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system uses an application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, that accesses subscriber attributes from a standardized information database server (such as LDAP), and messages from a standardized messaging server (such as IMAP), regardless of message format. The application server, upon receiving a request from a browser serving a user, accesses the standardized database server to obtain attribute information for responding to the voice application operation request. The application server generates an HTML document having media content and control tags for personalized execution of the voice application operation based on the attribute information obtained from the standardized database server. The application server also is configured for storing messages for a called party in the standardized messaging server by storing within the message format information that specifies the corresponding message format.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Geetha Ravishankar, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Susan Harrow Barban, Steven J. Martin, Swaminathan Ravishankar
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Patent number: 8326632Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, selects an XML document for execution of a corresponding voice application operation based on a determined presence of a user-specific XML document that specifies the corresponding voice application operation. The application server, upon receiving a voice application operation request from a browser serving a user, dynamically generates a personalized HTML page having media content and control tags for personalized execution of the voice application operation. Hence, a user can personalize any number of voice application operations, enabling a web-based voice application to be completely customized or merely partially customized.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J Martin
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Publication number: 20120084639Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, selects an XML document for execution of a corresponding voice application operation based on a determined presence of a user-specific XML document that specifies the corresponding voice application operation. The application server, upon receiving a voice application operation request from a browser serving a user, dynamically generates a personalized HTML page having media content and control tags for personalized execution of the voice application operation. Hence, a user can personalize any number of voice application operations, enabling a web-based voice application to be completely customized or merely partially customized.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 8099283Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, selects an XML document for execution of a corresponding voice application operation based on a determined presence of a user-specific XML document that specifies the corresponding voice application operation. The application server, upon receiving a voice application operation request from a browser serving a user, determines whether a personalized, user specific XML document exists for the user and for the corresponding voice application operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J Martin
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Publication number: 20110060810Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, selects an XML document for execution of a corresponding voice application operation based on a determined presence of a user-specific XML document that specifies the corresponding voice application operation. The application server, upon receiving a voice application operation request from a browser serving a user, determines whether a personalized, user specific XML document exists for the user and for the corresponding voice application operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 7836188Abstract: A method for inter-process communication between non-persistent application instances includes establishing a first non-persistent application instance serving a first party and establishing a second non-persistent application instance serving a second party. In the first application instance, an HTML page is generated having instructions for a persistent browser instance having received the HTML page to initiate a new application session for the second party. Thus, inter-application communication is possible where one non-persistent application instance is able to notify and/or interrupt another non-persistent application instance by way of an associated real time component (web browser or proxy browser).Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, David William Geen, Geetha Ravishankar, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Susan Harrow Barban, Steven J. Martin, Swaminathan Ravishankar
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Patent number: 7831430Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, selects an XML document for execution of a corresponding voice application operation based on a determined presence of a user-specific XML document that specifies the corresponding voice application operation. The application server, upon receiving a voice application operation request from a browser serving a user, determines whether a personalized, user specific XML document exists for the user and for the corresponding voice application operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2005Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 7502993Abstract: A method is provided in an application server for executing a calling application. The method includes receiving an HTTP request for execution of a calling application operation for a caller. A selected extensible markup language (XML) document is accessed in response to reception of the HTML request. Based on the XML document, a first HTML page including prompts is generated for the caller. A directory is accessed based on an input from the caller to obtain called party information. A second HTML page is generated having instructions for contacting the called party. Hence, calling services may be deployed on a platform that is customizable, scalable, and built upon open standards such as Internet protocol. By directly contacting an application server upon picking-up a telephone device, an intelligent system is provided for making telephone calls over an IP network.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2000Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, David William Geen, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 7328269Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server generates and maintains a server-side data record, also referred to as a “brownie”, that includes application state information and user attribute information for an identified user session with the web browser. The application server, in response to receiving a new web page request from the browser, initiates a web application instance to begin a transient application session with the browser. The brownie also includes a session identifier that uniquely identifies the session with the user of the application session. The application server stores the brownie in a memory resident within the server side of the network, and sends to the browser the session identifier and the corresponding web page requested by the web browser.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2004Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J Martin
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Patent number: 7233902Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server executes the voice-enabled web application by runtime execution of a first set of extensible markup language (XML) documents that define the voice-enabled web application to be executed. The application server generates an HTML form specifying selected application parameters from an XML document executable by the voice application. The HTML form is supplied to a browser, enabling a user of the browser to input or modify application parameters for the corresponding XML document into the form. The application server inserts the received input application parameters into the XML document, and stores the document.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Susan Harrow Barban, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 7082465Abstract: Host computers in a distributed open standards-based computing system are configured for performing application operations and management operations, including sending and receiving configuration management messages according to a web based protocol across an Internet Protocol. Each host computer includes an application resource configured for executing the corresponding application operations, for example initiating a unified messaging session for a unified messaging subscriber, providing text to speech services, providing short message service operations, etc., in response to an application request received from the open standards interface. Each host computer also includes a management resource configured for executing prescribed configuration management operations based on a corresponding received management command from the open standards interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2001Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Steven J. Martin, Ryan Alan Danner, Tin Thanh Dang
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Patent number: 6990514Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system uses an application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, that accesses subscriber attributes from a standardized information database server (such as LDAP), and messages from a standardized messaging server (such as IMAP), regardless of message format. The application server, upon receiving a request from a browser serving a user, accesses the standardized database server to obtain attribute information for responding to the voice application operation request. The application server generates an HTML document having media content and control tags for personalized execution of the voice application operation based on the attribute information obtained from the standardized database server. The application server also is configured for storing messages for a called party in the standardized messaging server by storing within the message format information that specifies the corresponding message format.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2000Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Geetha Ravishankar, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Susan Harrow Barban, Steven J. Martin, Swaminathan Ravishankar
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Patent number: 6954896Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server executes the voice-enabled web application by runtime execution of a first set of extensible markup language (XML) documents that define the voice-enabled web application to be executed. The application server generates an HTML form specifying selected application parameters from an XML document executable by the voice application. The HTML form is supplied to a browser, enabling a user of the browser to input or modify application parameters for the corresponding XML document into the form. The application server inserts the received input application parameters into the XML document, and stores the document.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Susan Harrow Barban, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 6952800Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The web browser receives an HTML page from the application server having an XML element that defines data for an audio operation to be performed by an executable audio resource. The application server executes the voice-enabled web application by runtime execution of extensible markup language (XML) documents that define the voice-enabled web application to be executed. The application server includes a runtime environment that establishes an efficient, high-speed connection to a web server. The application server, in response to receiving a user request from a user, accesses a selected XML page that defines at least a part of the voice application to be executed for the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2000Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 6901431Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, selects an XML document for execution of a corresponding voice application operation based on a determined presence of a user-specific XML document that specifies the corresponding voice application operation. The application server, upon receiving a voice application operation request from a browser serving a user, determines whether a personalized, user specific XML document exists for the user and for the corresponding voice application operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2000Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 6847999Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server, configured for executing a voice application defined by XML documents, also is configured for describing the voice application by collecting, for each of the XML documents, attributes describing execution of the XML documents in an application runtime environment, and generating for storage on a tangible medium an output file that describes the voice application based on at least a portion of the collected attributes selected by a user. Hence, the voice applications defined by XML documents can be considered as self-documenting, and the act of writing the applications using XML documents generates the necessary information for creating and formatting documentation in accordance with the attributes (i.e., context) provided by the application runtime environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2000Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin, William Bateford Willaford, IV
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Patent number: 6807565Abstract: An application server receives an HTTP request for execution of an instant messaging application operation for a sending party. A selected extensible markup language (XML) document is accessed in response to reception of the HTML request. A first HTML page is generated based on the XML document for recording a voice message by the sending party. A registry is accessed to determine whether a receiving party is available to receive the voice message. A second HTML page is generated for the receiving party having instructions for playing the voice message for the receiving party. Hence instant messaging services may be deployed on a platform that is customizable, scalable, and built upon open standards such as Internet protocol. By preserving multiple sessions, parties involved in instant messaging can suspend their present session or activity for a moment to create a new session to exchange audio messages and when finished, can instantly resume the suspended session.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2000Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Ryan Alan Danner, Susan Harrow Barban
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Patent number: 6766298Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The web browser receives an HTML page from the application server having an XML element that defines data for an audio operation to be performed by an executable audio resource. The application server executes the voice-enabled web application by runtime execution of extensible markup language (XML) documents that define the voice-enabled web application to be executed. The application server, in response to receiving a user request from a user, accesses a selected XML page that defines at least a part of the voice application to be executed for the user. The application server then parses the XML page, and executes the operation describer by the XML page.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2000Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Geetha Ravishankar, Satish Joshi, Keith M. Basil, Ryan Alan Danner, James Richard Grove, Jr., Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 6754711Abstract: An application server includes an application runtime environment configured for receiving a first HTTP request having a session identifier that specifies a server-side data record configured for storing an application state for a voice application session of a first party. The application runtime environment is configured to modify the session identifier to change the application state of the voice application session of the first party based on a second HTTP request having an input posted by a second party. The application runtime environment is also configured to update a brownie of the first party to include the modified session identifier.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Ryan Alan Danner, William Bateford Willaford, IV