Patents by Inventor Scott A. Henning

Scott A. Henning 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).

  • Publication number: 20210084083
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for generating and maintaining locus information pertaining to real-time communication sessions between participants, where the locus information includes a plurality of nodes, and each node represents one or more client devices associated with a single participant. Engagement occurs in a real-time communication session between client devices of two or more participants. During the real-time communication session, a switch and/or sharing is facilitated of an audio component and/or a video component between a first communication device associated with a first node for a first participant and a second communication device associated with the first node for the first participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Jonathan D. Rosenberg, Scott A. Henning
  • Patent number: 9832087
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for facilitating a connection between a cloud networking platform and a unified communication system, where the cloud networking platform hosts communication services including real-time communications for client devices, and the unified communication system hosts communication services including real-time communications for on-prem devices that are associated with the unified communication system. Events associated with the cloud networking platform are monitored at the unified communication system, via a cloud connector device of the unified communication system, where events are associated with users who are registered with client devices and on-prem devices, and the events include real-time communications. A notification is provided to one or more client devices registered to a first user in response to an on-prem device also registered to the first user receiving a real-time communication request from a device of another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Jonathan D. Rosenberg, Scott A. Henning
  • Publication number: 20150200974
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for facilitating a connection between a cloud networking platform and a unified communication system, where the cloud networking platform hosts communication services including real-time communications for client devices, and the unified communication system hosts communication services including real-time communications for on-prem devices that are associated with the unified communication system. Events associated with the cloud networking platform are monitored at the unified communication system, via a cloud connector device of the unified communication system, where events are associated with users who are registered with client devices and on-prem devices, and the events include real-time communications. A notification is provided to one or more client devices registered to a first user in response to an on-prem device also registered to the first user receiving a real-time communication request from a device of another user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Jonathan D. Rosenberg, Scott A. Henning
  • Publication number: 20150200983
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for storing event stream information pertaining to communication sessions between clients maintained by a cloud networking platform, where the event stream information for each client includes information in relation to communication services participated in by clients, and the communication services include hosting of real-time communications between two or more clients. A graph is generated that identifies participants, at respective clients, involved in a real-time communication session, where each participant in a real-time communication session is represented as a node in the graph. In response to at least two participants requesting to join the real-time communication session, the real-time communication session between the at least two participants is hosted via the clients of the at least two participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Jonathan D. Rosenberg, Scott A. Henning
  • Patent number: 7974277
    Abstract: Routing calls includes receiving a call request at a call manager from a first endpoint. The call request includes a uniform resource identifier that associates with a second endpoint. A determination is made whether the call request associates with the call manager that received the call request. To route the call request, the call manager searches a call search space for a match to the call request. The call manager communicates the call request to the routing target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ho Bao, Scott A. Henning, Christopher E. Pearce, James David Williams
  • Patent number: 7889636
    Abstract: A communication system includes a call agent that coordinates and supervises communications between endpoints. The call agent allocates a QoS agent for each endpoint involved in a call. The QoS agents generate reservations for the call in order to provide the call with a guaranteed amount of bandwidth and an established QoS. Each endpoint or location associated with an endpoint has a reservation policy that determines how calls are to be handled when a reservation is or is not obtained and when a reservation is lost or obtained during a call. The communication system is able to handle reservations, or the lack thereof, during various situations like on hold, call transfer, call forwarding, conference call, and shared line services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Subhasri Dhesikan, Denise G. Caballero-McCann, Kevin E. Miller, Rongxuan V. Chen, John K. Restrick, Jr., Scott A. Henning, Martin W. Wu, Keith A. Lantz, David Sauerhaft
  • Patent number: 7756138
    Abstract: A communication system includes a call agent that coordinates and supervises communications between endpoints. The call agent allocates a QoS agent for each endpoint involved in a call. The QoS agents generate reservations for the call in order to provide the call with a guaranteed amount of bandwidth and an established QoS. Each endpoint or location associated with an endpoint has a reservation policy that determines how calls are to be handled when a reservation is or is not obtained and when a reservation is lost or obtained during a call. The communication system is able to handle reservations, or the lack thereof, during various situations like on hold, call transfer, call forwarding, conference call, and shared line services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Subhasri Dhesikan, Rongxuan V. Chen, John K. Restrick, Jr., Scott A. Henning, Martin W. Wu, Keith A. Lantz, Michael G. Harttree
  • Patent number: 7573887
    Abstract: An apparatus for communicating data in a shared line environment is provided that includes a first reservation element operable to communicate with a second reservation element. The first reservation element is associated with a first location and the second reservation element is associated with a second location. A call may be initiated between the first location and the second location, the second location having one or more end-user devices that share a common line. The first reservation element is operable to reserve bandwidth associated with a connection that involves the first location and the second location before the call occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rongxuan V. Chen, Subhasri Dhesikan, John K. Restrick, Jr., Scott A. Henning, Christopher E. Pearce, Martin W. Wu
  • Patent number: 7499415
    Abstract: A communication system includes a call agent that coordinates and supervises communications between endpoints. The call agent allocates a QoS agent for each endpoint involved in a call. The QoS agents generate reservations for the call in order to provide the call with a guaranteed amount of bandwidth and an established QoS. Each endpoint or location associated with an endpoint has a reservation policy that determines how calls are to be handled when a reservation is or is not obtained and when a reservation is lost or obtained during a call. The communication system is able to handle reservations, or the lack thereof, during various situations like on hold, call transfer, call forwarding, conference call, and shared line services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Subhasri Dhesikan, Keith A. Lantz, Kevin E. Miller, Rongxuan V. Chen, John K. Restrick, Jr., Scott A. Henning, Martin W. Wu
  • Patent number: 6847634
    Abstract: A call manager includes a device process that controls a first device and that receives a call request from the first device. The call request includes a telephone number associated with a second device that is controlled by a second call manager. The call manager also includes a digit analysis module that determines device location information associated with the telephone number included in the call request. Furthermore, the call manager includes a call control module operable to receive the device location information from the digit analysis module and to communicate the call request to the second call manager identified by the device location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Pearce, Roger V. Beathard, Delon R. Whetten, Scott A. Henning