Patents by Inventor Sean DUDDY

Sean DUDDY 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: 8625767
    Abstract: A conference diagnosis system can correlate information about a current teleconference with information about past conferences to make an intelligent assessment as to the potential cause of a poor audio or other condition. A conference bridge conducting the conference can then change various configuration settings on the conference bridge to resolve the problem. A running average of the results of past adjustments can be measured and direct future configuration changes. Thus, past successful adjustments can provide a starting point for changes to a new conference and real-time digital signal processing (DSP) adjustments can help tailor changes to the specific conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Byrne, Sean Duddy, Gerard O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 8515041
    Abstract: An audio conference of three or more communication devices is set up. An audio stream of at least one of the communication devices is identified as having an audio signal that is disruptive of the audio conference. For example, a disruption to the audio conference can be where a user has placed the audio conference on hold with music-on-hold, typing without talking, the user is speaking too loudly, the user is speaking too softly, there is echo, there is a bad connection, and the like. A feedback message is sent to the communication device associated with the audio stream with the disruptive signal. The feedback message can cause the user of the communication device who is disrupting the audio conference to take action without disrupting other participants in the audio conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Byrne, Sean Duddy, Gerard O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20120082304
    Abstract: A conference diagnosis system can correlate information about a current teleconference with information about past conferences to make an intelligent assessment as to the potential cause of a poor audio or other condition. A conference bridge conducting the conference can then change various configuration settings on the conference bridge to resolve the problem. A running average of the results of past adjustments can be measured and direct future configuration changes. Thus, past successful adjustments can provide a starting point for changes to a new conference and real-time digital signal processing (DSP) adjustments can help tailor changes to the specific conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: Joe Byrne, Sean Duddy, Gerard O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20120051533
    Abstract: An audio conference of three or more communication devices is set up. An audio stream of at least one of the communication devices is identified as having an audio signal that is disruptive of the audio conference. For example, a disruption to the audio conference can be where a user has placed the audio conference on hold with music-on-hold, typing without talking, the user is speaking too loudly, the user is speaking too softly, there is echo, there is a bad connection, and the like. A feedback message is sent to the communication device associated with the audio stream with the disruptive signal. The feedback message can cause the user of the communication device who is disrupting the audio conference to take action without disrupting other participants in the audio conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: Joe BYRNE, Sean DUDDY, Gerard O'SULLIVAN