Patents by Inventor Srinivas Maganti
Srinivas Maganti 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: 9674232Abstract: A method and computer readable medium for providing Enterprise conferencing is provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a first SIP INVITE message is exchanged between a Media Gateway of the Enterprise and a first Media Server of a Conferencing Service Provider. Then, an Application Server of the Conferencing Service Provider establishes conference call resources at the Conferencing Service Provider. A first RTP session is established between the Media Gateway and the first Media Server, and then a PROMPT AND COLLECT message is sent from the Application Server to the first Media Server to gather data from the caller for establishing the Enterprise conferencing. After receipt of the data by the Application Server, an SIP INFO message is sent from the Application Server to a second Media Server of the Conferencing Service Provider, selecting the second Media Server to host the call.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Myron P. Sojka, Stephen D. McCoy, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 9654520Abstract: To enable internet softphone users to join to calls hosted at an audio conferencing bridge, a SIP Invite may be received at a bridge interface layer of an audio conferencing system. Parameters of the SIP Invite may be extracted, e.g. from one or more X-header fields and processed to enable the internet softphone to be joined to an audio conferencing bridge. The bridge interface layer may receive a SIP Refer message from the audio conferencing bridge that indicates a second audio conferencing bridge external to the system. The bridge interface layer may forward the SIP Invite to the second audio conferencing bridge and the RTP media may be established through the session border controller (SBC) of the audio conferencing system.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Paul McConkey, Myron P. Sojka, John Falk, Mark Jarzynka, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 9544157Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide improved systems and methods for conferencing enterprise and non-enterprise callers. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first call initiated by an enterprise caller at an enterprise, communicating with an enterprise media server to initiate a tributary conference on the enterprise media server, joining the enterprise caller to the tributary conference such that the enterprise caller is in data communication with the tributary conference, receiving a second call initiated by a non-enterprise caller via a public switched telephone network, interfacing the non-enterprise caller with a data center media server, creating a home conference on the data center media center, joining the second call to the home conference, and interfacing the home conference on the data center media server to the tributary conference on the enterprise media server to form a linked conference between the enterprise caller and the non-enterprise caller.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Myron P. Sojka, Mark Steven Jarzynka, Srinivas Maganti, Andrew Nelson
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Patent number: 9485361Abstract: To enable load balancing and the like for audio conferencing systems of an audio conferencing network, a DNS server may receive a DNS lookup from an internet softphone and return a prioritized list of audio conferencing system identities. The internet softphone may select an audio conferencing system and forward a SIP Invite to a Bridge interface layer of the respective audio conferencing system. If the SIP Invite does not generate a successful connection or generates a timeout, the internet softphone forwards the SIP Invite to the next prioritized Bridge interface layer in the list.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Paul McConkey, Myron P. Sojka, John Falk, Mark Jarzynka, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 9413791Abstract: A method and computer readable medium for providing Enterprise conferencing is provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a first SIP INVITE message is exchanged between a Media Gateway of the Enterprise and a first Media Server of a Conferencing Service Provider. Then, an Application Server of the Conferencing Service Provider establishes conference call resources at the Conferencing Service Provider. A first RTP session is established between the Media Gateway and the first Media Server, and then a PROMPT AND COLLECT message is sent from the Application Server to the first Media Server to gather data from the caller for establishing the Enterprise conferencing. After receipt of the data by the Application Server, an SIP INFO message is sent from the Application Server to a second Media Server of the Conferencing Service Provider, selecting the second Media Server to host the call.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Myron P. Sojka, Stephen D. McCoy, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 9148515Abstract: A method, a computer readable medium and a system for international conferencing via globally distributed cascading media servers that comprises, receiving a local participant audio packet at a local conferencing media server in a conference call, summing the local participant audio packet by the local conferencing media server, receiving a distal participant audio packet at a distal conferencing media server, summing the distal participant audio packet by the distal conferencing media server, and interfacing the local conferencing media server with the distal conferencing media server.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Craig A. Webster, Myron P. Sojka, Michael T. Mateer, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 9137028Abstract: To enable load balancing and the like for audio conferencing systems of an audio conferencing network, a DNS server may receive a DNS lookup from an internet softphone and return a prioritized list of audio conferencing system identities. The internet softphone may select an audio conferencing system and forward a SIP Invite to a Bridge interface layer of the respective audio conferencing system. If the SIP Invite does not generate a successful connection or generates a timeout, the internet softphone forwards the SIP Invite to the next prioritized Bridge interface layer in the list.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Paul McConkey, Myron P. Sojka, John Falk, Mark Jarzynka, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 9112932Abstract: A method and computer readable medium for providing Enterprise conferencing is provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a first SIP INVITE message is exchanged between a Media Gateway of the Enterprise and a first Media Server of a Conferencing Service Provider. Then, an Application Server of the Conferencing Service Provider establishes conference call resources at the Conferencing Service Provider. A first RTP session is established between the Media Gateway and the first Media Server, and then a PROMPT AND COLLECT message is sent from the Application Server to the first Media Server to gather data from the caller for establishing the Enterprise conferencing. After receipt of the data by the Application Server, an SIP INFO message is sent from the Application Server to a second Media Server of the Conferencing Service Provider, selecting the second Media Server to host the call.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Myron P. Sojka, Stephen D. McCoy, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 8934383Abstract: To enable internet softphone users to join to calls hosted at an audio conferencing bridge, a SIP Invite may be received at a bridge interface layer of an audio conferencing system. Parameters of the SIP Invite may be extracted, e.g. from one or more X-header fields and processed to enable the internet softphone to be joined to an audio conferencing bridge. The bridge interface layer may receive a SIP Refer message from the audio conferencing bridge that indicates a second audio conferencing bridge external to the system. The bridge interface layer may forward the SIP Invite to the second audio conferencing bridge and the RTP media may be established through the session border controller (SBC) of the audio conferencing system.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Paul McConkey, Myron P. Sojka, John Falk, Mark Jarzynka, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 8917634Abstract: A method and computer readable medium for providing Enterprise conferencing is provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a first SIP INVITE message is exchanged between a Media Gateway of the Enterprise and a first Media Server of a Conferencing Service Provider. Then, an Application Server of the Conferencing Service Provider establishes conference call resources at the Conferencing Service Provider. A first RTP session is established between the Media Gateway and the first Media Server, and then a PROMPT AND COLLECT message is sent from the Application Server to the first Media Server to gather data from the caller for establishing the Enterprise conferencing. After receipt of the data by the Application Server, an SIP INFO message is sent from the Application Server to a second Media Server of the Conferencing Service Provider, selecting the second Media Server to host the call.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Myron P. Sojka, Stephen D. McCoy, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 8767592Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide improved systems and methods for conferencing enterprise and non-enterprise callers. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first call initiated by an enterprise caller at an enterprise, communicating with an enterprise media server to initiate a tributary conference on the enterprise media server, joining the enterprise caller to the tributary conference such that the enterprise caller is in data communication with the tributary conference, receiving a second call initiated by a non-enterprise caller via a public switched telephone network, interfacing the non-enterprise caller with a data center media server, creating a home conference on the data center media center, joining the second call to the home conference, and interfacing the home conference on the data center media server to the tributary conference on the enterprise media server to form a linked conference between the enterprise caller and the non-enterprise caller.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Myron P Sojka, Mark Steven Jarzynka, Srinivas Maganti, Andrew Nelson
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Patent number: 8670538Abstract: A method, a computer readable medium and a system for international conferencing via globally distributed cascading media servers that comprises, receiving a local participant audio packet at a local conferencing media server in a conference call, summing the local participant audio packet by the local conferencing media server, receiving a distal participant audio packet at a distal conferencing media server, summing the distal participant audio packet by the distal conferencing media server, and interfacing the local conferencing media server with the distal conferencing media server.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Craig A. Webster, Myron P. Sojka, Michael T. Mateer, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 8638696Abstract: A method and computer readable medium for providing Enterprise conferencing is provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a first SIP INVITE message is exchanged between a Media Gateway of the Enterprise and a first Media Server of a Conferencing Service Provider. Then, an Application Server of the Conferencing Service Provider establishes conference call resources at the Conferencing Service Provider. A first RTP session is established between the Media Gateway and the first Media Server, and then a PROMPT AND COLLECT message is sent from the Application Server to the first Media Server to gather data from the caller for establishing the Enterprise conferencing. After receipt of the data by the Application Server, an SIP INFO message is sent from the Application Server to a second Media Server of the Conferencing Service Provider, selecting the second Media Server to host the call.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Myron P. Sojka, Stephen D. McCoy, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 8467321Abstract: A method and system and computer readable medium for a voice quality measuring device that provides real-time, near real-time or contemporaneous voice quality statistics about impairments external to the voice quality conference bridge system, i.e. from participant's calls coming from a communication network into a voice quality conference bridge system is disclosed. The reports generated by the voice quality statistics provided by the voice quality measuring device will enable carriers to identify voice quality impairments. Moreover, the reports will also enable the customers to see, by means of the voice quality statistics, on a call-by-call basis, whether any voice quality impairments are external to the conferencing bridge system.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Jason Howard Groenjes, Srinivas Maganti, Myron P Sojka, Mark Steven Jarzynka
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Patent number: 8458253Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for establishing a conference call comprising sending a first SIP INVITE message from a Media Gateway to an Application Server, sending a second SIP INVITE message to a first Media Server, establishing a session between the Media Gateway and the first Media Server, sending a third SIP INVITE message from the Application Server to a Conference Controller, allocating resources related to the conference call by the Conference Controller on a second Media Server, requesting by the Conference Controller for the Application Server to move data related to establishing the conference call from the first Media Server to the second Media Server, sending a fourth SIP INVITE message by the Application Server to the second Media Server and sending a SIP RE-INVITE message by the Application Server to the Media Gateway, and establishing an RTP session between the Media Gateway and the second Media Server thereby establishing the conference call.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Myron P. Sojka, Stephen D. McCoy, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 8380521Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium that facilitate verbal control of conference call features are provided. Automatic speech recognition functionality is deployed in a conferencing platform. Hot words are configured in the conference platform that may be identified in speech supplied to a conference call. Upon recognition of a hot word, a corresponding feature may be invoked. A speaker may be identified using speaker identification technologies. Identification of the speaker may be utilized to fulfill the speaker's request in response to recognition of a hot word and the speaker. Particular participants may be provided with conference control privileges that are not provided to other participants. Upon recognition of a hot word, the speaker may be identified to determine if the speaker is authorized to invoke the conference feature associated with the hot word.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Srinivas Maganti, Myron P. Sojka
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Patent number: 8060366Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium that facilitate verbal control of conference call features are provided. Automatic speech recognition functionality is deployed in a conferencing platform. Hot words are configured in the conference platform that may be identified in speech supplied to a conference call. Upon recognition of a hot word, a corresponding feature may be invoked. A speaker may be identified using speaker identification technologies. Identification of the speaker may be utilized to fulfill the speaker's request in response to recognition of a hot word and the speaker. Particular participants may be provided with conference control privileges that are not provided to other participants. Upon recognition of a hot word, the speaker may be identified to determine if the speaker is authorized to invoke the conference feature associated with the hot word.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Srinivas Maganti, Myron P. Sojka
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Publication number: 20040126781Abstract: Method of inhibiting and diagnosing spontaneous abortion in a subject are provided. The subject methods are based, inter alia, on the administration of an agent that inhibits a costimulatory signal in a T cell such that spontaneous abortion in the subject is inhibited. The subject methods are also based on the levels of adhesion molecules, inflammatory cytokines, and immune cell surface molecules which are altered in spontaneous abortion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Applicant: GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Vincent Ling, Gary S. Gray, James C. Keith, Srinivas Maganti
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Patent number: 6613327Abstract: Methods of inhibiting and diagnosing spontaneous abortion in a subject are provided. The subject methods are based, inter alia, on the administration of an agent that inhibits a CD28-C mediated costimulatory signal in a T cell such that spontaneous abortion in the subject is inhibited. The subject methods are also based on the levels of adhesion molecules, inflammatory cytokines, and immune cell surface molecules which are altered in spontaneous abortion.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2000Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Genetics Institute, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Ling, Gary S. Gray, James C. Keith, Srinivas Maganti