Patents by Inventor Stu Aaron

Stu Aaron 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).

  • Provision of video conference services
    Patent number: 9402054
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for provision of video conference services. In some embodiments, a service connector module of a video conference system receives a request to switch a participant user of a video conference to a communication mode for the video conference received at a participant endpoint device, the request to switch is (a) a request to switch from an unidirectional communication mode to a bidirectional communication mode, or (b) a request to switch from the bidirectional communication mode to the unidirectional communication mode, determining information on at least one distribution capability from one or more interactions with the participant endpoint device, determines a distribution scheme for the communication mode using the at least one distribution capability, sends a request to establish a connection with the endpoint device using the distribution scheme, receives a notification on establishment of the connection, and sends a request to terminate a prior connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Blue Jeans Network
    Inventors: Stu Aaron, Oded Gal, Sunil George, Pradeep Malhotra, Ashish Nagpal, Alagu Periyannan, Anand Raghavan, Krish Ramakrishnan, Emmanuel Weber
  • PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCE SERVICES
    Publication number: 20160165184
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for provision of video conference services. In some embodiments, a service connector module of a video conference system receives a request to switch a participant user of a video conference to a communication mode for the video conference received at a participant endpoint device, the request to switch is (a) a request to switch from an unidirectional communication mode to a bidirectional communication mode, or (b) a request to switch from the bidirectional communication mode to the unidirectional communication mode, determining information on at least one distribution capability from one or more interactions with the participant endpoint device, determines a distribution scheme for the communication mode using the at least one distribution capability, sends a request to establish a connection with the endpoint device using the distribution scheme, receives a notification on establishment of the connection, and sends a request to terminate a prior connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Stu Aaron, Oded Gal, Sunil George, Pradeep Malhotra, Ashish Nagpal, Alagu Periyannan, Anand Raghavan, Krish Ramakrishnan, Emmanuel Weber