Patents by Inventor William T. Walker
William T. Walker 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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Publication number: 20180077262Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker, John Meiners, Renee Krahn, Donald E. Gillespie
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Patent number: 9826062Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker, John Meiners, Renee Krahn, Donald E. Gillespie
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Patent number: 9826061Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker, John Meiners, Renee Krahn, Donald E. Gillespie
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Patent number: 9800992Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Thorsten Ohrstrom-Sandgren, Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker
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Patent number: 9781187Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: John Meiners, William T. Walker, Kurt Haserodt
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Patent number: 9690559Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker
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Publication number: 20170122883Abstract: An x-ray inspection system includes an x-ray source, a sample support for supporting a sample to be inspected, where the sample support includes a support surface extending in a horizontal plane, an x-ray detector, and a sample support positioning assembly for positioning the sample support relative to the x-ray source or x-ray detector. The sample positioning assembly includes a vertical positioning mechanism for moving the sample support in a vertical direction, orthogonal to the horizontal plane, and a first horizontal positioning mechanism for moving both the sample support and the vertical positioning mechanism in a first horizontal direction. This arrangement allows for accurate movement of the sample to different imaging positions in the horizontal plane and a low power vertical positioning mechanism to be used.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: William T. WALKER, Phil KING
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Publication number: 20170025317Abstract: An x-ray inspection system including a cabinet containing an x-ray source, a sample support for supporting a sample to be inspected, and an x-ray detector; an air mover configured to force air into the cabinet through an air inlet above the sample support, where the air mover and cabinet are configured to force air through the cabinet from the air inlet past the sample support to an air outlet in the cabinet below the sample support, and an assembly for positioning the sample support relative to the x-ray source and x-ray detector. The sample support includes an upper surface extending in a horizontal plane and the sample positioning assembly includes a vertical positioning mechanism for moving the sample support in a vertical direction, orthogonal to the horizontal plane, and a first horizontal positioning mechanism for moving the sample support and vertical positioning mechanism in a first horizontal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: John TINGAY, William T. WALKER, Phil KING, Simon WHITE, Kate STEWART
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Publication number: 20170018467Abstract: An x-ray inspection system including an x-ray source, a sample support for supporting a sample to be inspected, an x-ray detector, a sample positioning assembly including a first positioning mechanism for moving the sample support along a first axis towards and away from the x-ray source, a proximity sensor fixed to the x-ray source configured to provide a measurement of distance between the x-ray source and a surface of a sample on the sample support, and a controller connected to the proximity sensor. Measurements from the proximity sensor can be used in image processing calculations and to prevent collision between a sample and the x-ray source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Nordson CorporationInventors: William T. WALKER, Simon WHITE
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Publication number: 20170011973Abstract: An x-ray inspection system includes a cabinet including an x-ray source, a sample support supporting a sample to be inspected, and an x-ray detector. The system further includes an air mover configured to force air into the cabinet through an air inlet in the cabinet above the sample support. The air mover and cabinet are configured to force air through the cabinet from the air inlet past the sample support to an air outlet in the cabinet below the sample support. The cabinet may be constructed to provide an x-ray shield. The x-ray inspection system can be used in a clean room environment to inspect items such as semiconductor wafers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: John Tingay, William T. Walker, Kate Stewart
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Publication number: 20160285957Abstract: A computational system including first and second clusters of servers, the first cluster corresponding to a first set of cluster attributes and the second cluster to a second set of cluster attributes, the first set of cluster attributes defining a common set of attributes for each member server of the first cluster and the second set of cluster attributes defining a common set of attributes for each member server of the second cluster, wherein the first and second sets of cluster attributes are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker, Benny Ellis
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Publication number: 20160156739Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker, John Meiners, Renee Krahn, Donald E. Gillespie
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Publication number: 20160112539Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker, John Meiners, Renee Krahn, Donald E. Gillespie
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Publication number: 20160099850Abstract: In order to provide a more realistic system activity score, an activity monitor gathers activity scores from a plurality of processes on one or more communication systems. An activity score defines an activity level of a particular process. For example, how many cache hits per second are occurring in a communication system or how may a HTTP sessions a web server is handling per second. Because the activity scores are gathered from individual processes within the communication system(s), a more realistic understanding of the overall activity of the communication system(s) can be determined. The gathered activity scores are summed to produce a system activity score. The system activity score is then sent to a user. The user can then utilize the system activity score to better manage the communication system(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Kurt H. Haserodt, William T. Walker
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Patent number: 9262150Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker, John Meiners, Renee Krahn, Donald E. Gillespie
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Publication number: 20150326993Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Thorsten Ohrstrom-Sandgren, Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker
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Patent number: 9183359Abstract: Methods and systems for allocating licenses to devices are provided. More particularly, the devices included in a system may each require a license having a release value that is equal to or greater than the release value of the device in order to be fully operational. Upon the unregistration of a device, the highest cost or value license that can be made available while maintaining proper registration of the remaining registered devices is freed. More particularly, the difference between the number of devices registered and the licenses used is calculated for each release value. A variance for each release value, beginning with the least cost or lowest release value license and working towards the highest cost or value license is then calculated. The highest cost license that can be released is equal to the license value for which the calculated variance is equal to zero.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Nancy K. Schmidt, William T. Walker
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Patent number: 9116772Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Thorsten Ohrstrom-Sandgren, Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker
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Patent number: 9020127Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided such that enterprise network administrators may create and display a dial plan management arrangement using enterprise canonical format and number normalization and friendly display tables. A solution is provided for creating and managing call routing simply and graphically using enterprise canonical format rather than through a legacy routing scheme using of a series of tables with no graphic depiction and multiple formats. By using a single format with a graphical representation when administering dial planning, implementation and management are significantly simpler and more efficient.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Joel M. Ezell, Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker
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Patent number: 8934617Abstract: Downloadable pluggable services and methods of distributing the same are described. The downloadable pluggable services may correspond to communication services that can be downloaded to upgrade a communication system. The downloadable pluggable services may include a number of component parts that can be distributed among various servers in the communication system being upgraded along with instructions that enable the component parts to instruct each server in the communication system to operate in a coordinated fashion so as to provide the downloaded service.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Kurt Haserodt, William T. Walker, John Meiners, Renee Krahn, Donald E. Gillespie