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  • Method and apparatus for establishing class of service across peering communication networks
    Publication number: 20070286161
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling a peering arrangement between distinct packet networks so that traffic between these networks remains on the IP network from the point of origination to the point of termination are disclosed. IP peering is an arrangement that allows two or more IP carriers to be interconnected so that IP packets originating in one carrier can be terminated in another carrier's network. In one embodiment, the peering arrangement between packet networks is implemented while establishing a class of service across different packet networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for processing a call from an endpoint device in a packet network
    Publication number: 20060215634
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing a call form an endpoint device in a packet network is described. In one example, a dialed number associated with the call is identified. For example, the dialed number may be identified using a dialed number identification service (DNIS). A current number of calls established by the packet network for the dialed number is determined. The current number of calls is compared to a threshold number of calls for the dialed number. At least one announcement associated with the dialed number is sent to the endpoint device in response to the current number of calls exceeding the threshold number of calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for enabling global telephony capabilities in communication networks
    Publication number: 20060250974
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling a network service provider, e.g., a VoIP network provider, to create configuration files containing network based parameters that support global telephony capabilities (e.g., in country services) such as in country ring tones, dialing patterns, network announcements, and signaling tones that can be offered to users who want in country telephony capabilities independent of their location is disclosed. These global telephony capability configurations can be downloaded to intelligent IP phones or based in the VoIP network for access by subscribers' telephony devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for configuring a component
    Patent number: 7417984
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring at least one component of a plurality of components in a communications network are described. In one embodiment, the at least one component is selected from a plurality of components, wherein the plurality of components is situated at a common location, such as server farm. Afterwards, the at least one component is configured to predominantly support a first network function that is a high availability function, while it is also configured to support at least a second network function with only a limited portion (e.g., a low percentage) of its total processing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER ACCESS VIA MULTIPLE PARTNER CARRIERS FOR INTERNATIONAL CALLS
    Publication number: 20100246572
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing subscribers of a VoIP service provider to take advantage of wholesale arrangements made by the VoIP service provider with one or more international partner carrier network providers to one or more international countries are disclosed. Specifically, the present method enables a VoIP service provider to display a web page to their subscribers, for each destination country, with one or more international partner network providers and their corresponding calling rates and/or call completion success rates to each particular destination country.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for providing disaster recovery using network peering arrangements
    Patent number: 7468984
    Abstract: The present invention enables network providers to create peering arrangements with other providers that allow them to fail over to other networks in the event of a site failure. This invention would lower the cost to provide site diversity within a provider's network by allowing cost sharing between the provider's network and other networks. For example, when an Application Server (AS) in a network fails, the network provider can send a call to a partner's network and uses an AS in the partner's network to process the call request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for providing high security video session
    Patent number: 8275828
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for allowing trials and court proceedings to occur in a virtual manner using a one way video session and a two way voice session are disclosed. During the trials or court proceedings, the defendants and their testimony can be viewed by judges and jurors who remain in isolated rooms with their identities masked. Judges and attorneys can verbally intercede during the proceedings via a two way voice session but the video session for the duration of the trial is one way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE ACTIVE SESSIONS ON A PER USER BASIS
    Publication number: 20100098063
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing multiple application sessions, such as video, audio, voice, and data sessions, and displaying them on a video display device such as a television are disclosed. These sessions can be independent of each other or the user can request the network to join these sessions so that a single session is created. For example, a user can request the network to create a video session and a music session and combine them into one session, so the audio portion of the video session is replaced by the user specified music contents and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: MARIAN CROAK, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for supporting multiple active sessions on a per user basis
    Patent number: 7664101
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing multiple application sessions, such as video, audio, voice, and data sessions, and displaying them on a video display device such as a television are disclosed. These sessions can be independent of each other or the user can request the network to join these sessions so that a single session is created. For example, a user can request the network to create a video session and a music session and combine them into one session, so the audio portion of the video session is replaced by the user specified music contents and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for providing an audible calling party identification for a call waiting service
    Patent number: 8953763
    Abstract: The present invention enables users of packet-switched network services, e.g., VoIP network services, to hear a very gentle whispering tone that quietly conveys the identity of the calling party when they are engaged in conversation and to receive a call-waiting signal. The tone is audible only to the called party but does not mute the ongoing conversation path. This enables subscribed users to hear their ongoing conversation while receiving the whispering tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for storing and activating universal resource locators and phone numbers
    Patent number: 7440445
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling subscribers to store telephone numbers and/or URLs embedded in streaming video contents associated with a video session being shown on video display devices into address books hosted in the network. Subscribers can then access these phone numbers to place phone calls using information stored in the network address books by activating a voice session. Similarly, subscribers can also access URLs to browse websites using URLs stored in the network address books by activation a web session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CLIENT SOFTWARE USAGE IN END USER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130268658
    Abstract: The present invention enables a capability for packet-switched network service providers, e.g., VoIP network service providers, to monitor the CPE application usage of their subscriber to ensure that changes to the network do not interfere with these applications and to potentially provide changes to the network to enhance these premise based applications. Monitoring software will be installed in the CPE to monitor upgrades and features installed by the end users so that any potential impact to these applied applications can be assessed before a VoIP network upgrade is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for sharing a stored video session
    Patent number: 8549156
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling a user to invite one or more participants in a SoIP network to join a shared video session hosted by the user are disclosed. The present method allows a user to order and store video selections in the network that the user can access later using a personal password. In one embodiment, for all the other users who are invited to join the shared video session, the network provides another one time password that the invited users can use to access the shared video session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for analyzing service disruptions in a communication network
    Patent number: 8018835
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for analyzing service disruptions in a communication network is described. In one example, data indicative of the service disruptions are obtained across a period of time. External condition data related to the service disruptions are obtained. Historical trend data are established by correlating the data with the external condition data to identify at least one statistical trend. In one example, external conditions may be monitored and alarms may be generated for instances where the external conditions exhibit the historical trend data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for providing multiple calling name identifiers for a phone number
    Publication number: 20080175223
    Abstract: The present invention enables users of a packet-switched network service, e.g., a VoIP network service who live in the same household and share a common phone number to have individualized calling name identifiers transmitted in their call setup messages. Each user in the household would have a different individual user identifier which they could dial to signal to the network immediately before dialing the phone number when they want to place a call that would transmit their personalized individual calling name identifier in the call setup message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for storing user selected video content
    Patent number: 8667545
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling registered users to select and purchase video sessions from a network to be viewed from any video display devices connected to the network are disclosed. Specifically, these purchased video sessions can be stored within the network and accessed from any viewable display device connected to any video endpoint device at any time upon the users' request. In one embodiment, the stored video sessions can be downloaded and recorded onto a recording medium for future use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for providing disaster recovery using network peering arrangements
    Patent number: 8582590
    Abstract: The present invention enables network providers to create peering arrangements with other providers that allow them to fail over to other networks in the event of a site failure. This invention would lower the cost to provide site diversity within a provider's network by allowing cost sharing between the provider's network and other networks. For example, when an Application Server (AS) in a network fails, the network provider can send a call to a partner's network and uses an AS in the partner's network to process the call request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for implementing a network element in a communications network
    Patent number: 8130932
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a network element in a communications network are described. In one example, a set of service provider defined interfaces are defined, wherein each of the service provider defined interfaces is associated with a network element class. The set of service provider defined interfaces is then provided to a manufacturer of a particular network element class. Afterwards, a new network element from the manufacturer having the set of service provider defined interfaces is implemented in the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for providing disaster recovery using network peering arrangements
    Patent number: 8238353
    Abstract: The present invention enables network providers to create peering arrangements with other providers that allow them to fail over to other networks in the event of a site failure. This invention would lower the cost to provide site diversity within a provider's network by allowing cost sharing between the provider's network and other networks. For example, when an Application Server (AS) in a network fails, the network provider can send a call to a partner's network and uses an AS in the partner's network to process the call request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
  • Method and apparatus for handling network element timeouts in a packet-switched communication network
    Patent number: 8615003
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for handling timeouts in a packet-switched communication network is described. In one example, at least one timeout condition of a network element is identifies in the packet-switched communication network. Packet delay is determined in a transport network of the packet-switched communication network in response to the at least one timeout condition. The packet delay is compared to a threshold packet delay. A timeout parameter of the network element is automatically adjusted if the packet delay satisfies the threshold packet delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Marian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
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