公开(公告)号：US07869386B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-11

申请号：US11214582

申请日：2005-08-29

申请人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Douglas J. Hall

发明人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Douglas J. Hall

IPC分类号： H04L12/16

CPC分类号： H04L12/1827 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04M3/42348 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M2207/20 ,  H04W4/02

摘要： A method for conveying media source location information includes receiving a first communication from a first endpoint and receiving location information indicating a first location of the first endpoint. The method also includes presenting the first communication to a user of a second endpoint in a manner to reflect the first location relative to a second location of the second endpoint.

摘要翻译： 用于传送媒体源位置信息的方法包括从第一端点接收第一通信并接收指示第一端点的第一位置的位置信息。 该方法还包括以反映相对于第二端点的第二位置的第一位置的方式向第二端点的用户呈现第一通信。

公开(公告)号：US20100284310A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-11

申请号：US12435601

申请日：2009-05-05

申请人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Steven Christenson

发明人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Steven Christenson

IPC分类号： H04L12/16

CPC分类号： H04L65/403 ,  H04L12/1822 ,  H04L12/1827

摘要： In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a first packet associated with a conference that has a first participant associated therewith. The first participant is identified as a principal participant. The method also includes determining if the first packet is associated with the first participant, and providing an audible indication that the first packet is associated with the first participant if it is determined that the first packet is associated with the first participant.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，一种方法包括获得与具有与其相关联的第一参与者的会议相关联的第一分组。 第一名参与者被确定为主要参与者。 该方法还包括确定第一分组是否与第一参与者相关联，以及如果确定第一分组与第一参与者相关联，则提供第一分组与第一参与者相关联的可听指示。

公开(公告)号：US20100211680A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-19

申请号：US12371285

申请日：2009-02-13

申请人： Deon J. Chatterton ,  Shmuel Shaffer

发明人： Deon J. Chatterton ,  Shmuel Shaffer

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/5011 ,  G06F2209/5021

摘要： A computerized method and apparatus to allocate a shared resource are described. The method may comprise accessing sensor data corresponding to an availability of the shared resource, and identifying when the availability of the shared resource reaches a threshold level below which the activities compete for the shared resource. Thereafter, when the activities compete for the shared resource, the method may allocate at least a portion of the shared resource to the activity associated with an active policy having a higher priority.

摘要翻译： 描述了分配共享资源的计算机化方法和装置。 该方法可以包括访问对应于共享资源的可用性的传感器数据，以及识别共享资源的可用性何时达到阈值级别，活动在哪个活动上竞争共享资源。 此后，当活动竞争共享资源时，该方法可以将共享资源的至少一部分分配给与具有较高优先级的活动策略相关联的活动。

公开(公告)号：US07778206B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US11030832

申请日：2005-01-06

申请人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Cullen F. Jennings ,  Labhesh Patel

发明人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Cullen F. Jennings ,  Labhesh Patel

IPC分类号： H04L12/16

CPC分类号： H04Q11/04 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/13096 ,  H04Q2213/13098 ,  H04Q2213/1324 ,  H04Q2213/13292 ,  H04Q2213/13389

摘要： A method for providing a conference service using speaker selection includes hosting a conference between a plurality of endpoints and receiving from the plurality of endpoints a plurality of media streams. The plurality of media streams each include a power indicator. The method includes normalizing the power indicators to determine a normalized power indicator for each of the plurality of media streams and selecting, based on the normalized power indicators of the plurality of media streams, a first number of the plurality of media streams for processing into a conference stream. The method also includes processing the selected first number of the plurality of media streams into the conference stream and communicating the conference stream to at least some of the plurality of endpoints.

摘要翻译： 使用说话者选择来提供会议服务的方法包括在多个端点之间主办会议，并从多个端点接收多个媒体流。 多个媒体流各自包括电源指示符。 该方法包括对功率指示器进行归一化以确定多个媒体流中的每一个的归一化功率指示符，并且基于多个媒体流的归一化功率指示符，选择用于处理为多个媒体流的多个媒体流的第一数量 会议流。 该方法还包括将所选择的多个媒体流的所选择的第一个数量处理成会议流，并将会议流传送到多个端点中的至少一些。

公开(公告)号：US20100132010A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12323278

申请日：2008-11-25

申请人： Deon J. Chatterton ,  Shmuel Shaffer

发明人： Deon J. Chatterton ,  Shmuel Shaffer

IPC分类号： H04L9/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/12

摘要： A method and apparatus is described to implement policies associated with physical situations (e.g., supply of power, occurrence of a fire, etc.). The method may comprise accessing sensor data captured by a sensor monitoring a physical situation to identify at least one activity occurring during the physical situation. A policy database including a plurality of policies may be accessed to identify at least two lower-level policies associated with the physical situation. Further, the policy database may be accessed to identify at least one higher-level policy associated with the physical situation. The higher-level policy may control implementation of the at least two lower-level policies.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种方法和装置来实现与物理状况相关的策略（例如，供电，火灾发生等）。 该方法可以包括访问由传感器捕获的传感器数据，该传感器监测物理状况以识别在物理状况期间发生的至少一个活动。 可以访问包括多个策略的策略数据库以识别与物理状况相关联的至少两个较低级别的策略。 此外，可以访问策略数据库以识别与物理状况相关联的至少一个更高级别的策略。 上级政策可以控制至少两项较低级别政策的实施。

公开(公告)号：US07684434B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US11120912

申请日：2005-05-03

申请人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Labhesh Patel

发明人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Labhesh Patel

IPC分类号： H04L12/66 ,  H04M3/42

CPC分类号： H04L67/14

摘要： A method for facilitating a data session in a communications environment is provided that includes initiating, by a first endpoint, a call that is intended for a second endpoint. The method also includes invoking, by the first endpoint, an eCamp-On™ feature in response to the second endpoint being unavailable. The eCamp-On™ feature initiates a new call between the first and second endpoints once the second endpoint is available. Presence data associated with the first endpoint may be leveraged in order to make the new call.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种促进通信环境中的数据会话的方法，其包括由第一端点发起旨在用于第二端点的呼叫。 该方法还包括由第一端点调用响应于第二端点不可用的eCamp-On TM特征。 一旦第二个端点可用，eCamp-On™功能会在第一个和第二个端点之间启动一个新的呼叫。 可以利用与第一端点相关联的存在数据，以便进行新的呼叫。

公开(公告)号：US20100033580A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-11

申请号：US12188982

申请日：2008-08-08

申请人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Zeeshan Rahman Khan

发明人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Zeeshan Rahman Khan

IPC分类号： H04N17/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/6131 ,  H04N21/2381 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/64707

摘要： A method and apparatus to provide access to video streams associated with communication channels in a communication network are described. The method may comprise monitoring selection of a communication channel by a user of a mobile communication device, identifying at least one video feed associated with the selected channel, and providing access to the mobile communication device to the selected at least one video feed. Providing access may comprise associating the selected video stream with the mobile communication device.

摘要翻译： 描述了提供对与通信网络中的通信信道相关联的视频流的访问的方法和装置。 该方法可以包括监视移动通信设备的用户对通信信道的选择，识别与所选择的信道相关联的至少一个视频馈送，以及向所选择的至少一个视频馈送提供对移动通信设备的访问。 提供访问可以包括将所选择的视频流与移动通信设备相关联。

公开(公告)号：US07660405B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-09

申请号：US11378602

申请日：2006-03-17

申请人： Mukul Jain ,  Shmuel Shaffer ,  Denise Caballero-Mccann ,  Labhesh Patel

发明人： Mukul Jain ,  Shmuel Shaffer ,  Denise Caballero-Mccann ,  Labhesh Patel

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04L12/66

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/1096 ,  H04M3/42093 ,  H04M3/42365 ,  H04M3/42374 ,  H04M3/424 ,  H04M3/48 ,  H04M2203/1008

摘要： A system and method for enabling an enhanced camp-on feature for a communications device. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes a first mechanism for providing information pertaining to why a first user of a first communications device is unable to be contacted. A second mechanism enables a second user of a second communications device to make a camp-on selection based on the information. In a more specific embodiment, the information includes state information pertaining to the first communications device. The first means includes a first module running on the first communications device. The first module is adapted to selectively relay the state information to an entity connected to the network. In the specific embodiment, the entity connected to the network includes Private Branch eXchange (PBX) system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于启用用于通信设备的增强的驻留特征的系统和方法。 在说明性实施例中，系统包括用于提供关于为什么第一通信设备的第一用户不能被联系的信息的第一机制。 第二机制使得第二通信设备的第二用户能够基于该信息进行驻留选择。 在更具体的实施例中，信息包括属于第一通信设备的状态信息。 第一装置包括在第一通信设备上运行的第一模块。 第一模块适于将状态信息选择性地中继到连接到网络的实体。 在具体实施例中，连接到网络的实体包括专用分支交换（PBX）系统。

公开(公告)号：US07596103B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-29

申请号：US11290677

申请日：2005-11-30

申请人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Charles J. Bedard

发明人： Shmuel Shaffer ,  Charles J. Bedard

IPC分类号： H04L12/16 ,  H04Q11/00

CPC分类号： H04M3/56 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/55 ,  H04M2203/5018 ,  H04M2215/018 ,  H04M2215/2046 ,  H04Q2213/1313 ,  H04Q2213/13148 ,  H04Q2213/1324

摘要： A method and system for adding a participant to a conference call. A feature of the method and system is that with respect to individual invitees to ad-hoc conference calls, the conference call can essentially be “turned around” and treated “as if” the individual invitees were dialing in to a “meet-me” conference call, if it is determined that such is the more optimum calling method. A multipoint controller unit, in conjunction with a Call Optimization Application (COA), utilizes information contained in one or more tokens to make possible the change in call direction. The optimal call direction is established via a COA channel.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将参与者添加到电话会议的方法和系统。 该方法和系统的一个特点是，对于个人邀请人进行即席电话会议，电话会议本质上可以“转身”，并将“像”个人被邀请人拨入“见面会” 电话会议，如果确定这是更优选的呼叫方法。 与呼叫优化应用（COA）一起使用的多点控制器单元利用包含在一个或多个令牌中的信息来使得呼叫方向的改变成为可能。 通过COA信道建立最佳呼叫方向。

公开(公告)号：US20090216835A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-27

申请号：US12035593

申请日：2008-02-22

申请人： Mukul Jain ,  Joseph F. Khouri ,  Laurent Philonenko ,  Shmuel Shaffer ,  Shantanu Sarkar

发明人： Mukul Jain ,  Joseph F. Khouri ,  Laurent Philonenko ,  Shmuel Shaffer ,  Shantanu Sarkar

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10

摘要： In an example embodiment, a technique that allows members of a group at multiple locations to have private conversations within members of the group while participating in a conference call. Group members are defined and divided into virtual conference rooms. When a group mute is requested, signals originating from members of the group are distributed to locations where group members are present, while all participants of the conference call, including the members of the muted group, receive un-muted media signals.

摘要翻译： 在示例实施例中，允许在多个位置处的组的成员在参与电话会议期间在该组中的成员内进行私有会话的技术。 组成员被定义并分为虚拟会议室。 当请求组静音时，来自组成员的信号被分发到组成员存在的位置，而电话会议的所有参与者（包括静音组的成员）都接收未静音的媒体信号。