Gregory S Ellison

US Patent:

20130336170, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Aug 20, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/971531

Inventors:

Gregory Thomas Ellison - Erie CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

370260

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for routing one or more requests to join or initiate a collaboration conference based on at least an identifier of a requesting device. In one embodiment, a telecommunications network obtains an identifier, such as the telephone number, of a device requesting to join or initiate a collaboration conference. The identifying information is then compared to a database of user accounts maintained by the network. The network may then prompt the user of the requesting device to join a particular conferencing bridge or provide particular conferencing features based on the one or more preferences associated with the user's account. A response to the prompt may be received and then acted upon by the network to connect the requesting device to a collaboration conference and/or provide the one or more conferencing features to the requesting device.

US Patent:

20130335513, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Aug 20, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/971634

Inventors:

Gregory Thomas Ellison - Erie CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04N 7/15

US Classification:

348 1408

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for linking a plurality of conferences that are occurring on separate conference bridges. In one embodiment, the network is configured to determine when two or more related conferences are occurring on separate conference bridges. Related conferences may be any two conferences that share the same attribute. For example, two conferences may be initiated on separate conference bridges under the same account number for a user of the system. When the related conferences are detected, the network links the two conferences through the network such that participants in both conferences may now interact as if in a single collaboration conference. The linking allows the network to combine related conferences without the need to disconnect anyone conference from a conference bridge.

US Patent:

20230065001, Mar 2, 2023

Filed:

Oct 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/976230

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Robert F. Nance - Westminster CO, US
Gregory T. Ellison - Erie CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04M 7/00
H04M 3/36
H04M 3/56
H04L 67/14
H04L 67/50
H04L 65/403
H04W 4/08

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for a collaboration conferencing system to track a total number of concurrently utilized ports across any number of conferencing bridges of the network for a particular customer and one or more billing actions may occur based on this tracking. This may result in an alternate billing option for the customer's use of the system. Further, a telecommunications network administrator may provide access to the collaboration conferencing system based on a total number of concurrently utilized ports rather than on a per conference or per minute basis. With the information of the number of purchased ports by the customer, the administrator may more accurately predict an available capacity for the collaboration conferencing system needed to support all of the users of the system and the potential collaboration conferences.

US Patent:

20200280638, Sep 3, 2020

Filed:

May 19, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/878188

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Robert F. Nance - Westminster CO, US
Gregory T. Ellison - Erie CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04M 7/00
H04M 3/36
H04M 3/56
H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06
H04W 4/08

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for a collaboration conferencing system to track a total number of concurrently utilized ports across any number of conferencing bridges of the network for a particular customer and one or more billing actions may occur based on this tracking. This may result in an alternate billing option for the customer's use of the system. Further, a telecommunications network administrator may provide access to the collaboration conferencing system based on a total number of concurrently utilized ports rather than on a per conference or per minute basis. With the information of the number of purchased ports by the customer, the administrator may more accurately predict an available capacity for the collaboration conferencing system needed to support all of the users of the system and the potential collaboration conferences.

US Patent:

20200236077, Jul 23, 2020

Filed:

Apr 7, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/842286

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Gregory T. Ellison - Erie CO, US
Andrew J. Broadworth - Thornton CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
H04L 12/18
H04L 29/06
G06F 40/134
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.

US Patent:

20190297038, Sep 26, 2019

Filed:

Jun 10, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/435795

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Gregory T. Ellison - Erie CO, US
Andrew J. Broadworth - Thornton CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
H04L 29/06
H04L 12/18
G06F 3/0484
G06F 17/22

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.

US Patent:

20190075144, Mar 7, 2019

Filed:

Oct 30, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/175001

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Gregory Thomas Ellison - Erie CO, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04M 3/56
H04L 12/18

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for routing one or more requests to join or initiate a collaboration conference based on at least an identifier of a requesting device. In one embodiment, a telecommunications network obtains an identifier, such as the telephone number, of a device requesting to join or initiate a collaboration conference. The identifying information is then compared to a database of user accounts maintained by the network. The network may then prompt the user of the requesting device to join a particular conferencing bridge or provide particular conferencing features based on the one or more preferences associated with the user's account. A response to the prompt may be received and then acted upon by the network to connect the requesting device to a collaboration conference and/or provide the one or more conferencing features to the requesting device.

US Patent:

20160119258, Apr 28, 2016

Filed:

Oct 23, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/522220

Inventors:

- Broomfield CO, US
Gregory T. Ellison - Erie CO, US
Andrew J. Broadworth - Thornton CO, US

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
H04L 29/06
G06F 3/0484
G06F 17/22

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing controller in the network configured to control certain aspects of establishing a collaboration conference. In one particular embodiment, the user of the network may access the control system application to provide one or more conferencing parameters or settings the user wishes to be present during a collaboration conference session. The parameters may then be established by the control system and associated with the conferencing session involving the user. In one embodiment, such information may be associated with the identification token. In yet a further embodiment, a user to the collaboration control system may subscribe to receive a notification when another user of the system accesses a portion of a collaboration of the system.