Scott A Schell

US Patent:

7983201, Jul 19, 2011

Filed:

May 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/382321

Inventors:

Albert J Baker - Eatontown NJ, US
Frederick Peter Block - Westminster CO, US
Eileen P Rose - Manasquan NJ, US
Scott Allan Schell - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

Avaya Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04L 12/18

US Classification:

370261, 37920201

Abstract:

A technique is disclosed that enables one or more telecommunications endpoints to subscribe to a conferencing system and to be notified of one or more conferencing events. As part of the conferencing system of the illustrative embodiment, a conference invitation server maintains information on all of the conferences that are scheduled to occur on the conferencing system, including (i) the addresses of the identified participants for each call and (ii) the conference identifier that the server generates for each call. When a conference call is going to begin, the server sends out notifications to all endpoints that are subscribed to the conference. If there are participants who are not subscribed to the conference, then alternative mechanisms for notifying participants can be used. Each subscribed endpoint then transmits a request to join the conference—either via user interaction or automatically—providing the conference identifier as part of the join request.

US Patent:

20070041548, Feb 22, 2007

Filed:

Jun 5, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/446105

Inventors:

Joann Ordille - South Orange NJ, US
Scott Schell - Westminster CO, US
John Slye - Bridgewater NJ, US
Bruce Walsh - Londonderry NH, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/42

US Classification:

379202010

Abstract:

A server or servers and a method of operating a server or servers to establish a conference call includes determining parties to be joined into a conference call, notifying the parties about the conference call, authenticating parties that responded to the notification about the conference call, and bridging the parties that have been successfully authenticated into the conference call.

US Patent:

20080065498, Mar 13, 2008

Filed:

Aug 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/467889

Inventors:

Albert J. Baker - Eatontown NJ, US
Scott Allan Schell - Westminster CO, US
Frederick Peter Block - Westminster CO, US
Janis R. Putman - Hillsborough NJ, US
David Butler - Glen Gardner NJ, US

Assignee:

AVAYA TECHNOLOGY LLC - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

705 21

Abstract:

A technique is disclosed for interfacing business processes with telephony functions. Particularly, an orchestration engine is interposed between a business process engine that executes business processes and an enterprise telecommunications network that executes telephony functions. Acting as an intermediary between the business process engine and the telecommunications network, the orchestration engine decouples the atomic telephony functions that are required for a business application from the business logic that is used in features that comprise one or more business processes. Thus, a new protocol state, feature, or algorithm change is isolated to a single and easy-to-develop location in software.

US Patent:

20080127343, May 29, 2008

Filed:

Nov 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/564210

Inventors:

Albert J. Baker - Eatontown NJ, US
Frederick Peter Block - Westminster CO, US
Lincy Scaria - Union NJ, US
Scott Allan Schell - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

AVAYA TECHNOLOGY LLC - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F 21/22

US Classification:

726 23

Abstract:

A platform is disclosed that enables security monitoring and protection across a plurality of related telecommunications devices. The self-operating security platform of the present invention is based on a collection of security adapters that are tied together and are coupled with an orchestration engine that loads and executes workflow scripts. Workflow scripts have been used for business applications, but their usage in real-time telecommunications devices is relatively new. Each security adapter monitors a different aspect of the system for intrusions or other security threats. The specific security protection rules are taught to the security platform in a basic profile; as the security platform runs, it builds up the actual profile of how the telecommunications device performs in a normal state. In other words, the security platform “composes” new workflow scripts from basic workflow scripts. The self-expanding nature of the workflow enables the telecommunications device to learn the behavioral patterns of its users.