US Patent No: 5,491,797
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Schedulable automatically configured video conferencing system
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Feb 13, 1996
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Nov 30, 1992
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07/983,454
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Abstract
A videoconferencing network system that provides schedulable, automatic interconnectivity between a selectable user sites. The network system places the user in direct control of all aspects of the conference. Minimum videoconferencing equipment, including a video terminal, a camera, and a telephone line, enable the user to directly schedule, change, initiate, and monitor video conferences with remote stations. Direct user control and the network's automatic link path implementation greatly reduce delays and costs.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
| Patent Owner | Address | Total Patents |
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| QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. | DENVER, CO | 553 |
| SP TELECOMMUNICATIONS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 1 |
International Classification(s)
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Inventor(s)
| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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| DeHetre, Gregory G | Livonia, MI | 1 | 99 |
| Finck, Howard D | Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | 99 |
| Sheppard, Donald K | Canton, MI | 1 | 99 |
| Thompson, Phillip F | Sheffield Lake, OH | 1 | 99 |
Cited Art
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Patent Citation Ranking
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| 5,862,329 Method system and article of manufacture for multi-casting audio visual material | 58 | 1996 | |
| 7,213,050 System and method for reserving conference resources for a multipoint conference using a priority scheme | 15 | 2001 | |
| 7,035,230 System and method for bandwidth and conference resource reservation | 16 | 2001 | |
| 8,296,361 Method and system for managing conference resources | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,693,734 System and method for scheduling conference resources | 4 | 2004 | |
| 8,077,635 Method and system for reserving facility resources for a conference | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,929,678 Method and system for managing conference resources | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,707,247 System and method for displaying users in a visual conference between locations | 16 | 2006 | |
| 8,379,076 System and method for displaying a multipoint videoconference | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,269,814 System and method for single action initiation of a video conference | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 7,848,496 Method for buyer-seller-on-line commerce | 7 | 1999 | |
| 8,207,998 Commercial product routing system with video vending capability | 0 | 2000 | |
| 7,835,508 Commercial product routing system with video vending capability | 8 | 2000 | |
| 7,839,984 Commercial product routing system with video vending capability | 9 | 2002 | |
| 8,315,364 Commercial product telephonic routing system with mobile wireless and video vending capability | 0 | 2003 | |
| 8,111,279 Commercial product routing system with video vending capability | 0 | 2003 | |
| 8,098,272 Commercial product routing system with video vending capability | 0 | 2003 | |
| 8,059,796 Commercial product routing system with video vending capability | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,835,509 Commercial product routing system with video vending capability | 8 | 2003 | |
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| 6,161,137 Method and system for providing a presentation on a network | 92 | 1998 | |
| 7,133,896 Providing a presentation on a network | 22 | 2003 | |
| 7,412,533 Providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types | 10 | 2003 | |
| 7,490,169 Providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types | 4 | 2006 | |
| 7,853,711 Apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,046,478 Providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,065,427 Apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,244,889 Providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,128,660 Network match maker | 63 | 1997 | |
| 5,894,556 Network match maker matching requesters based on communication attribute between the requesters | 93 | 1997 | |
| 5,828,843 Object-oriented method for matching clients together with servers according to attributes included in join request | 77 | 1997 | |
| 6,023,729 Method and apparatus for match making | 78 | 1997 | |
| 6,038,599 Latency server and matchmaker | 41 | 1997 | |
| 6,304,902 Latency server and matchmaker | 9 | 2000 | |
| 6,345,297 Network match maker | 37 | 2000 | |
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| 6,496,927 Method and configuring a user interface for controlling a controlled device based upon a device class | 51 | 1999 | |
| 7,213,061 Internet control system and method | 25 | 2000 | |
| 7,224,366 Method and system for control system software | 15 | 2003 | |
| 7,426,702 System and method for multimedia display | 2 | 2003 | |
| 7,673,030 Internet control system communication protocol, method and computer program | 5 | 2006 | |
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| 5,838,921 Distributed connection management system with replication | 26 | 1995 | |
| 7,793,329 Method and system for reducing switching delays between digital video feeds using multicast slotted transmission technique | 4 | 2007 | |
| 7,849,194 File system and method for administrating storage space and bandwidth in a computer system serving media assets | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,015,480 System and method for media stream indexing and synchronization | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,860,950 Metadata enabled push-pull model for efficient low-latency video-content distribution over a network | 0 | 2008 | |
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| 7,221,387 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay | 7 | 2003 | |
| 7,917,937 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,900,235 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,032,915 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 6,782,087 Desktop telephony application program for a call center agent | 5 | 1997 | |
| 6,192,121 Telephony server application program interface API | 20 | 1997 | |
| 6,490,350 Monitoring system for telephony resources in a call center | 68 | 1997 | |
| 6,466,663 Monitoring system client for a call center | 23 | 1997 | |
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| 6,353,609 Digital packet network for the local access loop | 19 | 1998 | |
| 7,103,907 RF return optical transmission | 3 | 2000 | |
| 7,058,966 Optical communication system for transmitting RF signals downstream and bidirectional telephony signals which also include RF control signals upstream | 1 | 2001 | |
| 7,941,559 Media access control address translation for a fiber to the home system | 1 | 2003 | |
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| 5,784,561 On-demand video conference method and apparatus | 45 | 1996 | |
| 6,604,129 Method and apparatus for a conference call mediation service | 23 | 1999 | |
| 7,177,905 Method and apparatus for a conference call mediation service | 5 | 2003 | |
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| 6,128,729 Method and system for automatic configuration of network links to attached devices | 41 | 1997 | |
| 6,154,778 Utility-based multi-category quality-of-service negotiation in distributed systems | 117 | 1998 | |
| 7,990,889 Systems and methods for managing virtual collaboration systems | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 5,729,684 Method and apparatus for heterogeneous multimedia conferencing using multipoint references | 6 | 1995 | |
| 5,896,544 Software device for supporting a new class of PC peripherals | 4 | 1996 | |
| 6,212,579 Software device for supporting a new class of PC peripherals | 0 | 1999 | |
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| 7,864,714 Capability management for automatic dialing of video and audio point to point/multipoint or cascaded multipoint calls | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,149,739 Background call validation | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,305,421 Automatic determination of a configuration for a conference | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 7,089,285 Videoconferencing apparatus having integrated multi-point conference capabilities | 14 | 2000 | |
| 7,437,463 Method and means for providing scheduling for a videoconferencing network in a manner to ensure bandwidth | 2 | 2002 | |
| 7,574,472 System and method of monitoring video and/or audio conferencing through a rapid-update website | 2 | 2003 | |
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| 7,880,762 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,072,480 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay | 0 | 2008 | |
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| 6,397,275 Peripheral video conferencing system | 9 | 2000 | |
| 6,519,662 Peripheral video conferencing system | 5 | 2001 | |
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| 6,760,750 System and method of monitoring video and/or audio conferencing through a rapid-update web site | 31 | 2000 | |
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| 7,355,621 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay | 5 | 2005 | |
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| 7,802,275 Digital television with subscriber conference overlay | 0 | 2006 | |
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| 5,870,555 Lan resource manager | 15 | 1996 | |
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| 8,359,540 Apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for constructing and maintaining a calendaring interface | 0 | 2002 | |
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| RE43462 Video monitoring and conferencing system | 0 | 1999 | |
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| 5,781,731 Schedule management support system | 16 | 1996 | |
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| 7,143,177 Providing a presentation on a network having a plurality of synchronized media types | 26 | 2000 | |
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| 5,953,051 Method and apparatus for controlling access in a video distribution network | 3 | 1997 | |
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| 7,343,313 Method and apparatus for scheduling a meeting | 12 | 2002 | |
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| 6,598,075 Method and system for using multiple networks to provide a presentation | 66 | 2000 | |
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| 6,195,091 Apparatus for collaborative computing | 88 | 1997 | |
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| 7,379,087 Chat management system | 2 | 2002 | |
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| 7,085,261 Digital packet network for the local access loop | 7 | 2001 | |
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| 6,128,649 Dynamic selection of media streams for display | 128 | 1997 | |
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| 6,654,825 Peripheral video conferencing system with control unit for adjusting the transmission bandwidth of the communication channel | 62 | 2001 | |
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| 6,094,213 Computer conference system with video phone connecting function | 49 | 1998 | |
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| 8,185,641 Client server system and connection method | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 5,878,214 Computer-based group problem solving method and system | 32 | 1997 | |
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| 6,163,798 Multi-head video teleconferencing station | 5 | 1996 | |
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| 6,157,401 End-point-initiated multipoint videoconferencing | 57 | 1998 | |
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| 5,557,320 Video mail delivery system | 136 | 1995 | |
| 6,658,106 Desktop telephony application program for a call center agent | 16 | 1999 | |
| 8,446,455 System and method for exchanging information in a video conference environment | 0 | 2010 | |
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |