Kenneth P Pruski from 7341 Tophill Cir, Dallas, TX 75248, age 59, Phone: 214-647-1917

Us Patents

System And Method For Generating Multiple Line Appearances In A Communication Network
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US Patent:

6798767, Sep 28, 2004
Filed:

Nov 16, 1999
Appl. No.:

09/442161
Inventors:

John D. Alexander - Plano TX
Kenneth P. Pruski - Plano TX
Michael H. Mcclung - Alexandria VA
Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:

H04L 1266
US Classification:

370352, 370401, 379 9301, 37921102, 37922101, 455445
Abstract:

A communication system includes a communication network, and an originating telephony device, a target telephony device, and a call manager coupled to the communication network. The call manager signals the target telephony device to indicate an incoming call from the originating telephony device. The call manager includes an alternate number list that identifies at least one alternate telephony device to be signaled in response to an incoming call directed to the target telephony device. The call manager additionally includes one or more mapping tables associating a network address with each identified alternate telephony device.

Method And System For Manual Admission Control With User Options
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US Patent:

6907004, Jun 14, 2005
Filed:

Oct 31, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/703424
Inventors:

Bradley C. Ramsey - Carrollton TX, US
Kenneth P. Pruski - Plano TX, US
Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:

H04J001/16
US Classification:

370235, 370352, 370468
Abstract:

A call manager receives a call setup request for a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoP) call from a phone having an associated call originator. The call manager then determines whether sufficient bandwidth exists for the VoP call over a link using a bandwidth table. If insufficient bandwidth exists on the link for the VoP call, the call manager presents a plurality of call completion options to the call originator. One of the call completion options is a public switched telephone network (PSTN) option. In response to the selection of the PSTN option, the call manager routes the VoP call over a PSTN.

System And Method For Providing Shared Line Appearances In A Distributed Call Routing Network
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US Patent:

7145899, Dec 5, 2006
Filed:

May 25, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/579002
Inventors:

Christopher E. Pearce - Dallas TX, US
Qing Jiang - Plano TX, US
John D. Alexander - Plano TX, US
Kenneth P. Pruski - Plano TX, US
Roger V. Beathard - McKinney TX, US
Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:

H04B 1/06
US Classification:

370352, 3703952, 37039552, 370400, 37912101, 37922001
Abstract:

A method for routing calls in a packet-based network includes receiving a call request at a first call manager from a device that is coupled to the packet-based network. The call request includes a telephone number associated with a plurality of telephony devices that are coupled to the packet-based network and that are controlled by a number of call managers. The method also includes determining a line control process associated with the telephone number that is included in the call request and communicating the call request to the line control process. The method further includes determining a device process controlling each telephony device that is associated with the telephone number included in the call request and communicating the call request from the line control process to the device processes.

System And Method For Generating Multiple Line Appearances In A Communication Network
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US Patent:

7548536, Jun 16, 2009
Filed:

Aug 25, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/925735
Inventors:

John D. Alexander - Plano TX, US
Kenneth P. Pruski - Plano TX, US
Michael H. Mcclung - Alexandria VA, US
Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:

H04L 12/66
US Classification:

370352, 370401, 379 9301, 37921102, 37922101, 455445
Abstract:

A communication system includes a communication network, and an originating telephony device, a target telephony device, and a call manager coupled to the communication network. The call manager signals the target telephony device to indicate an incoming call from the originating telephony device. The call manager includes an alternate number list that identifies at least one alternate telephony device to be signaled in response to the incoming call directed to the target telephony device. The call manager additionally includes one or more mapping tables associating a packet network address with each identified alternate telephony device.

System And Method For Providing Shared Line Appearances In A Distributed Call Routing Network
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US Patent:

7636349, Dec 22, 2009
Filed:

Nov 14, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/559443
Inventors:

Christopher E. Pearce - Dallas TX, US
Qing Jiang - Plano TX, US
John D Alexander - Plano TX, US
Kenneth P Pruski - Plano TX, US
Roger V Beathard - McKinney TX, US
Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:

H04L 12/66
H04L 12/28
H04M 11/00
US Classification:

370352, 370392, 379 9301
Abstract:

A method for routing calls in a packet-based network includes receiving a call request at a first call manager from a device that is coupled to the packet-based network. The call request includes a telephone number associated with a plurality of telephony devices that are coupled to the packet-based network and that are controlled by a number of call managers. The method also includes determining a line control process associated with the telephone number that is included in the call request and communicating the call request to the line control process. The method further includes determining a device process controlling each telephony device that is associated with the telephone number included in the call request and communicating the call request from the line control process to the device processes.

Method And System For Manual Adminission Control With User Options
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US Patent:

20050185674, Aug 25, 2005
Filed:

Apr 18, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/108268
Inventors:

Bradley Ramsey - Carrollton TX, US
Kenneth Pruski - Plano TX, US
International Classification:

H04L012/66
US Classification:

370468000, 370352000
Abstract:

A call manager receives a call setup request for a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoP) call from a phone having an associated call originator. The call manager then determines whether sufficient bandwidth exists for the VoP call over a link using a bandwidth table. If insufficient bandwidth exists on the link for the VoP call, the call manager presents a plurality of call completion options to the call originator. One of the call completion options is a public switched telephone network (PSTN) option. In response to the selection of the PSTN option, the call manager routes the VoP call over a PSTN.

Method And Apparatus For Providing User Control Of Audio Quality
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US Patent:

6785234, Aug 31, 2004
Filed:

Dec 22, 1999
Appl. No.:

09/470657
Inventors:

Kenneth P. Pruski - Plano TX
Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:

G06F 1100
US Classification:

370231, 709217, 709233
Abstract:

A system ( ) provides a user of a communication device with the ability to control an audio quality of the audible sound generated by the communication device, and includes several telephones ( ) coupled to a communication network ( ) of the type through which computers ( ) can communicate. The telephones exchange electrical communications that represent audible sounds. Each telephone has the ability to either increase or decrease an audio quality of the audible sound generated by that telephone in response to manual activation of a respective one of two buttons ( ). Upon activation of one such button ( ), the telephone can facilitate an increase in the audio quality by signaling another telephone to decrease the size of electrical communications being sent through the communication network, and/or by buffering the audio information in successive electrical communications before beginning to convert the audio information into audible sound.