Dale L Skran

20050185921, Aug 25, 2005

Feb 22, 2005

11/064228

Dale Skran - Marlboro NJ, US
Raymond Candelora - Colts Neck NJ, US
J. Gerard Aguilar - Oak Lawn IL, US

H04N005/76
G11B027/00

386052000, 386068000

Systems and methods for editing a multimedia program are disclosed. A segment in a program is defined and then processed. The segment is defined by marking a beginning of the segment and the end of the segment. Imprecision in defining the segment is corrected. The defined segment may be deleted or programmed to repeat one or more times when the program is played in the future. A user defines the segment and processes it by supplying input signals to the system. The input signals may be generated by pressing buttons on a remote control.

20050216949, Sep 29, 2005

Mar 23, 2005

11/087204

Ray Candelora - Colts Neck NJ, US
Joseph Aguilar - Oak Lawn IL, US
Dale Skran - Marlboro NJ, US

H04N007/173
H04L012/66
H04N007/16

725134000, 725142000, 725089000

Systems and methods for creating a Universal Media Server (UMS) and associated Digital Media Renders (DMRs) are disclosed. This system provides functions such as in-home wired or wireless network for media distribution with PVR functions from a distributed archive while at the same time including functions such as an answering machine, voice recorder, voice over IP gateway, firewall, NAT, DHCP, and security monitoring. A variety of advanced features and functions are also disclosed.

56730802, Sep 30, 1997

Oct 15, 1996

8/729197

John T. Biggs - Ocean County NJ
Diane G. Landante - East Brunswick NJ
Sandra C. Milstead - Clarksburg NJ
Dale L. Skran - Marlboro NJ
Arthur R. Snowdon - Tinton Falls NJ

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

H04N 715
H04M 1100

348 15

Methods of establishing multimedia conferences between a multimedia server and a plurality of endpoint devices. One or more of these endpoint devices are enhanced in that they include a memory adapted to store one or more telephone numbers, each telephone number corresponding to a respective endpoint device, and a user interface coupled to the memory for selecting a telephone number stored in the memory. The methods are performed in a substantially continuous manner, signifying that a third endpoint device is added to a preexisting conference between a first and a second endpoint device without substantially interrupting this preexisting conference. Therefore, a seamless multimedia conference is provided between the first and second enhanced endpoint devices even when a third endpoint device is added to the conference.

55550177, Sep 10, 1996

Jul 8, 1994

8/272349

Diane G. Landante - East Brunswick NJ
Dale L. Skran - Marlboro NJ
Arthur R. Snowdon - Tinton Falls NJ

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

H04M 1100
H04N 715

348 15

Techniques are disclosed for controlling the communication of multimedia electronic signals representing audio, video, and/or data. These techniques operate in conjunction with a system including a network and a plurality of endpoint devices connected to the network. A novel MMS is coupled to the network and is equipped to utilize the network such that multimedia signals may be exchanged among a plurality of endpoint devices, thereby providing a multimedia conference. A Multi-Media Server (MMS) provides a multimedia conference independently, such that the reservation system utilized by existing multimedia conferencing system is no longer required. The conference is initiated by a multimedia endpoint that is equipped with a user interface device for encoding user input as BAS signals. The MMS is responsive to BAS DTMF commands issued by endpoint devices to implement multimedia conferences.

56254075, Apr 29, 1997

Jul 8, 1994

8/272503

John T. Biggs - Bricktown NJ
Diane G. Landante - East Brunswick NJ
Sandra C. Milstead - Clarksburg NJ
Dale L. Skran - Marlboro NJ
Arthur R. Snowdon - Tinton Falls NJ

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

H04N 715
H04M 1100

348 16

Techniques are disclosed for controlling the communication of multimedia electronic signals representing audio, video, and/or data. These techniques operate in conjunction with a system including a network, a multimedia server (MMS) connected to the network, and a plurality of endpoint devices connected to the network. The network is comprised of communications links and switches adapted for selectively connecting and disconnecting the communications links. The endpoint devices are adapted for converting multimedia electronic signals into audio, video, and/or data. The MMS is equipped to control the network such that multimedia signals may be exchanged among a plurality of endpoint devices, thereby providing a multimedia conference.