Patents
US 9559869 B2: Video call handling
- Granted
- 2017-01-31
- Filed
- 2010-12-30 application 12981987
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Solutions for facilitating enhanced video calling functionality. Embodiments include functionality for handling video calling through a communications hub. According to some embodiments, the communications hub is a user supersystem having multiple clients, each with an integrated camera and display, capable of seamlessly handing off video call functionality among the clients. Other embodiments integrate other functionality of the communications hub (e.g., web browsing, multimedia, etc.) into the video call environment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170131.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwest Communications International Inc. 105 patents | US company or organization | Denver, CO | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afshin Frederick Mehin | San Francisco, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Valentina Venza | Venezia, IT | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Suzanne Gibbs Howard | San Francisco, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Astrid van der Flier | San Francisco, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Elger Oberwelz | San Francisco, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nicholas Zambetti | San Francisco, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jesse Tane | San Francisco, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Katrin B. Gosling | Woodside, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Coe Leta Rayne Stafford | Millbrae, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Martin Nicholas John Heaton | San Francisco, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Robert Adams | Mountain View, CA | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Peter Riering-Czekalla | Oakland, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrew Switky | Menlo Park, CA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Gibson | Evergreen, CO | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Cerami | Denver, CO | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L12/66 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N7/147 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W88/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Security interest Security interest Security interest (first lien) | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2026-04-14 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 75406/26 | PASDL, file of 2026-09-27 |
| 2026-04-15 | Release of security interest Release (reel 066874 / frame 0793) | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2026-04-14 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. DENVER, CO | 75405/877 | PASDL, file of 2026-09-27 |
| 2024-03-25 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A, AS SUCCESSOR TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-03-22 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. MONROE, LA | 66885/917 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-03-22 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement (first lien) | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2024-03-22 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 66874/793 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-01-24 | Security interest Security interest Notes security agreement | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2020-01-24 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 51692/646 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-11-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2017-11-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 44652/829 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ADAMS, MATTHEW ROBERT signed 2011-03-08 GOSLING, KATRIN B. signed 2011-03-08 HOWARD, SUZANNE GIBBS signed 2011-03-08 MEHIN, AFSHIN FREDERICK signed 2011-03-08 OBERWELZ, ELGER signed 2011-03-08 RIERING-CZEKALLA, PETER signed 2011-03-08 SWITKY, ANDREW PAUL signed 2011-03-08 VAN DER FLIER, ASTRID signed 2011-03-09 STAFFORD, COE LETA RAYNE signed 2011-03-10 ZAMBETTI, NICHOLAS signed 2011-03-10 CERAMI, RICHARD signed 2011-03-11 GIBSON, MICHAEL signed 2011-03-11 TANE, JESSE signed 2011-03-11 VENZA, VALENTINA signed 2011-03-11 HEATON, MARTIN NICHOLAS JOHN signed 2011-03-14 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. DENVER, CO | 25959/874 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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