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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Jason Harper, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Pramod Madabhushi, Austin, TX (US);

Pascal Crausaz, San Jose, CA (US);

Kent Fritz, Mountain View, CA (US);

Thomas E. Miller, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jason Harper, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Pramod Madabhushi, Austin, TX (US);

Pascal Crausaz, San Jose, CA (US);

Kent Fritz, Mountain View, CA (US);

Thomas E. Miller, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

ShoreTel, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for using one more via sites to manage network bandwidth, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first call manager at a source site receiving an offer message to connect a call. The offer message includes an endpoint media settings list. The first call manager determines a first filtered media preferences list based on a source media settings list and the endpoint media setting list. The first call manager and transmits an invite message to a second call manager at a first via site. The invite message includes the first filtered media preferences list. The first call manager receives from the second call manager a call settings list that includes a description of the call settings negotiated between the source site, the first via site and a destination site.


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