Bhal

Sanjay Bhal, Boyds, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090190582	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING MEDIA IN MASTER OR SLAVE MODE WITH EASE OF USER CHANNEL CONFIGURATION - A streaming media receiving box in a packet network includes a first transceiver to transmit and receive communications over a packet network; a second transceiver to transmit and receive communications over a local area network; and a processor cooperating with the first and second transceivers. The processor can receive a selection to provide a media stream. Further, the processor can operate in a master mode, including responsive to the selection, receiving the media stream from the packet network over the first transceiver; and transmitting the received media stream to another streaming media box over the second transceiver. An alternative slave mode embodiment can be provided. Some embodiments can include both master and slave modes, and can switch between slave and master modes depending on availability of the media stream from another streaming media box operating in master mode. Optionally, ease of user channel configuration is provided.	07-30-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090041016	Method, system and device to track and record user call experience - A computer-implemented method, system, and device are described for managing user call experiences in a packet network. User devices are grouped into network clusters. A network infrastructure device receives objective quality information for calls on a packet network for each user device in a network cluster in the packet network. A portion of the user devices in the network cluster is selected, and subjective quality information representing a call experience rating is obtained from each selected user device. The network infrastructure device generates a signature for each user device in the network cluster using the objective and any subjective quality information. The signature represents a user experience during a call, indicates network elements specific to the call and a user device configuration during the call. The signatures of the portion are analyzed to determine a golden signature for the network cluster, the golden signature representing a preferred call experience.	02-12-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080247401	Remote Access to Home Communication Services - A home-link gateway system for providing remote access to contracted telephone services at a home or other physical location is disclosed. The home-link gateway manages communications at the home location, for example between a PSTN or VoIP telephone network and local telephone handsets. A remote client agent requests access to telephone services, via the Internet. Following authorization and registration, the home-link gateway couples the remote client agent to the telephone network, or to local handsets, as though the remote client agent were deployed at the home location.	10-09-2008