Patents Assigned to VTech Telecommunications, Limited
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Patent number: 11758089Abstract: Provided are apparatuses and associated methods for video communications and related features. In one embodiment, a big-screen video communications apparatus is provided that includes a projector and speaker for projecting received images and sounds and includes a camera and microphone for capturing images and sounds for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDInventors: Tomy Cai, Channing Chang
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Patent number: 9548842Abstract: Systems and methods of enhanced real-time communications between WiFi devices. In one embodiment of the present invention a method for enhanced payload protection in a WiFi system includes transmitting multiple copies of data packets in successive frame body transmissions. In another embodiment, a method for enhanced communications over a WiFi link includes examining a unit ID packet to determine a destination of a data payload when errors are detected in IP and/or MAC headers. If a destination is determined, the packet is corrected and forwarded to the device based on the unit ID determination. In another embodiment, a method for enhanced real-time communications in a WiFi network includes establishing a communications frame that includes an active timeslot, preferably based on U-APSD, for a WiFi device to use for transmission of successive audio data packets transmitted between the WiFi handset and AP.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Sukhdeep S. Hundal, Daniel Roodnick, Bennett Cheng
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Patent number: 9503233Abstract: Systems and methods of enhanced real-time communications between WiFi devices. In one embodiment of the present invention a method for enhanced payload protection in a WiFi system includes transmitting multiple copies of data packets in successive frame body transmissions. In another embodiment, a method for enhanced communications over a WiFi link includes examining a unit ID packet to determine a destination of a data payload when errors are detected in IP and/or MAC headers. If a destination is determined, the packet is corrected and forwarded to the device based on the unit ID determination. In another embodiment, a method for enhanced real-time communications in a WiFi network includes establishing a communications frame that includes an active timeslot, preferably based on U-APSD, for a WiFi device to use for transmission of successive audio data packets transmitted between the WiFi handset and AP.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Sukhdeep S. Hundal, Daniel Roodnick, Bennett Cheng
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Patent number: 9503583Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp
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Publication number: 20160227008Abstract: A communications device having a user configurable speakerphone feature is provided. A user may be provided with a plurality of selectable settings for configuring the operation of a microphone or the processing of speech. For example, a user may select settings to filter ambient noise for a cleaner sound or increase a microphone's sensitivity in a conference call environment. In one embodiment, the user may select a setting that changes a microphone level or microphone operating range. When the microphone detects speech, the speech may be processed in accordance with user selected processing settings. For example, a user may select settings to specify a gain control, a frequency response, or an activity threshold. Thus, a user may configure a speakerphone to improve sound quality on the receiving end.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Brian Redman, Reza Ahmadian-Yazdi
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Publication number: 20160205145Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals further cooperate with one another to maintain system-wide configuration data for the telephone system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Jen T'ai Chitty, Christopher Rose
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Patent number: 9374473Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may store system-wide configuration data and files referenced by the system-wide configuration data. The terminals may further determine whether the system-wide configuration data references a file that is not stored in the terminal, and requesting the file from another terminal of the telephone system in response to determining the terminal does not have a copy of the file.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp, Jen T'ai Chitty
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Patent number: 9369246Abstract: Systems and methods of enhanced real-time communications between WiFi devices. In one embodiment of the present invention a method for enhanced payload protection in a WiFi system includes transmitting multiple copies of data packets in successive frame body transmissions. In another embodiment, a method for enhanced communications over a WiFi link includes examining a unit ID packet to determine a destination of a data payload when errors are detected in IP and/or MAC headers. If a destination is determined, the packet is corrected and forwarded to the device based on the unit ID determination. In another embodiment, a method for enhanced real-time communications in a WiFi network includes establishing a communications frame that includes an active timeslot, preferably based on U-APSD, for a WiFi device to use for transmission of successive audio data packets transmitted between the WiFi handset and AP.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Sukhdeep S. Hundal, Daniel Roodnick, Bennett Cheng
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Patent number: 9313310Abstract: A communications device having a user configurable speakerphone feature is provided. A user may be provided with a plurality of selectable settings for configuring the operation of a microphone or the processing of speech. For example, a user may select settings to filter ambient noise for a cleaner sound or increase a microphone's sensitivity in a conference call environment. In one embodiment, the user may select a setting that changes a microphone level or microphone operating range. When the microphone detects speech, the speech may be processed in accordance with user selected processing settings. For example, a user may select settings to specify a gain control, a frequency response, or an activity threshold. Thus, a user may configure a speakerphone to improve sound quality on the receiving end.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Brian Redman, Reza Ahmadian-Yazdi
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Patent number: 9294516Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals further cooperate with one another to maintain system-wide configuration data for the telephone system.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Jen T'ai Chitty, Christopher Rose
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Publication number: 20160065746Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp
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Patent number: 9270710Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp
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Publication number: 20160006859Abstract: A method and system for automatically changing the operation of signaling features in a telephone are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: storing, in a first handset of a telephone system, quiet mode settings that specify a start time and an end time for a quiet mode signaling feature; wirelessly transmitting, from the first handset of the telephone system to a second handset of the telephone system, the quiet mode settings that specify the start time and the end time for the quiet mode signaling feature; and updating quiet mode settings for the quiet mode signaling feature in the second handset in response to receiving quiet mode settings from the first handset, and wherein the first handset and the second handset of the telephone system self-check the status of their quiet mode settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDInventor: Holger Janssen
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Patent number: 9203957Abstract: A system for managing telephone messages played by a telephone includes an integrated telephone answering device configured to playback a plurality of outgoing messages. The system further includes a first memory section to store a default outgoing message and a second memory section to store one or more custom outgoing messages. The system further includes a handset operable to send outgoing messages for storage in the base unit and to send information related to outgoing messages for storage in a database of the base unit, the information including an outgoing message identifier associated with each outgoing message and a list of calling numbers associated with each outgoing message identifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventor: James Dury
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Publication number: 20150341479Abstract: A communications device having a user configurable speakerphone feature is provided. A user may be provided with a plurality of selectable settings for configuring the operation of a microphone or the processing of speech. For example, a user may select settings to filter ambient noise for a cleaner sound or increase a microphone's sensitivity in a conference call environment. In one embodiment, the user may select a setting that changes a microphone level or microphone operating range. When the microphone detects speech, the speech may be processed in accordance with user selected processing settings. For example, a user may select settings to specify a gain control, a frequency response, or an activity threshold. Thus, a user may configure a speakerphone to improve sound quality on the receiving end.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDInventors: Brian Redman, Reza Ahmadian-Yazdi
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Patent number: 9154933Abstract: A cordless telephone system provides home security. Each handset associated with the cordless telephone system detects an event, such as a noise level that exceeds a threshold noise level, smoke, carbon monoxide, intrusion or moisture level. If an event is detected the system presents a message from the base unit to an alert telephone number of the home owner that provides notification of the event.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Gary Rogalski, Ralph Tischler, Supajet Guy Pothiboon
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Patent number: 9137351Abstract: A method and system for automatically changing the operation of signaling features in a telephone are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method is disclosed to provide automatic reduction in the sound volume associated with the signaling features of a telephone system, during a selected portion of a day. A user is provided with a programmable menu in communication with one or more devices associated with a telephone system. From the menu provided, the user may enter a the beginning and ending time for the “quiet mode” operation of the telephone system. In addition, the user may select the signaling features to be quieted, as well as the sound volume associated with quiet mode operation for a given signaling feature.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventor: Holger Janssen
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Patent number: 9100490Abstract: A communications device having a user configurable speakerphone feature is provided. A user may be provided with a plurality of selectable settings for configuring the operation of a microphone or the processing of speech. For example, a user may select settings to filter ambient noise for a cleaner sound or increase a microphone's sensitivity in a conference call environment. In one embodiment, the user may select a setting that changes a microphone level or microphone operating range. When the microphone detects speech, the speech may be processed in accordance with user selected processing settings. For example, a user may select settings to specify a gain control, a frequency response, or an activity threshold. Thus, a user may configure a speakerphone to improve sound quality on the receiving end.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2006Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Brian Redman, Reza Ahmadian-Yazdi
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Publication number: 20150103820Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals further cooperate with one another to maintain system-wide configuration data for the telephone system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDInventors: Jen T'ai Chitty, Christopher Rose
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Patent number: 8923278Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals further cooperate with one another to maintain system-wide configuration data for the telephone system.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: VTech Telecommunications LimitedInventors: Jen T'ai Chitty, Christopher Rose