Patents by Inventor Graham H. Thompson

Graham H. Thompson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Communication system architecture for voice first collaboration
    Patent number: 7472162
    Abstract: A collaborative computer telephony system, comprising a communication network; a plurality of integrated computer telephony devices connected to the network and identified by unique IP addresses, at least two of the integrated computer telephony devices supporting collaboration application programs; an indicator on at least one of the integrated computer telephony devices; and a collaborate control program associated with each of the integrated computer telephony devices for detecting commonly supported ones of the collaboration application programs and in response activating the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Graham H. Thompson, Ashok Ganesan
  • System and method of indicating and controlling sound pickup direction and location in a teleconferencing system
    Publication number: 20030118200
    Abstract: A method of identifying talker location includes picking up audio signals using a steerable microphone array and processing the picked up audio signals to determine the location of an active talker. The microphone array is then steered in the direction of the active talker and a cue is generated to identify the direction in which the microphone array has been steered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Mitel Knowledge Corporation
    Inventors: Franck Beaucoup, Philippe Moquin, Graham H. Thompson, Jodie Fletcher
  • Communication system architecture for voice first collaboration
    Publication number: 20010056466
    Abstract: A collaborative computer telephony system, comprising a communication network; a plurality of integrated computer telephony devices connected to the network and identified by unique IP addresses, at least two of the integrated computer telephony devices supporting collaboration application programs; an indicator on at least one of the integrated computer telephony devices; and a collaborate control program associated with each of the integrated computer telephony devices for detecting commonly supported ones of the collaboration application programs and in response activating the indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Applicant: Mitel Corporation
    Inventors: Graham H. Thompson, Ashok Ganesan
  • Architecture for robust voice CTI
    Patent number: 6091803
    Abstract: A computer controlled telephone apparatus comprised of a processor controlled telephone set, apparatus for interfacing the telephone set to a telephone network, a computer for interfacing the telephone set, comprising a stored telephony service program for receiving call control signals from the apparatus for interfacing the telephone set to the telephone network, and for controlling operation of functions of the telephone set in accordance with the stored telephony service program; and monitoring apparatus in the telephone set for monitoring operation of the telephony service program and in the event there is no operation of the controlling program, for causing direct connection of the telephone set to the apparatus for interfacing the telephone set to the telephone network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Mitel Corporation
    Inventor: Graham H. Thompson