Patents by Inventor Martin Cornelius Buskirk, Jr.

Martin Cornelius Buskirk, Jr. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for placing telephone calls while connected to the internet
    Patent number: 6188688
    Abstract: The present invention enables a user, logged on to a data network over a traditional telephone line, to place additional outgoing calls over that same line without interruption of the data session. The user is also able to provide communication between the outgoing call and the data session such that, voice over the data session can be conferenced into voice over the newly outgoing telephone session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Cornelius Buskirk, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for receiving conventional telephone calls while connected to the internet
    Patent number: 6178183
    Abstract: The present invention enables a user, logged on to a data network over a traditional telephone line, to be notified of incoming calls over that same line without interruption of the data session. In addition, the user can accept the incoming call without terminating the data session. The user is also able to provide communication between the incoming call and the data session such that, voice over the data session can be conferenced into voice over the incoming telephone line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Cornelius Buskirk, Jr.