Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Kurobe

Mitsuo Kurobe 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).

  • Terminal connection device, connection control device, and multi-function telephone terminal
    Patent number: 7457278
    Abstract: The VoIP gateway in accordance with the present invention serves to send a connection request to either the IP network or the PSTN on the basis of the information stored in the VOIP gateway and the destination telephone number contained in the connection request as sent from the telephone terminal. Also, even if a connection request is decided to be sent to the IP network, the VOIP gateway sends the connection request to the PSTN when the IP network state judgment unit judges that the communication through the IP network is impossible. Furthermore, if a destination telephone number includes predetermined identification information, the VOIP gateway can forcibly send the connection request to the PSTN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Softbank Corp.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Son, Mitsuo Kurobe
  • Terminal connection device, connection control device, and multi-function telephone terminal
    Publication number: 20060013195
    Abstract: The VoIP gateway 50a in accordance with the present invention serves to send a connection request to either the IP network 2 or the PSTN 1 on the basis of the information stored in the VOIP gateway 50a and the destination telephone number contained in the connection request as sent from the telephone terminal 70a. Also, even if a connection request is decided to be sent to the IP network 2, the VOIP gateway 50a sends the connection request to the PSTN 1 when the IP network state judgment unit 56 judges that the communication through the IP network 2 is impossible. Furthermore, if a destination telephone number includes predetermined identification information, the VOIP gateway 50a can forcibly send the connection request to the PSTN 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: SOFTBANK CORP.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Son, Mitsuo Kurobe