Patents by Inventor Robert Fritzinger

Robert Fritzinger 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).

  • Virtual telephone
    Patent number: 6956936
    Abstract: A telephone communication system utilizing a virtual phone wherein a telephone switch or similar digital switching device, a digital telephone and an external device such as a personal computer (PC) or other processor are generically interfaced. The virtual phone generic interface is configurable and comprises a set of virtual phone data structures, internal and external virtual phone application program interfaces, and an external transfer protocol. Software designated an abstraction layer provides communication between the internal virtual phone application program interface, the telephone switch and the telephone set. The generic interface converts proprietary telephone switch or external interface application protocols into a common format and functions as a protocol interpreter between proprietary switching system protocols and protocols of various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Fritzinger, Ronald D. Olsen
  • Device and method for network communication
    Patent number: 6920210
    Abstract: A method and device for allowing dissimilar networks to transfer information is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven G. DeNies, Robert Fritzinger
  • Device and method for network communication
    Publication number: 20010053155
    Abstract: A method and device for allowing dissimilar networks to transfer information is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: Steven G. DeNies, Robert Fritzinger
  • Virtual telephone
    Publication number: 20010016037
    Abstract: A telephone communication system utilizing a virtual phone wherein a telephone switch or similar digital switching device, a digital telephone and an external device such as a personal computer (PC) or other processor are generically interfaced. The virtual phone generic interface is configurable and comprises a set of virtual phone data structures, internal and external virtual phone application program interfaces, and an external transfer protocol. Software designated an abstraction layer provides communication between the internal virtual phone application program interface, the telephone switch and the telephone set. The generic interface converts proprietary telephone switch or external interface application protocols into a common format and functions as a protocol interpreter between proprietary switching system protocols and protocols of various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Robert Fritzinger, Ronald D. Olsen
  • Virtual telephone
    Patent number: 6208724
    Abstract: A telephone communication system utilizing a virtual phone wherein a telephone switch or similar digital switching device, a digital telephone and an external device such as a personal computer (PC) or other processor are generically interfaced. The virtual phone generic interface is configurable and comprises a set of virtual phone data structures, internal and external virtual phone application program interfaces, and an external transfer protocol. Software designated an abstraction layer provides communication between the internal virtual phone application program interface, the telephone switch and the telephone set. The generic interface converts proprietary telephone switch or external application protocols into a common format and functions as a protocol interpreter between proprietary switching system protocols and protocols of various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Dialogic Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Fritzinger, Ronald D. Olsen