Patents by Inventor Scott L. Orton

Scott L. Orton 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).

  • Patent number: 7496672
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for communicating using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is provided. The method, apparatus, system and computer program product provide mechanisms by which simplified messages may be utilized by client applications such that the client applications need not maintain information pertaining to the routing of messages. The system includes a network interface and a SIP client manager that receives SIP messages through the network interface. The SIP client manager contains a SIP management module and an X-SIP client module. The SIP management module contains a SIP message modifier for modifying incoming messages and outgoing messages in accordance with context information or state information for a session associated with a SIP message, and the SIP management module also contains input/output controllers for receiving, sending, or forwarding SIP messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Scott L. Orton, William S. Lee, Mark Holden
  • Patent number: 7233980
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamic queuing utilizes a SIP messaging structure within a call center's architecture for interacting with a caller. The method and system can be used for ACD services developed for IP telephony using SIP as the signaling protocol. A SIP subscriber can also interact with an ACD system in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) work space. In the latter case, a PSTN-to-IP gateway carries the bearer path and call level signaling between the two spaces, and corresponding Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) signaling links are used for linking the ACD specific signaling between the two spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Mark J. Holden, Scott L. Orton
  • Patent number: 6771641
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for collecting and transporting DTMF digits between two network end points in a packet network in order to preserve the integrity of the DTMF digits. The system and method use a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), which is currently defined by the standard body of Internet Engineering Task Force. SIP applications utilize certain predetermined messages, such as an INFO message, and templates. DTMF digits can be collected and transported by using the SIP INFO messages. This works especially well for telephony applications which may require mid session signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Sollee, Tahsin Choudhuri, Christopher Haun, Scott L. Orton, Stephen Whynot
  • Publication number: 20040107238
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for communicating using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is provided. The method, apparatus, system and computer program product provide mechanisms by which simplified messages may be utilized by client applications such that the client applications need not maintain information pertaining to the routing of messages. The system includes a network interface and a SIP client manager that receives SIP messages through the network interface. The SIP client manager contains a SIP management module and an X-SIP client module. The SIP management module contains a SIP message modifier for modifying incoming messages and outgoing messages in accordance with context information or state information for a session associated with a SIP message, and the SIP management module also contains input/output controllers for receiving, sending, or forwarding SIP messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Scott L. Orton, William S. Lee, Mark Holden
  • Patent number: 6742042
    Abstract: A communication system includes a packet-based data network that is coupled to various network elements. The network elements include user systems and a service provider system. Each of the user systems may send requests to the service provider system to receive selected categories of information. In response, the service provider system (or alternatively another information provider) transmits the requested information to each subscribing user system, which then presents the information as a ticker. Messaging used for communicating the ticker information may be based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), including Subscribe and Notify messages or Info messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Mark J. Holden, Scott L. Orton, Julie R. Simons
  • Publication number: 20040059820
    Abstract: A communications system includes a packet-based data network to which are coupled various network elements. At least some of the network elements are capable of participating in real-time interactive communications sessions over the data network. Protocols that provide for such communications sessions include Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and the H.323 Recommendation. The data network includes subscriber systems that are capable of receiving advertising information in one or more messages communicated from a service provider system over the data network. The service provider system identifies the types of advertising information that may be of interest to one or more users at the subscriber systems. The service provider system is able to receive the advertising information from a data warehouse source, which may collect transaction information, such as retail transaction information, from retail sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Mark J. Holden, Scott L. Orton, Julie R. Simons
  • Patent number: 6678735
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for communicating using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is provided. The method, apparatus, system and computer program product provide mechanisms by which client applications need not maintain information pertaining to the routing of messages. The SIP client manager receives SIP messages through a network interface. The SIP client manager contains a SIP management module and an X-SIP client module. The SIP management module contains a SIP message modifier for modifying incoming messages and outgoing messages in accordance with context information or state information for a session associated with a SIP message, and the SIP management module also contains input/output controllers for receiving, sending, or forwarding SIP messages. The X-SIP client module contains an input/output controller for receiving and sending SIP messages and also contains a SIP application programming interface (API) for handling SIP messages for a SIP-enabled application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Scott L. Orton, William S. Lee, Mark Holden
  • Patent number: 6438555
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in a data processing system for managing data elements from a data packet. The data packet are received including a plurality of data elements, wherein the plurality of data packets has a plurality of types. The plurality of data elements are placed into a first array, wherein the plurality of data elements are associated with a plurality of identifiers identifying a location of the plurality of data elements in the first data structure. The plurality of identifiers are stored in a plurality of data structures, wherein each data structure within the plurality of data structures stores identifiers of a same type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Scott L. Orton