Patents by Inventor Andrew James McSherry

Andrew James McSherry 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).

  • Systems and methods for selecting and using an origination identifier in an internet protocol environment
    Patent number: 9462136
    Abstract: A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. A group identifier, which could be a telephone number, is assigned to each user group. As a result, a single telephony device belonging to a member of a user group can be associated with its own unique telephone number, and the telephone number used as the group identifier. The system allows the user to select which of multiple telephone numbers associated with his telephony device are to be used as the originating telephone number when an outgoing telephone call or an outgoing message is sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Vonage America Inc.
    Inventors: Michael South, John Erickson, Andrew James McSherry
  • Systems and methods for selecting a billing group in an internet protocol environment
    Patent number: 8775308
    Abstract: A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. Each user group is assigned a unique group identifier, which can be a telephone number. As a result, a single telephony device belonging to a member of a user group can be associated with its own unique telephone number, and the telephone number of the user group. This also means that a member's telephony device could be associated with multiple different billing accounts. The system allows a user to select which of multiple different billing accounts that are associated with his telephony device are to be billed for outgoing communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Vonage Network, LLC
    Inventors: Michael South, John Erickson, Andrew James McSherry
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A BILLING GROUP IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20110320326
    Abstract: A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. Each user group is assigned a unique group identifier, which can be a telephone number. As a result, a single telephony device belonging to a member of a user group can be associated with its own unique telephone number, and the telephone number of the user group. This also means that a member's telephony device could be associated with multiple different billing accounts. The system allows a user to select which of multiple different billing accounts that are associated with his telephony device are to be billed for outgoing communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Michael South, John Erickson, Andrew James McSherry
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND USING AN ORIGINATION IDENTIFIER IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20110319055
    Abstract: A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. A group identifier, which could be a telephone number, is assigned to each user group. As a result, a single telephony device belonging to a member of a user group can be associated with its own unique telephone number, and the telephone number used as the group identifier. The system allows the user to select which of multiple telephone numbers associated with his telephony device are to be used as the originating telephone number when an outgoing telephone call or an outgoing message is sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Michael South, John Erickson, Andrew James McSherry