Patents by Inventor Anna Lea Gellatly

Anna Lea Gellatly 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).

  • Local exchange subscriber line conferencing method
    Patent number: 6885740
    Abstract: A local conferencing exchange subscriber line conferencing method using a series of input signals from the phone of a subscriber, such as a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) sequence of key inputs starting with a star key input, to initiate the conference by enabling a termination attempt trigger. The conference is set up in a bridge and the phone of the subscriber is connected to the bridge. All subsequent callers to the subscriber's phone number at the local exchange carrier are routed and connected to the conference at the bridge. When the conference call ends, the subscriber's phone is returned to normal service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Polycom, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul Ernstrom, Thomas Edward Yackey, Warren Edward Baxley, Jeffrey C. Adams, Anna Lea Gellatly
  • Local exchange subscriber line conferencing method
    Publication number: 20030026407
    Abstract: A local conferencing exchange subscriber line conferencing method using a series of input signals from the phone of a subscriber, such as a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) sequence of key inputs starting with a star key input, to initiate the conference by enabling a termination attempt trigger. The conference is set up in a bridge and the phone of the subscriber is connected to the bridge. All subsequent callers to the subscriber's phone number at the local exchange carrier are routed and connected to the conference at the bridge. When the conference call ends, the subscriber's phone is returned to normal service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: William Paul Ernstrom, Thomas Edward Yackey, Warren Edward Baxley, Jeffrey C. Adams, Anna Lea Gellatly