Patents by Inventor Dana Allan

Dana Allan 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).

  • Apparatus for television display of telephone audio and data dialog
    Patent number: 5937038
    Abstract: This invention relates apparatus for interconnection with the telephone network to manipulate and direct audio and data dialog relating to subscriber-directed audio, interactive voice response and data dialogue over the telephone network using a television set connected to the apparatus disclosed herein. The dialogue is controlled by the subscriber using a hand-held remote control which directs the subscriber dialogue over the telephone network to data bases and other services accessed by the subscriber to provide information to the subscriber via a television set and to allow the subscriber to initiate transactions with the data bases and other services to permit the delivery of information to the subscriber and to enable the subscriber to place orders, do home banking, home shopping and a host of other activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: The New Brunswick Telephone Company, Limited
    Inventors: Michael D. Bell, Robert M. Beaumont, Allan B. Cameron, Trenton A. Pomeroy, Gerry Verner, Ken A. Mayhew, Glen P. Gnazdowsky, Barb A. Roesch, Dana Allan