Patents by Inventor David Stephen Hammond

David Stephen Hammond 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).

  • Controlling communication sessions
    Patent number: 8687640
    Abstract: There is provided a method of enabling media bypass for a media gateway in a telecommunications network which includes a plurality of media gateways via which a signaling path for transfer of signaling information for setup of a communication session between endpoint devices can be established and via which a media path for transfer of media data between the endpoint devices during the communication session can be established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Lyons, David Stephen Hammond, Nicholas Peter Larkin, Oliver James Carter
  • Controlling Communication Sessions
    Publication number: 20120243549
    Abstract: There is provided a method of enabling media bypass for a media gateway in a telecommunications network which includes a plurality of media gateways via which a signaling path for transfer of signaling information for setup of a communication session between endpoint devices can be established and via which a media path for transfer of media data between the endpoint devices during the communication session can be established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: DATA CONNECTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Lyons, David Stephen Hammond, Nicholas Peter Larkin, Oliver James Carter
  • Controlling communication sessions
    Patent number: RE47632
    Abstract: There is provided a method of enabling media bypass for a media gateway in a telecommunications network which includes a plurality of media gateways via which a signaling path for transfer of signaling information for setup of a communication session between endpoint devices can be established and via which a media path for transfer of media data between the endpoint devices during the communication session can be established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Lyons, David Stephen Hammond, Nicholas Peter Larkin, Oliver James Carter