Patents by Inventor Eamonn John Oldham

Eamonn John Oldham 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).

  • Method and apparatus for emergency services number alerting in an internet protocol network
    Patent number: 8254529
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identification of emergency conditions present at a given geographic location of an Internet Protocol (IP) based device and the subsequent appropriate alerting of an Emergency Services Notification (ESN) telephone number. The method and apparatus serve to monitor an IP packet flow from an IP telephony device and sense a datagram within the packet flow corresponding to an ESN dialing sequence. Upon sensing the ESN dialing sequence, the normal call packet flow is interrupted while IP-based call set-up information is returned as though a normal IP-based call were placed. An ESN call server is then alerted of the ESN dialing sequence and functions to forward the IP packet flow to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) appropriate to the IP telephony device along with location information corresponding to a civic address at which the IP telephony device is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventors: Eamonn John Oldham, Lawrence Maxwell Hicks
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES NUMBER ALERTING IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20090207978
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identification of emergency conditions present at a given geographic location of an Internet Protocol (IP) based device and the subsequent appropriate alerting of an Emergency Services Notification (ESN) telephone number. The method and apparatus serve to monitor an IP packet flow from an IP telephony device and sense a datagram within the packet flow corresponding to an ESN dialing sequence. Upon sensing the ESN dialing sequence, the normal call packet flow is interrupted while IP-based call set-up information is returned as though a normal IP-based call were placed. An ESN call server is then alerted of the ESN dialing sequence and functions to forward the IP packet flow to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) appropriate to the IP telephony device along with location information corresponding to a civic address at which the IP telephony device is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Eamonn John OLDHAM, Lawrence Maxwell HICKS