Patents by Inventor Ellyse Brause

Ellyse Brause 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).

  • Communications module
    Patent number: 8908854
    Abstract: A communications module comprising a network interface for connecting to a packet data network, a memory storing communication client code, a connection interface that is arranged to connect to a consumer device to establish a set of connections between the communications module and the consumer device, wherein the connection interface comprises at least one connection for exchanging analogue call signals with the consumer device; and at least one data connector; and processing means configured to convert analogue call signals received from the consumer device into packet data and supply the packet data to the network interface, the processing means further configured to execute the communication client code stored in the memory and send user interface data for display at the consumer device via the data connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Wilson, Ellyse Brause, Helen Blackburn, Manrique Brenes
  • Communications Module
    Publication number: 20130176378
    Abstract: A communications module comprising a network interface for connecting to a packet data network, a memory storing communication client code, a connection interface that is arranged to connect to a consumer device to establish a set of connections between the communications module and the consumer device, wherein the connection interface comprises at least one connection for exchanging analogue call signals with the consumer device; and at least one data connector; and processing means configured to convert analogue call signals received from the consumer device into packet data and supply the packet data to the network interface, the processing means further configured to execute the communication client code stored in the memory and send user interface data for display at the consumer device via the data connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Wilson, Ellyse Brause, Helen Blackburn, Manrique Brenes