Patents by Inventor George Thomas LaMar

George Thomas LaMar 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).

  • Videcoconferencing method and system for connecting a host with a plurality of participants
    Patent number: 8345081
    Abstract: An improved videoconferencing system and method are provided for connecting a host to a plurality of participants. Unlike other videoconferencing methods and systems, the videoconferencing system and method of these preferred embodiments allow each of the parties of a videoconference to benefit from the interaction between the host and the selected participant without limiting the number of participants that can join the videoconference. The host and participants can interact with the videoconferencing system by issuing voice commands or DTMF signals to a voice response unit or by using a computer to access the videoconferencing system directly or indirectly though a network such as the World Wide Web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Terry Ray Forkner, Richard Lee Melton, George Thomas LaMar
  • Videcoconferencing Method and System for Connecting a Host with a Plurality of Participants
    Publication number: 20080174656
    Abstract: An improved videoconferencing system and method are provided for connecting a host to a plurality of participants. Unlike other videoconferencing methods and systems, the videoconferencing system and method of these preferred embodiments allow each of the parties of a videoconference to benefit from the interaction between the host and the selected participant without limiting the number of participants that can join the videoconference. The host and participants can interact with the videoconferencing system by issuing voice commands or DTMF signals to a voice response unit or by using a computer to access the videoconferencing system directly or indirectly though a network such as the World Wide Web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Terry Ray Forkner, Richard Lee Melton, George Thomas LaMar
  • Videoconferencing method and system for connecting a host with a plurality of participants
    Patent number: 7369153
    Abstract: An improved videoconferencing system and method are provided for connecting a host to a plurality of participants. Unlike other videoconferencing methods and systems, the videoconferencing system and method of these preferred embodiments allow each of the parties of a videoconference to benefit from the interaction between the host and the selected participant without limiting the number of participants that can join the videoconference. The host and participants can interact with the videoconferencing system by issuing voice commands or DTMF signals to a voice response unit or by using a computer to access the videoconferencing system directly or indirectly though a network such as the World Wide Web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures LP
    Inventors: Terry Ray Forkner, Richard Lee Melton, George Thomas LaMar
  • Videoconferencing method and system for connecting a host with a plurality of participants
    Patent number: 6947068
    Abstract: An improved videoconferencing system and method are provided for connecting a host to a plurality of participants. Unlike other videoconferencing methods and systems, the videoconferencing system and method of these preferred embodiments allow each of the parties of a videoconference to benefit from the interaction between the host and the selected participant without limiting the number of participants that can join the videoconference. The host and participants can interact with the videoconferencing system by issuing voice commands or DTMF signals to a voice response unit or by using a computer to access the videoconferencing system directly or indirectly though a network such as the World Wide Web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Terry Ray Forkner, Richard Lee Melton, George Thomas LaMar
  • Videoconferencing method and system for connecting a host with a plurality of participants
    Patent number: 6801241
    Abstract: An improved videoconferencing system and method are provided for connecting a host to a plurality of participants. Unlike other videoconferencing methods and systems, the videoconferencing system and method of these preferred embodiments allow each of the parties of a videoconference to benefit from the interaction between the host and the selected participant without limiting the number of participants that can join the videoconference. The host and participants can interact with the videoconferencing system by issuing voice commands or DTMF signals to a voice response unit or by using a computer to access the videoconferencing system directly or indirectly though a network such as the World Wide Web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Terry Ray Forkner, Richard Lee Melton, George Thomas LaMar
  • Videoconferencing method and system for connecting a host with a plurality of participants
    Publication number: 20030007069
    Abstract: An improved videoconferencing system and method are provided for connecting a host to a plurality of participants. Unlike other videoconferencing methods and systems, the videoconferencing system and method of these preferred embodiments allow each of the parties of a videoconference to benefit from the interaction between the host and the selected participant without limiting the number of participants that can join the videoconference. The host and participants can interact with the videoconferencing system by issuing voice commands or DTMF signals to a voice response unit or by using a computer to access the videoconferencing system directly or indirectly though a network such as the World Wide Web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Terry Ray Forkner, Richard Lee Melton, George Thomas LaMar
  • Videoconferencing method and system for connecting a host with a plurality of participants
    Patent number: 6433813
    Abstract: An improved videoconferencing system and method are provided for connecting a host to a plurality of participants. Unlike other videoconferencing methods and systems, the videoconferencing system and method of these preferred embodiments allow each of the parties of a videoconference to benefit from the interaction between the host and the selected participant without limiting the number of participants that can join the videoconference. The host and participants can interact with the videoconferencing system by issuing voice commands or DTMF signals to a voice response unit or by using a computer to access the videoconferencing system directly or indirectly though a network such as the World Wide Web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Ray Forkner, Richard Lee Melton, George Thomas LaMar