Patents by Inventor George Y. Wyatt

George Y. Wyatt 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 alerting multiple telephones for an incoming call
    Patent number: 5206901
    Abstract: A system for alerting a plurality of telephones in response to an incoming call to a destination directory number. A handling switch sends a query to a centralized database requesting routing instructions, and the database returns the directory numbers of the plurality of telephones to be alerted for incoming calls to the destination directory number. The busy/idle status of all of the plurality of telephones is checked, and an alerting signal is sent to all idle telephones. The handling switch is notified as to which alerted telephone has an off-hook appearance first, and the incoming call is routed to that telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: John B. Harlow, Murphy Kolipakam, Sankara R. Polepalle, George Y. Wyatt