Patents by Inventor Gerry Knopp

Gerry Knopp 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).

  • Peer-to-peer, internet protocol telephone system with proxy interface for configuration data
    Patent number: 9503583
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp
  • Peer-to-peer, internet protocol telephone system with auto-attendant
    Patent number: 9374473
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may store system-wide configuration data and files referenced by the system-wide configuration data. The terminals may further determine whether the system-wide configuration data references a file that is not stored in the terminal, and requesting the file from another terminal of the telephone system in response to determining the terminal does not have a copy of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp, Jen T'ai Chitty
  • PEER-TO-PEER, INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH PROXY INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURATION DATA
    Publication number: 20160065746
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp
  • Peer-to-peer, internet protocol telephone system with proxy interface for configuration data
    Patent number: 9270710
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp
  • PEER-TO-PEER, INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH AUTO-ATTENDANT
    Publication number: 20140226655
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may store system-wide configuration data and files referenced by the system-wide configuration data. The terminals may further determine whether the system-wide configuration data references a file that is not stored in the terminal, and requesting the file from another terminal of the telephone system in response to determining the terminal does not have a copy of the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp, Jen T'ai Chitty
  • PEER-TO-PEER, INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH PROXY INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURATION DATA
    Publication number: 20140219274
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp
  • Peer-to-peer, internet protocol telephone system with auto-attendant
    Patent number: 8737384
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may store system-wide configuration data and files referenced by the system-wide configuration data. The terminals may further determine whether the system-wide configuration data references a file that is not stored in the terminal, and requesting the file from another terminal of the telephone system in response to determining the terminal does not have a copy of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp, Jen T'ai Chitty
  • Peer-to-peer, internet protocol telephone system with proxy interface for configuration data
    Patent number: 8711844
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp
  • PEER-TO-PEER, INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH AUTO-ATTENDANT
    Publication number: 20120177031
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may store system-wide configuration data and files referenced by the system-wide configuration data. The terminals may further determine whether the system-wide configuration data references a file that is not stored in the terminal, and requesting the file from another terminal of the telephone system in response to determining the terminal does not have a copy of the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp, Jen T'ai Chitty
  • PEER-TO-PEER, INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH PROXY INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURATION DATA
    Publication number: 20120177030
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a Peer-to-Peer (P2P, Internet Protocol (IP) telephone system. The telephone system includes a plurality of terminals coupled together via an IP network. The terminals cooperate with one another to provide telephony features without a dedicated central controller such as a PBX and/or a KSU controller. The terminals may further receive requests for configuration data residing on other terminals, relay the requests to such other terminals to obtain the request configuration, and return the requested configuration data to the requesting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Rose, Gerry Knopp