Patents by Inventor Jeffery Haltom

Jeffery Haltom 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 providing integrated voice and data services over a common interface device
    Patent number: 7924818
    Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting integrated voice and data services over a common Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) device. The device includes a network interface that receives a call from a calling party device to a called party device. Also, the device has signaling conversion logic configured to convert between Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling and circuit-switched telephony signaling to support the call, wherein addressing information of the calling party device is preserved in the conversion. The called party device includes one of a telephone station and a SIP client. The device further includes a voice port coupled to the signaling conversion logic and configured to communicate selectively with the telephone station; and a data port configured to communicate selectively with the SIP client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Joel M. Krause, G. Lance Lockhart, John L. Truetken, Christopher A. Martin, Jeffery A. Haltom
  • Method and apparatus for providing integrated voice and data services over a common interface device
    Publication number: 20060153242
    Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting integrated voice and data services over a common Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) device. The device includes a network interface that receives a call from a calling party device to a called party device. Also, the device has signaling conversion logic configured to convert between Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling and circuit-switched telephony signaling to support the call, wherein addressing information of the calling party device is preserved in the conversion. The called party device includes one of a telephone station and a SIP client. The device further includes a voice port coupled to the signaling conversion logic and configured to communicate selectively with the telephone station; and a data port configured to communicate selectively with the SIP client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Joel Krause, G. Lockhart, John Truetken, Christopher Martin, Jeffery Haltom
  • Method and apparatus for providing integrated voice and data services over a common interface device
    Patent number: 7020130
    Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting integrated voice and data services over a common Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) device. The device includes a network interface that receives a call from a calling party device to a called party device. Also, the device has signaling conversion logic configured to convert between Session Initation Protocol (SIP) signaling and circuit-switched telephony signaling to support the call, wherein addressing information of the calling party device is preserved in the conversion. The called party device includes one of a telephone station and a SIP client. The device further includes a voice port coupled to the signaling conversion logic and configured to communicate selectively with the telephone station; and a data port configured to communicate selectively with the SIP client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel M. Krause, G. Lance Lockhart, John L. Truetken, Christopher A. Martin, Jeffery A. Haltom
  • Method and apparatus for providing integrated voice and data services over a common interface device
    Publication number: 20040213150
    Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting integrated voice and data services over a common Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) device. The device includes a network interface that receives a call from a calling party device to a called party device. Also, the device has signaling conversion logic configured to convert between Session Initation Protocol (SIP) signaling and circuit-switched telephony signaling to support the call, wherein addressing information of the calling party device is preserved in the conversion. The called party device includes one of a telephone station and a SIP client. The device further includes a voice port coupled to the signaling conversion logic and configured to communicate selectively with the telephone station; and a data port configured to communicate selectively with the SIP client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Joel M. Krause, G. Lance Lockhart, John L. Truetken, Christopher A. Martin, Jeffery A. Haltom