Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Francis Smith

Jeffrey Francis Smith 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).

  • System and method for communication failover
    Patent number: 9025438
    Abstract: A system and method for communication failover is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments allow voice communications (both inbound and outbound) that are normally carried by VoIP to be automatically switched over to a PSTN in the event of a failure of the VoIP communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Century Link Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Charles A. Palmer, Kevin Thomas Boland, Donald Eugene Lawver, Jeffrey Francis Smith, William Lyle Wiley