Patents by Inventor Joe R. Gruber

Joe R. Gruber 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).

  • Dual mode network telephony gateway
    Patent number: 8442034
    Abstract: A system and method for routing and interacting with a dual mode network telephony environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an external analog telephony line, a DSL modem, an analog telephony bridge controller, one or more additional analog telephony lines, and a communication center computer. The system routes analog and Voice-over-Internet Protocol calls between the analog telephony lines and the communication center computer. Furthermore, the communication center computer performs operations on calls inbound to the environment and calls outbound from the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Tiso, Joe R. Gruber
  • DUAL MODE NETWORK TELEPHONY GATEWAY
    Publication number: 20080240403
    Abstract: A system and method for routing and interacting with a dual mode network telephony environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an external analog telephony line, a DSL modem, an analog telephony bridge controller, one or more additional analog telephony lines, and a communication center computer. The system routes analog and Voice-over-Internet Protocol calls between the analog telephony lines and the communication center computer. Furthermore, the communication center computer performs operations on calls inbound to the environment and calls outbound from the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: William J Tiso, Joe R. Gruber