Patents by Inventor John A. Hicks

John A. Hicks 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).

  • Publication number: 20040259541
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide integrated wireless and wired data voice and data services via a dual mode telecommunications device. A dual mode telephone operates as a digital cordless handset of a wired data network in a structure equipped with one or more wireless access points to allow voice over Internet protocol communication via the wired data network. The dual mode telecommunications device also operates as a conventional mobile wireless telephone via a licensed spectrum wireless network when the telephone is moved outside the range of a wireless access point of the user's home or business or other venue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: John A. Hicks, Gregory N. Patterson, William L. Smith
  • Publication number: 20040248595
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide integrated voice and data services utilizing wired cordless access with unlicensed/unregulated connectivity sources. A digital cordless telephone operates over unlicensed/unregulated spectrum in conjunction with one or more wireless access points (WAP) that are installed in homes, businesses, entertainment venues, and the like. The WAPs are connected to a communications service provider's broadband packet data network. A user may use the device when they are in range of another wireless access point in a public or private building that also is connected to their communications service provider's broadband packet data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: John A. Hicks, Gregory N. Patterson, William L. Smith
  • Publication number: 20040248593
    Abstract: Systems and methods providing integrated voice and data services utilizing wired cordless access with unlicensed/unregulated connectivity sources and wireless access with licensed/regulated connectivity sources. A single telephone directory number is assigned for use with both a mobile wireless telephone and for use with a cordless wired Internet Protocol (IP) telephone. The mobile wireless telephone operates via a conventional licensed spectrum wireless network, and the IP telephone operates over voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) over a broadband packet data network service. Incoming calls simultaneously ring the user's mobile wireless telephone and IP telephone. The user may be provided a personal voice mailbox that may be accessed from their mobile wireless telephone or from their IP telephone. The user may be provided a single services bill associated with use of both telephones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: John A. Hicks, Gregory N. Patterson, William L. Smith
  • Publication number: 20040054718
    Abstract: Application services gateways that execute electronic application programs/services allows the application programs/services to be managed and administered out of a network rather than locally. The application services gateways are elements in a services delivery system that execute application programs/services that control or otherwise interact with systems and devices of a home or business such as a heating and cooling system or a security system. The application services gateways have a LAN connection to a communication gateway that in turn communicates over a WAN to a remote services gateway. The remote services gateway channels data from a remote service platform to provide application programs/services and management services over the WAN to the communications gateway where it is then channeled to the application services gateways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Hicks, Randy Zimler, Mustafa S. Bilsel
  • Publication number: 20030147523
    Abstract: An HPNA bridge comprises a bi-directional filter for blocking non-HPNA signals and splitter for distributing the filtered signal to at least one additional telephone wire pair. The filter may be a high pass filter allowing signals with a frequency above a threshold value, including HPNA signals, to pass. Alternatively, the filter may be a band pass filter allowing only signals within the HPNA frequency range to pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Paul T. Watson, Randy S. Zimler, John A. Hicks