Patents by Inventor Jon Hodson

Jon Hodson 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 system for call initiation in a video relay service
    Patent number: 7746984
    Abstract: A method and system for call initiation and the establishment of a communication session in a video relay service are described. A called party number of a voice phone is entered into a video phone and a first segment of a communication session is established between the video phone and a Video Relay Service (VRS) system according to a network address of the VRS system stored within the video phone. The called party number is forwarded to the VRS system over the first segment of the communication session. A second segment of the communication session is established between the VRS system and the voice phone without any additional interaction by a user of the video phone using the called party number of the voice phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Sorenson Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Pat Nola, Jon Hodson, Michael Drew Flathers, Glenn Daniel Clapp, Edward Franz Armstrong, Theresa R. Armstrong, legal representative, Scot Lorin Brooksby
  • Method and system for call initiation in a video relay service
    Publication number: 20070064888
    Abstract: A method and system for call initiation and the establishment of a communication session in a video relay service are described. A called party number of a voice phone is entered into a video phone and a first segment of a communication session is established between the video phone and a Video Relay Service (VRS) system according to a network address of the VRS system stored within the video phone. The called party number is forwarded to the VRS system over the first segment of the communication session. A second segment of the communication session is established between the VRS system and the voice phone without any additional interaction by a user of the video phone using the called party number of the voice phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Pat Nola, Jon Hodson, Michael Flathers, Glenn Clapp, Edward Armstrong, Scot Brooksby, Theresa Armstrong