Patents by Inventor Jonathan Thomas Rowland

Jonathan Thomas Rowland 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).

  • Patent number: 10791151
    Abstract: A method of initiating a voice call via a dialler user interface on a user device in a telecommunications network is provided. The user device comprises at least a first communication client adapted to communicate via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client adapted to communicate via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. The method includes, at the user device, receiving, via the dialler user interface of the user device, user input from a user of the device associated with initiating setup of a communication session, and selecting a given one of the first and second communication clients to pass the user input to for processing, whereby a communication session setup request is transmitted from the given communication client into the respective part of the telecommunications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd.
    Inventors: Alan Cook, Jonathan Thomas Rowland, Bilen Sahin Ahmet
  • Publication number: 20180359285
    Abstract: A method of initiating a voice call via a dialler user interface on a user device in a telecommunications network is provided. The user device comprises at least a first communication client adapted to communicate via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client adapted to communicate via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. The method includes, at the user device, receiving, via the dialler user interface of the user device, user input from a user of the device associated with initiating setup of a communication session, and selecting a given one of the first and second communication clients to pass the user input to for processing, whereby a communication session setup request is transmitted from the given communication client into the respective part of the telecommunications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Alan COOK, Jonathan Thomas ROWLAND, Bilen Sahin AHMET
  • Patent number: 10015202
    Abstract: A method of initiating a voice call via a dialer user interface on a user device in a telecommunications network is provided. The user device comprises at least a first communication client adapted to communicate via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client adapted to communicate via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. The method includes, at the user device, receiving, via the dialer user interface of the user device, user input from a user of the device associated with initiating setup of a communication session, and selecting a given one of the first and second communication clients to pass the user input to for processing, whereby a communication session setup request is transmitted from the given communication client into the respective part of the telecommunications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD
    Inventors: Alan Cook, Jonathan Thomas Rowland, Bilen Sahin Ahmet
  • Publication number: 20160036863
    Abstract: A method of initiating a voice call via a dialler user interface on a user device in a telecommunications network is provided. The user device comprises at least a first communication client adapted to communicate via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client adapted to communicate via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. The method includes, at the user device, receiving, via the dialler user interface of the user device, user input from a user of the device associated with initiating setup of a communication session, and selecting a given one of the first and second communication clients to pass the user input to for processing, whereby a communication session setup request is transmitted from the given communication client into the respective part of the telecommunications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Alan COOK, Jonathan Thomas ROWLAND, Bilen Sahin AHMET
  • Patent number: 9191796
    Abstract: A method of initiating a voice call via a dialler user interface on a user device in a telecommunications network is provided. The user device comprises at least a first communication client adapted to communicate via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client adapted to communicate via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. The method includes, at the user device, receiving, via the dialler user interface of the user device, user input from a user of the device associated with initiating setup of a communication session, and selecting a given one of the first and second communication clients to pass the user input to for processing, whereby a communication session setup request is transmitted from the given communication client into the respective part of the telecommunications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD
    Inventors: Alan Cook, Jonathan Thomas Rowland, Bilen Sahin Ahmet
  • Patent number: 8983049
    Abstract: A method of controlling a user device in a telecommunications network having a first part and a second, different part is provided. The method includes, at the user device, receiving a first communication session setup request to set up a given communication session, the first communication session setup request being directed to a first communication interface, receiving a communication notification in relation to the same given communication session, the communication notification being directed to a second communication interface, establishing the given communication session via the first communication interface via the first part of the telecommunications network, and after having established the given communication session via the first communication interface, activating an alert function to alert a user of the user device to the availability of the second communication interface at least on the basis of having received the communication availability notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd
    Inventors: David Matthew Drysdale, Alan Cook, Christopher John Mairs, Jonathan Thomas Rowland, Lionel James Jerome Lee, Douglas Gavin Currie