Patents by Inventor Kenneth S. Ramey

Kenneth S. Ramey 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).

  • Gateway adapter for a PBX system
    Patent number: 6920130
    Abstract: A gateway adapter for a circuit switched PBX system to allow the PBX system to interoperate with a packet switched network containing a remote services unit. The gateway adapter includes a PBX interface for communicating with the PBX system, a network interface for communicating with the packet switched network and an interoperation functional unit to effect manipulation on data received by the two interfaces to allow the PBX system and the packet switched network to interoperate. One example of interoperation is to perform call processing functions on call sessions through the PBX system at a remote network services unit residing in the packet switched network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Ramey
  • Gateway adapter for a PBX system
    Publication number: 20020075879
    Abstract: A gateway adapter for a circuit switched PBX system to allow the PBX system to interoperate with a packet switched network containing a remote services unit. The gateway adapter includes a PBX interface for communicating with the PBX system, a network interface for communicating with the packet switched network and an interoperation functional unit to effect manipulation on data received by the two interfaces to allow the PBX system and the packet switched network to interoperate. One example of interoperation is to perform call processing functions on call sessions through the PBX system at a remote network services unit residing in the packet switched network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Ramey