Patents by Inventor Lance Carroll

Lance Carroll 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).

  • System and method for providing full-duplex audio communication using a half-duplex audio circuit
    Patent number: 6563804
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for providing full-duplex audio communication utilizing a half-duplex audio circuit in an audio communication system. The method comprises the steps of: (1) configuring an idle state, a listen state, and a talk state; (2) receiving an event triggered by one of an incoming speech, an outgoing speech, and a talk request from the half-duplex audio circuit; and (3) transitioning from one of the states to any one of the states in response to the event to provide full duplex communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Prakash Iyer, Gunner Danneels, Lance Carroll, Eric Davison