Patents by Inventor Larry John David

Larry John David 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: 8964727
    Abstract: A packetised data network includes IP telephones (ITs) and a network intelligence (NI). All of the keys of each IT are “soft” keys (i.e., they have no fixed function). The NI associates a configuration data structure with the IT which correlates the keys with functions, and, based on this, may control the display of the IT to indicate the current function of certain of the soft keys. Some of the functions are requests for data services at the telephone (e.g., video or programmed audio over the internet). When a user requests such a service with a key press, the NI sets up the service between the data source and the telephone. This may require associating a new configuration data structure with the keys of the IT. The IT user may activate multiple data services through the NI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Rockstar Consortium US LP
    Inventors: William Allan, Robert S. Morley, Kris W. Kramer, Larry John David, Kenneth M. Orford, Peter P. Blatherwick, Robert M. Star, Kenneth J. Liang, Dariusz Otreba, Paul Provencal, Robert Joly
  • Publication number: 20100202442
    Abstract: A packetised data network includes IP telephones (ITs) and a network intelligence (NI). All of the keys of each IT are “soft” keys (i.e., they have no fixed function). The NI associates a configuration data structure with the IT which correlates the keys with functions, and, based on this, may control the display of the IT to indicate the current function of certain of the soft keys. Some of the functions are requests for data services at the telephone (e.g., video or programmed audio over the Internet). When a user requests such a service with a key press, the NI sets up the service between the data source and the telephone. This may require associating a new configuration data structure with the keys of the IT. The IT user may activate multiple data services through the NI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: William Allan, Robert S. Morley, Kris W. Kramer, Larry John David, Kenneth M. Orford, Peter P. Blatherwick, Robert M. Star, Kenneth J. Liang, Dariusz Otreba, Paul Provencal, Robert Joly
  • Patent number: 7660295
    Abstract: A packetised data network includes IP telephones (ITs) and a network intelligence (NI). All of the keys of each IT are “soft” keys (i.e., they have no fixed function). The NI associates a configuration data structure with the IT which correlates the keys with functions, and, based on this, may control the display of the IT to indicate the current function of certain of the soft keys. Some of the functions are requests for data services at the telephone (e.g., video or programmed audio over the internet). When a user requests such a service with a key press, the NI sets up the service between the data source and the telephone. This may require associating a new configuration data structure with the keys of the IT. The IT user may activate multiple data services through the NI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: William Allan, Robert S. Morley, Kris W. Kramer, Larry John David, Kenneth M. Orford, Peter P. Blatherwick, Robert M. Star, Kenneth J. Liang, Dariusz Otreba, Paul Provencal, Robert Joly
  • Patent number: 7068641
    Abstract: A packetised data network includes IP telephones (ITs) and a network intelligence (NI). All of the keys of each IT are “soft” keys (i.e., they have no fixed function). The NI associates a configuration data structure with the IT which correlates the keys with functions, and, based on this, may control the display of the IT to indicate the current function of certain of the soft keys. Some of the functions are requests for data services at the telephone (e.g., video or programmed audio over the internet). When a user requests such a service with a key press, the NI sets up the service between the data source and the telephone. This may require associating a new configuration data structure with the keys of the IT. The IT user may activate multiple data services through the NI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: William Allan, Robert S. Morley, Kris W. Kramer, Larry John David, Kenneth M. Orford, Peter P. Blatherwick, Robert M. Star, Kenneth J. Liang, Dariusz Otreba, Paul Provencal, Robert Joly
  • Patent number: 6069943
    Abstract: A circuit and method is described enabling a telephone having two or more lines to have the capability of initiating two simultaneous calls, where there is two-way communication on one of the calls (the collaborating call"), and active monitoring of the second call (the "teleconference"). A router is used so that the outbound audio signal of the user can easily be switched between the teleconference and the collaborating call. At all times, the transmit path of one of the calls is muted to ensure privacy of the other call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Larry John David, William Allan, Timothy Augustus Kuechler