Patents by Inventor Mark A. Verber

Mark A. Verber 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 apparatus for localized voice over internet protocol usage
    Patent number: 8705519
    Abstract: An approach to abstracting the circuit switched nature of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) by using VoIP to provide voice actuated services is disclosed. By carrying a telephone call using VoIP technology for a short distance (frequently within a server room) significant benefits to call handling and capacity management can be obtained. Specifically, a PSTN-to-IP gateway is used to receive (and place) calls over the PSTN and route those calls internally to servers over an IP network in a packet switched format. A number of computer systems can receive and handle the calls in the IP format, including: translating the packets into an audio format suitable for speech recognition and creating suitable packets from computer sound files for transmission back over the PSTN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Donald C. Jackson, Michael J.B. Epstein, John Giannandrea, Mark A. Verber
  • Localized voice over internet protocol communication
    Patent number: 7286521
    Abstract: An approach to abstracting the circuit switched nature of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) by using VoIP to provide voice actuated services is disclosed. By carrying a telephone call using VoIP technology for a short distance (frequently within a server room) significant benefits to call handling and capacity management can be obtained. Specifically, a PSTN-to-IP gateway is used to receive (and place) calls over the PSTN and route those calls internally to servers over an IP network in a packet switched format. A number of computer systems can receive and handle the calls in the IP format, including: translating the packets into an audio format suitable for speech recognition and creating suitable packets from computer sound files for transmission back over the PSTN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Tellme Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald C. Jackson, Michael J. B. Epstein, John Giannandrea, Mark A. Verber