Patents by Inventor Martyn Hollins

Martyn Hollins 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).

  • Apparatus and method for setting up a conference call
    Patent number: 7639633
    Abstract: A method of provisioning a conference call in order to preserve bandwidth on a network, and thereby allowing a larger number of participants to actively take part in a conference call. The method includes providing all participants in a conference call with a simplex connection to the conference call so that they can hear what is being said. It further comprises allocating further bandwidth so at least one participant can address the conference at any one time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Martyn Hollins, Robert Turner, Paul Kettlewell
  • Apparatus and method for setting up a conference call
    Publication number: 20060126539
    Abstract: A method of provisioning a conference call in order to preserve bandwidth on a network, and thereby allowing a larger number of participants to actively take part in a conference call. The method includes providing all participants in a conference call with a simplex connection to the conference call so that they can hear what is being said. It further comprises allocating further bandwidth so at least one participant can address the conference at any one time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Martyn Hollins, Robert Turner, Paul Kettlewell