Patents by Inventor Matthew Cannon

Matthew Cannon 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 system for releasing a voice response unit from a protocol session
    Patent number: 6816579
    Abstract: An approach for processing voice calls over a packet switched network as to efficiently utilize the functionalities of a Voice Response Unit (VRU). According to one embodiment, a call originator, acting as a User Agent Client in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), issues messages to establish a first call-leg with the VRU. The VRU performs digit collection to obtain information to authenticate the call originator and to authorize the voice call. Based upon the issued messages from the call originator, the VRU establishes a second call-leg with the call terminator. The VRU is released from the voice call after binding the call-legs to connect the call originator to the call terminator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Donovan, Matthew Cannon, John Hearty
  • Method and system for releasing a voice response unit from a protocol session
    Patent number: 6512818
    Abstract: An approach for processing voice calls over a packet switched network as to efficiently utilize the functionalities of a Voice Response Unit (VRU). According to one embodiment, a call originator, acting as a User Agent Client in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), issues messages to establish a first call-leg with the VRU. The VRU performs digit collection to obtain information to authenticate the call originator and to authorize the voice call. Based upon the issued messages from the call originator, the VRU establishes a second call-leg with the call terminator. The VRU is released from the voice call after binding the call-legs to connect the call originator to the call terminator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: MCI WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Donovan, Matthew Cannon, John Hearty
  • Method and system for releasing a voice response unit from a protocol session
    Publication number: 20020048351
    Abstract: An approach for processing voice calls over a packet switched network as to efficiently utilize the functionalities of a Voice Response Unit (VRU). According to one embodiment, a call originator, acting as a User Agent Client in accordance with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), issues messages to establish a first call-leg with the VRU. The VRU performs digit collection to obtain information to authenticate the call originator and to authorize the voice call. Based upon the issued messages from the call originator, the VRU establishes a second call-leg with the call terminator. The VRU is released from the voice call after binding the call-legs to connect the call originator to the call terminator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Donovan, Matthew Cannon, John Hearty