Patents by Inventor Patrick Toole

Patrick Toole 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).

  • Telephone using an external media device to provide on-hold information
    Patent number: 8284927
    Abstract: A telephone is provided with a port for disconnectably connecting an external information source, such as an MP3 player, to the telephone, and an on-hold function that operates while a call of the telephone is on hold and either presents to the telephone's user the information from the external source if the external source is connected, or presents to the user on-hold information from a telephone network if the external source is not connected, or presents silence at the user's option, irrespective of whether or not the external source is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Chu, Brijen Doshi, Paul Roller Michaelis, D. Michael Overmyer, Chandra Ravipati, Michael J. Thomas, Patrick Toole, Dongliang Wang