Patents by Inventor Paul Andrew Gelsthorpe

Paul Andrew Gelsthorpe 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).

  • Call identification mechanism for multi-protocol telephones
    Patent number: 8054828
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system identifies an Internet Protocol (IP) device as a calling party for calls from either a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) portion or a cellular portion of a multi-protocol phone. As a result, return calls to the multi-protocol phone are always sent through an IP device to allow call handling or Single Number Reach (SNR) functionality for the return calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Volkaerts, Paul Andrew Gelsthorpe
  • CALL IDENTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR MULTI-PROTOCOL TELEPHONES
    Publication number: 20090028130
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system identifies an Internet Protocol (IP) device as a calling party for calls from either a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) portion or a cellular portion of a multi-protocol phone. As a result, return calls to the multi-protocol phone are always sent through an IP device to allow call handling or Single Number Reach (SNR) functionality for the return calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Volkaerts, Paul Andrew Gelsthorpe