Patents by Inventor Philip E. Lawson-Shanks

Philip E. Lawson-Shanks 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).

  • Universal communications identifier
    Patent number: 8971312
    Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting a plurality of communication modes through universal identification. A core identifier is generated for uniquely identifying a user among a plurality of users within the communication system. One or more specific identifiers are derived based upon the core identifier, wherein the specific identifiers serve as addressing information to the respective communication modes. The specific identifiers and the core identifier are designated as a suite of identifiers allocated to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Moore, Guna D. Gunasekar, Philip E. Lawson-Shanks, Darryl W. Shaw
  • UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER
    Publication number: 20110110366
    Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting a plurality of communication modes through universal identification. A core identifier is generated for uniquely identifying a user among a plurality of users within the communication system. One or more specific identifiers are derived based upon the core identifier, wherein the specific identifiers serve as addressing information to the respective communication modes. The specific identifiers and the core identifier are designated as a suite of identifiers allocated to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC
    Inventors: Richard G. Moore, Guna D. Gunasekar, Philip E. Lawson-Shanks, Darryl W. Shaw