Patents by Inventor Philip J. Fischer

Philip J. Fischer 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 apparatus for establishing communications with a remote node on a switched network based on hypertext dialing information received from a packet network
    Patent number: 5838682
    Abstract: An Internet type access system includes an autodialer for automatically establishing communications with a merchant's facility over a switch network while maintaining Internet connectivity over a packet data network. The autodialer, in combination with the merchant's server, coordinates between the Internet session and the newly established switched connectivity, the session history from the prior Internet session being supplied to a sales representative receiving the autodialed call. The sales representative is provided with a terminal for controlling the merchant's server to push data to the client in response to the interactive session simultaneously conducted over the switched network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Dekelbaum, Philip J. Fischer, Charles N. Judice, Richard G. Backus, Stephen J. Flaherty