Patents by Inventor Ramona L. Boyd

Ramona L. Boyd 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).

  • System and method for special signaling with customer premises equipment
    Patent number: 7020164
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for special signaling with customer premises equipment. The system includes loop termination equipment coupled to a local loop and comprising a signal generator. The system also includes customer premises equipment coupled to the local loop. The customer premises equipment and loop termination equipment are operable to communicate across a communication link established on the local loop. The loop termination equipment is further operable to control characteristics of a signal generated by the signal generator and to provide the signal to the customer premises equipment as special signaling where the signal has a frequency that does not substantially interfere with voice traffic on the local loop. The special signaling can be used to implement enhanced service to the customer premises including busy signal, queued data request processing, push data and telephony services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Singleton, Andrew M. Spooner, Ramona L. Boyd, Jason F McCullough
  • System and method for special signaling with customer premises equipment
    Patent number: 6522668
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for special signaling with customer premises equipment. The system includes loop termination equipment coupled to a local loop and comprising a signal generator. The system also includes customer premises equipment coupled to the local loop. The customer premises equipment and loop termination equipment are operable to communicate across a communication link established on the local loop. The loop termination equipment is further operable to control characteristics of a signal generated by the signal generator and to provide the signal to the customer premises equipment as special signaling where the signal has a frequency that does not substantially interfere with voice traffic on the local loop. The special signaling can be used to implement enhanced service to the customer premises including busy signal, queued data request processing, push data and telephony services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Singleton, Andrew M. Spooner, Ramona L. Boyd, Jason F McCullough