Patents by Inventor Randy Gerloff

Randy Gerloff 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).

  • Multi modal communications system
    Patent number: 7333507
    Abstract: A multi modal communications system for facilitating interpersonal conversational communications and messaging communications over a network structure. The multi modal communications system includes a portal system for transmitting and receiving communications between various communications modes, a first communications channel providing connectivity between a first user and the portal system, and a second communications channel providing connectivity between a second user and the portal system whereby the first user communicates with the second user through the portal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Inventors: Philip Bravin, Ben Soukup, Randy Gerloff
  • Enhanced communications services for the deaf and hard of hearing cross-reference to related applications
    Publication number: 20060026001
    Abstract: A system and method for a deaf party to communicate in a sign language by way of a video computing device to relay center having a sign language interpreter. A relay system receives a sign language input from the deaf party. Then, a spoken message is relayed to the hearing party that corresponds to the received sign language input. The relay system may also receive a spoken message from the hearing party. Then a sign language message is relayed to the deaf party corresponding to the spoken message via relay communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Bravin, Benjamin Soukup, Randy Gerloff
  • Multi modal communications system
    Publication number: 20030069997
    Abstract: A multi modal communications system for facilitating interpersonal conversational communications and messaging communications over a network structure. The multi modal communications system includes a portal system for transmitting and receiving communications between various communications modes, a first communications channel providing connectivity between a first user and the portal system, and a second communications channel providing connectivity between a second user and the portal system whereby the first user communicates with the second user through the portal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Philip Bravin, Ben Soukup, Randy Gerloff