Patents by Inventor Richard Arthur Swan

Richard Arthur Swan 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).

  • Telecommunications functions management system providing distinctive alerting based on caller selected option
    Patent number: 6263071
    Abstract: The personal communications controller (PCC) may be programmed with a customized service configuration based on which telecommunications functions in connection with multiple telephone terminals are managed. The PCC system is designed to provide enhanced service value to all of the telephone terminals throughout a residence coupled to a single telephone communication line entering the residence. The PCC may provide service differentiation on an individual basis to the telephone terminals and, furthermore, differentiated treatment may be effected on a per telephone call basis. The customized service configuration may be generated using a personal computer from which it is downloaded to the PCC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Swan, John Wallace Marlow, Mendel Lazear Peterson, Jr.
  • Telecommunications functions management system providing distinctive alerting based on caller identifier
    Patent number: 6226379
    Abstract: The personal communications controller (PCC) may be programmed with a customized service configuration based on which telecommunications functions in connection with multiple telephone terminals are managed. The PCC system is designed to provide enhanced service value to all of the telephone terminals throughout a residence coupled to a single telephone communication line entering the residence. The PCC may provide service differentiation on an individual basis to the telephone terminals and, furthermore, differentiated treatment may be effected on a per telephone call basis. The customized service configuration may be generated using a personal computer from which it is downloaded to the PCC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Swan, John Wallace Marlow, Mendel Lazear Peterson, Jr.
  • Telecommunications functions management system for managing outgoing calls from a plurality of telephone terminals
    Patent number: 6134310
    Abstract: The personal communications controller (PCC) may be programmed with a customized service configuration based on which telecommunications functions in connection with multiple telephone terminals are managed. The PCC system is designed to provide enhanced service value to all of the telephone terminals throughout a residence coupled to a single telephone communication line entering the residence. The PCC may provide service differentiation on an individual basis to the telephone terminals and, furthermore, differentiated treatment may be effected on a per telephone call basis. The customized service configuration may be generated using a personal computer from which it is downloaded to the PCC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Swan, John Wallace Marlow, Mendel Lazear Peterson, Jr.
  • Telecommunications functions management system providing selective alerting based on caller identifier
    Patent number: 6134320
    Abstract: The personal communications controller (PCC) may be programmed with a customized service configuration based on which telecommunications functions in connection with multiple telephone terminals are managed. The PCC system is designed to provide enhanced service value to all of the telephone terminals throughout a residence coupled to a single telephone communication line entering the residence. The PCC may provide service differentiation on an individual basis to the telephone terminals and, furthermore, differentiated treatment may be effected on a per telephone call basis. The customized service configuration may be generated using a personal computer from which it is downloaded to the PCC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Swan, John Wallace Marlow, Mendel Lazear Peterson, Jr.
  • Telecommunications functions management system providing selective alerting based on caller selected option
    Patent number: 5978451
    Abstract: The personal communications controller (PCC) may be programmed with a customized service configuration based on which telecommunications functions in connection with multiple telephone terminals are managed. The PCC system is designed to provide enhanced service value to all of the telephone terminals throughout a residence coupled to a single telephone communication line entering the residence. The PCC may provide service differentiation on an individual basis to the telephone terminals and, furthermore, differentiated treatment may be effected on a per telephone call basis. The customized service configuration may be generated using a personal computer from which it is downloaded to the PCC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Arthur Swan, John Wallace Marlow, Mendel Lazear Peterson, Jr.