Patents by Inventor Robert Carlquist Smith

Robert Carlquist Smith 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).

  • Systems and methods implementing internet screen dialing for circuit switched telephones
    Patent number: 7130298
    Abstract: A computer system includes an input device (210) and at least one processor (205). The processor receives (600) an electronic document that includes data representing a telephone number. The processor further receives input via the input device selecting (615) a telephone number from the electronic document. The processor additionally signals (725), via a packet-switched network, a telecommunication system to connect a call between the telephone number and a calling party telephone number in response to the selection of the telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignees: Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc., Level 3 Communications, Inc., BBN Technologies Corp.
    Inventor: Robert Carlquist Smith
  • Systems and methods implementing internet screen dialing for circuit switched telephones
    Patent number: 7002950
    Abstract: A system includes a telephony device (152) and a computer (102) coupled to a telephone line (194). The computer (102) includes an input device (210) and a processor (205). The processor (205) receives an electronic document that includes data representing a telephone number. The processor (205) further receives input via the input device (210) selecting the telephone number from the electronic document. The processor (205) additionally signals, via a packet-switched network (135) coupled to the telephone line (194), a telecommunication system (145) to connect a call between a telephone (156) associated with the telephone number and the telephony device (152) in response to the selection of the telephone number, the call being connected via the telephone line (194).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignees: Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc., Level 3 Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Carlquist Smith