Patents by Inventor Ronald Royce Meadows

Ronald Royce Meadows 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 for switching active calls
    Patent number: 7945042
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for switching active calls from one entity to another on a network device. The method includes the steps of collecting the call information, designating a second, or target, entity to receive the call, and switching the call. If compression is being used in the call, the method will include the steps of copying the compression dictionary tables and loading the tables in the second entity. The apparatus includes a controller and at least two entities. A connector connects the entity with incoming or outgoing phone calls. The controller switches the active call from a first entity to a second entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: CISCO Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Dwight Doty, II, Luis A. Viriato, Ronald Royce Meadows