Patents by Inventor Seck Aik Foo

Seck Aik Foo 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).

  • Remotely selecting an economical communications transmission medium
    Patent number: 7463726
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling a user to remotely select which communications device to use for a particular communications session from among a plurality of communication devices connected to standard residential telephone wiring. The user enters a predetermined signal from any of the devices connected to the residential wiring. The method of the present invention analyzes the signal and, depending on the state of a number of variables related to cost effective operation, selects which of the devices is the most economical for a particular communications session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventors: Mark C. Jensen, Ronald E. Anglikowski, Thomas J. Beck, Seck Aik Foo
  • Method and apparatus for remotely selecting the most economical communications transmission medium by selecting from among different mediums and a plurality of simulataneously operable communication devices sharing standard telephone residential wiring
    Publication number: 20040151293
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling a user to remotely select which communications device to use for a particular communications session from among a plurality of communication devices connected to standard residential telephone wiring. The user enters a predetermined signal from any of the devices connected to the residential wiring. The method of the present invention analyzes the signal and, depending on the state of a number of variables related to cost effective operation, selects which of the devices is the most economical for a particular communications session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Mark C. Jensen, Ronald E. Anglikowski, Thomas J. Beck, Seck Aik Foo