Patents by Inventor Steven D. Myers

Steven D. Myers 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).

  • Apparatus and method for conducting a push-to-talk (PTT) call with a voice over IP (VOIP) communications device
    Patent number: 8594586
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for conducting a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) push-to-talk (PTT) call is disclosed. In an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, the apparatus includes a communications device coupled to a service provider network. The communications device includes a processor which converts a PTT communication from a first format to a second format. In an embodiment of a method of the present invention, the method includes converting a PTT communication from a first format to a second format by the processor of the communications device coupled to the service provider network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc.
    Inventor: Steven D. Myers