Patents by Inventor Thomas Wiatt

Thomas Wiatt 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 and apparatus for providing enhanced connection capabilities to digital subscriber line (DSL) subscribers
    Publication number: 20060262717
    Abstract: A network includes a telephone line connecting user and CO DSL devices. The CO device connects through a broadband network to an ISP such that a DSL path extends from the user device over a digital path of the telephone line to the CO device and through the broadband network to the ISP to enable a DSL connection to be established between the user and the ISP. The CO device connects through the PSTN to the ISP such that an analog path extends from the user device over an analog path of the telephone line to the CO device and through the PSTN to the ISP to enable a dial-up connection to be established between the user and the ISP. A user uses the user device to establish a DSL connection. The user device automatically establishes a dial-up connection to replace the DSL connection upon the DSL connection being interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Wiatt, Bobby Sams