Patents by Inventor W. Garland Philips

W. Garland Philips 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).

  • Register for and method of providing contact information for a communications unit identified by a uniform resource name
    Patent number: 6487407
    Abstract: A method of and register for obtaining information required to contact a communications unit is disclosed. The method includes: accessing a accessor location register, containing uniform resource names (URNs) cross referenced to uniform resource locators (URLs), to determine whether a URL corresponding to a URN for the communication unit is available; when the URL is available; initiating, using the URL, a first contact attempt with the communications unit; and contacting, using the URN, a home location register to validate the URL; and when the URL is not available; contacting, using the URN, the home location register to obtain the URL and then, using the URL, initiating a second contact attempt with the communications unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Goldberg, W. Garland Philips, Janiece S. Webb
  • REGISTER FOR AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR A COMMUNICATIONS UNIT IDENTIFIED BY A UNIFORM RESOURCE NAME
    Publication number: 20020142770
    Abstract: A method of and register for obtaining information required to contact a communications unit is disclosed. The method includes: accessing a accessor location register, containing uniform resource names (URNs) cross referenced to uniform resource locators (URLs), to determine whether a URL corresponding to a URN for the communication unit is available; when the URL is available; initiating, using the URL, a first contact attempt with the communications unit; and contacting, using the URN, a home location register to validate the URL; and when the URL is not available; contacting, using the URN, the home location register to obtain the URL and then, using the URL, initiating a second contact attempt with the communications unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Steven J. Goldberg, W. Garland Philips, Janiece S. Webb