Mark D Sosebee, 661917 Timber Ridge Ct, Cedar Hill, TX 75104

7149506, Dec 12, 2006

Jul 19, 2002

10/199797

Gregory T. Osterhout - Coppell TX, US
Kim B. Holmes - Rowlett TX, US
Mark Sosebee - Plano TX, US

Nortel Networks Limited - St. Laurent

H04M 3/42
H04Q 7/20

455417, 4554351, 455436, 455442, 340 35, 340 352

A method of redirecting a call from a data processing system to another address. In a preferred embodiment, a notice of an incoming call received from a server at a data processing system. This notice may include caller identification information as well. The user of the data processing system is prompted for an address to which the user wishes the call to be redirected. The user then identifies and sends to the server a new address to which the incoming call is to be redirected. The server then redirects the call to the new address.

7197029, Mar 27, 2007

Sep 29, 2000

09/671736

Gregory T. Osterhout - Coppell TX, US
Jim A. McAlear - Stittsville, CA
Mark Sosebee - Plano TX, US

Nortel Networks Limited - St. Laurent

H04L 12/66
H04Q 7/24
H04J 3/16
H04J 3/22

370353, 370338, 370466

A system for an adaptive network phone includes a SIP-enabled handset or other telephone device to be connected to a host computer, for instance via a USB connection. The host computer may initiate a call event when the user picks up the SIP device and wishes to make a call, in one regard by testing line conditions for a data connection to the Internet or other network to determine if a packet-based call will meet minimum noise, delay or other criteria of the user. If the conditions are satisfactory, the call may proceed as a packet network transmission, otherwise the call may revert to the public switched telephone network for fallback completion. The SIP-enabled handset may also interface to multimedia functions in the host computer, for instance to permit paging, answering machine, cordless operation or other features.

6965614, Nov 15, 2005

Apr 24, 2000

09/557530

Gregory T. Osterhout - Coppell TX, US
James A. Mcalear - Stittsville, CA
Mark A. Sosebee - Plano TX, US

Nortel Networks Limited - St. Laurent

H04J003/16

370466

A communications system includes a packet-based data network coupled to various network elements, including a gateway that provides ports to various peripheral devices. One type of peripheral device includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device. A network element coupled to the data network may establish Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) sessions with the gateway. Once a SIP session is established, communications may occur between the network element and the peripheral device. SIP messaging is exchanged between the network element and the gateway. USB commands and data are exchanged between the gateway and the USB device. The gateway converts between the SIP messaging and the USB commands and data.