Terrel J Jones, 30Westbrook, ME

6636519, Oct 21, 2003

Jun 14, 1999

09/332583

Dale M. Walsh - Golf IL
Andrew L. Norrell - Nevada City CA
Donald C. Balton - Grayslake IL
Terrel L. Jones - Des Plaines IL
Marc S. Baum - Chicago IL
Robert C. Suffern - Chicago IL
Christopher R. Hansen - Grass Valley CA
Jeffrey E. Herman - Zion IL
Thanh Q. Ngo - Chicago IL
Daniel L. Schoo - Island Lake IL
Gregory Warren Goodknight - Nevada City CA

UT Starcom, Inc. - Alameda CA

H04L 1246

370401, 370466, 379 9301

Apparatus and method for enabling bilateral transmission of digital data between a local area network and telephone company networks employing both analog and digital telephone lines. A modem modulates signals responsive to signals from a local area network representing an outgoing call to form digital telephone signals suitable for transmission by a telephone line and suitable for demodulation by receiving analog modems. A circuit switched time division multiplex bus transmits the digital telephone signals to the telephone line. The modem also demodulates incoming digital telephone signals to form digital network bus signals divided into packets. A packet bus transmits the digital network bus signals to a network interface which processes the signals and transmits them to the local area network.

5577105, Nov 19, 1996

Mar 11, 1994

8/212515

Marc S. Baum - Chicago IL
Robert C. Suffern - Chicago IL
Donald Balton - Skokie IL
Daniel L. Schoo - Island Lake IL
Peter P. Jankus - Chicago IL
Lih-Shyng Tzeng - Arlington Heights IL
Terrel Jones - Des Plaines IL

U.S. Robotics, Inc. - Skokie IL

H04M 1100

379 93

A method of processing incoming digital telephone calls from remotely located call originators which are destined for receipt by a host computer system. The host computer system is linked to the telephone network by a network access server. The call originators may be any type of data terminal, such as a personal computer or a credit card swipe, which is connected to a modem. The network access server extracts control signals imparted onto the telephone line and correlates the control signals with particular communications, routing or applications protocols identified with the call originators. The modem in the network access server which answers the call is configured during the call connect process and placed in a compatible format for the communications protocol of the incoming call. This dynamic custom configuration of the modem reduces the overall telephone call connection and processing time. The control signals may also be used by network access server for customized call routing or by the network access server or host computer system to run specialized application programs.

5761281, Jun 2, 1998

Jul 30, 1996

8/688403

Marc S. Baum - Chicago IL
Robert C. Suffern - Chicago IL
Donald Balton - Skokie IL
Daniel L. Schoo - Island Lake IL
Peter P. Jankus - Chicago IL
Lih-Shyng Tzeng - Arlington Heights IL
Terrel Jones - Des Plaines IL

3Com Corporation - Santa Clara CA

H04M 1100

379 9329

A method of processing incoming digital telephone calls from remotely located call originators which are destined for receipt by a host computer system. The host computer system is linked to the telephone network by a network access server. The call originators may be any type of data terminal, such as a personal computer or a credit card swipe, which is connected to a modem. The network access server extracts control signals imparted onto the telephone line and correlates the control signals with particular communications, routing or applications protocols identified with the call originators. The modem in the network access server which answers the call is configured during the call connect process and placed in a compatible format for the communications protocol of the incoming call. This dynamic custom configuration of the modem reduces the overall telephone call connection and processing time. The control signals may also be used by network access server for customized call routing or by the network access server or host computer system to run specialized application programs.

5912888, Jun 15, 1999

Aug 27, 1997

8/920543

Dale M. Walsh - Golf IL
Andrew L. Norrell - Nevada City CA
Donald C. Balton - Grayslake IL
Terrel L. Jones - Des Plaines IL
Marc S. Baum - Chicago IL
Robert C. Suffern - Chicago IL
Christopher R. Hansen - Grass Valley CA
Jeffrey E. Herman - Zion IL
Thanh Q. Ngo - Chicago IL
Daniel L. Schoo - Island Lake IL
Gregory Warren Goodknight - Nevada City CA

U.S. Robotics Access Corp. - Rolling Meadows IL

H04L 1246
H04M 1100

370355

Apparatus and method for enabling bilateral transmission of digital data between a local area network and telephone company networks employing both analog and digital telephone lines. A modem modulates signals responsive to signals from a local area network representing an outgoing call to form digital telephone signals suitable for transmission by a telephone line and suitable for demodulation by receiving analog modems. A circuit switched time division multiplex bus transmits the digital telephone signals to the telephone line. The modem also demodulates incoming digital telephone signals to form digital network bus signals divided into packets. A packet bus transmits the digital network bus signals to a network interface which processes the signals and transmits them to the local area network.

5528595, Jun 18, 1996

Nov 14, 1995

8/557898

Dale M. Walsh - Golf IL
Andrew L. Norrell - Nevada City CA
Donald C. Balton - Skokie IL
Terrel L. Jones - Des Plaines IL
Marc S. Baum - Chicago IL
Robert C. Suffern - Chicago IL
Christopher R. Hansen - Grass Valley CA
Jeffery E. Herman - Zion IL
Thanh Q. Ngo - Chicago IL

U.S. Robotics, Inc. - Skokie IL

H04L 1246
H04M 1100

370 8513

Apparatus and method for enabling bilateral transmission of digital data between a local area network and telephone company networks employing both analog and digital telephone lines. A modem modulates signals responsive to signals from a local area network representing an outgoing call to form digital telephone signals suitable for transmission by a telephone line and suitable for demodulation by receiving analog modems. A circuit switched time division multiplex bus transmits the digital telephone signals to the telephone line. The modem also demodulates incoming digital telephone signals to form digital network bus signals divided into packets. A packet bus transmits the digital network bus signals to a network interface which processes the signals and transmits them to the local area network.