Michael Alan Delaney

US Patent:

20070245384, Oct 18, 2007

Filed:

Apr 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/402705

Inventors:

Edward Walter - Boerne TX, US
Michael Delaney - San Antonio TX, US

International Classification:

H04Q 7/22
H04N 7/16

US Classification:

725062000

Abstract:

External notification methods and apparatus for cellular communications are disclosed. An example external notification apparatus disclosed herein comprises a first interface to receive an incoming call notification in a first format from a cellular device, a second interface to route the incoming call notification in a second format to a multimedia device and receive configuration information from the multimedia device, and a configuration unit to process the configuration information received from the multimedia device.

US Patent:

20080004002, Jan 3, 2008

Filed:

Jun 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/479064

Inventors:

Jae-Sun Chin - Helotes TX, US
Larry B. Pearson - San Antonio TX, US
Michael T. Delaney - San Antonio TX, US

Assignee:

SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455425, 4554351

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for proximity-based call management that includes sensing a proximity event between a first device associated with a first network and a second device associated with a second network, sending a first communication address for the first device from the first device to the second device over a wireless communication path between the first device and the second device, and signaling the second network from the second device to establish a conference call between the first device and the second device. A proximity based call management apparatus is disclosed including a processor coupled to a memory, a proximity sensor in data communication with the processor, a network interface in data communication with the processor, and a computer program stored in the memory for execution by the processor, the computer program comprising instructions proximity-based call management.