Maura E Higgins

US Patent:

54406161, Aug 8, 1995

Filed:

Feb 10, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/194238

Inventors:

Daniel A. Harrington - Menlo Park CA
Maura E. Higgins - Mountain View CA
Ivan M. Lee - Fremont CA
Joseph D. Remson - Phoenix AZ
Kenneth E. Waln - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Rolm Company - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04M 164
H04Q 1100

US Classification:

379 88

Abstract:

Interconnecting a messaging system (voice, facsimile, and so forth) with a PBX which provides entirely digital voice transmission and which provides high bandwidth and redundant transmission of control information between the messaging system and the PBX. The telephone system includes: (a) a telephone switching system including an interface to one or more digital links, the interface for supplying control and voice information relating to a call over one of the digital links and for receiving other control and voice information relating to the call or to another call over the digital link, the other control and voice information relating to another call including information relating to In-Band Message Notification (IBMN); (b) a messaging system for receiving a portion of the control information and a portion of the voice information relating to the call from the telephone system and for transmitting the other control and voice information to the telephone system; and (c) a messaging system interface between the digital links and the messaging system, the messaging system interface for receiving the control and voice information from the digital link and for supplying the portion of the control information and the voice information from the call to the messaging system and for transmitting the other control and voice information received from the messaging system over the digital link.

US Patent:

20210126805, Apr 29, 2021

Filed:

Oct 28, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/666154

Inventors:

- London, GB
Maura Higgins - Los Altos CA, US
Logendra Naidoo - Ottawa, CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/18
G06F 3/0481

Abstract:

Systems and methods for communications are disclosed. The systems and methods establish a communication between at least a first user device and a second user device. Additionally, the systems and methods transfer information between at least the first user device and the second user device within the communication. The systems and methods also present a representation of collaborative content to the first user device and the second user device. Additionally, the systems and methods receive a first user input from the first user device during the communication and receive a second user input from the second user device during the communication. The systems and methods also update the collaborative content during the communication based on the first user input and the second user input.