
US Patent No: 6,934,278
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Multimedia interface for a communications network
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Aug 23, 2005
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Dec 28, 1998
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09/221,447
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Abstract
A multimedia interface circuit is used to connect multimedia signal sources such as a telephone to a network. The multimedia interface circuit has a telephone communication interface circuit for receiving the telephone signal from the telephone. A signal conditioner receives the signal from the telephone communication interface circuit and conditions it for use on the network. A phone environment simulator cooperates with the signal conditioner to add an artificially simulated phone environment to the signal. The signal is then sent by a network communication circuit to the network. Personal computers and video sources may also be connected by the multimedia interface circuit to the network.
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Cited Art
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| 6,549,534 Apparatus and method for accessing wireless trunks on a communications network | 5 | 1998 | |
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| 5,389,965 Video telephone station having variable image clarity | 60 | 1993 | |
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| 5,805,636 Method and apparatus for simultaneous voice, data, and video communication in a computer system | 17 | 1996 | |
| 6,163,531 Method and apparatus to throttle connections to a H.323 multipoint controller by receiver terminals in a loosely-coupled conference | 48 | 1997 | |
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| 6,011,579 Apparatus, method and system for wireline audio and video conferencing and telephony, with network interactivity | 71 | 1996 | |
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| 6,246,490 Method and arrangement for the transmission of facsimile-encoded information between multimedia-capable communication terminal equipment | 7 | 1997 | |
| 5,999,985 Method and apparatus for storing, searching and playback of items of information of a multimedia electronic mail system | 17 | 1997 | |
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| 6,215,515 Videocommunicating device with an on-screen telephone keypad user-interface method and arrangement | 28 | 1998 | |
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| 5,966,427 Apparatus and method for troubleshooting internet protocol telephony networks | 58 | 1997 | |
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| 6,046,762 Multimedia telecommunication automatic call distribution system | 213 | 1997 | |
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| 5,497,373 Multi-media interface | 380 | 1994 | |
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| 6,452,922 Method and apparatus for fallback routing of voice over internet protocol call | 47 | 1998 | |
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| 6,130,880 Method and apparatus for adaptive prioritization of multiple information types in highly congested communication devices | 82 | 1998 | |
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| 5,519,640 Multimedia frame relay codec | 21 | 1994 | |
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| 6,377,818 Communication terminal apparatus | 33 | 1998 | |
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| 5,708,659 Method for hashing in a packet network switching system | 130 | 1995 | |
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| 6,324,280 Optimum routing of calls over the public switched telephone network and the internet | 55 | 1998 | |
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| 5,206,859 ISDN multimedia communications system | 8 | 1991 | |
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| 5,892,764 ATM LAN telephone system | 152 | 1996 | |
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| 6,075,784 System and method for communicating voice and data over a local packet network | 157 | 1998 | |
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| 5,768,350 Real-time and non-real-time data multplexing over telephone lines | 50 | 1994 | |
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| 5,677,728 Stereoscopic video telecommunication system | 26 | 1994 | |
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| 5,974,043 System and method for communicating information using the public switched telephone network and a wide area network | 84 | 1996 | |
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| 6,259,449 Integrated communication center | 63 | 1997 | |
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| 6,122,665 Communication management system for computer network-based telephones | 153 | 1998 | |
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| 6,295,293 Access network over a dedicated medium | 51 | 1997 | |
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| 5,706,290 Method and apparatus including system architecture for multimedia communication | 150 | 1995 | |
Patent Citation Ranking
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Feb 23, 2013 |
| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |