John Francis Erickson

US Patent:

8265083, Sep 11, 2012

Filed:

Sep 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/244827

Inventors:

Eugene Peter Cannon - Red Bank NJ, US
Ka-yui Kevin Ma - North Brunswick NJ, US
John R Erickson - Freehold NJ, US

Assignee:

Vonage Network, LLC - Holmdel NJ

International Classification:

H04L 12/28
H04L 12/56

US Classification:

37039552, 370351, 370352, 370353, 370354, 370355, 370356, 3703953, 3703955, 370401, 455410, 455411, 455406, 455433, 4554351, 455445, 709227, 709228, 709229, 709238, 379 8817, 379 882, 379 8825, 37922001, 379219

Abstract:

An IP telephony system allows users of the IP telephony system to register extension telephony devices with the IP telephony system. An extension telephony device is one that is provided with service by a separate telephony service provider. Once an extension telephony device is registered, a user can obtain communications services from the IP telephony system using the extension telephony device. A extension telephony device may be tied to a user's main telephony services account with the IP telephony system such that when the user obtains communications services from the IP telephony system using an extension telephony device, the user will be billed for those communications services through the user's main account.

US Patent:

20100290455, Nov 18, 2010

Filed:

May 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/779489

Inventors:

John Erickson - Freehold NJ, US
Daniel Grisinger - Freehold NJ, US
Michael South - Jackson NJ, US
Pasquale Villani - Freehold NJ, US
Chakrapani Gorrepati - Morganville NJ, US

Assignee:

VONAGE NETWORK LLC. - Holmdel NJ

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for call termination routing. The method comprises determining one or more characteristics of an incoming call, mapping the one or more characteristics to a termination policy, and routing the incoming call to a communication device. The incoming call is routed to the communication device in accordance with the mapped termination policy. The determining, mapping, and routing steps are performed by a controller computing device as known in the art. The apparatus comprises means for determining one or more characteristics of an incoming call, means for mapping the one or more characteristics to a termination policy, and means for routing the incoming call to a communication device. The incoming call is routed to the communication device in accordance with the mapped termination policy.

US Patent:

20110317686, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/841250

Inventors:

Michael South - Jackson NJ, US
Pasquale Villani - Freehold NJ, US
John Erickson - Freehold NJ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. A user group is established by collecting a plurality of identifiers that are associated with members of a group, and associating the member identifiers with a group identifier. The member identifiers could be telephone numbers of telephony devices for each of the members, or device IDs of IP telephony devices for members of the group. The group identifier could be any type of identifier, and in some instances, the group identifier could be a telephone number.

US Patent:

20110317687, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/841290

Inventors:

Michael South - Jackson NJ, US
John Erickson - Freehold NJ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. When a member of a user group sends an outgoing communication from one of the telephony devices associated with the user group, the service obtains communication handling instructions for the user group. The outgoing communication is then processed in accordance with the handling instructions. This could include sending copies of the outgoing communication to the telephony devices of other members of the user group. This could also include sending the outgoing communication with an origination identifier associated with the user group, rather than an origination identifier associated with the member's telephony device.

US Patent:

20110319055, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/841258

Inventors:

Michael South - Jackson NJ, US
John Erickson - Freehold NJ, US
Andrew James McSherry - East Point GA, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/00
H04M 11/00

US Classification:

455406, 455466

Abstract:

A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. A group identifier, which could be a telephone number, is assigned to each user group. As a result, a single telephony device belonging to a member of a user group can be associated with its own unique telephone number, and the telephone number used as the group identifier. The system allows the user to select which of multiple telephone numbers associated with his telephony device are to be used as the originating telephone number when an outgoing telephone call or an outgoing message is sent.

US Patent:

20110320326, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/841270

Inventors:

Michael South - Jackson NJ, US
John Erickson - Freehold NJ, US
Andrew James McSherry - East Point GA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 34

Abstract:

A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. Each user group is assigned a unique group identifier, which can be a telephone number. As a result, a single telephony device belonging to a member of a user group can be associated with its own unique telephone number, and the telephone number of the user group. This also means that a member's telephony device could be associated with multiple different billing accounts. The system allows a user to select which of multiple different billing accounts that are associated with his telephony device are to be billed for outgoing communications.

US Patent:

20110320597, Dec 29, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/841285

Inventors:

Michael South - Jackson NJ, US
John Erickson - Freehold NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709225

Abstract:

A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. A group identifier is assigned to each user group. When an incoming communication directed to the user group identifier is received by the service, the service obtains handling instructions for the user group that specify how the incoming communication is to be terminated to the members of the user group. The service then terminates the incoming communication to one or more members of the user group based on those handling instructions.

US Patent:

20120014294, Jan 19, 2012

Filed:

Sep 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/244898

Inventors:

Michael SOUTH - Jackson NJ, US
John ERICKSON - Freehold NJ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/18

US Classification:

370270

Abstract:

A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. A group identifier is assigned to each user group. When an incoming communication directed to the user group identifier is received by the service, the service obtains handling instructions for the user group that specify how the incoming communication is to be terminated to the members of the user group. The service then terminates the incoming communication to one or more members of the user group based on those handling instructions.