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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sridhar Krishnaswamy, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Isaac K Elliott, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Tim E Reynolds, Iowa City, IA (US);
Glen A Forgy, Iowa City, IA (US);
Erin M Solbrig, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
MCI Communications Corporation, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ; H04L / ; H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370352 ; 370389 ; 370392 ; 379 9001 ; 379 9307 ; 379114 ;
Abstract
Telephone calls, data and other multimedia information including video, audio and data is routed through a switched network which includes transfer of information across the internet. Users can transmit video, audio and data communications of designated quality over the internet to other registered video telephony users. Users can manage more aspects of a network than previously possible, and control network activities from a central site.
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