45 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
5 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2028. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2028
Next term end
16
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Sep 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2035 · High confidence
Security Monitoring and Control
US 11,495,117
Cited by 116 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
Server Based Intelligent Personal Assistant Services
US 11,330,100
Cited by 222 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Communications Hub
US 10,009,286
Cited by 105 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 1 fee due Jan 2, 2027The maintenance fee for Real-Time Communications-Based Internet Advertising (US 10,341,490) comes due Jan 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 2, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 19, 2027The maintenance fee for Community Security Monitoring and Control (US 11,763,663) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due May 5, 2027The maintenance fee for System and method for providing audio cues in operation of a VoIP service (US 10,469,556) comes due May 5, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 5, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 29, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for Providing Virtual Multiple Lines in a Communications System (US 9,225,626) comes due Jun 29, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 29, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 4, 2027The maintenance fee for Appliance Device Integration with Alarm Systems (US 10,553,098) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Sep 8, 2027
- 1 fee due Nov 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Mechanisms for transparently converting client-server software agents to peer-to-peer software agents (US 9,332,068) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 16 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Managing Alternative Networks for High Quality of Service Communications | 11 in force | to Jul 2035 |
| Security Monitoring and Control | 9 in force | to Oct 2034 |
| Identifying and Filtering Incoming Telephone Calls to Enhance Privacy | 6 in force | to Sep 2033 |
| Appliance Device Integration with Alarm Systems | 5 in force | to Dec 2035 |
| Real-Time Communications-Based Internet Advertising | 2 in force | to Oct 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,792,061 | System and Method for Obtaining Localized Information Through a Structured Overlay Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,515,021 | System and Method for Providing Personalized Reverse 911 Service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,225,626 | System and Method for Providing Virtual Multiple Lines in a Communications System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,332,068 | Mechanisms for transparently converting client-server software agents to peer-to-peer software agents In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,469,556 | System and method for providing audio cues in operation of a VoIP service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,386,148 | Identifying and Filtering Incoming Telephone Calls to Enhance Privacy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,426,288 | Identifying and Filtering Incoming Telephone Calls to Enhance Privacy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,560,198 | Identifying and Filtering Incoming Telephone Calls to Enhance Privacy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,667,782 | Identifying and Filtering Incoming Telephone Calls to Enhance Privacy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,135,976 | Identifying and Filtering Incoming Telephone Calls to Enhance Privacy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 45: 1 patent in force now held by others · 2 patents ended · 1 application pending · 10 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.