8x8 receives patent for Internet telephony
8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT), maker of Packet8 VoIP and video communication services, reported today that it was issued a U.S. patent Tuesday for an arrangement and method of Internet telephony.
The invention covered by the patent includes a telephone and an interface unit which interfaces the telephone to both a standard switched telephone communications network and an Internet communications network.
Shares of 8x8 (EGHT) edged up 1.36%, or $0.02, to $1.49 ahead of the opening. Shares of 8x8 have been trading in the range of $ 1.05 to $1.96 for the past 52 weeks.
