Patents by Inventor David L. Pickett

David L. Pickett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5799061
    Abstract: A machine executed method provides: (1) rapid, automatic, and virtually silent transfer of an incoming 9-1-1 call for service to the proper service provider or providers; (2) automatic transfer of caller identification and location information from a public safety answering point call-taker station to the appropriate service provider without further call-taker intervention; (3) elimination of the need for a call-taker to manually use detailed local maps such as a "KEY-MAP" to determine the location of a caller; and (4) digital recording of incoming calls. The digital voice and associated information is stored in a database to facilitate the rapid retrieval of the recorded call at a later time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network
    Inventors: John R. Melcher, Richard A. Maw, David L. Pickett
  • Patent number: 5761278
    Abstract: A system for integrated data delivery in 9-1-1 calls for service application. Specifically, the invention describes a machine executed method to provide: 1) the ability to capture and utilize decoded caller data--caller data could be in the format of dual tone multifrequency, multifrequency, or frequency shift keying coding formats; 2) automatically interrogate one or more computer databased using caller data (telephone number) as a search key: 3) intergrate and format the caller information as it is returned by the database search--such information could include the address of the caller, the geopolitical jurisdiction information (e.g., the police, fire, or ambulance service responsible for a particular geographic area), and the ability to integrate this information plus any additional information provided by the calltaker; 4) automatically tramsmit the integrated data via a leased or a dial up telephone line to a radio common carrier such as a paging service for broadcast to the end-user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network
    Inventors: David L. Pickett, John R. Melcher