Patents by Inventor Don E. Gillespie

Don E. Gillespie 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).

  • Method and system for connecting a wireline telephone to a wireline switch in a wireline telecommunications network
    Patent number: 6704408
    Abstract: A method and system for connecting a wireline telephone to a wireline switch in a wireline telecommunications network having a plurality of remote terminals and wireline switches includes a processing platform having a database associated therewith. The processing platform is operative to receive identification of a subscriber in response to a call attempt and determine a preferred connection between the wireline telephone and one of the plurality of wireline switches based on predetermined data stored in the database and associated with the subscriber. The remote terminal connects the wireline telephone to one of the plurality of wireline switches based on the preferred connection as directed by the processing platform so as to complete the call attempt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis C. Smith, Don E. Gillespie, Gary R. Duffy, Charles I. Cook
  • Method and system for connecting a wireline telephone to a wireline switch in a wireline telecommunications network
    Publication number: 20020071544
    Abstract: A method and system for connecting a wireline telephone to a wireline switch in a wireline telecommunications network having a plurality of remote terminals and wireline switches includes a processing platform having a database associated therewith. The processing platform is operative to receive identification of a subscriber in response to a call attempt and determine a preferred connection between the wireline telephone and one of the plurality of wireline switches based on predetermined data stored in the database and associated with the subscriber. The remote terminal connects the wireline telephone to one of the plurality of wireline switches based on the preferred connection as directed by the processing platform so as to complete the call attempt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis C. Smith, Don E. Gillespie, Gary R. Duffy, Charles I. Cook