Patents by Inventor Douglas Van Natter

Douglas Van Natter 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: 9088733
    Abstract: Digital Cameras configured to verify authenticity of digital photos taken with the digital camera and related methods and computer program products are provided. GPS information associated with a photograph taken with the digital camera is obtained. A checksum of pixels that make up the photograph and the obtained GPS information is generated. The generated checksum is encrypted using a private key associated with the digital camera so as to allow verification that the photograph has not been modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Douglas Van Natter
  • Patent number: 7945603
    Abstract: Information related to telephone numbers is efficiently stored and retrieved by generating an index based on a portion of a telephone number for which information is to be stored or retrieved. For example, the portion of the telephone number can be a prefix of the telephone number. Information related to the telephone number is stored and retrieved in accordance with the generated index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Van Natter, John D. Ensminger
  • Patent number: 7801281
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products collect and deliver call data associated with court ordered trap and/or traces. A method involves receiving a request to monitor calls to and/or from a target telephone number where the request includes request parameters such as the target telephone number. The method further involves storing the request where the target telephone number is stored in association with a court order and utilizing the request to identify and retrieve call records matching the request parameters. Utilizing the request to identify and retrieve call records matching the request parameters may involve creating a text file including the request parameters, reading the request parameters from the text file, monitoring call records for call records matching the request parameters, and storing call records that match the request parameters. The call records that match are stored in association with the court order and the target telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Van Natter, Ronald Proctor, Abboud Madi
  • Patent number: 7729483
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for constructing a billing statement from detailed usage file (DUF) records received from an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC). A master file contains routing information associating each of a plurality of telephone numbering plan addresses plus additional telephone number digits (NPA-NXX) with a corresponding local access transport area (LATA). Telephone operator services (TOPS) assignment files are downloaded and used to edit the master file, thereby generating an enhanced master file. DUF records are downloaded. A set of enhanced DUF records is generated by filtering the downloaded DUF records. A rate table of customer price plans is applied to the set of enhanced DUF records and the enhanced master file to construct a billing statement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, I, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Van Natter, Bettye Shratter, Ronald Proctor, Linda Wigley
  • Publication number: 20100088319
    Abstract: Information related to telephone numbers is efficiently stored and retrieved by generating an index based on a portion of a telephone number for which information is to be stored or retrieved. For example, the portion of the telephone number can be a prefix of the telephone number. Information related to the telephone number is stored and retrieved in accordance with the generated index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas Van Natter, John D. Ensminger
  • Patent number: 7630983
    Abstract: Information related to telephone numbers is efficiently stored and retrieved by generating an index based on a portion of a telephone number for which information is to be stored or retrieved. For example, the portion of the telephone number can be a prefix of the telephone number. Information related to the telephone number is stored and retrieved in accordance with the generated index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Van Natter, John D. Ensminger
  • Publication number: 20070300074
    Abstract: Digital Cameras configured to verify authenticity of digital photos taken with the digital camera and related methods and computer program products are provided. GPS information associated with a photograph taken with the digital camera is obtained. A checksum of pixels that make up the photograph and the obtained GPS information is generated. The generated checksum is encrypted using a private key associated with the digital camera so as to allow verification that the photograph has not been modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventor: Douglas Van Natter
  • Publication number: 20070155383
    Abstract: A consistency verification tool performs a consistency check on subscriber data records stored in the cellular telephone system. One such consistency check analyzes subscriber data records in a home location register (HLR) and a billing system to determine the presence of duplicate records. Duplicate records can be stored in a duplicate record file for later analysis. During the duplicate record consistency analysis, the consistency verification tool creates a record list. The record list can be a linked list structure for storing main records and duplicate records in a manner that facilitates identifying families of duplicate records. The consistency verification tool can also perform inter-device consistency checks. For example, the subscriber data stored on the HLR can be compared to the subscriber data stored in the billing system to ensure that the two systems have consistent subscriber data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Cerami, John Ensminger, Douglas Van Natter, David Isaacson
  • Publication number: 20060093109
    Abstract: One method involves receiving a search request that includes a date and phone number. A master index file is searched for the phone number. The master index file includes phone numbers associated with calls that occurred on the date in the search request. The master index file also includes the location of the first index record for the phone number in an index file. The index file includes an index record for each call record. Each index record includes a phone number from a call record and the location of the call record. In response to locating the phone number in the master index file, the index file is searched for each index record with the phone number. In response to locating an index record with the phone number, the call record associated with that index record is retrieved. A search result including each call record retrieved is returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Van Natter, Ronald Proctor, Mitchell McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20060093113
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products collect and deliver call data associated with court ordered trap and/or traces. A method involves receiving a request to monitor calls to and/or from a target telephone number where the request includes request parameters such as the target telephone number. The method further involves storing the request where the target telephone number is stored in association with a court order and utilizing the request to identify and retrieve call records matching the request parameters. Utilizing the request to identify and retrieve call records matching the request parameters may involve creating a text file including the request parameters, reading the request parameters from the text file, monitoring call records for call records matching the request parameters, and storing call records that match the request parameters. The call records that match are stored in association with the court order and the target telephone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Van Natter, Ronald Proctor, Abboud Madi
  • Patent number: 6987845
    Abstract: One method involves receiving a search request that includes a date and phone number. A master index file is searched for the phone number. The master index file includes phone numbers associated with calls that occurred on the date in the search request. The master index file also includes the location of the first index record for the phone number in an index file. The index file includes an index record for each call record. Each index record includes a phone number from a call record and the location of the call record. In response to locating the phone number in the master index file, the index file is searched for each index record with the phone number. In response to locating an index record with the phone number, the call record associated with that index record is retrieved. A search result including each call record retrieved is returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Van Natter, Ronald Proctor, Mitchell McIntosh