Patents by Inventor John R. Lothrop

John R. Lothrop 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: 5022070
    Abstract: The functionality of the SMSI protocol is extended by adding to the SMSI protocol messages having the same format as the conventional SMSI protocol messages but implementing leave word calling functions for a voice message system adjunct processor and integrating maintenance functions of an adjunct processor and an SMSI protocol-to-non-SMSI protocol converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Henry M. Forson, John R. Lothrop, Thomas M. O'Dell, Rick L. Overmyer
  • Patent number: 4980906
    Abstract: The functionality of the SMSI protocol is extended by adding to the SMSI protocol messages having the same format as the conventional SMSI protocol messages but implementing leave word calling functions for a voice message system adjunct processor and integrating maintenance functions of an adjunct processor and an SMSI protocol-to-non-SMSI protocol converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Henry M. Forson, John R. Lothrop, Thomas M. O'Dell, Rick L. Overmyer
  • Patent number: 4933967
    Abstract: In a network (10) of voice-mail message service systems (12-14), each system includes an arrangement (22) for automatically moving the serving of one or more subscribers from itself to another system. In response to administrator (29) input, the source system retrieves each moving subscriber's mailbox (200) contents, translates subscriber I.D.s appearing therein into universal names and extension numbers, and transfers the translated contents, including delivery lists (222) and messages (211), to the destination system. The destination system creates a new mailbox for each moved subscriber, translates the universal information into subscriber I.D.s, and populates the new mailbox with the transferred contents. The source system informs third systems of the move, so they can update their information. During audits, the source and destination systems search their databases to find any information affected by the move and update it; the source system also deletes the moved subscribers' old mailboxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: AT&T Company
    Inventors: Stella Y. Lo, John R. Lothrop, Steven G. Spearman, Mary L. Warren
  • Patent number: 4790003
    Abstract: This invention relates to business communication systems and, in particular, to a message service system network that interconnects a plurality of message service systems and provides a voice mail message transfer capability between voice mail message service systems. The voice mail message transfer is performed as a computer-to-computer data file transfer operation over high speed data lines. The data file consists of the digitally encoded and compressed voice mail message to which is appended the message sender's name and telephone number as well as the message recipient's telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Information Systems
    Inventors: Garry D. Kepley, John R. Lothrop, Albert Mizrahi
  • Patent number: 4680786
    Abstract: The subject communication system is an improved cellular mobile telecommunication system which provides business communication features to cellular mobile telecommunication customers.This is accomplished by using a business communication system as the switch element in the mobile telecommunication office. The master-slave relationship between the mobile telecommunication controller and the system processor that is found in the prior art is replaced by a peer-peer relationship. The mobile telecommunication control functions are handled by the mobile telecommunication controller while the call processing/connection control functions are handled by the system processor. Thus, the existing business communication call processing software can be used directly and any new business communication service provided by the business communication system is also available to the cellular mobile telecommunication customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignees: AT&T Company, AT&T Information Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Robin C. Baker, Steven E. Brown, John R. Lothrop, Roman Lozyniak, Paul E. Miller
  • Patent number: 4609778
    Abstract: In a communication switching system controlled by a control processor, line port circuit connections are served by line call processing algorithms and trunk port circuit connections are served by trunk call processing algorithms. Trunk call processing algorithms offer the user a wide variety of call processing features and system management capabilities which are not included in normal line call processing algorithms. Host computer interconnections are typically established between digital line port circuits and therefore, host interconnections are administered by line call processing algorithms which offer only a limited set of services. To provide trunk services for host computer interconnections, an auxiliary algorithm has been added to the normal line call processing algorithms to interlink line to trunk call processing. In particular, when a host computer is served, the normal line call processing algorithm branches to the auxiliary algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Inventors: Andrew D. Franklin, John R. Lothrop, John D. Wiidakas