Patents by Inventor Joshua Lawton Wiegand

Joshua Lawton Wiegand 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 assigning wireless special number call routing among call answering positions
    Patent number: 8340674
    Abstract: A method for assigning special number wireless call routing responsibilities among special number call answering positions, each respective special number call answering position having a respective designated special number service area, includes: (a) in no particular order: (1) establishing a plurality of cell sector areas for wireless call service; and (2) establishing respective special number service areas in the vicinities of the plurality of cell sector areas; (b) associating respective cell sector areas with the respective special number service areas to establish cell sector-special number areas; (c) establishing at least one population area in the vicinity of the cell sector-special number areas; (d) associating the cell sector-special number areas with the at least one population area to establish cell sector-special number-population areas; (e) determining portions of population attributed to each respective cell sector-special number-population area; and (f) assigning the responsibilities in prop
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: Joshua Lawton Wiegand
  • Method and system for assigning wireless special number call routing among call answering positions
    Patent number: 8014751
    Abstract: A method for assigning special number wireless call routing responsibilities among special number call answering positions, each respective special number call answering position having a respective designated special number service area, includes: (a) in no particular order: (1) establishing a plurality of cell sector areas for wireless call service; and (2) establishing respective special number service areas in the vicinities of the plurality of cell sector areas; (b) associating respective cell sector areas with the respective special number service areas to establish cell sector-special number areas; (c) establishing at least one population area in the vicinity of the cell sector-special number areas; (d) associating the cell sector-special number areas with the at least one population area to establish cell sector-special number-population areas; (e) determining portions of population attributed to each respective cell sector-special number-population area; and (f) assigning the responsibilities in prop
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: Joshua Lawton Wiegand
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING WIRELESS SPECIAL NUMBER CALL ROUTING AMONG CALL ANSWERING POSITIONS
    Publication number: 20110189973
    Abstract: A method for assigning special number wireless call routing responsibilities among special number call answering positions, each respective special number call answering position having a respective designated special number service area, includes: (a) in no particular order: (1) establishing a plurality of cell sector areas for wireless call service; and (2) establishing respective special number service areas in the vicinities of the plurality of cell sector areas; (b) associating respective cell sector areas with the respective special number service areas to establish cell sector-special number areas; (c) establishing at least one population area in the vicinity of the cell sector-special number areas; (d) associating the cell sector-special number areas with the at least one population area to establish cell sector-special number-population areas; (e) determining portions of population attributed to each respective cell sector-special number-population area; and (f) assigning the responsibilities in prop
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: WEST CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joshua Lawton Wiegand
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING WIRELESS SPECIAL NUMBER CALL ROUTING AMONG CALL ANSWERING POSITIONS
    Publication number: 20090264115
    Abstract: A method for assigning special number wireless call routing responsibilities among special number call answering positions, each respective special number call answering position having a respective designated special number service area, includes: (a) in no particular order: (1) establishing a plurality of cell sector areas for wireless call service; and (2) establishing respective special number service areas in the vicinities of the plurality of cell sector areas; (b) associating respective cell sector areas with the respective special number service areas to establish cell sector-special number areas; (c) establishing at least one population area in the vicinity of the cell sector-special number areas; (d) associating the cell sector-special number areas with the at least one population area to establish cell sector-special number-population areas; (e) determining portions of population attributed to each respective cell sector-special number-population area; and (f) assigning the responsibilities in prop
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: WEST CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joshua Lawton Wiegand