Patents by Inventor Kelly G. Kimmitt

Kelly G. Kimmitt 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 apparatus for linking identification data to a call in a network
    Patent number: 7929544
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for linking caller identification data to a call that originates from a virtual private network is disclosed. Steps relating to the method receiving a call, including an identifier at a mobile switching center. The identifier would identify a termination point that initiated the call. The method also includes accessing a database with call identification information in response to a trigger and linking the call with caller identification data via the identifier. The method could also include that the call is received from a cellular VPN. The system implementing the method would include a database having stored within caller identification data corresponding to an identifier, a mobile switching center configured to receive the call from a VPN and an application server configured to access the database and link the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly G. Kimmitt, Gerald W. Pfleging, George Paul Wilkin
  • Method and apparatus for linking identification data to a call in a network
    Publication number: 20080159308
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for linking caller identification data to a call that originates from a virtual private network is disclosed. Steps relating to the method receiving a call, including an identifier at a mobile switching center. The identifier would identify a termination point that initiated the call. The method also includes accessing a database with call identification information in response to a trigger and linking the call with caller identification data via the identifier. The method could also include that the call is received from a cellular VPN. The system implementing the method would include a database having stored within caller identification data corresponding to an identifier, a mobile switching center configured to receive the call from a VPN and an application server configured to access the database and link the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Kelly G. Kimmitt, Gerald W. Pfleging, George Paul Wilkin