Patents by Inventor Stephen Hudek

Stephen Hudek 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).

  • Virtual identifier for emergency call handling
    Patent number: 10225402
    Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns an Internet Protocol (IP) telephony communication system (20) comprising a location server (150(13)) and a call server (52). The location server (150(13)) is configured to obtain a first virtual identifier associated with a first telephony visit associated with a customer account to a first physical location and to obtain a second virtual identifier associated with a second telephony visit associated with the customer account to a second physical location. The location server (150(13)) is configured to obtain the first virtual identifier and the second virtual identifier in coordination with an emergency answering service (58).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Vonage Business Inc.
    Inventors: Baruch Sterman, Stephen Hudek, Bryan Stokes
  • VIRTUAL IDENTIFIER FOR EMERGENCY CALL HANDLING
    Publication number: 20170187879
    Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns an Internet Protocol (IP) telephony communication system (20) comprising a location server (150(13)) and a call server (52). The location server (150(13)) is configured to obtain a first virtual identifier associated with a first telephony visit associated with a customer account to a first physical location and to obtain a second virtual identifier associated with a second telephony visit associated with the customer account to a second physical location. The location server (150(13)) is configured to obtain the first virtual identifier and the second virtual identifier in coordination with an emergency answering service (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Baruch STERMAN, Stephen HUDEK, Bryan STOKES
  • VIRTUAL IDENTIFIER FOR EMERGENCY CALL HANDLING
    Publication number: 20160309026
    Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns an Internet Protocol (IP) telephony communication system (20) comprising a location server (150(13)) and a call server (52). The location server (150(13)) is configured to obtain a first virtual identifier associated with a first telephony visit associated with a customer account to a first physical location and to obtain a second virtual identifier associated with a second telephony visit associated with the customer account to a second physical location. The location server (150(13)) is configured to obtain the first virtual identifier and the second virtual identifier in coordination with an emergency answering service (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Baruch STERMAN, Stephen HUDEK, Bryan STOKES
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CALLED IDENTIFIER TO A DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE IDENTIFIERS
    Publication number: 20150119009
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing call identification to a device associated with one or more identifiers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for providing call identification to a terminal device associated with one or more communication identifiers may include extracting a called identifier from a message associated with a call from a caller device directed to the called identifier and terminating at the terminal device, wherein the called identifier is one of the one or more communication identifiers; and transmitting information associated with the called identifier to the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: VONAGE NETWORK LLC
    Inventors: Sean Kucharski, Andrew Bucko, Stephen Hudek