Patents by Inventor Steve Thoeni

Steve Thoeni 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 for providing a call log entry for a transferred call
    Patent number: 7031449
    Abstract: A method for providing a call log entry for a transferred call is described. A subscriber using a subscriber terminal calls a first telephone number associated with a first party. The first party transfers the subscriber to a second party associated with a second telephone number. The first party sends the subscriber terminal a data message indicating that a call was transferred to the second telephone number. The data message contains the second telephone number and a time stamp indicating a time that the call was connected. As a result, the call log contains a call log entry for the call connected between the subscriber and the second party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Michael T. Lundy, Benjamin Blinn, Steve Thoeni