Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Novak

Thomas S. Novak 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).

  • System and method for accessing customer contact services over a network
    Patent number: 6115737
    Abstract: A customer contact services node/Internet gateway (CCSN/IG) connects a user to the services and to information from a provider via the Internet. The user can thereby get information about the services and can initiate service changes and can get user-specific information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Ely, Michael A. Martin, Thomas S. Novak, Darek A. Smyk
  • Network-based telephone system providing coordinated voice and data delivery
    Patent number: 5533115
    Abstract: A method of processing a phone call from a caller in a telephone network, the telephone network including a plurality of switches and an intelligent peripheral (IP) for interfacing the plurality of switches to a service control point (SCP). When a phone call is received at one of the plurality of switches, the call is sent to the IP. The IP then requests that the SCP perform a call processing request. Service logic within the SCP is accessed in order to process the phone call according to the call processing request. The service logic then requests and receives account information from one or more external systems. The phone call is routed to a selected telephone based on the account information received from the one or more external systems. The received account information is routed to the selected telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Bell Communications Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Hollenbach, Michael A. Martin, Thomas S. Novak, Robert S. Warznak