Patents by Inventor Tom J. Galvin

Tom J. Galvin 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 second line hybrid network communication system
    Patent number: 6351464
    Abstract: A system and method for routing a telephone call on a PSTN network to a data device. The present invention utilizes an automatic call processing system that has a one number location service. A called party provides a calling profile that is stored in the automatic call processing (ACP) system. When a call is placed to a telephone number that is assigned to the called party, the call is routed to the ACP system. The ACP system calls each of the numbers of the calling profile for that called party until that party is reached. At least one of the destinations in the calling profile is a logical address for a data network. The automatic call processing system recognizes the logical address and queries a directory to determine if an IP address has been registered in the directory for the logical address of the called party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: MCI WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom J. Galvin, Joel K. Hanson, Mike C. Kirchner, Tony W. S. Moey, Mark J. O'Brien