Patents by Inventor Zeeman Zhang
Zeeman Zhang 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).
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Patent number: 7711102Abstract: A Service Control Point (SCP) has a call list associated with the main telephone number of a called party. When a calling party attempts to contact the called party by calling the main number, but cannot reach the main number, a Service Switching Point (SSP) fires a trigger. One trigger is a T_No_Answer trigger, which is fired in response to a call to the main number that is not answered within a predefined number of rings. Another trigger is a T_Busy trigger that is fired in response to a call to the main number that is made when the main number is busy. Each trigger causes the SCP to access the call list and to cause the SSP to ring an alternative telephone number associated with the main telephone number. If this attempt to reach the called party also fails, then the SSP again fires the trigger and an attempt is made to connect the calling party to the next number on the call list.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: James A. Worsham, David A. Levine, Greg N. Patterson, Zhiqiang Zeeman Zhang, Sunil H. Contractor, Ping Song
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Patent number: 7688962Abstract: The present invention provides telephone line subscribers the benefits of simultaneous ringing service without wasting telephone network resources. When a simultaneous ringing service subscriber's wireline telephone (the primary telephone) receives an incoming call, a service switching point connected to the primary telephone sends a query to a service control point. The service control point then checks the busy/idle status of the primary telephone as well as the subscriber's wireless telephone (the secondary telephone). If the primary and the secondary telephones are idle and can receive the call, the service control point instructs the service switching point to forward the call to a service node. Otherwise, the service switching point is authorized to terminate the call. When the service node receives the call from the service switching point, it generates two calls simultaneously: one to the primary telephone and one to the secondary telephone.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1999Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Joseph Michael Knoerle, Hong Nguyen, Zeeman Zhang
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Patent number: 7194080Abstract: A Service Control Point (SCP) has a call list associated with the main telephone number of a called party. When a calling party attempts to contact the called party by calling the main number, but cannot reach the main number, a Service Switching Point (SSP) fires a trigger. One trigger is a T_No_Answer trigger, which is fired in response to a call to the main number that is not answered within a predefined number of rings. Another trigger is a T_Busy trigger that is fired in response to a call to the main number that is made when the main number is busy. Each trigger causes the SCP to access the call list and to cause the SSP to ring an alternative telephone number associated with the main telephone number. If this attempt to reach the called party also fails, then the SSP again fires the trigger and an attempt is made to connect the calling party to the next number on the call list.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: James A. Worsham, David A. Levine, Greg N. Patterson, Zhiqiang Zeeman Zhang, Sunil H. Contractor, Ping Song
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Patent number: 7035385Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring and intercepting messages to a voicemail system connected to an AIN or WIN network for screening calls incoming to a landline or wireless telephone. After a call is forwarded to voicemail system, the called party is provided an opportunity to monitor a message as it is spoken into a voicemail system. The called party may intercept the message at any time during delivery of the message to answer the telephone call.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2002Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: David A. Levine, Greg N. Patterson, James Worsham, Zhigiang Zeeman Zhang
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Patent number: 6993119Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device used by the telecommunications user for detecting a trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to a communication from the telecommunications device, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving the communication from the telecommunications device via the switch, for playing an audible message for the telecommunications user in response to receiving the communication, the message prompting the telecommunications user to modify a call forwarding profile associated with the telecommunications user, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the message.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
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Patent number: 6907111Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a trigger specific to the service in response to a communication from the telecommunications device and for routing the communication to an operator services system in response to detection of the trigger, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving via the switch the communication from the operator services system with a message including information regarding a party requested by the telecommunication user from the operator services system, for playing an audible message for the telecommunications user in response to receiving the communication, the audible message containing the information regarding the party and prompting the telecommunications user to place an outgoing communication to the party, and for automatically recognizType: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
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Patent number: 6873686Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a terminating trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to an incoming communication to the telecommunications device from a calling party, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving the incoming communication from the switch, for placing an outgoing communication to the telecommunications device via the switch, the outgoing communication including an audible message identifying the calling party, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the outgoing communication.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
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Patent number: 6868268Abstract: An audio calling name and calling number delivery method is disclosed. When a call is made from a calling party telephone to a called party telephone, a message is sent from an originating service switching point (SSP) associated with the calling party telephone to a terminating mobile switching center (MSC) associated with the wireless called party telephone. Typically, the message comprises the directory number of the calling party telephone. A wireless trigger is tripped at the terminating MSC and, in response, a query is sent to a service control point (SCP). A home location register (HLR) associated with the wireless telephone is queried to determine whether the wireless telephone is available. If the wireless telephone is available, then a name and a number associated with the calling party telephone is forwarded to a service node. The service node places a call to the wireless telephone and an audio annunciation of the name and the number is played to the called party.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: James A. Worsham, David A. Levine, Greg N. Patterson, Zhiqiang Zeeman Zhang
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Publication number: 20040258220Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring and intercepting messages to a voicemail system connected to an AIN or WIN network for screening calls incoming to a landline or wireless telephone. After a call is forwarded to voicemail system, the called party is provided an opportunity to monitor a message as it is spoken into a voicemail system. The called party may intercept the message at any time during delivery of the message to answer the telephone call.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2002Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: David A. Levine, Greg N. Patterson, James Worsham, Zhigiang Zeeman Zhang
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Patent number: 6826529Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to a communication to the telecommunications user from a calling party, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving from the switch the communication to the telecommunications user, for playing an audible message for the calling party in response to receiving the communication, the message prompting the calling party to identify itself to the telecommunications user, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the calling party in response to the audible message.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
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Patent number: 6816582Abstract: A Service Control Point (SCP) has a call list associated with the main telephone number of a called party. When a calling party attempts to contact the called party by calling the main number, a Service Switching Point (SSP) or a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) fires a trigger. The trigger causes the SCP to access the call list and to cause the SSP/MSC to simultaneously ring the main (called) telephone number and at least one alternative telephone number associated with the main telephone number. A simultaneous ring service subscriber can remotely access the SCP to modify a call list, to add or delete a call list and to select an active call list. When a subscriber has multiple call lists, the subscriber can set account parameters to automatically select the active call list, based on various call factors, such as call time and calling party.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: David A. Levine, Gregory N. Patterson, James A. Worsham, Z. Zeeman Zhang
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Patent number: 6778640Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device for detecting a trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to a communication from the telecommunications device, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving the communication from the telecommunications device via the switch, for playing an audible message for the telecommunications user in response to receiving the communication, the message prompting the telecommunications user to modify a status of a simultaneous ring service associated with the telecommunications user, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the audible message.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
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Patent number: 6694004Abstract: A system and method for providing simultaneous ringing service to a plurality of customer premises equipment. The method and system utilize a centralized database of subscriber information and a service node to make multiple outbound calls from the service node to multiple telephone lines assigned to a subscriber. The subscriber's telephone lines may include one or more wireless lines. Inbound calls to the subscriber's primary wireline are intercepted by the simultaneous ringing service and forwarded to the service node for processing.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2000Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Joseph Michael Knoerle, Hong Nguyen, Zeeman Zhang, Michael Griffiths
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Publication number: 20030063733Abstract: A Service Control Point (SCP) has a call list associated with the main telephone number of a called party. When a calling party attempts to contact the called party by calling the main number, a Service Switching Point (SSP) or a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) fires a trigger. The trigger causes the SCP to access the call list and to cause the SSP/MSC to simultaneously ring the main (called) telephone number and at least one alternative telephone number associated with the main telephone number. A simultaneous ring service subscriber can remotely access the SCP to modify a call list, to add or delete a call list and to select an active call list. When a subscriber has multiple call lists, the subscriber can set account parameters to automatically select the active call list, based on various call factors, such as call time and calling party.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventors: David A. Levine, Gregory N. Patterson, James A. Worsham, Z. Zeeman Zhang
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Patent number: 6505163Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for storing identifying information regarding a prior calling party to the telecommunications user, and for detecting a trigger specific to the service in response to a communication from the telecommunications device, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving from the switch the communication from the telecommunications device and a message including the identifying information, for playing an audible message for the telecommunications user in response to receiving the communication, the audible message containing the information regarding the prior calling party and prompting the telecommunications user to place an outgoing communication to the prior calling party, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecoType: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
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Publication number: 20030002645Abstract: A Service Control Point (SCP) has a call list associated with the main telephone number of a called party. When a calling party attempts to contact the called party by calling the main number, but cannot reach the main number, a Service Switching Point (SSP) fires a trigger. One trigger is a T_No_Answer trigger, which is fired in response to a call to the main number that is not answered within a predefined number of rings. Another trigger is a T_Busy trigger that is fired in response to a call to the main number that is made when the main number is busy. Each trigger causes the SCP to access the call list and to cause the SSP to ring an alternative telephone number associated with the main telephone number. If this attempt to reach the called party also fails, then the SSP again fires the trigger and an attempt is made to connect the calling party to the next number on the call list.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: James A. Worsham, David A. Levine, Greg N. Patterson, Zhiqiang Zeeman Zhang, Sunil H. Contractor, Ping Song
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Publication number: 20030003927Abstract: An audio calling name and calling number delivery method is disclosed. When a call is made from a calling party telephone to a called party telephone, a message is sent from an originating service switching point (SSP) associated with the calling party telephone to a terminating mobile switching center (MSC) associated with the wireless called party telephone. Typically, the message comprises the directory number of the calling party telephone. A wireless trigger is tripped at the terminating MSC and, in response, a query is sent to a service control point (SCP). A home location register (HLR) associated with the wireless telephone is queried to determine whether the wireless telephone is available. If the wireless telephone is available, then a name and a number associated with the calling party telephone is forwarded to a service node. The service node places a call to the wireless telephone and an audio annunciation of the name and the number is played to the called party.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventors: James A. Worsham, David A. Levine, Greg N. Patterson, Zhiqiang Zeeman Zhang
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Patent number: RE42539Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a terminating trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to an incoming communication to the telecommunications device from a calling party, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving the incoming communication from the switch, for placing an outgoing communication to the telecommunications device via the switch, the outgoing communication including an audible message identifying the calling party, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the outgoing communication.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Dono Tech Services LLCInventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle