Patents by Inventor Aaron A. Akman

Aaron A. Akman 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).

  • Network-based telephone system having interactive capabilities
    Patent number: 5519772
    Abstract: A method and system for providing interactive capabilities in a network-based telephone system 100 a service control point (SCP) 102 for accessing a call processing record (CPR) and having an intelligent peripheral (IP) 104 for providing an intelligent interface between a caller 112 and the SCP 102. The IP 104 communicates with the SCP 102 through a peripheral interface (PI) 128. External systems 106 are accessed by SCP 102 through a generic data interface (GDI) 124 to obtain customer data. The GDI 124 keeps track of the data stored in the various external systems 106. Upon receiving a request for data, GDI 124 forms sub-requests, routes the sub-requests to the appropriate external systems 106, and returns a message containing the requested data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Bell Communications Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron A. Akman, Patrick J. Donnelly, Steven A. Hollenbach, Michael A. Kret