Patents by Inventor Arthur Edward Aldridge

Arthur Edward Aldridge 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).

  • Call-routing mechanism for automatically performing number substitution in an integrated access device
    Patent number: 6876736
    Abstract: A called telephone number substitution mechanism is incorporated into the call-routing software employed by the microcontroller of a customer premises-installed communication device, through which digitized voice and data services are supplied to a customer site. The number substitution mechanism automatically selectively modifies digits of an original (dialed) telephone number, as necessary, to conform with the connectivity requirements of the communication link serving the destination device, thereby enabling the call to reach the destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Lamy, Paul Graves McElroy, Charles A. Wilson, Arthur Edward Aldridge
  • Mechanism for automatically substituting calling number information in an integrated access device
    Publication number: 20030174825
    Abstract: A calling telephone number information substitution mechanism employs an automated calling number substitution template to selectively modify ‘calling’ party number information that is transmitted to the called party. This serves to associate the calling party who has placed a call that cannot be directly dialed from an outside phone with a valid telephone number identified with the premises originating the call. As a result, the called party, such as a 911 emergency facility, is able to correctly locate and place a return call to a valid telephone number at the premises from which the call has been placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: ADTRAN, INC.
    Inventors: Arthur Edward Aldridge, Thomas Kevin Davis
  • Call-routing mechanism for automatically performing number substitution in an integrated access device
    Publication number: 20030072431
    Abstract: A called telephone number substitution mechanism is incorporated into the call-routing software employed by the microcontroller of a customer premises-installed communication device, through which digitized voice and data services are supplied to a customer site. The number substitution mechanism automatically selectively modifies digits of an original (dialed) telephone number, as necessary, to conform with the connectivity requirements of the communication link serving the destination device, thereby enabling the call to reach the destination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Lamy, Paul Graves McElroy, Charles A. Wilson, Arthur Edward Aldridge