Patents by Inventor Bruce David Elliott

Bruce David Elliott 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).

  • Method and system for automatic update of a location profile
    Patent number: 8588391
    Abstract: An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic information that is transmitted to a communications network for establishing the communication session. The geographic information corresponds to one of a plurality of addresses specified in the subscriber profile to set a current address. The addresses are associated with a plurality of devices adapted to complete the communication session. The one address is designated as the current address if the geographic information corresponds to the one address, otherwise the current address is set to a default address, wherein the communication session is established based on the current address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventor: Bruce David Elliott
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF A LOCATION PROFILE
    Publication number: 20110051916
    Abstract: An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic information that is transmitted to a communications network for establishing the communication session. The geographic information corresponds to one of a plurality of addresses specified in the subscriber profile to set a current address. The addresses are associated with a plurality of devices adapted to complete the communication session. The one address is designated as the current address if the geographic information corresponds to the one address, otherwise the current address is set to a default address, wherein the communication session is established based on the current address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC
    Inventor: Bruce David Elliott
  • Method and system for automatic update of a location profile
    Patent number: 7864935
    Abstract: An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic information that is transmitted to a communications network for establishing the communication session. The geographic information corresponds to one of a plurality of addresses specified in the subscriber profile to set a current address. The addresses are associated with a plurality of devices adapted to complete the communication session. The one address is designated as the current address if the geographic information corresponds to the one address, otherwise the current address is set to a default address, wherein the communication session is established based on the current address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventor: Bruce David Elliott
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF A LOCATION PROFILE
    Publication number: 20090082024
    Abstract: An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic information that is transmitted to a communications network for establishing the communication session. The geographic information corresponds to one of a plurality of addresses specified in the subscriber profile to set a current address. The addresses are associated with a plurality of devices adapted to complete the communication session. The one address is designated as the current address if the geographic information corresponds to the one address, otherwise the current address is set to a default address, wherein the communication session is established based on the current address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: WORLDCOM, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce David Elliott
  • Method and system for automatic update of a location profile
    Patent number: 7466811
    Abstract: An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic information that is transmitted to a communications network for establishing the communication session. The geographic information corresponds to one of a plurality of addresses specified in the subscriber profile to set a current address. The addresses are associated with a plurality of devices adapted to complete the communication session. The one address is designated as the current address if the geographic information corresponds to the one address, otherwise the current address is set to a default address, wherein the communication session is established based on the current address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventor: Bruce David Elliott
  • Method and system for automatic update of a location profile
    Publication number: 20040202301
    Abstract: An approach for establishing a communication session according to a subscriber profile that is automatically updated is disclosed. A locator device, which is associated with a subscriber and includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) transponder, outputs geographic information that is transmitted to a communications network for establishing the communication session. The geographic information corresponds to one of a plurality of addresses specified in the subscriber profile to set a current address. The addresses are associated with a plurality of devices adapted to complete the communication session. The one address is designated as the current address if the geographic information corresponds to the one address, otherwise the current address is set to a default address, wherein the communication session is established based on the current address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Bruce David Elliott