Patents by Inventor Carmel Sofer

Carmel Sofer 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).

  • Patent number: 7231431
    Abstract: A method and a system for providing services to roaming subscribers of mobile telephone networks. The system comprising a packet-switch network and intelligent gateways coupled to the packet-switch network enables roaming subscribers to continue using their value added services using familiar access, interface and language. The system also enables mobile operators to deliver new services to roamers and subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: StarHome GmbH
    Inventors: Carmel Sofer, Shlomo Wolfman, Ory Biran
  • Patent number: 7184764
    Abstract: A cellular data communication interfacing apparatus, for association with a mobile network and for supporting cellular data communication to roaming mobile telephony devices, comprises a data request analyzer, a service network selector, and an interfacing engine. Each of the roaming telephony devices is associated with a respective home network and a service profile specifying service networks providing data services to the device. The data request analyzer analyzes data requests from the roaming mobile. The service network selector uses the request analyses together with the device service profiles to select a corresponding service network. The interfacing engine introduces the devices to the service networks, directs the data requests to the service networks, and directs the corresponding data responses from the service networks to the requesting roaming mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: StarHome GmbH
    Inventors: Li-On Raviv, Carmel Sofer, Shlomo Wolfman, Ory Biran
  • Publication number: 20060030304
    Abstract: A method and a system for providing services to roaming subscribers of mobile telephone networks. The system comprising a packet-switch network and intelligent gateways coupled to the packet-switch network enables roaming subscribers to continue using their value added services using familiar access, interface and language. The system also enables mobile operators to deliver new services to roamers and subscribers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Carmel Sofer, Shlomo Wolfman, Ory Biran
  • Patent number: 6975852
    Abstract: A system enables telephony services when roaming in a visited mobile network (108) to a user subscribing to a home mobile network (104) and having a prepaid account with a balance at the home mobile network (104). The system includes a home intelligent gateway (106) integrated into the visited mobile network (108), and a global packet switch network (100) connected to the home intelligent gateway (106) and to the visited intelligent gateway (102). The home intelligent gateway (102) and the visited intelligent gateway (106) are configured to communicate via the global packet switch network (100) in order to manage the telephony services in real-time according to the balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: StarHome GmbH
    Inventors: Carmel Sofer, Shlomo Wolfman, Ory Biran
  • Patent number: 6925299
    Abstract: A system for providing a roaming subscriber with access to services available in a first telephone network, when the subscriber is roaming in a second telephone network, includes a packet-switched network connecting the first telephone network with the second telephone network. Signals required for the services are transmitted between the first telephone network and the second telephone network via the packet-switched network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: StarHome GmbH
    Inventors: Carmel Sofer, Shlomo Wolfman
  • Patent number: 6920487
    Abstract: A method and a system for providing services to roaming subscribers of mobile telephone networks. The system comprising a packet-switch network and intelligent gateways coupled to the packet-switch network enables roaming subscribers to continue using their value added services using familiar access, Interface and language. The system also enables mobile operators to deliver new services to roamers and subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: StarHome GmbH
    Inventors: Carmel Sofer, Shlomo Wolfman, Ory Biran
  • Publication number: 20020164983
    Abstract: A cellular data communication interfacing apparatus, for association with a mobile network and for supporting cellular data communication to roaming mobile telephony devices, comprises a data request analyzer, a service network selector, and an interfacing engine. Each of the roaming telephony devices is associated with a respective home network and a service profile specifying service networks providing data services to the device. The data request analyzer analyzes data requests from the roaming mobile. The service network selector uses the request analyses together with the device service profiles to select a corresponding service network. The interfacing engine introduces the devices to the service networks, directs the data requests to the service networks, and directs the corresponding data responses from the service networks to the requesting roaming mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Li-On Raviv, Carmel Sofer, Shlomo Wolfman, Ory Biran
  • Publication number: 20020012351
    Abstract: A method and a system for providing services to roaming subscribers of mobile telephone networks. The system comprising a packet-switch network and intelligent gateways coupled to the packet-switch network enables roaming subscribers to continue using their value added services using familiar access, interface and language. The system also enables mobile operators to deliver new services to roamers and subscribers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Carmel Sofer, Shlomo Wolfman, Ory Biran