Patents by Inventor Christopher Bertram Medders

Christopher Bertram Medders 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 apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line
    Patent number: 8031851
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received, an inquiry is made regarding the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott Crandall Holt, Christopher Bertram Medders, Drina C. Yue, Raymond J. Smets, Thomas Joseph Moquin, Terry Durand, Lawrence R. Berke, Evan Kraus
  • Method and apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line
    Patent number: 7933394
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received, an inquiry is made regarding the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott Crandall Holt, Christopher Bertram Medders, Drina C. Yue, Raymond J. Smets, Thomas Joseph Moquin, Terry Durand, Lawrence R. Berke, Evan Kraus
  • Method and apparatus for routing calls based on identification of the calling party or calling line
    Patent number: 7260203
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received, an inquiry is made regarding the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Crandall Holt, Christopher Bertram Medders, Drina C. Yue, Raymond J. Smets, Thomas Joseph Moquin, Evan Kraus, Terry Durand, Lawrence R. Berke
  • Method and apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line
    Patent number: 7062028
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received, an inquiry is made regarding the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Crandall Holt, Christopher Bertram Medders
  • Method and apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line
    Publication number: 20040029597
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received, an inquiry is made regarding the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Scott Crandall Holt, Christopher Bertram Medders