Patents by Inventor Dale Paul Lifson

Dale Paul Lifson 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 of announcing information pertaining to a called party to a calling party during call set-up
    Patent number: 6775363
    Abstract: A method of completing a call is disclosed. A call is received in a communications network from a first communication device subscribed to a communications carrier for a called party using a second communication device. A determination is made as to whether the first communication device subscribes to a Same Subscriber Service (SSS). If the first communication device does subscribe to SSS, a second determination is made as to whether the second communication device subscribes to the same communications carrier as the first communication device. If the second communication device subscribes to the same communications carrier as the first communication device, an announcement is provided to the first communication device. Special call treatment is applied to the call, and the call is routed to the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Gerard Conn, Michael C. Lamb, Dale Paul Lifson, Gary A. Munson, Rajeev B. Patil, Brian Andrew Postlewait
  • Method of announcing information pertaining to a called party to a calling party during call set-up
    Publication number: 20030179857
    Abstract: A method of completing a call is disclosed. A call is received in a communications network from a first communication device subscribed to a communications carrier for a called party using a second communication device. A determination is made as to whether the first communication device subscribes to a Same Subscriber Service (SSS). If the first communication device does subscribe to SSS, a second determination is made as to whether the second communication device subscribes to the same communications carrier as the first communication device. If the second communication device subscribes to the same communications carrier as the first communication device, an announcement is provided to the first communication device. Special call treatment is applied to the call, and the call is routed to the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Gerard Conn, Michael C. Lamb, Dale Paul Lifson, Gary A. Munson, Rajeev B. Patil, Brian Andrew Postlewait