Patents by Inventor Daniel Neal Costrell

Daniel Neal Costrell 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: 6970551
    Abstract: A method for uniquely identifying calls having the same originating number and dialed number, and network components adapted to carry out that method. A Parking Manager receives a Park Request that includes the originating number, the dialed number, and a Network Call ID (Identification). The Parking Manager accesses a pool of Dialed Number Identification System (DNIS) override digits associated with the dialed number and returns these digits with the response to the Park Request. The originating number and DNIS override digits uniquely identify the call, and are combined with the destination number, and the combination is flagged as pending in the Parking Manager. The DNIS override digits are received by an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system that uses a many-to-one mapping to identify the dialed number and complete the call, and returns a call arrival signal to the Parking Manager including a PPID generated by the Voice Response system to Parking Manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Neal Costrell, Frances Delia Evance Taylor
  • Publication number: 20030138088
    Abstract: A method for uniquely identifying calls having the same originating number arid dialed number, and network components adapted to carry out that method. A Parking Manger receives a Park Request that includes the originating number, the dialed number, and a Network Call ID (Identification). The Parking Manger accesses a pool of Dialed Number Identification System (DNIS) override digits associated with the dialed number and returns these digits with the response to the Park Request. The originating number and DNIS override digits uniquely identify the call, and are combined with the destination number, and the combination is flagged as pending in the Parking Manger. The DNIS override digits are received by an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system that uses a many-to-one mapping to identify the dialed number and complete the call, and returns a call arrival signal to the Parking Manger including a PPID generated by the Voice Response system to Parking Manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel Neal Costrell, Frances Delia Evance Taylor