Patents by Inventor Diana P. Hoppe

Diana P. Hoppe 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).

  • Wired service for wireless subscribers
    Patent number: 8620331
    Abstract: Methods and systems for establishing landline telephone services for wireless telephone subscribers are provided. One embodiment of a method includes receiving a request to establish a voice connection between a first telephone device and a second telephone device, wherein the second telephone device is a landline telephone device, and further wherein a particular wireless telephone number is associated with the second telephone device; referencing a mapping of one or more wireless telephone numbers and corresponding IP addresses, wherein the particular wireless telephone number associated with the second telephone device is mapped to a particular IP address in the referenced mapping; and utilizing said referenced mapping, initiating a voice connection between the first telephone device and the second telephone device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kathy Eichholz, Brent Joseph Larzalere, Diana P. Hoppe