Patents by Inventor Dimitris Karagiannis

Dimitris Karagiannis 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).

  • System and method of providing number identification in an intelligent telephone network
    Patent number: 8175238
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method of managing calls to a toll-free telephone number is disclosed. The method includes modifying a calling party identification (ID) privacy indicator associated with a received telephone call directed to a toll-free number. The calling party ID privacy indicator is modified based at least in part on a day that the telephone call is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Tuan Thai, Elizabeth Smith, Dimitris Karagiannis, Anup D. Karnalker
  • System and Method of Providing Number Identification in an Intelligent Telephone Network
    Publication number: 20100067676
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method of managing calls to a toll-free telephone number is disclosed. The method includes modifying a calling party identification (ID) privacy indicator associated with a received telephone call directed to a toll-free number. The calling party ID privacy indicator is modified based at least in part on a day that the telephone call is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Tuan Thai, Elizabeth Smith, Dimitris Karagiannis, Anup D. Karnalkar
  • System and method of providing number identification in an intelligent telephone network
    Patent number: 7623639
    Abstract: A method of managing calls to a toll free telephone number is provided and includes receiving a telephone call directed to a toll free number and determining a day that the telephone call is received. Further, the method includes modifying a Calling Party ID privacy indicator associated with the call. The Calling Party ID privacy indicator can be modified based on the day that the telephone call is received. Also, the caller identification can be determined after the Calling Party ID privacy indicator is modified. Further, in a particular embodiment, the call is received and the Calling Party ID privacy indicator is modified on a weekday. The method further includes determining whether the call is received within a predetermined time range. Moreover, the Calling Party ID privacy indicator can be modified when the call is received within the predetermined time range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Inventors: Tuan Thai, Elizabeth Smith, Dimitris Karagiannis, Anup D. Karnalkar
  • System and method of providing number identification in an intelligent telephone network
    Publication number: 20060227955
    Abstract: A method of managing calls to a toll free telephone number is provided and includes receiving a telephone call directed to a toll free number and determining a day that the telephone call is received. Further, the method includes modifying a Calling Party ID privacy indicator associated with the call. The Calling Party ID privacy indicator can be modified based on the day that the telephone call is received. Also, the caller identification can be determined after the Calling Party ID privacy indicator is modified. Further, in a particular embodiment, the call is received and the Calling Party ID privacy indicator is modified on a weekday. The method further includes determining whether the call is received within a predetermined time range. Moreover, the Calling Party ID privacy indicator can be modified when the call is received within the predetermined time range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Tuan Thai, Elizabeth Smith, Dimitris Karagiannis, Anup Karnalkar