Patents by Inventor Ed Silver

Ed Silver 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).

  • Communications monitoring and control system
    Patent number: 5471519
    Abstract: A communications monitoring and control system including methods and apparatus for processing a communication directed to a called party. Upon receipt of a communication, the system determines the location of the called party from a changeable list including locations selectively provided by the called party. The communication may be accepted, rejected or monitored by the called party at the locations provided. If rejected, the communication is routed to a message service. If monitored, the communication is routed to a message service, and a one-way connection from the communication to the called party is established. The calling party is unaware of the connection. The called party may discontinue monitoring or connect to the communication at any time during the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: BellSouth Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Howe, Ed Silver, Kim Bailey, Jerry Shih, Kitty Morel, Peter Hill, Cathy Addison, Larry Woodring, Dale Malik