Patents by Inventor Eric E. Zimmerer

Eric E. Zimmerer 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: 6393112
    Abstract: System and method for facilitating intelligent network call processing using a centralized call context database. The system and method include and involve a call context database and an intelligent telecommunications network that is coupled to the call context database. The network includes and involves an access network element capable of receiving a call, generating first call context data and a network call identifier related to the call, storing the call context data and the network call identifier in the call context database, transmitting the network call identifier, and processing the call. The network further includes and involves a plurality of network elements that are coupled to the call context database and to the access network element. Each network element is capable of receiving the call and/or data related to the call (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis G. Gottlieb, Arunachalam Venkatraman, Eric E. Zimmerer