Patents by Inventor Frank Derville

Frank Derville 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: 12294670
    Abstract: A method for managing an unallocated telephone number in a communication network, the telephone number being previously allocated to a user of the communication network until a suspension date. The method is implemented by an item of equipment of the network and includes: obtaining information relating to a call set-up request received by the communication network to the telephone number during an observation period of time subsequent to the suspension date; updating, according to the information relating to the call set-up request, information relating to an activity level of the telephone number in the communication network, the information relating to an activity level being representative of a number of requests to set-up a call to the telephone number received by the network for the given observation period and storing in a data table the information relating to an activity level of the telephone number in association with the telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Paul Beardow, Frank Derville
  • Publication number: 20240251034
    Abstract: A method for processing a call set-up request message transmitted by a calling terminal to a called terminal in a communication network, the network including an item of communication equipment configured to receive the message. The method is implemented at the item of communication equipment and includes: updating an information field of the message by inserting additional caller identification information obtained from at least one first data table; and transmitting the updated message to the called terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Paul BEARDOW, Frank DERVILLE
  • Patent number: 12034885
    Abstract: A method for processing a request from a first communication terminal, intended to establish communication with a second communication terminal via a communications management platform. The method includes identifying the second communication terminal from among a set of communication terminals associated with the communications management platform. The method furthermore includes: assigning, to the first communication terminal, at least one identifier associated with the identified second communication terminal, allowing the first communication terminal to establish communication with the second communication terminal; and transmitting, to the first communication terminal, a message containing the at least one assigned identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Frank Derville, François Caseau, Paul Beardow
  • Publication number: 20230262167
    Abstract: A method for processing a request from a first communication terminal, intended to establish communication with a second communication terminal via a communications management platform. The method includes identifying the second communication terminal from among a set of communication terminals associated with the communications management platform. The method furthermore includes: assigning, to the first communication terminal, at least one identifier associated with the identified second communication terminal, allowing the first communication terminal to establish communication with the second communication terminal; and transmitting, to the first communication terminal, a message containing the at least one assigned identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Derville, François Caseau, Paul Beardow
  • Publication number: 20230179696
    Abstract: A method for managing an unallocated telephone number in a communication network, the telephone number being previously allocated to a user of the communication network until a suspension date. The method is implemented by an item of equipment of the network and includes: obtaining information relating to a call set-up request received by the communication network to the telephone number during an observation period of time subsequent to the suspension date; updating, according to the information relating to the call set-up request, information relating to an activity level of the telephone number in the communication network, the information relating to an activity level being representative of a number of requests to set-up a call to the telephone number received by the network for the given observation period and storing in a data table the information relating to an activity level of the telephone number in association with the telephone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Beardow, Frank Derville