Patents by Inventor Franz Steimer

Franz Steimer 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: 8331918
    Abstract: A system and method concerning the field of call redirecting enables a second subscriber to keep incoming calls, which originate, e.g. from a fixed network connection of a first subscriber but are destined for a radio network connection of the second subscriber, in the fixed network so that they are redirected to a fixed network connection of the second subscriber. This method may result in eliminating network crossover costs that would accrue when using different communications networks for setting up calls. For utilizing the call redirecting function, the second subscriber shares in the saved network transition costs by receiving a bonus resulting from the saved network crossover costs. In order to simplify the utilization of the call redirecting function, a device is assigned to the second subscriber that, when activated, automatically initiates a control call for activating the switchover function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Franz Steimer, Jörg Schirrwitz
  • Publication number: 20080167023
    Abstract: The invention concerns the field of call redirecting and enables a second subscriber (B) to keep incoming calls, which originate, e.g. from a fixed network connection of a first subscriber (A) but are destined for a radio network connection of the second subscriber (B), in the fixed network so that they are redirected to a fixed network connection of the second subscriber (B). This method results in eliminating network crossover costs that would accrue when using different communications networks for setting up calls. For utilizing the call redirecting function, the second subscriber (B) shares in the saved network transition costs by receiving a bonus resulting from the saved network crossover costs. In order to simplify the utilization of the call redirecting function, a device is assigned to the second subscriber (B) that, when activated, automatically initiates a control call for activating the switchover function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Franz Steimer, Jorg Schirrwitz
  • Patent number: 7164754
    Abstract: A telecommunications network includes a plurality of subscriber stations, a plurality of network elements and a voice recognition module. The voice recognition module is associated with a network element and is configured to recognize at least one biometric voice parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Marian Trinkel, Franz Steimer, Christel Mueller
  • Publication number: 20040015355
    Abstract: The invention relates to a telecommunications network (1) comprising a plurality of network elements (2 to 7, 17) and a plurality of subscriber connections (8 to 10). Said network is characterised in that at least one of the network elements (2 to 7, 17) comprises a voice recognition module (18) for recognising biometric voice parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Marian Trinkel, Franz Steimer, Christel Mueller
  • Patent number: 4474554
    Abstract: In the preheating zone of a ceramic tunnel kiln, a smooth increase in the charge temperature over the full kiln cross-section and, for this reason, a high speed of throughput of goods through the kiln, may be produced by mixing up and heating the kiln gases by at least one flameless hot gas jet forced into the preheating zone of the tunnel kiln. This measure furthermore makes it possible for the heat or thermal balance of a tunnel kiln to be made better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Inventor: Franz Steimer