Patents by Inventor George Bumiller

George Bumiller 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).

  • Phone number replace code system and method
    Publication number: 20050186951
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method of placing telephone calls includes inputting a toll-free number to initiate a phone call, determining whether the mobile device is within a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) service area, upon determining that the mobile device is within a NANP service area, initiating the phone call to the toll-free number, and upon determining that the mobile device is not within a NANP service area, replacing the Numbering Plan Area Code (NPA) of the toll-free number with a corresponding replace code to obtain a replace code toll-free number and initiating the phone call to the replace code toll-free number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventor: George Bumiller