Patents by Inventor Gerald Joseph Steffgen

Gerald Joseph Steffgen 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).

  • Method of routing interLATA network traffic
    Patent number: 7310418
    Abstract: A method of routing interLATA network traffic includes the steps of receiving a number of dialed digits at a first service switching point (18) in a first virtual network (10). Then a query is sent to a service control point (24). When the dialed digits result in the call to a facility (32) in a second virtual network (26) connected to the first virtual network (10) by a tie line (38), the call is routed to a hub service switching point (34) in the second virtual network (26) over the tie line (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, John Wesley Moss, Richard John Ebel, Gerald Joseph Steffgen, Carlos H Donoso
  • Method of routing interlata network traffic
    Patent number: 6628774
    Abstract: A method of routing interLATA network traffic includes the steps of receiving a number of dialed digits at a first service switching point (18) in a first virtual network (10). Then a query is sent to a service control point (24). When the dialed digits result in the call to a facility (32) in a second virtual network (26) connected to the first virtual network (10) by a tie line (38), the call is routed to a hub service switching point (34) in the second virtual network (26) over the tie line (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: AmeriTech Corporation
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, John Wesley Moss, Richard John Ebel, Gerald Joseph Steffgen, Carlos H Donoso
  • Method of routing interLATA network traffic
    Patent number: 6400818
    Abstract: A method of routing interLATA network traffic includes the steps of receiving a number of dialed digits at a first service switching point (18) in a first virtual network (10). Then a query is sent to a service control point (24). When the dialed digits result in the call to a facility (32) in a second virtual network (26) connected to the first virtual network (10) by a tie line (38), the call is routed to a hub service switching point (34) in the second virtual network (26) over the tie line (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Ameritech Corp.
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, John Wesley Moss, Richard John Ebel, Gerald Joseph Steffgen, Carlos H Donoso
  • Method of routing interlata network traffic
    Publication number: 20010005414
    Abstract: A method of routing interLATA network traffic includes the steps of receiving a number of dialed digits at a first service switching point (18) in a first virtual network (10). Then a query is sent to a service control point (24). When the dialed digits result in the call to a facility (32) in a second virtual network (26) connected to the first virtual network (10) by a tie line (38), the call is routed to a hub service switching point (34) in the second virtual network (26) over the tie line (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Applicant: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, John Wesley Moss, Richard John Ebel, Gerald Joseph Steffgen, Carlos H. Donoso
  • Method of aggregating a plurality of network traffic
    Patent number: 5987111
    Abstract: A method of aggregating calls includes receiving a group of dialed digits at a service switching point (52). The service switching point (52) determines if an access code is present. When the access code is present, the service switching (52) transmits an information analyzed query (54) to a switching control point (56). The service switching point (52) then receives an analyze route message (60) from the switching control point (56). The service switching point (52) then routes a call to a hub service switching point (58).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, John Wesley Moss, Richard John Ebel, Gerald Joseph Steffgen, Carlos Hernan Donoso