Patents by Inventor Gerrit Voehringer

Gerrit Voehringer 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: 11283636
    Abstract: A method for enabling a charging of packet switched data transfer between an authorized customer and a network. The method includes transferring a total data volume via at least a first data path and a second data path between an equipment related to the authorized customer and a hybrid access aggregation point (HAAP) as an access to the network. Each of the at least a first data path and a second data bath use a different access technology for transferring its respective part of the total data volume. The total data volume is determined as a sum of the respective parts of the total data volume transferred in both the first path and the second path. The total data volume is used by a central charging unit for a charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Cornelius Heidemann, Gerrit Voehringer, Christoph Ludwig
  • Patent number: 9485105
    Abstract: A method for enhanced policy and charging control when a telecommunications network is used by a User Equipment corresponding to a subscriber includes a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function and a first Online Charging System, configured to communicate via an online charging interface. The telecommunications network further includes a second Online Charging System being configured to communicate via an online charging interface. The method includes: communicating, by an interworking credit control function of the telecommunications network, relative to the subscriber of the telecommunications network and with regard to the same or overlapping traffic of the subscriber via a first online charging interface with the Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, via a second online charging interface with the first Online Charging System, and via a third online charging interface with the second Online Charging System.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Ana Maria Lopez Nieto, Vikrant Chitre, Gerrit Voehringer
  • Publication number: 20150038111
    Abstract: A method for enhanced policy and charging control when a telecommunications network is used by a User Equipment corresponding to a subscriber includes a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function and a first Online Charging System, configured to communicate via an online charging interface. The telecommunications network further includes a second Online Charging System being configured to communicate via an online charging interface. The method includes: communicating, by an interworking credit control function of the telecommunications network, relative to the subscriber of the telecommunications network and with regard to the same or overlapping traffic of the subscriber via a first online charging interface with the Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, via a second online charging interface with the first Online Charging System, and via a third online charging interface with the second Online Charging System.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Ana Maria Lopez Nieto, Vikrant Chitre, Gerrit Voehringer
  • Patent number: 8811963
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for establishing a telephone connection to a mobile communications terminal device (11) via a mobile communications network (5, 7, 9), with at least one mobile telephone number being assigned to the mobile communications terminal device (11), wherein a supplement i.e. prefix or suffix as a control parameter is added to the mobile telephone number, the supplement being independent from the mobile telephone number. Before establishing the telephone connection an analysis of this supplement is made and the reachability of the mobile communications terminal device (11) is determined. The “reachability” is that the calling party only wants to make the call if the called party is available in real time i.e. does not want to be forwarded to voice-mail. Another example is that the call should only be established for calls that remain in the same network, so as to save costs. The supplement indicates whether the establishment of a telephone connection shall be initiated or suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom
    Inventor: Gerrit Voehringer
  • Publication number: 20120071148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for establishing a telephone connection to a mobile communications terminal device (11) via a mobile communications network (5, 7, 9), with at least one mobile telephone number being assigned to the mobile communications terminal device (11), wherein a supplement i.e. prefix or suffix as a control parameter is added to the mobile telephone number, the supplement being independent from the mobile telephone number. Before establishing the telephone connection an analysis of this supplement is made and the reachability of the mobile communications terminal device (11) is determined. The “reachability” is that the calling party only wants to make the call if the called party is available in real time i.e. does not want to be forwarded to voice-mail. Another example is that the call should only be established for calls that remain in the same network, so as to save costs. The supplement indicates whether the establishment of a telephone connection shall be initiated or suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Gerrit Voehringer
  • Publication number: 20120008764
    Abstract: A method of routing a communication request of a first party to one of a plurality of second parties uses a distribution system. The method has a first step including transmitting the communication request by the first party to the distribution system. A second step includes transmitting a first party identification information by the first party to the distribution system. A third step includes unambiguous mapping of the first party identification information onto a particular one of the plurality of second parties via the distribution system using a deterministic algorithm that includes a hash algorithm. The deterministic algorithm stochastically distributes a plurality of differing first party identification information among the plurality of second parties. The third step includes calculating a hash value from the first party identification information using the hash algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventor: Gerrit Voehringer
  • Publication number: 20110201353
    Abstract: Process for operating a cellular land mobile network which is formed by a plurality of cells, several cells being combined at one time into a routing area, by means of which the cell terminals checked into the land mobile network can be located and addressed in this routing area, the cell terminals checked into the routing area being detected and to set up a connection to a cell terminal, paging of all cells of this routing area to the cell terminal taking place, when leaving the routing area a location up-date being executed, the routing areas being dynamically formed depending on the network parameters and/or parameters of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Gerrit Voehringer
  • Patent number: 7206570
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing price information to subscribers of a digital mobile communication network. The aim of the invention is to inform the subscriber of the cost of a call he/she is about to make, in a simple manner. To this end, when the subscriber dials a call number, he/she obtains information on the rate to expect for a communication by means of short messaging service (SMS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Gerrit Voehringer
  • Publication number: 20040116136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing price information to subscribers of a digital mobile communication network. The aim of the invention is to inform the subscriber of the cost of a call he/she is about to make, in a simple manner. To this end, when the subscriber dials a call number, he/she obtains information on the rate to expect for a communication by means of short messaging service (SMS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Gerrit Voehringer