Patents by Inventor Gordon L. Blumenschein

Gordon L. Blumenschein 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).

  • Direct route ISDN primary route interface
    Patent number: 8670547
    Abstract: A method of operating a telecommunications network includes, in one embodiment, detecting a call at an originating switch of the telecommunications network and, when a destination for the call matches a predetermined destination, routing the call on designated data trunks. When traffic on the designated data trunks exceeds a capacity threshold, the method further includes routing the call to a terminating switch using interoffice trunks and completing the call to the destination from the terminating switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Whiting, Melanie Murphy, Scott E. Bowers, Eugene J. Wagner, Gilbert Badillo, Uma Rao, Anthony A. Haeuser, Dianna I. Tiliks, Gordon L. Blumenschein, Carol S. Gruchala, Donald W. Buell, John W. Moss
  • Direct route ISDN primary route interface
    Patent number: 7406165
    Abstract: A method of operating a telecommunications network includes, in one embodiment, detecting a call at an originating switch of the telecommunications network and, when a destination for the call matches a predetermined destination, routing the call on designated data trunks. When traffic on the designated data trunks exceeds a capacity threshold, the method further includes routing the call to a terminating switch using interoffice trunks and completing the call to the destination from the terminating switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Whiting, Melanie Murphy, Scott E. Bowers, Eugene J. Wagner, Gilbert Badillo, Uma Rao, Anthony A. Haeuser, Dianna I. Tiliks, Gordon L. Blumenschein, Carol S. Gruchala, Donald W. Buell, John W. Moss
  • Direct Route ISDN Primary Route Interface
    Publication number: 20080165946
    Abstract: A method of operating a telecommunications network includes, in one embodiment, detecting a call at an originating switch of the telecommunications network and, when a destination for the call matches a predetermined destination, routing the call on designated data trunks. When traffic on the designated data trunks exceeds a capacity threshold, the method further includes routing the call to a terminating switch using interoffice trunks and completing the call to the destination from the terminating switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy R. Whiting, Melanie Murphy, Scott E. Bowers, Eugene J. Wagner, Gilbert Badillo, Uma Rao, Anthony A. Haeuser, Dianna I. Tiliks, Gordon L. Blumenschein, Carol S. Gruchala, Donald W. Buell, John W. Moss
  • Direct route ISDN primary route interface
    Publication number: 20020122549
    Abstract: A method of operating a telecommunications network includes, in one embodiment, detecting a call at an originating switch of the telecommunications network and, when a destination for the call matches a predetermined destination, routing the call on designated data trunks. When traffic on the designated data trunks exceeds a capacity threshold, the method further includes routing the call to a terminating switch using interoffice trunks and completing the call to the destination from the terminating switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Timothy R. Whiting, Melanie Murphy, Scott E. Bowers, Eugene J. Wagner, GilBert Badillo, Uma Rao, Anthony A. Haeuser, Dianna I. Tiliks, Gordon L. Blumenschein, Carol S. Gruchala, Donald W. Buell, John W. Moss
  • Method and system for dual ringing of a centrex line and a wireless extension of the centrex line
    Publication number: 20020077098
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for dual ringing of a Centrex line and a wireless extension of the Centrex line. With dual ringing functionality, a single destination number dialed by a calling party results in ringing of both a Centrex line and a wireless extension of the Centrex line. In one preferred embodiment described herein, the dual ringing functionality is implemented with a network element (e.g., a service node) separate from a switch (e.g., a service signal point). In this way, the dual ringing functionality is available to users of any end office switch that uses the separate network element—not only to those users of a particular type of end office switch. Furthermore, unlike switches, network elements, such as service nodes, typically do not require vendor approval for modification. Additionally, the dual ringing functionality of these preferred embodiments is switch independent and provides an open platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Dianna I. Tiliks, Mary L. Fox, Wayne R. Heinmiller, Thomas J. McBlain, Todd A. Bartels, Gordon L. Blumenschein