Patents by Inventor Henry J. Kafka
Henry J. Kafka 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).
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Patent number: 9118510Abstract: Voice service over a next generation network is provided using Advanced Intelligent Network solutions. According to an exemplary embodiment, a Voice over Network system includes a communications device having a directory communication address in communication with a telecommunications network, means for decoding the directory communications address to identify a voice over internet protocol service feature of the communications address, and means for establishing an internet protocol telephony communications connection of the communications device with a called party's communications address via a VoN hotline. According to further exemplary embodiments, the hotline may include a media gateway, an application server, a feature server, and means for communicating among the media gateway, the application server, and the feature server.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Maria Adamczyk, Frederick C. Iffland, Anita Hogans Simpson, Stephen R. LaPierre, Karen M. McCourt, John P. Ruckart
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Publication number: 20130272298Abstract: Voice service over a next generation network is provided using Advanced Intelligent Network solutions. According to an exemplary embodiment, a Voice over Network system includes a communications device having a directory communication address in communication with a telecommunications network, means for decoding the directory communications address to identify a voice over internet protocol service feature of the communications address, and means for establishing an internet protocol telephony communications connection of the communications device with a called party's communications address via a VoN hotline. According to further exemplary embodiments, the hotline may include a media gateway, an application server, a feature server, and means for communicating among the media gateway, the application server, and the feature server.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Maria Adamczyk, Frederick C. Iffland, Anita Hogans Simpson, Stephen R. LaPierre, Karen M. McCourt, John P. Ruckart
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Patent number: 8477758Abstract: Voice service over a next generation network is provided using Advanced Intelligent Network solutions. According to an exemplary embodiment, a Voice over Network system includes a communications device having a directory communication address in communication with a telecommunications network, means for decoding the directory communications address to identify a voice over internet protocol service feature of the communications address, and means for establishing an internet protocol telephony communications connection of the communications device with a called party's communications address via a VoN hotline. According to further exemplary embodiments, the hotline may include a media gateway, an application server, a feature server, and means for communicating among the media gateway, the application server, and the feature server.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2005Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Maria Adamczyk, Frederick C. Iffland, Anita Hogans Simpson, Stephen R. LaPierre, Karen M. McCourt, John Paul Ruckart
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Patent number: 8335239Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for conserving bandwidth. If a presence of a multimedia device is detected, then a stream of data is delivered to the multimedia device. If the presence of the multimedia device is not detected, then the stream of data is degraded to conserve bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Eric E. Small, James C. Bedingfield, Sr., Daniel M. Baeza
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Publication number: 20110255404Abstract: In a wireless communications network, a method includes monitoring a data load associated with at least one base station in the network, determining whether a network usage of a subscriber of the network exceeds a threshold and if the subscriber's network usage exceeds the threshold, reducing a data rate available to the subscriber based at least in part on the data load thus monitored.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Yung Choi-Grogan
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Patent number: 7899063Abstract: A system and methods for providing services through an integrated digital network. The present invention embodies a system and methods for providing telecommunications services through an integrated digital network that provides the superset of all previous network types, and can continue to support being the core for existing networks—now used simply as edge access methods. The method includes connecting a multi-service core to existing telecommunications networks, wherein the core can communicate with conventional network components; interconnecting a gateway between the multi-service core and multiple existing network components, wherein the gateway is configured to share multiple service aspects with each network component and to utilize multiple transport protocols to communicate with different core network components; coordinating communications between the gateway and existing network components; and resolving differences between protocols or communications between existing core network components.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Henry J. Kafka, Alan Blackburn, James W. Rembert, Thomas A. Anshutz, Randy Corn
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Patent number: 7801289Abstract: Voice service over a next generation network is provided using Advanced Intelligent Network solutions. A voice over network communications signal is communicated from an analog communications device over a telecommunications network to a softswitch (SSW) complex that detects and decodes a directory communications address to identify an internal, secret line number (SLN) communications address and, if associated with an SLN, to activate a voice over network application trigger to enable voice communications over an Internet Protocol, data communications network.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Maria Adamczyk, Sharolyn S. Farmer, Henry J. Kafka, Anita Hogans Simpson, John Paul Ruckart
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Publication number: 20090103546Abstract: A system and methods for providing services through an integrated digital network. The present invention embodies a system and methods for providing telecommunications services through an integrated digital network that provides the superset of all previous network types, and can continue to support being the core for existing networks—now used simply as edge access methods. The method includes connecting a multi-service core to existing telecommunications networks, wherein the core can communicate with conventional network components; interconnecting a gateway between the multi-service core and multiple existing network components, wherein the gateway is configured to share multiple service aspects with each network component and to utilize multiple transport protocols to communicate with different core network components; coordinating communications between the gateway and existing network components; and resolving differences between protocols or communications between existing core network components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. f/k/a BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Henry J. Kafka, Alan Blackburn, James W. Rembert, Thomas A. Anshutz, Randy Corn
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Patent number: 7436839Abstract: A system and methods for providing services through an integrated digital network. The present invention embodies a system and methods for providing telecommunications services through an integrated digital network that provides the superset of all previous network types, and can continue to support being the core for existing networks—now used simply as edge access methods. The method includes connecting a multi-service core to existing telecommunications networks, wherein the core can communicate with conventional network components; interconnecting a gateway between the multi-service core and multiple existing network components, wherein the gateway is configured to share multiple service aspects with each network component and to utilize multiple transport protocols to communicate with different core network components; coordinating communications between the gateway and existing network components; and resolving differences between protocols or communications between existing core network components.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2001Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Alan Blackburn, James W. Rembert, Thomas A. Anshutz, Randy Corn
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Patent number: 4577314Abstract: A communication method and digital multi-customer data interface for interconnecting a number of customer terminals to a main packet switching network of a local area data transport system that provides data communication services such as interactive video text service between data service vendors and customers. The digital multi-customer interface utilizes a main processor, control circuit, and multi-customer protocol controller to implement the protocol functions for the communication of packets and control information over individual serial transmission paths. The multi-customer protocol controller comprises a control processor and a formatter circuit for synchronously communicating packets for a plurality of customer terminals via customer line units and customer lines. The control processor performs byte-to-packet and packet-to-byte functions between the main processor and the formatter circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1983Date of Patent: March 18, 1986Assignee: AT&T Bell LaboratoriesInventors: Jean Chu, Mark G. Hinch, James M. Johnson, Jr., Henry J. Kafka, David J. Stelte