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).

  • Patent number: 9118510
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20130272298
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Maria Adamczyk, Frederick C. Iffland, Anita Hogans Simpson, Stephen R. LaPierre, Karen M. McCourt, John P. Ruckart
  • Patent number: 8477758
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8335239
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Eric E. Small, James C. Bedingfield, Sr., Daniel M. Baeza
  • Publication number: 20110255404
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Yung Choi-Grogan
  • Patent number: 7899063
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Alan Blackburn, James W. Rembert, Thomas A. Anshutz, Randy Corn
  • Patent number: 7801289
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Maria Adamczyk, Sharolyn S. Farmer, Henry J. Kafka, Anita Hogans Simpson, John Paul Ruckart
  • Publication number: 20090103546
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. f/k/a BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Alan Blackburn, James W. Rembert, Thomas A. Anshutz, Randy Corn
  • Patent number: 7436839
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry J. Kafka, Alan Blackburn, James W. Rembert, Thomas A. Anshutz, Randy Corn
  • Patent number: 4577314
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Jean Chu, Mark G. Hinch, James M. Johnson, Jr., Henry J. Kafka, David J. Stelte