Patents by Inventor Ian C. C Sturgess

Ian C. C Sturgess 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).

  • Telecommunications network with store for data associated with an area code
    Patent number: 6332019
    Abstract: A telecommunications network stores data including geographical locations, network types and the like associated with calling codes. If, for example, a customer wants to identify to where a dialed call relates, a service access code may be dialed and a series of voice prompts encourages entry of digits identifying areas. Voice announcement peripherals are used to provide decoding of data to area name and, if further detail is available, to provide a more specific geographic location (e.g., a town name).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventors: Michael C Morley, Ian C. C Sturgess, David S Gardner