Patents by Inventor J. Stevens

J. Stevens 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).

  • Multi-line telephone calling
    Publication number: 20060018452
    Abstract: Network architectures, methods, and operations for routing telephone calls are disclosed. A customer premise includes a conventional POTS dedicated communication line to a central office switch and a broadband connection to a data network. The central office switch and the data network are connected by a communication link. A first telephone call originated at the customer premise may be connected via the dedicated communication link. A second or subsequent call originated at the customer premise may be connected via the data network. Optionally, the same call identifier may be assigned to the first and second or subsequent calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: J. Stevens, F. Glynn
  • Data network call routing
    Publication number: 20060018310
    Abstract: Network architectures, methods, and operations for routing telephone calls are disclosed. A customer premise includes a conventional POTS dedicated communication line to a central office switch and a broadband connection to a data network. The central office switch and the data network are connected by a communication link. An incoming telephone call to the customer premise may be routed by the central office switch for completion to the customer premise via the broadband data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: J. Stevens, F. Glynn
  • Telephone call routing
    Publication number: 20060018449
    Abstract: Network architectures, methods, and operations for routing telephone calls are disclosed. A customer premise includes a conventional POTS dedicated communication line to a central office switch and a broadband connection to a data network. The central office switch and the data network are connected by a communication link. An incoming telephone call to the customer premise may be routed via the dedicated communication line. If the dedicated communication line is busy or otherwise unavailable, the central office switch may route the call to the data network service provider for completion to the customer premise via the broadband data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: J. Stevens, F. Glynn
  • Routing telephone calls via a data network
    Publication number: 20060018448
    Abstract: Network architectures, methods, and operations for routing telephone calls are disclosed. A customer premise includes a conventional POTS dedicated communication line to a central office switch and a broadband connection to a data network. The central office switch and the data network are connected by a communication link. An incoming telephone call to the customer premise may be routed via the dedicated communication line. If the dedicated communication line is busy or otherwise unavailable, the central office switch may route the call to the data network service provider for completion to the customer premise via the broadband data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: J. Stevens, F. Glynn