Patents by Inventor Jean Frances Zaleckas

Jean Frances Zaleckas 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).

  • Internet calling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6614780
    Abstract: An Internet call connection method comprises the steps of (a) an Internet Telephony Server (ITS) receiving a dialed special services number of an originated call; (b) mapping the dialed special services number to a destination number and a Internet Protocol (IP) address of a terminating ITS that serves the destination number; and (c) routing the originated call from an originating ITS to a terminating ITS and to the destination number to complete the call. The ITS apparatus includes (1) an interface for receiving a dialed special services number over a trunk connected to the ITS; (2) accessing means for accessing a mapping database using the dialed special services number to obtain a destination number and a terminating Internet Protocol address; and (3) a call router for routing the call and the destination number to a terminating ITS identified by the terminating Internet Protocol address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Shafik Jalal Hakim, Jean Frances Zaleckas
  • INTERNET CALLING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20020167943
    Abstract: An Internet call connection method comprises the steps of (a) an Internet Telephony Server (ITS) receiving a dialed special services number of an originated call; (b) mapping the dialed special services number to a destination number and a Internet Protocol (IP) address of a terminating ITS that serves the destination number; and (c) routing the originated call from an originating ITS to a terminating ITS and to the destination number to complete the call. The ITS apparatus includes (1) an interface for receiving a dialed special services number over a trunk connected to the ITS; (2) accessing means for accessing a mapping database using the dialed special services number to obtain a destination number and a terminating Internet Protocol address; and (3) a call router for routing the call and the destination number to a terminating ITS identified by the terminating Internet Protocol address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 1998
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: SHAFIK JALAL HAKIM, JEAN FRANCES ZALECKAS