Patents by Inventor Kathryn Dobson Kerber

Kathryn Dobson Kerber 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: 5937345
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for intercepting calls within a wireless communications system. In particular, the present invention provides a call intercept component and a number of control points. Each of the control points is associated with a layer or component within the wireless communications system that handles messages associated with a mobile station within the wireless communications system. Each control point monitors messages received at the component or layer associated with the control point. The messages are examined to determine whether the message is appropriate for interception. If the message is appropriate for interception, the message is then sent the call interception layer. In turn, the call interception layer formats data from the message and routes it to a destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Rosemary McGowan, Robert Dale Dover, Kathryn Dobson Kerber