Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Belfrage

Kenneth J. Belfrage 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).

  • Do not call registry database access system
    Patent number: 8744058
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing users operating on Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) networks with the ability to interconnect with Advance Intelligent Networking (AIN) and, in particular, to provide database lookup for the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, without requiring users to implement complex and expensive systems in their network. An Intelligent Call Management (ICM) structure receiving information of a dialed toll number is able to convert the information into a compatible database request to determine whether the call to the toll number is allowed to be completed based on information retrieved from the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Mateer, Kenneth J. Belfrage, Chad David Hendren
  • Do not call registry database access system
    Patent number: 8184794
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing users operating on Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) networks with the ability to interconnect with Advance Intelligent Networking (AIN) and, in particular, to provide database lookup for the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, without requiring users to implement complex and expensive systems in their network. An Intelligent Call Management (ICM) structure receiving information of a dialed toll number is able to convert the information into a compatible database request to determine whether the call to the toll number is allowed to be completed based on information retrieved from the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Mateer, Kenneth J. Belfrage, Chad David Hendren