Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Bowles

Kevin D. Bowles 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: 9380608
    Abstract: A system for connecting a mobile emergency call to a public safety answering point (PSAP). The system comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, and an application stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the application receives an emergency call from a mobile station, wherein the mobile station is associated with a non-dialable number, in response to receiving the emergency call from the mobile station, associates a temporary dialable number to the mobile station, and promotes establishing a communication link between the mobile station and a public safety answering point and providing the temporary dialable number to the public safety answering point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin D. Bowles, Robert H. Burcham, Jason R. Delker
  • Patent number: 8761722
    Abstract: A telematics unit for use in a vehicle. The telematics unit comprises a cellular radio transceiver operable for placing an emergency call in a wireless access network, a location data generating unit operable to determine and output enhanced location information about the vehicle location, a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the application builds an emergency call origination message, including at least some of the enhanced location information and transmits the emergency call origination message via the cellular radio transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin D. Bowles, Robert H. Burcham, Jason R. Delker
  • Patent number: 8244206
    Abstract: A method of operating a communication system to process emergency service calls is disclosed. A call request for an emergency service call from a mobile communication device is received. The call request includes a device identifier for the mobile communication device. A location capability database is queried using the device identifier to determine if the device identifier is in the location capability database. A default location capability is assigned if the device identifier is not in the location capability database. A location of the mobile communication device is determined using the default location capability if the device identifier is not in the location capability database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Hines, III, Victoria L. Zeller, Kevin D. Bowles, Larry R. Dreiling