Patents by Inventor Marc Thornton

Marc Thornton 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).

  • Enhanced directory assistance system with voice over IP call handling
    Patent number: 8705516
    Abstract: A method for operating a directory assistance system responsive to Voice over IP device requests including receiving a first directory assistance request from at least one Voice over IP device and identifying the requested information on a database. The requested information is formatted in the database in accordance with a format required by the Voice over IP device and is then a notification message is transmitted to indicating its availability. A second request is received from the Voice over IP device for retrieval of the formatted requested information, which is in turn transmitted to the Voice over IP device via the web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Grape Technology Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Baumeister, Marc Thornton
  • ENHANCED DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH VOICE OVER IP CALL HANDLING
    Publication number: 20120243671
    Abstract: A method for operating a directory assistance system responsive to Voice over IP device requests including receiving a first directory assistance request from at least one Voice over IP device and identifying the requested information on a database. The requested information is formatted in the database in accordance with a format required by the Voice over IP device and is then a notification message is transmitted to indicating its availability. A second request is received from the Voice over IP device for retrieval of the formatted requested information, which is in turn transmitted to the Voice over IP device via the web server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Christine Baumeister, Marc Thornton
  • Enhanced directory assistance system with voice over IP call handling
    Patent number: 8027336
    Abstract: A method for operating a directory assistance system responsive to Voice over IP device requests including receiving a first directory assistance request from at least one Voice over IP device and identifying the requested information on a database. The requested information is formatted in the database in accordance with a format required by the Voice over IP device and is then a notification message is transmitted to indicating its availability. A second request is received from the Voice over IP device for retrieval of the formatted requested information, which is in turn transmitted to the Voice over IP device via the web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Grape Technology Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Baumeister, Marc Thornton
  • Enhanced directory assistance system with voice over IP call handling
    Publication number: 20080037756
    Abstract: A method for operating a directory assistance system responsive to Voice over IP device requests including receiving a first directory assistance request from at least one Voice over IP device and identifying the requested information on a database. The requested information is formatted in the database in accordance with a format required by the Voice over IP device and is then a notification message is transmitted to indicating its availability. A second request is received from the Voice over IP device for retrieval of the formatted requested information, which is in turn transmitted to the Voice over IP device via the web server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Christine Baumeister, Marc Thornton
  • Enhanced directory assistance system with voice over IP call handling
    Patent number: 7227941
    Abstract: A method for operating a directory assistance system responsive to Voice over IP device requests includes the steps of receiving a directory assistance request from at least one Voice over IP device and identifying the requested information for delivery to the Voice over IP device. The requested information is formatted in accordance with a format required by the Voice over IP device and a notification message is transmitted to the Voice over IP device indicating that information relating to the directory assistance request is available. A request from a web server is received for retrieval of the requested information in response to the directory assistance request, where the web server is accessed by the Voice over IP device after receipt of the notification message. The requested information is transmitted to the Voice over IP device via the web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Inventors: Christine Baumeister, Marc Thornton
  • Enhanced directory assistance system with voice over IP call handling
    Publication number: 20060147015
    Abstract: A method for operating a directory assistance system responsive to Voice over IP device requests includes the steps of receiving a directory assistance request from at least one Voice over IP device and identifying the requested information for delivery to the Voice over IP device. The requested information is formatted in accordance with a format required by the Voice over IP device and a notification message is transmitted to the Voice over IP device indicating that information relating to the directory assistance request is available. A request from a web server is received for retrieval of the requested information in response to the directory assistance request, where the web server is accessed by the Voice over IP device after receipt of the notification message. The requested information is transmitted to the Voice over IP device via the web server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Christine Baumeister, Marc Thornton