Patents by Inventor Matthew C. Hess

Matthew C. Hess 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: 11956384
    Abstract: The present application describes providing an attestation level to a received communication. The attestation level may be used to communicate a level of security to a network or a called party that receives the communication. The attestation level associated with the communication may indicate to a destination network and/or recipient that the phone number associated with the communication is secure and/or the telephone number has not been spoofed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Joseph Roy, Joseph Scivicque, Matthew C Hess, George Wendell McFalls
  • Publication number: 20230254406
    Abstract: The present application describes providing an attestation level to a received communication. The attestation level may be used to communicate a level of security to a network or a called party that receives the communication. The attestation level associated with the communication may indicate to a destination network and/or recipient that the phone number associated with the communication is secure and/or the telephone number has not been spoofed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Joseph Roy, Joseph Scivicque, Matthew C. Hess, George Wendell McFalls
  • Publication number: 20230120695
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes providing an attestation level to a received communication. The attestation level may be used to communicate a level of security to a network or a called party that receives the communication. The attestation level associated with the communication may indicate to a destination network and/or recipient that the phone number associated with the communication is secure and/or the telephone number has not been spoofed. Determining the attestation level comprises comparing information associated with the communication with stored information and assigning a code based on the comparison. The code may be translated to a tag value that is used to direct the communication to a signing server for attesting the communication at the determined attestation level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. MOORE, Daniel W. Peele, Matthew C. HESS
  • Patent number: 11632461
    Abstract: The present application describes providing an attestation level to a received communication. The attestation level may be used to communicate a level of security to a network or a called party that receives the communication. The attestation level associated with the communication may indicate to a destination network and/or recipient that the phone number associated with the communication is secure and/or the telephone number has not been spoofed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Joseph Roy, Joseph Scivicque, Matthew C. Hess, George Wendell McFalls
  • Publication number: 20230016508
    Abstract: The present application describes providing an attestation level to a received communication. The attestation level may be used to communicate a level of security to a network or a called party that receives the communication. The attestation level associated with the communication may indicate to a destination network and/or recipient that the phone number associated with the communication is secure and/or the telephone number has not been spoofed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Joseph Roy, Joseph Scivicque, Matthew C. Hess, George Wendell McFalls
  • Patent number: 11451663
    Abstract: The present application describes providing an attestation level to a received communication. The attestation level may be used to communicate a level of security to a network or a called party that receives the communication. The attestation level associated with the communication may indicate to a destination network and/or recipient that the phone number associated with the communication is secure and/or the telephone number has not been spoofed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Joseph Roy, Joseph Scivicque, Matthew C. Hess, George Wendell McFalls
  • Publication number: 20210337067
    Abstract: The present application describes providing an attestation level to a received communication. The attestation level may be used to communicate a level of security to a network or a called party that receives the communication. The attestation level associated with the communication may indicate to a destination network and/or recipient that the phone number associated with the communication is secure and/or the telephone number has not been spoofed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Joseph Roy, Joseph Scivicque, Matthew C. Hess, George Wendell McFalls
  • Patent number: 10986016
    Abstract: A differentiated routing system includes an electronic service in communication with an ingress gateway that receives a communication service, such as a call from a terminal, over a trunk. The service receives a request from the ingress gateway for establishing a communication service for the calling party terminal. The service obtains information associated with the calling party terminal, which may be based on the trunk and its relationship to a customer, in which the information is to be used for applying at least one of a routing decision and policy decision to the communication service, and appends a tag to the request based on the information. The service may then transmit the request appended with the information to a routing device, which may then use the information when providing the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Matthew C. Hess, Patrick S. Callahan
  • Publication number: 20200084140
    Abstract: A differentiated routing system includes an electronic service in communication with an ingress gateway that receives a communication service, such as a call from a terminal, over a trunk. The service receives a request from the ingress gateway for establishing a communication service for the calling party terminal. The service obtains information associated with the calling party terminal, which may be based on the trunk and its relationship to a customer, in which the information is to be used for applying at least one of a routing decision and policy decision to the communication service, and appends a tag to the request based on the information. The service may then transmit the request appended with the information to a routing device, which may then use the information when providing the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Matthew C. Hess, Patrick S. Callahan
  • Patent number: 10484270
    Abstract: A differentiated routing system includes an electronic service in communication with an ingress gateway that receives a communication service, such as a call from a terminal, over a trunk. The service receives a request from the ingress gateway for establishing a communication service for the calling party terminal. The service obtains information associated with the calling party terminal, which may be based on the trunk and its relationship to a customer, in which the information is to be used for applying at least one of a routing decision and policy decision to the communication service, and appends a tag to the request based on the information. The service may then transmit the request appended with the information to a routing device, which may then use the information when providing the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Matthew C. Hess, Patrick S. Callahan
  • Publication number: 20170331729
    Abstract: A differentiated routing system includes an electronic service in communication with an ingress gateway that receives a communication service, such as a call from a terminal, over a trunk. The service receives a request from the ingress gateway for establishing a communication service for the calling party terminal. The service obtains information associated with the calling party terminal, which may be based on the trunk and its relationship to a customer, in which the information is to be used for applying at least one of a routing decision and policy decision to the communication service, and appends a tag to the request based on the information. The service may then transmit the request appended with the information to a routing device, which may then use the information when providing the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Moore, Matthew C. Hess, Patrick S. Callahan