Patents by Inventor Michael E. Kolker

Michael E. Kolker 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: 7206398
    Abstract: A new service destination determination switching system is provided for a telecommunications environment in which a called party has discontinued an old service destination and obtained a new service destination. The new service destination determination switching system is used to obtain the new service destination when a calling party places a call to the old service destination. The switching system includes a hub switch that receives a rerouted call from an old service destination switch. The hub switch corresponds to a routing number prefix used to reroute calls from the old service destination switch to the hub switch. The routing number prefix causes the hub switch to initiate a trigger to a network platform that obtains the new service destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coronado, Mark Tamasi, John E. Simino, Michael E. Kolker
  • Publication number: 20040223601
    Abstract: A new service destination determination switching system is provided for a telecommunications environment in which a called party has discontinued an old service destination and obtained a new service destination. The new service destination determination switching system is used to obtain the new service destination when a calling party places a call to the old service destination. The switching system includes a hub switch that receives a rerouted call from an old service destination switch. The hub switch corresponds to a routing number prefix used to reroute calls from the old service destination switch to the hub switch. The routing number prefix causes the hub switch to initiate a trigger to a network platform that obtains the new service destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coronado, Mark Tamasi, John E. Simino, Michael E. Kolker
  • Patent number: 6718028
    Abstract: A new destination number determination switching system is provided for a telecommunications environment in which a called party has discontinued an old called party destination number and obtained a new called party destination number. The new destination number determination switching system is used to obtain the new called party destination number when a calling party places a call to the old called party destination number. The switching system includes a hub switch that receives a rerouted call from a corresponding original destination switch. The hub switch corresponds to a routing number prefix used to reroute calls from the corresponding original destination switch to the hub switch. The routing number prefix causes the hub switch to initiate a trigger to a network platform that obtains the new called party destination number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coronado, Mark Tamasi, John E. Simino, Michael E. Kolker
  • Publication number: 20020172343
    Abstract: A new destination number determination switching system is provided for a telecommunications environment in which a called party has discontinued an old called party destination number and obtained a new called party destination number. The new destination number determination switching system is used to obtain the new called party destination number when a calling party places a call to the old called party destination number. The switching system includes a hub switch that receives a rerouted call from a corresponding original destination switch. The hub switch corresponds to a routing number prefix used to reroute calls from the corresponding original destination switch to the hub switch. The routing number prefix causes the hub switch to initiate a trigger to a network platform that obtains the new called party destination number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coronado, Mark Tamasi, John E. Simino, Michael E. Kolker
  • Patent number: 6442259
    Abstract: A call forwarding system for an AIN telecommunications environment is provided in which a destination has changed from an old telephone number to a new telephone number. A calling party places a call which attempts to contact the destination by dialing the old telephone number. The call forwarding system includes a hub switch, and an old address switch with which the calling party connects to upon dialing the old telephone number. The old address switch, upon recognizing that the calling party has called a telephone number which has been changed, prefixes the old telephone number with a three digit code, and forwards the call, along with the prefixed old telephone number, to the hub switch. The hub switch recognizes the three digit code, and launches an AIN trigger to an AIN platform which determines the new telephone number and whether the destination has elected to pay for forwarding the call to the new telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coronado, Mark Tamasi, John E. Simino, Michael E. Kolker
  • Publication number: 20020001374
    Abstract: A call forwarding system for an AIN telecommunications environment is provided in which a destination has changed from an old telephone number to a new telephone number. A calling party places a call which attempts to contact the destination by dialing the old telephone number. The call forwarding system includes a hub switch, and an old address switch with which the calling party connects to upon dialing the old telephone number. The old address switch, upon recognizing that the calling party has called a telephone number which has been changed, prefixes the old telephone number with a three digit code, and forwards the call, along with the prefixed old telephone number, to the hub switch. The hub switch recognizes the three digit code, and launches an AIN trigger to an AIN platform which determines the new telephone number and whether the destination has elected to pay for forwarding the call to the new telephone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: SBC TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coronado, Mark Tamasi, John E. Simino, Michael E. Kolker
  • Patent number: 6304641
    Abstract: A call forwarding system for an AIN telecommunications environment is provided in which a destination has changed from an old telephone number to a new telephone number. A calling party places a call which attempts to contact the destination by dialing the old telephone number. The call forwarding system includes a hub switch, and an old address switch with which the calling party connects to upon dialing the old telephone number. The old address switch, upon recognizing that the calling party has called a telephone number which has been changed, prefixes the old telephone number with a three digit code, and forwards the call, along with the prefixed old telephone number, to the hub switch. The hub switch recognizes the three digit code, and launches an AIN trigger to an AIN platform which determines the new telephone number and whether the destination has elected to pay for forwarding the call to the new telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coronado, Mark Tamasi, John E. Simino, Michael E. Kolker
  • Patent number: 6088433
    Abstract: A call forwarding system for an AIN telecommunications environment is provided in which a destination has changed from an old telephone number to a new telephone number. A calling party places a call which attempts to contact the destination by dialing the old telephone number. The call forwarding system includes a hub switch, and an old address switch with which the calling party connects to upon dialing the old telephone number. The old address switch, upon recognizing that the calling party has called a telephone number which has been changed, prefixes the old telephone number with a three digit code, and forwards the call, along with the prefixed old telephone number, to the hub switch. The hub switch recognizes the three digit code, and launches an AIN trigger to an AIN platform which determines the new telephone number and whether the destination has elected to pay for forwarding the call to the new telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Culli, M. Lourdes Coronado, Mark Tamasi, John E. Simino, Michael E. Kolker