Patents by Inventor Mitchell D. Rice

Mitchell D. Rice 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: 8588132
    Abstract: Methods and media are provided for offering telecommunications features to wireless devices through the use of a wireless exchange unit. The wireless exchange unit serves as an access point onto a larger wireless telecommunications network through use of a high-speed internet connection. The wireless exchange unit includes an access point base transceiver station (BTS) and an integrated application server. The integrated application server includes a session proxy, a home application server, and a voice application server. The wireless devices can access features such as, among other things, reduced-digit dialing, call rollover, and alternate message notification. For connections between devices local to the wireless exchange unit, the larger telecommunications network resources need not be utilized, therefore reducing congestion and improving performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle W. Paczkowski, Mitchell D. Rice, Pallavur Sankanranaraynan, Jay D. Bluhm, Stevan Klesper, Leo Michael McRoberts