Patents by Inventor Nancy Ann Book
Nancy Ann Book 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).
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Patent number: 9088646Abstract: All calls terminating to a customer's directory number are intercepted. If caller identification information can be presented, the call is forwarded to a service node for disposition. The service node reconfigures signaling information of the call so that the call is not intercepted, then forwards the call to the subscriber's telephone. When the call is answered, the service node states the name or telephone number of the calling party which has been retrieved from the signaling information. The caller can decide whether to take the call, deny the call, send the call to voice mail or send a sales refusal message or other disposition option.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: John Wesley Moss, Thomas Joseph McBlain, Dianna Inara Tiliks, Nancy Ann Book, Susanne Marie Crockett, Carol Shifrin Gruchala
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Publication number: 20140185784Abstract: All calls terminating to a customer's directory number are intercepted. If caller identification information can be presented, the call is forwarded to a service node for disposition. The service node reconfigures signaling information of the call so that the call is not intercepted, then forwards the call to the subscriber's telephone. When the call is answered, the service node states the name or telephone number of the calling party which has been retrieved from the signaling information. The caller can decide whether to take the call, deny the call, send the call to voice mail or send a sales refusal message or other disposition option.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: John Wesley Moss, Thomas Joseph McBlain, Dianna Inara Tiliks, Nancy Ann Book, Susanne Marie Crockett, Carol Shifrin Gruchala
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Patent number: 8670541Abstract: All calls terminating to a customer's directory number are intercepted. If caller identification information can be presented, the call is forwarded to a service node for disposition. The service node reconfigures signaling information of the call so that the call is not intercepted, then forwards the call to the subscriber's telephone. When the call is answered, the service node states the name or telephone number of the calling party which has been retrieved from the signaling information. The caller can decide whether to take the call, deny the call, send the call to voice mail or send a sales refusal message or other disposition option.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.PInventors: John Wesley Moss, Thomas Joseph McBlain, Dianna Inara Tiliks, Nancy Ann Book, Susanne Marie Crockett, Carol Shifrin Gruchala
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Patent number: 8155293Abstract: Communications from a first communications address identified by a service user are controlled. Data of a communication from the first communications address to a third party communications address is received. The communication is disallowed when an identification number received from a party requesting the communication is not a personal identification number specified by the service user, the first communications address is a restricted address for which the service user has elected to disallow communications, and the third party communications address is not a priority communications address for which the service user has elected to allow communications.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Dianna Inara Tiliks, Susanne Marie Crockett, Nancy Ann Book, Carol Shifrin Gruchala, John Wesley Moss
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Patent number: 8144858Abstract: Communication address identification information is obtained. A communication address number is collected from a customer at a telecommunications apparatus in response to a trigger being initiated at a switch and a connection being established between the switch and the telecommunications apparatus. Communication address identification information is obtained from a memory in response to collecting the communication address number from the customer. The communication address identification information is returned to the customer when communication address identification information corresponding to the communication address number is available at the memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Tana Marie Sweeney, Nancy Ann Book, Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Dianna Inara Tiliks
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Patent number: 8139732Abstract: Systems and methods for providing enhanced caller identification screening using audible caller name announcement are disclosed. Generally, a request for audible caller identification associated with a calling communication station is transmitted to the calling communication station based on an analysis of a query comprising data indicating whether presentation of standard call identification information to a called communication station. Audible caller identification information is then received and transmitted to the called communication station.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Teresa Farias Latter, Nancy Ann Book, Mary Louise Hardzinski, James Thomas Maciejewski, John Wesley Moss, Thomas Joseph McBlain, Steven Darrell Benfield, Robin Denise Brady, Walden Blaine Crabtree, Jr., Tracy Lynn Kato, Brian Scott Utesch
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Patent number: 8126132Abstract: A system and method for providing information about a calling party to a called party is disclosed. Generally, a network element obtains information about a calling party when a telephone line of a called party is busy. The network element notifies the called party that the calling party is attempting to contact the called party and transmits an audible version of the information about the calling party to the called party without receiving an input from the called party.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: James Thomas Maciejewski, Claude Lee Harrington, Nancy Ann Book, Mary Louise Hardzinski, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Susanne Marie Crockett, Thomas Joseph McBlain
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Patent number: 7924991Abstract: A system for reporting telecommunications system usage data related to a telecommunications service. The system includes a network controller that captures telecommunications service billing data and reporting data, and populates a base module with the billing data and a local use module with the reporting data. The system also includes a storage system that stores the base module and the appended local use module, and a reporting system that generates billing reports from the base module and various user-selectable reports from the appended local use module.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Nancy Ann Book, Brian Smith, Susanne Marie Crockett, Denis F. Nolan
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Patent number: 7894592Abstract: A subscriber implements and accesses telecommunications services, using a graphical user interface (GUI) via the Internet, and an interactive voice response (IVR) system via the public switched telecommunications network (PSTN). The subscriber can create preferences for calls placed to operator assistance.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2005Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Nancy Ann Book, Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Thomas Joseph McBlain
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Patent number: 7822182Abstract: A method for communicating with a subscriber having a first telephone number that is out-of-service comprises providing a database that is accessible at least through a second telephone number, and allowing the subscriber to access the database to post a message. The message is made available to an interested party. A system for a subscriber to communicate with an interested party is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2005Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Peter Robert Neuwald, Nancy Ann Book, Thomas Joseph McBlain, William M. Moy, Carol Shifrin Gruchala
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Patent number: 7809122Abstract: A telecommunications service implements an account code reporting feature by storing an account code associated with a subscriber at a service control point (SCP) in the public switched telephone network (PSTN). When a call is initiated from the subscriber's terminal, the SCP receives outgoing call data, including the subscriber's telephone number, a called party number and an account code entered from the subscriber's terminal. The SCP determines whether the call is subject to the account code reporting service and, if so, stores the call data. The SCP transmits the call data to a service management system accessible by the subscriber via a graphical user interface through a packet switched data network and an interactive voice response through the PSTN. The call is subject to the account code reporting service when the called party number is in the same local access and transport area as the subscriber's telephone number.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Dianna Inara Tiliks, Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Susanne Marie Crockett, John Wesley Moss, Nancy Ann Book, William M Moy
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Patent number: 7764774Abstract: An advanced intelligent network (AIN) telephony service permits users of a dedicated access line (DAL) service to place toll free calls over the DAL, even when the long distance network cannot query a national toll free database, such as a national service management system (SMS). A switch in the long distance network, which cannot access the toll free network, receives the toll free call and forwards the toll free call to a switch that can access the national toll free database. In one embodiment, the switch that can access the national toll free database resides in a local exchange carrier (LEC) network. Thus, the DAL subscribers do not have to route toll free calls over local trunks.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Nancy Ann Book, Monica Cuellar, Sean Reppen, Denis F. Nolan
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Patent number: 7724886Abstract: A system and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information is invalid or can not be provided, even when the called party connects to the network by private trunk group facilities. In one disclosed embodiment, a trunk group trigger associated with the called communication station is encountered, launching a termination attempt query. If standard caller identification information can not be provided for the calling party, the call will be routed to a privacy service to obtain the audible caller identification information.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, I, L.P.Inventors: John Wesley Moss, Dianna Inara Tiliks, Susanne Marie Crockett, Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Nancy Ann Book
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Patent number: 7580515Abstract: All calls terminating to a customer's directory number are intercepted. If caller identification information can be presented, the call is forwarded to a service node for disposition. The service node reconfigures signaling information of the call so that the call is not intercepted, then forwards the call to the subscriber's telephone. When the call is answered, the service node states the name or telephone number of the calling party which has been retrieved from the signaling information. The caller can decide whether to take the call, deny the call, send the call to voice mail or send a sales refusal message or other disposition option.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: John Wesley Moss, Thomas Joseph McBlain, Dianna Inara Tiliks, Nancy Ann Book, Susanne Marie Crockett, Carol Shifrin Gruchala
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Publication number: 20090168980Abstract: A system for reporting telecommunications system usage data related to a telecommunications service. The system includes a network controller that captures telecommunications service billing data and reporting data, and populates a base module with the billing data and a local use module with the reporting data. The system also includes a storage system that stores the base module and the appended local use module, and a reporting system that generates billing reports from the base module and various user-selectable reports from the appended local use module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Nancy Ann BOOK, Brian SMITH, Susanne Marie CROCKETT, Denis F. NOLAN
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Patent number: 7529355Abstract: A system is provided for reporting call data related to a telecommunications service. The system includes a network element, such as a service control point, that generates billing records. The network element populates a base module with standard data and also populates a local use module, appended to the base module, with call data required for reports associated with the telecommunication service. The system also includes a report generating system that receives the base record and appended local use module and generates reports based upon the call data stored in the base module and the appended local use module.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2004Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Nancy Ann Book, Brian Smith, Susanne Marie Crockett, Denis F. Nolan
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Patent number: 7502457Abstract: An AIN service for provides a subscriber the ability to configure outbound call routing rules. Using telecommunications variables such as time of call, call busy status, call unanswered status, and numbers dialed, a subscriber is enabled to configure a service control point to perform an action such as forward a call, send a page with a message, use a dial-around number, or send a PIN. A web browser interface may be used by the subscriber to configure the SCP.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Thomas Joseph McBlain, Nancy Ann Book, Carol Shifrin Gruchala, William M. Moy, Peter Robert Neuwald
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Patent number: 7502455Abstract: A telephone call is billed that originates in a primary carrier telecommunications network and terminates in a secondary telecommunications carrier network. The call is billed by generating multiple billing records in response to the telephone call, at least one billing record comprising a toll free number administered by the secondary carrier. It is determined whether the toll free number is administered by the secondary carrier; and the billing record including the toll free number administered by the secondary carrier is discarded when it is determined that the toll free number is administered by the secondary carrier. Thus, the primary carrier only bills for a portion of the call that was connected from the caller to the termination point of the primary carrier network.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Susanne Marie Crockett, Nancy Ann Book, Lucy L. Murphy, Robert B. Lasken
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Publication number: 20080279359Abstract: Communications from a first communications address identified by a service user are controlled. Data of a communication from the first communications address to a third party communications address is received. The communication is disallowed when an identification number received from a party requesting the communication is not a personal identification number specified by the service user, the first communications address is a restricted address for which the service user has elected to disallow communications, and the third party communications address is not a priority communications address for which the service user has elected to allow communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I,L.P.Inventors: Dianna Inara TILIKS, Susanne Marie CROCKETT, Nancy Ann BOOK, Carol Shifrin GRUCHALA, John Wesley MOSS
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Publication number: 20080212754Abstract: A system and method for providing information about a calling party to a called party is disclosed. Generally, a network element obtains information about a calling party when a telephone line of a called party is busy. The network element notifies the called party that the calling party is attempting to contact the called party and transmits an audible version of the information about the calling party to the called party without receiving an input from the called party.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: James T. Maciejewski, Claude Lee Harrington, Nancy Ann Book, Mary Louise Hardzinski, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Susanne Marie Crockett, Thomas Joseph McBlain