Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Cuddihy

Patrick M. Cuddihy 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).

  • Method and system for regulating incoming calls from multiple points of origination
    Patent number: 6009163
    Abstract: A method and system for regulating the flow of calls in a communications network. At least one calling area is assigned to each call response center of each service provider. Call regulating functionality is provided in communication with each call response center of each service provider and includes a set of parameters assigned to each calling area served by the call response center as well as a corresponding call regulating algorithm for the assigned calling areas. The call regulating functionality is operative to detect a call from a calling party to a service provider, determine the assigned calling area of the calling party for that service provider, determine the call response center and determine the current values of the assigned parameters for the calling areas assigned to the call response center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignees: U S West, Inc., MediaOne Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jafar S. Nabkel, Patrick M. Cuddihy, Gregory W. Bruening