Patents by Inventor Paul D. Wolfson

Paul D. Wolfson 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).

  • AUTOMATIC DATA CAPTURE WHEN WIRELESS SERVICE DISRUPTION IS DETECTED
    Publication number: 20100009671
    Abstract: A method is provided in a wireless telecommunications network (10) for capturing data regarding mobile stations (40) served by the network (10). The method includes: monitoring a designated geographic area provided wireless service by the telecommunications network (10) to detect call failures occurring in the monitored area; counting a number of failures detected via the monitoring that occur within a designated timeframe; comparing the counted number of failures to a threshold value; and, in response to the counted number of failures exceeding the threshold value, recording data regarding mobile stations (40) served by the network (10) that are recognized by the network (10) as at least one of in or near the monitored area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Stuart O. Goldman, Kevin Hannan, Paul D. Wolfson, Richard E. Krock, Karl F. Rauscher, James P. Runyon
  • Restoration of network element through employment of bootable image
    Patent number: 7356729
    Abstract: A failure of a network element is detected automatically. A bootable image of the network element is electronically retrieved upon detection of the failure of the network element. The bootable image is employed to restore the network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Lennert, Bill Retzner, Monica G. Rodgers, Bernard G. Ruel, Srinivasan Sundararajan, Paul D. Wolfson