Patents by Inventor Penny L. Bright

Penny L. Bright 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).

  • Mobile switching center with outgoing access closed user group interlock code
    Patent number: 8081593
    Abstract: A mobile switching center of an apparatus in one example is configured to provide a closed user group (CUG) supplementary service to a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device is a member of a default CUG and is not provisioned for outgoing access. The mobile switching center is configured to provide a plurality of CUG interlock codes that correspond to a plurality of closed user groups (CUGs). The plurality of CUG interlock codes comprise at least one outgoing access (OA) CUG interlock code. The mobile switching center is configured to provide a default behavior according to the default CUG for an outgoing call from the mobile communication device. The mobile switching center is configured to provide outgoing access to the mobile communication device for the outgoing call if a setup message from the mobile communication device for the outgoing call comprises a request for the OA CUG interlock code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Penny L. Bright, Latika Khanna
  • Mobile switching center with outgoing access closed user group interlock code
    Publication number: 20090003382
    Abstract: A mobile switching center of an apparatus in one example is configured to provide a closed user group (CUG) supplementary service to a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device is a member of a default CUG and is not provisioned for outgoing access. The mobile switching center is configured to provide a plurality of CUG interlock codes that correspond to a plurality of closed user groups (CUGs). The plurality of CUG interlock codes comprise at least one outgoing access (OA) CUG interlock code. The mobile switching center is configured to provide a default behavior according to the default CUG for an outgoing call from the mobile communication device. The mobile switching center is configured to provide outgoing access to the mobile communication device for the outgoing call if a setup message from the mobile communication device for the outgoing call comprises a request for the OA CUG interlock code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Penny L. Bright, Latika Khanna