Patents by Inventor Peter M. Norman

Peter M. Norman 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 apparatus for providing network-based customized call treatment
    Patent number: 6055305
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing customized treatment for incoming calls from a calling party to a called party. A database is queried with a calling party identifier and a called party identifier of the calling party to obtain a call treatment parameter. When the call treatment parameter indicates the call requires treatment before being connected, treating the call without connecting the call to the called party, based on the call treatment parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Eric S. Norman, Peter M. Norman, Bruce D. Wycherley