Patents by Inventor Raymond Smets

Raymond Smets 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 Routing Calls Based on the Identification of the Calling Party or Calling Line
    Publication number: 20090067613
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received, an inquiry is made regarding the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Holt, Christopher Medders, Drina Yue, Raymond Smets, Thomas Moquin, Terry Durand, Lawrence Berke
  • Method and Apparatus for Routing Calls Based on the Identification of the Calling Party or Calling Line
    Publication number: 20080095350
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received, an inquiry is made regarding the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc., formerly known as BellSouth Intl. Property Corp.
    Inventors: Scott Holt, Christopher Medders, Drina Yue, Raymond Smets, Thomas Moquin, Evan Kraus, Terry Durand, Lawrence Berke
  • Method and Apparatus for Routing Calls Based on the Identification of the Calling Party or Calling Line
    Publication number: 20070127698
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally, the present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received, an inquiry is made regarding the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Holt, Christopher Medders, Drina Yue, Raymond Smets, Thomas Moquin, Terry Durand, Lawrence Berke