Patents by Inventor Richard J. Oldach

Richard J. Oldach 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 of and system for automatically switching between free directory assistance service and chargeable directory assistance service
    Patent number: 8515048
    Abstract: A method of redirecting a directory-assistance call includes receiving a directory-assistance request from a caller, determining via a free directory-assistance service whether information corresponding to the directory-assistance request is available, responsive to a determination that the information is available, presenting, to the caller, the information free of charge to the caller and, responsive to a determination that the information is not available, redirecting the directory-assistance call to a chargeable directory-assistance service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Volt Delta Resources, LLC
    Inventors: Richard J. Oldach, Michael Pellegrino, Dwight E. Scott, Robert C. Detrie
  • METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN FREE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICE AND CHARGEABLE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICE
    Publication number: 20120257735
    Abstract: A method of redirecting a directory-assistance call includes receiving a directory-assistance request from a caller, determining via a free directory-assistance service whether information corresponding to the directory-assistance request is available, responsive to a determination that the information is available, presenting, to the caller, the information free of charge to the caller and, responsive to a determination that the information is not available, redirecting the directory-assistance call to a chargeable directory-assistance service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Richard J. Oldach, Michael Pellegrino, Dwight E. Scott, Robert C. Detrie
  • Method of and system for automatically switching between free directory assistance service and chargeable directory assistance service
    Patent number: 8233608
    Abstract: A method of redirecting a directory-assistance call includes receiving a directory-assistance request from a caller, determining via a free directory-assistance service whether information corresponding to the directory-assistance request is available, responsive to a determination that the information is available, presenting, to the caller, the information free of charge to the caller and, responsive to a determination that the information is not available, redirecting the directory-assistance call to a chargeable directory-assistance service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Volt Delta Resources LLC
    Inventors: Richard J. Oldach, Michael Pellegrino, Dwight E. Scott, Robert C. Detrie
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE VOICE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEMBERS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES WHILE MAINTAINING MEMBER PRIVACY
    Publication number: 20100203909
    Abstract: A method includes providing a social-networking service to a plurality of members over a first network. Each member of the plurality of members is identified to others of the plurality of members by a public member identifier (ID). The plurality of members includes a first member and a second member. The method also includes, for each member of the first member and the second member, registering personal contact information that uniquely identifies the member on a second network. The method also includes receiving a connection request from the first member to connect to the second member over the second network. The method also includes soliciting a connection response from the second member over the second network. The method also includes connecting the first member and the second member as directed by the connection response without revealing the personal contact information for the first member and the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Richard J. Oldach
  • METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN FREE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICE AND CHARGEABLE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICE
    Publication number: 20090136018
    Abstract: A method of redirecting a directory-assistance call includes receiving a directory-assistance request from a caller, determining via a free directory-assistance service whether information corresponding to the directory-assistance request is available, responsive to a determination that the information is available, presenting, to the caller, the information free of charge to the caller and, responsive to a determination that the information is not available, redirecting the directory-assistance call to a chargeable directory-assistance service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Richard J. Oldach, Michael Pellegrino, Dwight E. Scott, Robert C. Detrie