Patents by Inventor Richard Peter Ericson

Richard Peter Ericson 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 network for providing access to an information network
    Patent number: 6947540
    Abstract: An intelligent network for providing access to an information network (80) has a number of central office switches (64, 82). Each central office switch (64, 82) is capable of receiving a call to a centrex telephone number and transmitting a query. A service control point (70) is coupled to the central office switches (64, 82) by a SS7 signal link (66). The service control point receives the query and transmits a response to the central office switch (64, 82). A hub switch (75) is coupled to the central office switches (64, 82) and receives the call. The hub switch (75) contains a digital trunk service (76) that combines the call with a number of other calls to form a data stream. The data stream is then transmitted to an information network node (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, Richard Peter Ericson, Robert John Laitman
  • Method and network for providing access to an information network
    Patent number: 6606378
    Abstract: An intelligent network for providing access to a computer network (80) has a number of central office switches (64, 82). Each central office switch (64, 82) is capable of receiving a call to a centrex telephone number and transmitting a query. A service control point (70) is coupled to the central office switches (64, 82) by a SS7 signal link (66). The service control point receives the query and transmits a response to the central office switch (64, 82). A hub switch (75) is coupled to the central office switches (64, 82) and receives the call. The hub switch (75) contains a digital trunk service (76) that combines the call with a number of other calls to form a data stream. The data stream is then transmitted to a computer network node (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, Richard Peter Ericson, Robert John Laitman
  • Method and network for providing access to an information network
    Publication number: 20030133559
    Abstract: An intelligent network for providing access to an information network (80) has a number of central office switches (64, 82). Each central office switch (64, 82) is capable of receiving a call to a centrex telephone number and transmitting a query. A service control point (70) is coupled to the central office switches (64, 82) by a SS7 signal link (66). The service control point receives the query and transmits a response to the central office switch (64, 82). A hub switch (75) is coupled to the central office switches (64, 82) and receives the call. The hub switch (75) contains a digital trunk service (76) that combines the call with a number of other calls to form a data stream. The data stream is then transmitted to an information network node (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, Richard Peter Ericson, Robert John Laitman
  • Method and network for providing access to an information network
    Patent number: 5995605
    Abstract: An intelligent network for providing access to an information network (80) has a number of central office switches (64, 82). Each central office switch (64, 82) is capable of receiving a call to a centrex telephone number and transmitting a query. A service control point (70) is coupled to the central office switches (64, 82) by a SS7 signal link (66). The service control point receives the query and transmits a response to the central office switch (64, 82). A hub switch (75) is coupled to the central office switches (64, 82) and receives the call. The hub switch (75) contains a digital trunk service (76) that combines the call with a number of other calls to form a data stream. The data stream is then transmitted to an information network node (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, Richard Peter Ericson, Robert John Laitman