Patents by Inventor Robert Lawrence Vence

Robert Lawrence Vence 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).

  • Patent number: 6160995
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for uniform call termination treatment in a global telecommunications network, the network including subscribers and wireless subscriber units. The method includes the steps of receiving calls for the wireless subscriber units for the global telecommunications network; determining unconnected calls that cannot be connected to the subscriber units; and uniformly providing alternative call termination treatment options to each of the unconnected calls. In the preferred embodiment, the reasons why the call cannot be connected to the wireless subscriber unit includes the unit being not reachable, busy, or not being answered. A caller is given the same option to leave either a voice message, a numeric message, or a text message under each of the above circumstances. In this manner, incoming calls are handled uniformly. Because calls are uniformly completed, network providers can bill for each call, minimizing lost revenue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Iridium IP LLC
    Inventors: David Taisser Kiswani, Robert Lawrence Vence, Robert Kyle Smith, John Kennedy McNiff, Ronni Evans