Patents by Inventor Ronald Michael Bloom

Ronald Michael Bloom 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: 7957516
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for utilizing destination information stored in a database are disclosed. The database is queried for information about a service located at a destination, and location information of a requesting party is determined. Routing information is determined based upon the location information of the requesting party and the destination information of the service. The routing information is utilized to establish a route between the requesting party and the destination of the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Donald W. Buell, Rodney T. Brand, Ronald Michael Bloom, Robert Anthony Michalski
  • Publication number: 20080215740
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for utilizing destination information stored in a database are disclosed. The database is queried for information about a service located at a destination, and location information of a requesting party is determined. Routing information is determined based upon the location information of the requesting party and the destination information of the service. The routing information is utilized to establish a route between the requesting party and the destination of the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.
    Inventors: Carol Shifrin GRUCHALA, Donald W. BUELL, Rodney T. BRAND, Ronald Michael BLOOM, Robert Anthony MICHALSKI
  • Patent number: 7382870
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for routing a call to a common number from a calling party, where the common number corresponds to a plurality of users. The method and system determine whether availability of unique identification information for the calling party in response to receiving an indication of the call to the common number, and correlate the unique identification information when it is available to a destination number associated with one of the plurality of users in order to route the call to the destination number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Donald W Buell, Rodney T Brand, Ronald Michael Bloom, Robert Anthony Michalski
  • Patent number: 7136473
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for selecting a destination number upon receiving a dialed number from a calling party. The preferred embodiments include a telecommunications system that, after receiving a dialed number from a calling party, selects a particular destination number and routes the call to that number. In one preferred embodiment, information about the calling party's end office, such as an originating point code, is used to select a destination number. In another preferred embodiment, destination numbers are stored in a plurality of database locations in the system, and the zip code of the calling party is used to select the appropriate database to query for the destination number. Since the database location selection is independent of the dialed number, the system—not the number dialed by the calling party—determines the appropriate database location to query. These preferred embodiments can be used in a variety of situations and find particular use in a non-emergency service environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Donald W Buell, Rodney T Brand, Ronald Michael Bloom, Robert Anthony Michalski
  • Patent number: 6813346
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for selecting a destination number upon receiving a dialed number from a calling party. The preferred embodiments include a telecommunications system that, after receiving a dialed number from a calling party, selects a particular destination number and routes the call to that number. In one preferred embodiment, information about the calling party's end office, such as an originating point code, is used to select a destination number. In another preferred embodiment, destination numbers are stored in a plurality of database locations in the system, and the zip code of the calling party is used to select the appropriate database to query for the destination number. Since the database location selection is independent of the dialed number, the system—not the number dialed by the calling party—determines the appropriate database location to query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Donald W Buell, Rodney T Brand, Ronald Michael Bloom, Robert Anthony Michalski
  • Publication number: 20020057780
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for selecting a destination number upon receiving a dialed number from a calling party. The preferred embodiments include a telecommunications system that, after receiving a dialed number from a calling party, selects a particular destination number and routes the call to that number. In one preferred embodiment, information about the calling party's end office, such as an originating point code, is used to select a destination number. In another preferred embodiment, destination numbers are stored in a plurality of database locations in the system, and the zip code of the calling party is used to select the appropriate database to query for the destination number. Since the database location selection is independent of the dialed number, the system—not the number dialed by the calling party—determines the appropriate database location to query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: CAROL SHIFRIN GRUCHALA, DONALD W. BUELL, RODNEY T. BRAND, RONALD MICHAEL BLOOM, ROBERT ANTHONY MICHALSKI