Patents by Inventor Stephen Addicks

Stephen Addicks 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 system for assignment of numbers as addresses for stations on a switched network
    Patent number: 7289621
    Abstract: A method, and a switched network adapted to carry out the method, and computer-readable media carrying instructions for controlling the network, to increase the utilization of the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers that otherwise would be stranded in a low growth rate area are ported to a network switch serving another rate area. When a switch receives a called number it determines if the number is portable and, if so, accesses a database to determine if the number has been ported. If the number has been ported the switch processes the call in accordance with information linked to the number in the database so that stranded numbers can be assigned to stations without regard to the rate area in which the stations are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Addicks
  • Method and system for assignment of numbers as addresses for stations on a switched network
    Publication number: 20050031115
    Abstract: A method, and a switched network adapted to carry out the method, and computer-readable media carrying instructions for controlling the network, to increase the utilization of the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers that otherwise would be stranded in a low growth rate area are ported to a network switch serving another rate area When a switch receives a called number it determines if the number is portable and, if so, accesses a database to determine if the number has been ported. If the number has been ported the switch processes the call in accordance with information linked to the number in the database so that stranded numbers can be assigned to stations without regard to the rate area in which the stations are located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: MCI, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Addicks
  • Method and system for assignment of numbers as addresses for stations on a switched network
    Patent number: 6795545
    Abstract: A method, and a switched network adapted to carry out the method, and computer-readable media carrying instructions for controlling the network, to increase the utilization of the North American Numbering Plan. Numbers that otherwise would be stranded in a low growth rate area are ported to a network switch serving another rate area. When a switch receives a called number it determines if the number is portable and, if so, accesses a database to determine if the number has been ported. If the number has been ported the switch processes the call in accordance with information linked to the number in the database so that stranded numbers can be assigned to stations without regard to the rate area in which the stations are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Addicks