Patents by Inventor Steven Donovan

Steven Donovan 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).

  • WIRELESS PREPAID PLATFORM INTEGRATION WITH STANDARD SIGNALING
    Publication number: 20010018337
    Abstract: The telecommunications networks of the present invention include a wireless enhanced service platform which is coupled to a home location register database and a prepaid platform. The telecommunications networks of the present invention may also include a mobile switching center for accepting calls from a wireless handset, an interexchange network that carries calls to the prepaid platform, and a local network for terminating calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: STEVEN DONOVAN, KATHLEEN ANGERER, RAGHAVAN DEVANATHAN, JOHN KENNETH GALLANT
  • Wireless prepaid platform integration with standard signaling
    Patent number: 6075982
    Abstract: The telecommunications networks of the present invention include a wireless enhanced service platform which is coupled to a home location register database and a prepaid platform. The telecommunications networks of the present invention may also include a mobile switching center for accepting calls from a wireless handset, an interexchange network that carries calls to the prepaid platform, and a local network for terminating calls.The present invention also includes a method for setting up a call in a telecommunications network comprising sending transaction capabilities application part messages containing prepaid parameters between a wireless enhanced service platform and a prepaid platform. The prepaid parameters are the information needed to process and bill a debit call. The present invention also includes a method for sending transaction capabilities application part messages containing prepaid parameters between a mobile switching center and a prepaid platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Donovan, Kathleen McMurry, Raghavan Devanathan, John Kenneth Gallant