Patents by Inventor Steven F. Knittel

Steven F. Knittel 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: 8694609
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for data communications over a wireless network. A user contacts an Internet gateway over the wireless network. When the user requests an Internet resource it sends an improved HTTP command to the gateway. The improved HTTP command causes the internet gateway to access a resource file and obtain not only the requested resource, but also all of the resources embedded in the requested resource. The requested resource and embedded resources are bundled into a file and sent to the user. By eliminating parsing of the requested resource by the user and subsequent requests for embedded information, the wireless network does not have to make multiple supplemental communication channel assignments, which improves overall performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Steven F. Knittel, Madhav Moganti, Nataraj Rao
  • Publication number: 20030217125
    Abstract: A method of providing network intelligence between an intelligent end-user gateway (IEUG) device and a plurality of intelligent network layers. The method includes generating an end-user diary including goals, goal-related plans, and tasks to fulfill the plans. The end-user diary is sent to at least one of the plurality of intelligent network layers, where the at least one of the plurality of intelligent network layers update a user profile from the end-user diary and send goal related information to the IEUG device. The IEUG performs the tasks and plans to fulfill the goals based on the goal related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Brancati, Steven F. Knittel, Madhav Moganti
  • Publication number: 20030217129
    Abstract: An intelligent network including a plurality of hierarchal intelligent layers, each layer responsive to communications from at least one of a superior layer and a subordinate layer. A plurality of nodes form each layer, where each of the plurality of nodes have intelligence modules that are interconnected horizontally within each layer, as well as interconnected to intelligence modules of the subordinate and superior hierarchal layers, wherein the intelligence is provided end-to-end of the hierarchal self-organizing intelligent network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Steven F. Knittel, Madhav Moganti
  • Patent number: 5432845
    Abstract: Calls made to an 800 service subscriber are routed to the subscriber's primary location via a telephone network switch operating in conjunction with a specially configured adjunct processor. The adjunct processor is arranged to monitor the call even after it is answered by an attendant or other subscriber personnel at the primary location. If the call is to be redirected from the primary location to an alternate location, the adjunct is signaled, typically by a DTMF sequence. The adjunct responds by putting the calling party on hold and by initiating a call to the alternate location on an outgoing trunk of the network switch, in such a way that it emulates or imitates both the routing (call treatment) and billing the characteristics of a call made from the original customer location. Redirection can then be completed in one of three ways: blind transfer, consultation, or conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Margaret A. Burd, Rise J. Frankel, Steven T. Heinsius, Steven F. Knittel, William G. Kuchenbecker, Arnold C. McQuaide, Jr., Margaret H. Redberg, Judith L. Sherman, Michael M. Winseck, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5369695
    Abstract: A facility is provided for redirecting a call from one destination point in a communications network to another destination point in the event that the call is not answered within a predetermined period of time, or in the event that after the call has been answered, the called party requests such redirection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Vandana S. Chakravarti, R. Paul Christmann, Steven F. Knittel, Margaret H. Redberg, William T. Shampine, Lindsay A. Shur, Dawn E. Staniforth