Patents by Inventor Steven I. Carlson

Steven I. Carlson 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: 8099087
    Abstract: A network includes a switch and at least one network element to track the locations of wireless devices that interact with the network. The network further includes at least one network element to convert location information for a wireless device obtained from the at least one network element to track locations to a voice announcement, and to interact with the switch to provide the announcement to at least one of a calling wireless device and a called wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Steven I. Carlson
  • Patent number: 8099088
    Abstract: A caller number is provided to a network element that associates name information with the caller number. The network element receives location information for the caller and provides the location information and name information as a response to being provided the caller number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Steven I. Carlson, Anthony F. Billera
  • Patent number: 8068830
    Abstract: A second switch receives an indication from a roaming network that a call forwarded by the roaming network has been dropped by the roaming network, and in response to receiving the indication, forwards the call from a first switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Steven I. Carlson, Scott E. Riffe
  • Patent number: 7945260
    Abstract: A network element includes at least one input to receive communications from a plurality of terminal devices and a plurality of network elements, a processing unit and logic to classify the communications as a type of user information, and a router to route the communications according to the type of user information. The communication may be routed to at least one of a plurality of subnetworks according to the type of user information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Venson M Shaw, David W. Holmes, Steven I Carlson
  • Publication number: 20100255828
    Abstract: A network includes a switch and at least one network element to track the locations of wireless devices that interact with the network. The network further includes at least one network element to convert location information for a wireless device obtained from the at least one network element to track locations to a voice announcement, and to interact with the switch to provide the announcement to at least one of a calling wireless device and a called wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Steven I. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20100210251
    Abstract: A network element includes at least one input to receive communications from a plurality of terminal devices and a plurality of network elements, a processing unit and logic to classify the communications as a type of user information, and a router to route the communications according to the type of user information. The communication may be routed to at least one of a plurality of subnetworks according to the type of user information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Venson M. Shaw, David W. Holmes, Steven I. Carlson
  • Patent number: 7742757
    Abstract: A network includes a switch and at least one network element to track the locations of wireless devices that interact with the network. The network further includes at least one network element to convert location information for a wireless device obtained from the at least one network element to track locations to a voice announcement, and to interact with the switch to provide the announcement to at least one of a calling wireless device and a called wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Steven I. Carlson
  • Patent number: 7734289
    Abstract: A network element includes at least one input to receive communications from a plurality of terminal devices and a plurality of network elements, a processing unit and logic to classify the communications as a type of user information, and a router to route the communications according to the type of user information. The communication may be routed to at least one of a plurality of subnetworks according to the type of user information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Venson M Shaw, David W. Holmes, Steven I Carlson
  • Publication number: 20100075647
    Abstract: A second switch receives an indication from a roaming network that a call forwarded by the roaming network has been dropped by the roaming network, and in response to receiving the indication, forwards the call from a first switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Steven I. Carlson, Scott E. Riffe
  • Publication number: 20100029259
    Abstract: A caller number is provided to a network element that associates name information with the caller number. The network element receives location information for the caller and provides the location information and name information as a response to being provided the caller number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Steven I. Carlson, Anthony F. Billera
  • Patent number: 7627314
    Abstract: A second switch receives an indication from a roaming network that a call forwarded by the roaming network has been dropped by the roaming network, and in response to receiving the indication, forwards the call from a first switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Steven I. Carlson, Scott E. Riffe
  • Patent number: 7603114
    Abstract: A caller number is provided to a network element that associates name information with the caller number. The network element receives location information for the caller and provides the location information and name information as a response to being provided the caller number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Mobilty II LLC
    Inventors: Steven I. Carlson, Anthony F. Billera
  • Publication number: 20080242285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hotline routing of calls originating from mobile stations. The hotline routing conserves MSISDNs for valid subscribers and provides a relatively generic solution. In one example, a computer system stores in a location register a subscriber profile with an IMSI and a pseudo-MSISDN. A mobile station (which includes a SIM with the IMSI) originates a call. After translation of the pseudo-MSISDN, a serving MSC routes the call to a service activation center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Scott E. Riffe, Steven I. Carlson, Gregory A. Wong
  • Patent number: 7386302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hotline routing of calls originating from mobile stations. The hotline routing conserves MSISDNs for valid subscribers and provides a relatively generic solution. In one example, a computer system stores in a location register a subscriber profile with an IMSI and a pseudo-MSISDN. A mobile station (which includes a SIM with the IMSI) originates a call. After translation of the pseudo-MSISDN, a serving MSC routes the call to a service activation center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Scott E. Riffe, Steven I. Carlson, Gregory A. Wong
  • Publication number: 20040127200
    Abstract: A service request is received and the source of the service request is identified as one of a subscriber, user, and terminal. Profile information for the source of the service request is accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Venson M. Shaw, Ileana A. Leuca, DeWayne A. Sennett, Brian K. Daly, Andrew J. Molchan, Steven I. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20040082326
    Abstract: A network element includes at least one input to receive communications from a plurality of terminal devices and a plurality of network elements, a processing unit and logic to classify the communications as a type of user information, and a router to route the communications according to the type of user information. The communication may be routed to at least one of a plurality of subnetworks according to the type of user information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Venson M. Shaw, David W. Holmes, Steven I. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20040082314
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network stores user information comprising terminal capabilities and readiness information, and authorizes access to at least some of the user information by a service provider when the service provider has an associated subscription to the user information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Venson M. Shaw, Ileana A. Leuca, David W. Holmes, Brian K. Daly, Andrew J. Molchan, Steven I. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20020193100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hotline routing of calls originating from mobile stations. The hotline routing conserves MSISDNs for valid subscribers and provides a relatively generic solution. In one example, a computer system stores in a location register a subscriber profile with an IMSI and a pseudo-MSISDN. A mobile station (which includes a SIM with the IMSI) originates a call. After translation of the pseudo-MSISDN, a serving MSC routes the call to a service activation center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Riffe, Steven I. Carlson, Gregory A. Wong