Patents by Inventor Susan Middleswarth

Susan Middleswarth 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).

  • Call intercept for voice over internet protocol (VoIP)
    Patent number: 8532089
    Abstract: A device receives, from a calling party, a call to a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriber, and generates a request for the calling party to record information. The device also receives information from the calling party based on the request, and provides the information from the calling party and call handling options to the VoIP subscriber. The device further receives a response from the VoIP subscriber to the call handling options, and handles the call based on the VoIP subscriber response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Dalrymple, Jeffrey Evans, Susan Middleswarth
  • CALL INTERCEPT FOR VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VoIP)
    Publication number: 20090238169
    Abstract: A device receives, from a calling party, a call to a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriber, and generates a request for the calling party to record information. The device also receives information from the calling party based on the request, and provides the information from the calling party and call handling options to the VoIP subscriber. The device further receives a response from the VoIP subscriber to the call handling options, and handles the call based on the VoIP subscriber response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: VERIZON SERVICES ORGANIZATION INC., VERIZON SERVICES CORP.
    Inventors: Tim Dalrymple, Jeffrey Evans, Susan Middleswarth
  • Methods and apparatus for identifying and processing operator service calls
    Publication number: 20050105707
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for using an operator service trigger at a telephone switch are described. A service control point is used to distinguish between non-operator service calls (0+ calls) and operator service calls (0? calls) using AIN logic at an SCP based on a trigger type identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Margaret Malagon, Susan Middleswarth, James Jones, Veronica Cartier