Patents by Inventor Thomas Galvin

Thomas Galvin 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).

  • System and method for servicing calls originating via the Internet
    Patent number: 7924816
    Abstract: A method for providing call services in a telecommunications system includes receiving a call request from a call origination station via the Internet. The call request may involve an advanced call service. The method may also include validating the call request and initiating a communications link between the call origination station and a telephony server via the Internet when the call request is validated. The method may further include initiating a telephony link between the telephony server and a call termination station when the call request is validated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Duraisamy Gunasekar, Thomas Galvin, Tim E. Reynolds
  • System and method for servicing calls originating via the Internet
    Publication number: 20050232173
    Abstract: A system and method for servicing a call request within a telecommunications system includes and involves a client sub-system that is configured to generate a call request and to transmit the same via the Internet. The call request includes a call termination address and a service identifier. The call termination address corresponds to a call termination station that is coupled to a switching system that is coupled to the telecommunications system. Also included and involved is an intelligent services network that is coupled to the client sub-system via the Internet and which is operative to receive and validate the call request and to process the call request in accordance with the service identifier. A telephony gateway sub-system is coupled to the intelligent services network via the switching system and to the client sub-system via the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Duraisamy Gunasekar, Thomas Galvin, Tim Reynolds
  • System and method for servicing calls originating via the internet
    Patent number: 6937593
    Abstract: A system and method for servicing a call request within a telecommunications system includes and involves a client sub-system that is configured to generate a call request and to transmit the same via the Internet. The call request includes a call termination address and a service identifier. The call termination address corresponds to a call termination station that is coupled to a switching system that is coupled to the telecommunications system. Also included and involved is an intelligent services network that is coupled to the client sub-system via the Internet and which is operative to receive and validate the call request and to process the call request in accordance with the service identifier. A telephony gateway sub-system is coupled to the intelligent services network via the switching system and to the client sub-system via the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Duraisamy Gunasekar, Thomas Galvin, Tim E. Reynolds