Patents by Inventor Van-Ban Le

Van-Ban Le 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: 4924510
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for reducing call setup time for calls to Advanced 800 customers by eliminating one database query. (Toll charges for 800 calls are paid by the called customer.) In the prior art, a call to an Advanced 800 customer required accessing a Basic 800 database, then, using data obtained therefrom, accessing an Advanced 800 database. In accordance with this invention, a table of the most frequently called Advanced 800 numbers and the corresponding data normally obtained from the Basic 800 database is dynamically maintained in each roll switching system. When an 800 call is received at a toll switching system, the table is examined to see if the Advanced 800 service accessing data is stored therein. If so, the advanced 800 database is directly accessed without first accessing the Basic 800 database; if not, the call is processed as in the prior art, plus updating the table if the call is to an Advanced 800 customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company
    Inventor: Van-Ban Le