Improved data transmission via a public switched telephone network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5692039
SERIAL NO

08460680

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A Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) linking an originating facility and a terminating facility through an originating switch connected to the originating facility and a terminating switch connected to the terminating facility where the terminating facility includes multi-format data terminal devices including a telephone terminal and an additional non-telephone data terminal where the telephone terminal and the non-telephone terminal each have an NPA-NXX-XXXX address, a method including the steps of (a) creating a message at the originating facility, (b) creating an address for the message comprising the NPA-NXX-XXXX address of the telephone station plus an added data characteristic indicative of the non-telephone terminal to which the message is directed, (c) transmitting the address through the originating switch to the terminating switch, (d) analyzing the address at the terminating switch and (e) connecting the message to the data terminal characterized by the added data set.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brankley, Russell J Willingboro, NJ 2 261
Dorsey, James M Havertown, PA 14 491

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