US Patent No: 6,470,081

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Telecommunications resource connection and operation using a service control point

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Abstract

A Service Control Point (SCP) directs a telecommunications network to connect a resource only when the resource is needed. When the resource is no longer needed, the SCP selects a new connection for the network. The SCP directs the network to disconnect the resource and use the new connection so the resource does not remain on the line during the entire call. The invention can be used to add and drop multiple resources from a call while the call is in progress. The SCP also provides context information for the call so multiple resources can access context information for the call.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.OVERLAND PARK, KS1815

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Miller, Karen Harden Overland Park, KS 3 82
Norby, Steven Eugene Lenexa, KS 3 93
Salisbury, Bruce Fredrick Olathe, KS 5 54
Sbisa, Daniel Charles Blue Springs, MO 31 598
Setter, James David Olathe, KS 4 296
Uchiyama, Shigeru Hamamatsu, JP 36 254

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. (5)
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AG COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION, 2500 W. UTOPIA RD., PHOENIX, AZ 85027, A DE CORP. (2)
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BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. (2)
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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
5,590,187 Call transfer with automatic return 60 1995
 
SPRING COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. (1)
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VERIZON SERVICES CORP. (1)
5,684,866 Method and apparatus for access to telephone operator services 23 1995

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. (21)
6,760,426 Method and system for handling operator calls in a communication network 14 2001
7,106,847 Telecommunication network that provides caller-entered information to a call destination 0 2002
7,099,449 Telecommunication network that provides caller-entered information to multiple call destinations 1 2002
6,768,793 Telecommunications resource connection and operation using a service control point 12 2002
7,298,740 Centralized service control for a telecommunication system 3 2002
7,003,088 Key to correlate a call with call-handling information 2 2002
7,099,454 Caller identification in a communication system 2 2002
7,127,055 Internationally accessible communications 0 2003
7,123,711 Call handling system and method 0 2003
7,224,965 Telecommunications service control point with digit collection logic 0 2003
6,741,694 Telecommunications service control point with code blocking 2 2003
6,978,002 Dynamic routing for a telephone conference call 7 2003
7,076,050 Information correlation system 0 2003
7,830,792 Call center communications system for handling calls to a call center 3 2003
7,043,004 Call processing system and service control point for handling calls to a call center 11 2004
7,062,030 Method and system for handling calls in a communication network 1 2004
7,924,999 Using remote processors to generate routing information to terminate calls to a customer premises 0 2004
7,457,402 Telecommunications system with centralized call redirection control logic and speed dial translation logic 0 2005
7,881,453 Call processing system and service control point for handling calls to a call center 2 2006
7,239,691 Method and system for handling calls in a communication network 1 2006
7,844,043 Telecommunication network that provides caller-entered information to a call destination 0 2006
 
COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLC (7)
7,804,816 Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string 1 2005
7,715,371 Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string 0 2006
8,189,565 Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string 0 2009
8,170,008 Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string 0 2009
7,903,641 Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string 0 2009
8,204,046 Method and apparatus for accessing service resource items that are for use in a telecommunications system 1 2010
8,223,752 Method for accessing service resource items that are for use in a telecommunications system 0 2012
 
AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. (2)
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (2)
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8,144,850 Logging calls according to call context 0 2008
 
VERISIGN, INC. (2)
8,019,063 System and method for providing high reliability network 4 2006
8,295,459 System and method for dynamically partitioning context servers 0 2007
 
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. (1)
7,512,224 Call transfer service using service control point and service node 0 2008
 
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (1)
7,424,313 Public land mobile network/private wireless network-integrated service network and system for the same 8 2002

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