Jonathan A Martin

US Patent:

8166521, Apr 24, 2012

Filed:

Aug 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/848365

Inventors:

Geoffrey Zampiello - Norwalk CT, US
Jonathan Martin - Middletown CT, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

726 4, 726 11, 726 17, 726 22, 370328, 370360, 370401

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to transmit a tracking request to a session information retriever for a targeted user of a network with the session information retriever storing session information for users of the network and with the tracking request having identification information associated with the targeted user, transmit a query to the session information retriever for relevant session information associated with the targeted user with the relevant session information being selected by the session information retriever from the session information based at least in part on the identification information associated with the targeted user and with the relevant session information being stored in a single file associated with the targeted user, and receive at least a portion of the relevant session information transmitted from the session information retriever. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20070217375, Sep 20, 2007

Filed:

Mar 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/384622

Inventors:

Geoffrey Zampiello - Norwalk CT, US
James Forsyth - Royal Oak MI, US
Jonathan Martin - Middletown CT, US

Assignee:

SBC Knowledge Ventures LP - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04Q 7/24

US Classification:

370338000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method () are disclosed for requesting wireless services with a single reusable authorization code. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system (NMS) () having a controller () that manages operations of a communications interface () that communicates with wireless access points (WAPs) () in a communication system (). The controller can be programmed to receive () from a wireless communication device (WCD) () a request for service with a select one of the WAPs, determine () from the request an identity associated with the WCD, determine () from the identity one or more service attributes corresponding to the WCD, and establish (-) service between the WCD and the WAP according to the one or more service attributes. Additional embodiments are disclosed.