Kathleen M Perkins

US Patent:

6606305, Aug 12, 2003

Filed:

Nov 25, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/199850

Inventors:

Patrick Joseph Boyle - Naperville IL
Catherine Mary FitzPatrick - Winfield IL
John Matthew Gafrick - Naperville IL
Mark Alan McCormick - Naperville IL
Kathleen Anne Perkins - Warrenville IL
Robin Jeffrey Thompson - Batavia IL

Assignee:

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04M 342

US Classification:

370260, 379205

Abstract:

An apparatus, method and system are provided for automatic telecommunication conferencing and broadcasting. The system embodiment includes a switch for reception of a first incoming call leg designating a multiple leg service, such as a telecommunication conference, and also designating a subscriber group. Each particular subscriber group is predefined, and consists of a list of directory numbers to be included within the conference or broadcast session. The system embodiment also includes a conference bridge coupled to the switch, in which the conference bridge includes instructions to receive the first incoming call leg routed from the switch, to determine the plurality of directory numbers associated with the subscriber group, and to return to the switch a plurality of intermediate incoming call legs corresponding to the plurality of directory numbers for routing by the switch to form a plurality of outgoing call legs. The conference bridge also includes further instructions to monitor answering of the plurality of outgoing call legs, and to connect an outgoing call leg indicating joinder, of the plurality of outgoing call legs, to the conference bridge for a multiple leg telecommunication session, such as a conference or broadcast session.

US Patent:

20050071359, Mar 31, 2005

Filed:

Sep 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/670947

Inventors:

Deepak Elandassery - Napierville IL, US
Brian Mogensen - Lisle IL, US
Kathleen Perkins - Warrenville IL, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

707102000

Abstract:

A database structure of a sort defined by an access and query language that defines tables of variables having labels and field characteristics, such as ANSI structured query language (SQL), is modified by determining the structural differences between an existing schema and a new schema, independent of database contents. The differences are processed to generate commands that are then applied to evolve an existing database from the old schema or structure to the new one. This avoids the need to dump and restructure the contents of the old database for reload into an empty new database that has been prepared to meet the new schema.

US Patent:

6421324, Jul 16, 2002

Filed:

Nov 25, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/199843

Inventors:

Patrick Joseph Boyle - Naperville IL
Catherine Mary FitzPatrick - Winfield IL
John Matthew Gafrick - Naperville IL
Karen Hotze - Northfield IL
Mark Alan McCormick - Naperville IL
Kathleen Anne Perkins - Warrenville IL
Robin Jeffrey Thompson - Batavia IL

Assignee:

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04M 342

US Classification:

370261, 379205

Abstract:

An apparatus, method and system are provided for roamer originated automatic telecommunication conferencing and broadcasting. The system embodiment includes a first switch for reception of a first incoming call leg from a roaming mobile unit or from another telecommunication device outside its assigned serving area. The first incoming call leg preferably designates a multiple leg service, such as a telecommunication conference, and also designates a subscriber group. Each particular subscriber group is predefined, and consists of a list of directory numbers to be included within the conference or broadcast session. In the various embodiments, the first switch communicates with a second switch or a database, and obtains a routing directory number to reroute the first incoming call leg, to form a second incoming call leg to the second switch. The system embodiment also includes a conference bridge coupled to the second switch, in which the conference bridge includes instructions to receive the second incoming call leg routed from the second switch, to determine the plurality of directory numbers associated with the subscriber group, and to return to the second switch a plurality of intermediate incoming call legs corresponding to the plurality of directory numbers for routing by the second switch to form a plurality of outgoing call legs. The conference bridge also includes further instructions to monitor answering of the plurality of outgoing call legs, and to connect an outgoing call leg indicating joinder, of the plurality of outgoing call legs, to the conference bridge for a multiple leg telecommunication session, such as a conference or broadcast session.