Mary Elise Ricker

US Patent:

8036356, Oct 11, 2011

Filed:

Aug 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/500563

Inventors:

Arpan Ghosh - Parsippany NJ, US
David Mohler - Arvada CO, US
Mary Elise Ricker - Holmdel NJ, US

Assignee:

Avaya Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04M 1/56
H04M 15/06

US Classification:

3791421, 37911414, 37914217, 379145, 37920715, 379245

Abstract:

A method, apparatus and computer program product for identifying a geographic location for a source of a call is presented. A central office receives a call from a calling party, the call including a telephone number of the calling party. A geographic location of the calling party is determined from information associated with the calling party. The geographic location is then provided to the called party.

US Patent:

52789721, Jan 11, 1994

Filed:

Nov 21, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/616961

Inventors:

Albert D. Baker - Lincroft NJ
Wayne D. Farmer - Matawan NJ
Richard E. Henderson - Marlboro NJ
Thomas C. Prewitt - Holmdel NJ
Mary E. Ricker - Hazlet NJ
David B. Rucinski - Middletown NJ
Albert V. Toy - Middletown NJ
Jerry S. Weltman - Dallas TX

Assignee:

AT&T Bell Laboratories - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

G06F 1300
G06F 300

US Classification:

395500

Abstract:

A communication system operates compatibly with a public or private switching network using a Q. 931 protocol for basic rate ISDN communications. Communications between a control unit and station terminals of the system use a local protocol which is a modification of the Q. 931 protocol. This local protocol includes one segment including the mandatory elements of the Q. 931 protocol and a second segment derived by converting the optional elements of the Q. 931 protocol into a local codeset which controls the user interface circuits at each station terminal. The local protocol enables call control between the control unit and each station terminal to be managed on a bearer channel basis while call control between the system and the network is managed on a call appearance basis using the standard Q. 931 protocol. The local protocol provides for communicating line selection and feature activation commands from the terminal to the control unit, using simple button commands.

US Patent:

54886937, Jan 30, 1996

Filed:

Jun 24, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/903304

Inventors:

Warren B. Houck - Fair Haven NJ
Vincent A. Illuzzi - Toms River NJ
Mary E. Ricker - Hazlet NJ
Richard S. Vidil - Eatontown NJ

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04B 300

US Classification:

39520005

Abstract:

A protocol controls communications between a master unit and a plurality (M) of slave units connected thereto. The master unit sends a downlink message over a first communication path to the M slave units, the downlink message including a number N of information bytes, where N. gtoreq. M, each byte except a last byte comprising a data portion followed by a first predetermined control bit and the last byte comprising a status portion followed by a second predetermined control bit. The master unit receives uplink messages over a second communication path from the M slave units, the uplink messages having the same format as downlink messages. A third communication path connects between the master unit and the M slave units enabling a first slave unit to signal other slave units of the first slave unit's desire to send information to the master unit.