Stephen W Gevers

US Patent:

8493970, Jul 23, 2013

Filed:

Jan 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/010261

Inventors:

Christopher J. Strieter - Edwardsville IL, US
Stephen W. Gevers - Edwardsville IL, US

Assignee:

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

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352, 370401, 370466, 455445, 455458, 455461, 37921101, 37921102

Abstract:

A system includes an event notification system coupled to a communication network element and to a subscription database. In response to a subscribe message for a party received from the communication network element, the event notification system determines at least one service from a plurality of services for the party from the subscription database, sends a service subscribe message to a device associated with a service for each service of the at least one service, determines a notification value for the party based on service pushed values received in response to each sent service subscribe message, and sends the notification value to the communication network element. The notification value is used by the communication network element to determine whether to invoke an internet protocol multimedia subsystem service for an incoming call to a communication address associated with the party.

US Patent:

20080063176, Mar 13, 2008

Filed:

Aug 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/509317

Inventors:

Christopher J. Strieter - Edwardsville IL, US
Stephen W. Gevers - Edwardsville IL, US

Assignee:

SBC Knowledge Ventures, LP - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04M 3/42

US Classification:

37921501

Abstract:

A pushed value associated with a party is received by a telephone network element. The pushed value is a function of a plurality of pushed values associated with the party. An incoming call for the party is received after receiving the pushed value. An Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) service for the incoming call is conditionally invoked based on the pushed value.