Tracey M Bernath

US Patent:

6434150, Aug 13, 2002

Filed:

Aug 5, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/129268

Inventors:

Abdullah Murat Bog - Milpitas CA
Steven Turner - Overland Park KS
Matthew Kung-Wei Jonathan Barrow - Kansas City MO
Tracey Mark Bernath - Leawood KS

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company, L.P. - Kansas City MO

International Classification:

H04L 1256

US Classification:

3703951, 370522

Abstract:

The invention is a provider agent product and method that operates as a software interface between an telephony hub and a session manager in an advanced communications network. The provider agent receives event messages from the telephony hub indicating on-hook events, off-hook events, and digit events. The provider agent instructs the telephony hub to provide dial tone, ring current, ringback, and busy signals to the telephones. The provider agent also exchanges messages with a session manager in the network. These messages include: invite messages, reply messages, join messages, confirm messages, and terminate messages. In response to the above processing, the provider agent instructs the telephony hub to interwork telephony signals on a telephony channel with ATM signals on an ATM virtual channel. The provider agent is comprised of a plurality of software objects that are stored on a software storage medium and that include: a controller object, port objects, and event objects. The provider agent objects are executed by a multithreaded processing system and each object has a separate processing thread.

US Patent:

6870832, Mar 22, 2005

Filed:

Mar 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/803842

Inventors:

Abdullah Murat Bog - Milpitas CA, US
Steven Turner - Overland Park KS, US
Matthew Kung-Wei Jonathan Barrow - Kansas City MO, US
Tracey Mark Bernath - Leawood KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04L012/66

US Classification:

370353, 379166

Abstract:

The invention is a provider agent product and method that operates as a software interface between a telephony card and a session manager in an advanced communications network. The provider agent receives event messages from the telephony card indicating on-hook events, off-hook events, and digit events. The provider agent instructs the telephony card to provide dial tone, ring current, ringback, and busy signals to the telephones. The provider agent also exchanges messages with a session manager in the network. These messages include: invite messages, reply messages, join messages, and terminate messages. In response to the above processing, the provider agent instructs the telephony card to interwork telephony signals on a telephony channel with ATM signals on an ATM virtual channel. The provider agent is comprised of a plurality of software objects that are stored on a software storage medium and that include: a controller object, port objects, and event objects. The provider agent objects are executed by a multithreaded processing system and each object has a separate processing thread.

US Patent:

7443840, Oct 28, 2008

Filed:

Feb 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/060235

Inventors:

Abdullah Murat Bog - Milpitas CA, US
Steven Turner - Overland Park KS, US
Matthew Kung-Wei Jonathan Barrow - Kansas City MO, US
Tracey Mark Bernath - Leawood KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352, 370401

Abstract:

A communication device is coupled to a packet network and includes two ports coupled to two analog telephones. The communication device receives a message from the packet network indicating a called number and processes the called number to select one of the ports and to transfer a ring signal through the selected port to ring the analog telephone. The communication device transfers a message to the packet network indicating that a called party is being alerted, detects an off-hook condition for the analog telephone and stops the transfer of the ring signal, transfers a message to the packet network indicating packet routing information for the communication session, exchanges analog voice signals with the analog telephone through the selected port, exchanges voice packets with the packet network using the packet routing information, and interworks between the analog voice signals and the voice packets.

US Patent:

7729338, Jun 1, 2010

Filed:

May 21, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/153237

Inventors:

Abdullah Murat Bog - Milpitas CA, US
Steven Turner - Overland Park KS, US
Matthew Kung-Wei Jonathan Barrow - Kansas City MO, US
Tracey Mark Bernath - Leawood KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04L 12/56
H04M 3/00
H04Q 11/04

US Classification:

370352, 370354, 370401, 379166, 379252

Abstract:

The invention is a provider agent product and method that operates as a software interface between a telephony card and a session manager in an advanced communications network. The provider agent receives event messages from the telephony card indicating on-hook events, off-hook events, and digit events. The provider agent instructs the telephony card to provide dial tone, ring current, ringback, and busy signals to the telephones. The provider agent also exchanges messages with a session manager in the network. These messages include: invite messages, reply messages, join messages, and terminate messages. In response to the above processing, the provider agent instructs the telephony card to interwork telephony signals on a telephony channel with ATM signals on an ATM virtual channel. The provider agent is comprised of a plurality of software objects that are stored on a software storage medium and that include: a controller object, port objects, and event objects. The provider agent objects are executed by a multithreaded processing system and each object has a separate processing thread.

US Patent:

7729364, Jun 1, 2010

Filed:

Feb 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/060258

Inventors:

Abdullah Murat Bog - Milpitas CA, US
Steven Turner - Overland Park KS, US
Matthew Kung-Wei Jonathan Barrow - Kansas City MO, US
Tracey Mark Bernath - Leawood KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370401, 370389, 370353

Abstract:

A communication device is coupled to an analog telephone and a packet network. The communication device detects an off-hook condition for the analog telephone and transfers a dial tone to the analog telephone, detects digit tones from the analog telephone that indicate a called number and responsively transfers a first message indicating the called number to the packet network, receives a second message from the packet network indicating that a called party associated with the called number is being alerted and responsively transfers a ring tone to the analog telephone, receives a third message from the packet network indicating that the called party has accepted the communication session and responsively stops the transfer of the ring tone to the analog telephone, exchanges analog voice signals with the analog telephone, exchanges voice packets with the packet network, and interworks between the analog voice signals and the voice packets.

US Patent:

8340632, Dec 25, 2012

Filed:

Dec 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/567900

Inventors:

Tracey Bernath - Leawood KS, US

Assignee:

Inceptia LLC - Brooklyn NY

International Classification:

H04M 11/00
H04M 15/00

US Classification:

455406, 455405, 455407, 455408, 3791142

Abstract:

A no-charge transaction service method and apparatus for prepaid cellular telephones is provided which utilizes a prepaid cellular telephone in conjunction with a wireless intelligent network coupled to a prepaid cellular service provider. The user enters a short code to indicate a top-up request or other transaction request along with payment information into the prepaid cellular telephone using the alphanumeric keypad. The call data is transmitted to the wireless network which identifies the call and transfers the information to the prepaid cellular service provider. The prepaid cellular service provider identifies the transaction type, validates the call data and sends a verification message to the prepaid cellular telephone and other associated equipment, if any, via short message service, push to talk service, or other means without completing the originating call.

US Patent:

8363560, Jan 29, 2013

Filed:

Nov 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/555595

Inventors:

Tracey Bernath - Leawood KS, US

Assignee:

Inceptia LLC - Brooklyn NY

International Classification:

G01R 31/08

US Classification:

370252

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a system and method for use in a telecommunication networks to facilitate the use of packet switched end-user devices, particularly push-to-talk (PTT) devices, across multiple communication services and legacy networks. The present invention provides an enhanced proxy for integrated voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications that enable predefined custom numbers to be utilized on a PTT device to access services on one or more legacy networks. The present invention also provides a means for the delivery of information that is dynamically customized and specific to an end-user of the PTT device.

US Patent:

62298038, May 8, 2001

Filed:

Aug 5, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/128944

Inventors:

Abdullah Murat Bog - Milpitas CA
Steven Turner - Overland Park KS
Matthew Kung-Wei Jonathan Barrow - Kansas City MO
Tracey Mark Bernath - Leawood KS

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Co. L.P. - Kansas City MO

International Classification:

H04L 1266
H04M 300

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

The invention is a provider agent product and method that operates as a software interface between a telephony card and a session manager in an advanced communications network. The provider agent receives event messages from the telephony card indicating on-hook events, off-hook events, and digit events. The provider agent instructs the telephony card to provide dial tone, ring current, ringback, and busy signals to the telephones. The provider agent also exchanges messages with a session manager in the network. These messages include: invite messages, reply messages, join messages, and terminate messages. In response to the above processing, the provider agent instructs the telephony card to interwork telephony signals on a telephony channel with ATM signals on an ATM virtual channel. The provider agent is comprised of a plurality of software objects that are stored on a software storage medium and that include: a controller object, port objects, and event objects. The provider agent objects are executed by a multithreaded processing system and each object has a separate processing thread.