Christopher F Gilboy

US Patent:

6442244, Aug 27, 2002

Filed:

Oct 13, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/170910

Inventors:

Paul J. Fellingham - Holmdel NJ
Christopher P. Gilboy - Freehold NJ

Assignee:

ATT Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04M 164

US Classification:

379 76, 379 671, 379 9312, 37911413, 37912102, 37920101, 37922001

Abstract:

A calling party may receive an audio logo or an audible announcement during a telecommunications call. Upon receipt of the call, a switch ( ) within a network ( ) accesses a service database ( ) to determine if the call should receive an audio logo or audible announcements during call set-up. This determination is based on call attribute information such as the calling party number, the dialed number, the carrier identification code, trunk group characteristics, and/or âIIâ digits; and pre-provisioned data arrays, such as lists of originating numbers, destination numbers, carrier identification codes, trunk group characteristics, and/or II digits that should or should not receive an announcement or announcements. An announcement frame ( ) in the switch ( ) plays the announcement(s) to the calling party, while the switch simultaneously sets up the call to the called party ( ). If the switch detects answering of the call by the called party while an announcement is still playing, the announcement will be abruptly terminated.

US Patent:

6603840, Aug 5, 2003

Filed:

Dec 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/731137

Inventors:

Paul J Fellingham - Holmdel NJ
Christopher P Gilboy - Freehold NJ

Assignee:

ATT Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04M 1100

US Classification:

379 9323, 379 9325, 379 9001

Abstract:

The parties ( ) to a telephone call can exchange multimedia information by sending each other a URL that identifies the partys information. Each party may communicate its URL to the other party in the form of a caller identification message for receipt by the other party on a caller identification device ( ) connected to computer ( ). Upon receipt of the URL, the computer will access the Internet to retrieve the multimedia information corresponding to the URL. Rather than communicate its URL in the form of a caller identification message, each party may communicate its URL to the other in a call set-up signaling message in connection with an Internet Protocol telephone call.

US Patent:

6907031, Jun 14, 2005

Filed:

Feb 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/793641

Inventors:

James Ehlinger - Colts Neck NJ, US
Paul J. Fellingham - Holmdel NJ, US
Christopher P Gilboy - Freehold NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04L012/66

US Classification:

370352, 370401, 370254

Abstract:

A call from a calling party () is routed to at least one called party (, and ) in accordance with the network preference of the calling party while taking into account the network capability of the called party. The calling party initiates an attempt to the called party over a preferred network () by first querying a database () containing records, each indicating the network capability of a corresponding called party. If the called party has the capability of receiving a call on the preferred network, the call is routed over that network. Otherwise, the call is routed over an alternate network () on which the called party has the capability of receiving a call.

US Patent:

7079629, Jul 18, 2006

Filed:

Feb 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/782182

Inventors:

Paul Fellingham - Middletown NJ, US
Christopher P. Gilboy - Middletown NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04M 11/00

US Classification:

379 8816, 379 87

Abstract:

A system relays a call from a calling party to a called party and, upon termination of the call by the calling party, a post-call announcement is played to the called party. Attributes of either the calling party, the called party, or both are passed to a database. The database performs a look-up query based on the call attribute information. An announcement indication is transmitted from the database to an announcement frame indicating which post-call announcement, if any, is to be played to the called party. The announcement frame plays the particular post-call announcement, if any, to the called party when the calling party has disconnected from the call.

US Patent:

7133498, Nov 7, 2006

Filed:

Feb 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/774718

Inventors:

Christina Cacioppo - Aberdeen NJ, US
Christopher P. Gilboy - Freehold NJ, US
Stephen Shinners - Freehold NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04M 11/00
H04Q 7/20
G01S 1/00

US Classification:

379 45, 4554565, 34235709, 3423571

Abstract:

Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising receiving, from a user-operated telecommunications device, a user-initiated communication to a non-911 communications address. The method can comprise automatically providing a user with a current location of a user-associated telecommunications device. The method can comprise requesting, from the user, verification of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device.

US Patent:

7369538, May 6, 2008

Filed:

Dec 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/328357

Inventors:

James C. Ehlinger - Colts Neck NJ, US
Christopher P. Gilboy - Freehold NJ, US
Marius J. Gudelis - Holmdel NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352, 379 9001

Abstract:

A network is defined with several alternative softswitches/proxies, which may be used for communication. Each softswitch/proxy has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address. The softswitches/proxies receive configuration data from a centralized user-profile server, which maintains user-profile information. A centralized call-detail record (CDR) server also is connected to each softswitch/proxy and maintains CDRs on each user on each softswitch/proxy. Based on the network configuration, an end-device configuration system generates a provisioning file. The provisioning file includes the IP addresses of each softswitch/proxy. The provisioning file is communicated to user devices. Each user device accesses the provisioning file and uses the IP address for communication. Should the communication fail for any reason, the user device may autonomously access the provisioning file and initiate another call using the next IP address in the provisioning file. This process may continue until a call is completed.

US Patent:

7394345, Jul 1, 2008

Filed:

Dec 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/730587

Inventors:

James C. Ehlinger - Colts Neck NJ, US
Christopher P. Gilboy - Freehold NJ, US
Marius J. Gudelis - Holmdel NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

G05B 23/00
H04M 11/04
H04M 3/42
H04B 7/00

US Classification:

340 521, 340 58, 340 71, 340 75, 379 37, 379 38, 379 39, 379 45, 37920102, 3792011, 455515, 455521

Abstract:

When an entity (such as a customer using a communication device. . . ) attempts to communicate with a target (such as an employee), an arrangement indicates to the customer, “status” information describing at least the employee's present and future ability to communicate with the entity (such as by returning his call). At least one sensing device - is configured to provide sensing information concerning the target employee's status in response to an action of the target employee with respect to the sensing device. A monitoring server is configured to receive the sensing information and to govern communication to the entity (customer) of the target's “status. ” In one implementation, a particular sensing device (such as a cash register , computer terminal , or time clock ) is configured to perform both (A) a primary function that is not related to providing the sensing information, and (B) the secondary function of providing the sensing information. In this implementation, the particular sensing device provides the sensing information in response to the person's ordinary use of the particular sensing device as he goes about his job (performing the particular sensing device's primary function), so that the person does not have to explicitly perform any purely presence-related action in order to cause the particular sensing device to communicate the sensing information.

US Patent:

7450694, Nov 11, 2008

Filed:

Sep 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/525397

Inventors:

Christina Cacioppo - Aberdeen NJ, US
Christopher P. Gilboy - Freehold NJ, US
Stephen Shinners - Freehold NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Bedminster NJ

International Classification:

H04M 11/00

US Classification:

379 45, 4554565

Abstract:

Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising receiving, from a user-operated telecommunications device, a user-initiated communication to a non-911 communications address. The method can comprise automatically providing a user with a current location of a user-associated telecommunications device. The method can comprise requesting, from the user, verification of the current location of the user-associated telecommunications device.