MICHAEL JAY STRAUSS
Pilots at Orch Brk Dr, Rockville, MD

5790173, Aug 4, 1998

Jul 20, 1995

8/504305

Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD
Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

H04N 710, H04M 332, H04L 1216

348 7

A digital entertainment terminal, such as a set top box, is used as a subscriber interface in the Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN). The digital entertainment terminal interacts with the Integrated Service Control Point (ISCP) and central office switches to permit a customer to customize features of their telephone services such as voice announcement, digit collection, speech recognition capabilities and an array of other enhanced call processing features, such as voice or facsimile messaging. The digital entertainment terminal is preferably a set top box used for video-on-demand and similar services modified to provide dial-up communication with the ISCP of the AIN.

6704405, Mar 9, 2004

Apr 3, 2001

09/823997

Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA
Alexander I. McAllister - Silver Spring MD
Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD

Verizon Services Corp. - Arlington VA

H04M 100

37921501, 379 8819, 37920716, 37937302

An intelligent telephone network provides personalized communication services based on a voice identification of the subscriber. The network executes a speech processing operation to identify the person or a party that the person is calling as a known subscriber. The network can provide personalized services to several subscribers sharing a common line. For incoming calls to such a line, the network executes an interactive procedure to determine from the caller which subscriber is being called. If the line is free, the switch applies distinctive ringing. If the line is in use, the switching office uses the profile of the identified subscriber to provide a distinctive call waiting tone or a voice message over the line. The tone or voice message indicates to the party using the line that there is a call waiting and specifically identifies the called subscriber.

6829332, Dec 7, 2004

Apr 17, 2002

10/124659

Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA
Alexander I. McAllister - Silver Spring MD
Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD

Verizon Services Corp. - Arlington VA

H04M 164

379 8802, 379 8819, 37920102, 37937302

An intelligent telephone network provides personalized communication services based on a voice identification of the subscriber. Specifically, when a person requests a service, the network executes a speech processing operation, to identify the person or a party that the person is calling as a known subscriber. One or more switching offices of the network utilize profile data associated with the identified subscriber to control services. The personalized service applies both to incoming and outgoing calls. The network can provide the personalized services to several subscribers sharing a common line. For incoming calls to such a line, the network executes an interactive procedure to determine from the caller which subscriber she is calling. If the line is free, the switch applies distinctive ringing. If the line is in use, the switch uses the profile of the identified subscriber to provide a distinctive call waiting tone or a voice message over the line.

6272126, Aug 7, 2001

Jul 24, 1997

8/899813

Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD
Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

H04L 1266, H04M 700

370352

Interconnect traffic between local exchange carrier (LECs) networks and other carrier networks, particularly competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) networks, dictates a need for efficient monitoring and analysis of the interconnect traffic. In accord with the invention, monitor equipment on the LEC network captures call related messages produced by the LEC network and compiles data from those messages to form call detail records for the interconnect traffic. These records are loaded into a relational database. A data preparation routine enhances the data, for example, by translating certain codes from the records into more useful text and by spreading or binning usage over predefined time intervals. An on-line analytical processing program runs one or more applications to allow the LEC to analyze the interconnect traffic between the LEC network and the other carrier's network. The analysis provides useful traffic data for accounting purposes, e. g.

6101242, Aug 8, 2000

Dec 23, 1997

8/997505

Alexander I. McAllister - Silver Spring MD
Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA
Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

H04M 700

379 8802

A telephone network provides personalized services based on voice identification of a person making or receiving a call. For example, when a person initiates a call, the network executes a speaker identification/verification procedure to identify the person as a subscriber. The identification/verification process provides a virtual office equipment number corresponding to the identified subscriber. The central office switch servicing the outgoing call receives this virtual number and uses it to retrieve a service profile associated with the subscriber. The switch provides a personalized telephone service to the subscriber during processing of the call, using the retrieved service profile. The personalized service may include a number of unique features, such as recording call related data together with data about the identification of the person. For home incarceration or the like, the service may entail monitoring speech communications to detect certain designated words and automatically terminate the call.

6067347, May 23, 2000

Dec 23, 1997

8/997539

Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA
Alexander I. McAllister - Silver Spring MD
Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

H04M 700

379 8801

An intelligent telephone network provides personalized communication services based on subscriber prescribed double voice identification of the calling and answering parties on a subscriber line. Specifically, when a person requests a service, the network executes a double speaker identification/verification procedure to identify first and second subscriber identified voices on a call. One or more switching offices of the network utilize profile data associated with the identified subscriber to control services over a predetermined communication link. For example, on a call over a telephone line, the speaker identification/verification process provides a virtual office equipment number corresponding to one of the subscriber designated voices. The central office switch that is servicing the call receives the virtual office equipment number and uses that number to retrieve profile data associated with the subscriber including the subscriber prescribed processing routine. The central office switch provides a personalized form of service to the subscriber by processing the call using the retrieved profile data.

6061432, May 9, 2000

Dec 23, 1997

8/997538

Harrison K. Wallace - Herndon VA
Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA
Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

H04M 164, H04M 700

379 8818

A voice mail system includes SS7 signaling capabilities to communicate on a telephone signaling network. The voice mail system uses those capabilities to obtain routing information, for sending a recorded message to a destination mail system, by sending a query message to either a destination central office storing called party profile information or an intelligent signaling transfer point (ISTP) storing the called party profile information. The voice mail system records a voice mail message from a subscriber, and collects a destination telephone number indicating the intended recipient of the recorded message. The voice mail system generates a query message, and receives a response message via the signaling network from a non-AIN database, such as the destination central office or the ISTP. The voice mail system then initiates a line-sided connection with the destination voice mail system, and either sends SS7 signaling messages to identify the called party if the destination voice mail system has SS7 capabilities, or generates DTMF tones representing the called number when prompted.

5864612, Jan 26, 1999

Oct 1, 1996

8/725349

Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD
Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

H04M 156, H04M 1506

379142

The advanced intelligent network (GAIN) is used to allow a calling party to specify what caller ID information to send to the called party for display. The telephone system Line Identification Data Base (LIB) contains listings for subscribers that may each include a plurality of assigned telephone numbers and names. On an individual call basis, a calling subscriber can control what information is to be extracted from LIB for identification to the called party. Various identification options may be pre-established, the caller invoking a selected option by dialing a corresponding access code with the dialed telephone number.

5978450, Nov 2, 1999

Mar 28, 1997

8/828959

Alexander I. McAllister - Silver Spring MD
Robert D. Farris - Sterling VA
Michael J. Strauss - Potomac MD

Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. - Arlington VA

H04M 700

379 8802

A telephone network provides personalized communication services based on a voice identification of the subscriber. When a person requests a service, the network executes a speaker identification/verification procedure to identify the person as a subscriber. A switching office utilizes profile data associated with the identified subscriber to control services over a predetermined communication link. For example, on an outgoing call over a telephone line, the speaker identification/verification process provides a virtual office equipment number corresponding the identified subscriber. The central office switch servicing the outgoing call receives the virtual office equipment number and uses that number to retrieve a service profile associated with the subscriber. The switch provides a personalized form of "dial tone" like service to the subscriber by processing the outgoing call using the profile. The personalized services to several subscribers sharing a common line.